From Scratch

Friday, April 12, 2013

Poll of the week!

What should we eat this weekend?!

Tim and I are looking for delicious smoothie recipes to make this weekend. Does anyone have any suggestions?!

Comment below or let me know at hairbowsandsmiles@gmail.com!

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Tim and I have always been a spontaneous couple. We really enjoy going and doing things with each other, even if that means we just step out of the house to grab a cup of coffee. Most of the times our dates are as simple as that, but other times they are a little more thought out. Like the time we made a date out of going to Crate&Barrel, pretty much one of my favorite days with him ever.

He's really, really handsome...

Anyway, I sat down the other day to start thinking of cool things we can do this spring and possibly even into the summer and this is what I have so far. If anyone has cool ideas that they would love to share with me, please post below!

Central Park, NYC
Go to Pop Bar in NYC
Dinner and coffee in Princeton, NJ
Day trip to Washington D.C.
Visit some museums
Madison Square Park, NYC
Brooklyn Flea Market

Can anyone think of anything else?

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

A little update!

It's been a while since I've checked in and I sincerely apologize if I've kept some of you coming back with nothing new to read. It's been so busy on my end and I am really excited to fill you all in with some separate blog posts. For now, I just stopped by to check in and say hello. The spring weather has been beautiful and I am currently sitting outside doing some school work.

Last weekend Tim gave me these adorable rings (top left) that I have been asking for and I was so excited to get them. It was such a sweet gesture.

Also, my dad just made this Mickey and Minnie sign for my room! It's burned into wood, he's so talented!

Thursday, April 4, 2013

A private moment

Sometimes when I go to write on the blog I just want it to be private. I don't want to put it on social media so that people I know can read it. I just want to publish it on the blogosphere for my readers and passersby to take a glance at. Even though it has the chance of being seen by a ton of strangers, it still feels private. As if all of you have stopped to have a quiet conversation with me.

The thing I love about this blog is simply that it's mine. I have this outlet to share my opinions at all times. In some ways I am still struggling to find my confidence and my voice, but this blog is teaching me much more than I ever thought. It's teaching me to be loud, confident, proud, happy, strong and opinionated. It's teaching me not to worry about other people's thoughts and stick up for myself.

And so even when I write something that feels private, I am learning that the best thing I can do for myself is put it out there. If nothing else, it helps me get out of my comfort zone.

Happy almost Friday everyone <3

A little trip to Hoboken

Last Friday, Tim and I headed to Hoboken with my brother, his girlfriend, my parents and some family friends to watch Ryan's future baseball team play at Steven's University. Afterwards we got wind of a really awesome pizza place where the slices are basically the size of your head...I'm not even joking.

Anyway, the place is called Benny Tudino's and it's obviously owned by Benny Tudino who is a nice, old Italian man that I somehow ended up meeting at the end of the night. It was one of those places I feel like you see in Goodfellas. Full of Italian's itching to grab a seat with Benny at the front booth. That man must stay there all night.

At first, I wasn't feeling pizza because I'm weird and only sometimes lactose intolerant. So at first Tim and I ordered eggplant parm sandwiches which just weren't good. I'm not saying they were bad, I'm just saying it wasn't for me. It was very traditional and wasn't served breaded so I felt like I was just tasting eggplant. Not a fan. By the end of the night, after not really touching my food, I ordered a slice of thin crust plain pizza and I was a happy girl.

Seriously, go to this place for pizza and wings and nothing else....except maybe the fried calamari.