Postcards from Paris

 

My second time in Paris. I went with my best friend for five days back in April. We ate lots of duck. Saw the Eiffel tower one too many times. We did a fun bike tour around the entire city, probably my most favorite part of the trip. We also saw moulin rouge, and did a dinner tour around the seine river. It was lovely, and I love Paris. It's a lot like New York, but more elegant in my opinion. I'd like to go back again and see Versailles but also travel to South of France next time.  

Just a few updates

 

It's already July in 2022... boy does time fly by. Since I last blogged here are some highlights:

Did a few trips: San Diego in March, and Paris in April - both with my best friend. 

Went on my first work trip in June - I went to Naples, Florida. 

Saw a concert I will never forget, I saw Duke Dumont. 

Quit my job, and starting a new one later this month! 

Okay those are the main four I can think of on the top of my head that sums up half my year. I was suppose to be in Florida for fourth of July weekend but my trip was cancelled and decided to just not rebook it until November for my birthday. 

This morning I walked Amelie, and we grabbed some coffee. Sat for awhile just looking at the trees sway. 2022 has been okay, I worked a lot and I'm excited for my next chapter. I just spent half the morning browsing through all my old posts, and I say this a lot but I want a better routine haha which includes working out. I have a few weeks off before I start so maybe I can really set up some time and get into these habits I constantly say I want to do. 

Cooking Mama

 

I spent Christmas at my mom's in Pennsylvania, it was just me and her this year (plus my pup Amelie). I cooked a bunch of meals and my favorite part other then eating was plating! I made a number of dishes (all easy, and quick).. here was the menu - 

1. Turkey Stuffed Squash

2. Lemon Green Beans 

3. Apple Brie Corstinis 

4. Caprese Salad 

5. Pigs in a blanket (cheated, its pre-made from Trader Joes)

6. Cacio E Pepe (also cheated, pre-made from Trader Joes)

And to make it pretty, garnished it with Rosemary lol. This morning (first photo) I also made a quick dish I found inspiration from Pinterst, it was DELICIOUS. It's just toast with cottage cheese, avocado, red onion and sun-dried tomoatos. I'll probably make it again for dinner. 

And as always at the end of the year I always feel motivated to make some healthy lifestyle changes lol. I reactivated my classpass, which I'm excited to get back home and go to one. Especially a pilates reformer class, those always de-stress me. I was close to buying a Peloton, glad I didn't. The idea of exercising is always nice but when its time to actually do it, I want to stop. 

After cooking so much the past two days, I want to continue and make these quick, healthy meals. There is something special about filling your grocery cart with an bunch of beautiful greens. 

I'm blogging from my mom's office, with a big window beside me - I wish I had this kind of setup in my own apartment lol, it's so dark where I usually work at my dining table.