happiness is ...

mother's day weekend consisted of nothing but

things that make me happy :

east hampton , walks on the beach & beach glass ,

lobster feasts , starbucks & walks through the town ,

& brunch / quality time with my family ( & my dog ) .

though this was a great weekend , I seemingly 

opted to capture more pictures of the food 

I was enjoying , like :

[ bruschetta from napoli's ]

[ yummy chicken piccata joey & I made ]

[ yes it was delish yes I feel guilty no I will not eat again in near future ]

[ mango margs by joey ]

[ orange , mango , & banana puree ]

happiness is ...

[ piling up of the bracelets ]

[ essie's to buy or not to buy - new favorite lilac ]

[ yes we bought entemann's donuts for breakfast ]

[ monotone blues ]

[ apples @ the union square farmers market ]

spring playlist

new or old , here are some songs 

that are really getting me in that spring - y mood :

1. ) dilly - band of horses

2. ) I was made for sunny days - the weepies

3. ) we still got the taste dancin on our tongues - wild beasts

4. ) I do remix - young jeezy featuring jay z , drake , & andre 3000

5. ) nothin' on you - b . o . b 

6. ) fade into darkness - avicii 

7. ) call me maybe - carly rae jepsen

8. ) islands - the xx

9. ) lights - ellie goulding 

10 . ) helena beat - foster the people

11 . ) happy pills - nora jones
12 . ) edge of seventeen - stevie nicks 

happiness is ...

[ brooklyn bagel yumminess - whole wheat everything

bagel toasted with low fat veggie cream cheese ]

[ covergirl outlast lipstain ]

[ crystal light margaritas - what the what ?! ]

[ the cute pig I ran into at the park ]

[ this documentary joey & I watched the other night -

a very interesting film about street art ]

killing them with kindness

a gem of a quote from tonight's episode of 

the  real housewives of orange county :

happiness is ...

how can you not smile about anything

these past couple of days in nyc ?!

the weather has been b e a uutiful -

long , sunny days spent 

wandering around the city , walking in the park ,

& ditching anything winter-related . 

here are some gems from the week :

[ j crew's poppy classic ballet flats ]

[ city skyline & view from our grocery store ]

[ strawberry & banana smoothie ]

[ babysitting riley ]

[ magnolia bakery's cupcakes ... mmmmm mm ]

happiness is ...

a few things that made me smile 

this week ... 

[ new mascara - an easter gift from my sister ]

[ fun spring nails : essie's cute as a button on all

fingers but ring - sephora by opi's charge it ! on ring finger ,

with sephora by opi's only gold for me as top coat on same finger ]

[ new beach / subway read ]

[ current coffee obsession : dunkin donut's iced turtle ]

[ loving spring in queens ]

happy birthday ju !

happy happy  birthday to my

beautiful best friend & sister , julia .

I love you so much and wish 

I could be in connecticut with you

to celebrate ! 

bieber fever

if you didn't already have justin bieber / selena gomez /

ashley tisdale fever ...

you will now .

[ p . s . bieber's the one in the beanie ]

island in the sun

sorry again for leaving all of you hanging !

my trip to puerto rico was amazing - good drinks ,

good food, & good company .

I'm still getting back into the groove of reality 

( I just unpacked this morning after getting back on monday ) 

but the blog will be back in action in no time .

I am so excited to make dishes inspired from my vacation ! 

in the meantime , here are some highlights of my trip : 

happiness is ...

less than forty eight hours until my much needed vacation !

all my thoughts are centered around our trip & though it 

was a beautiful weekend in ny , spending some time

laying in the sun will do works for me .

here are some additional things that made me happy this week :

[ new lingerie inspired bikini ]

[ dulce de leche fro yo & toppings from 16 handles ]

[ nude monotone nails ]

[ beach read : the help by kathryn stockett ]

[ candy from f . a . o . schwartz ]

happiness is ...

since the entire past week has revolved around 

moving into the new space , 

this week's happiness post is the apartment edition .

though the apartment seems like it is already bursting at the seams with 

my wardrobe , joey & I have found successful ways 

to organize the space we have & I am so happy with the outcome .

here are some things that have made me smile over the 

past week :

[ heart ice cube tray ]

[ swedish meatballs at ikea ... seriously amazing ]

[ k cup that lets you use your own coffee grinds instead of buying

packs - so much easier ]

[ sloppy but incredibly delicious steak sandwiches joey & I made -

skirt steak with avocado , cheddar cheese , caramelized red onion , 

& sriracha aioli sauce ]

[ bookshelf turned wardrobe from ikea ]

happiness is ...

this week flew by . march is quickly approaching ,
& it hasn't even felt like a touch of february yet . 

it has been so abnormally warm this past week , I've barely been wearing 

my jackets & forget about my cold weather accessories , I haven't seen those in ages .

though I'm not complaining about the mild weather , I wish february would slow down a
little , as valentines day & skiing season came and went too fast .

here are some things that made me happy this week :

[ a glass of wine accessorized with a cocktail ring ]

[ being better than I thought at bowling ]

[ amazing empanadas from mamma's empanadas ]

[ giving instead of receiving on valentines day ]

[ j crew's spring collection - I love the vintage floridian fanfare print ]