Last week was such a wonderful week! I celebrated my 27th birthday on Friday and Mark totally blew me away with a surprise weekend getaway. He sure does know how to make my heart all swoopy swirly inside.
Our whirlwind weekend was a self guided food tour and we savored every bite. We enjoyed a delicious Spanish/Caribbean dinner on Friday night at Carnivale and found our way to a tiny Italian bistro near our hotel for Caramel Ricotta Cheesecake and Amaretto coffee to end. Saturday, we enjoyed our time in the city and spent much of our Saturday afternoon sipping Italian beers and tasting small plates at one of our very favorite spots, The Purple Pig. We fell in love with this place during our anniversary weekend in September and as fate would have it, we parked our little behinds at the same spot at the bar right in front of the open kitchen! We love watching the chefs work their magic and we even got a few extra treats sent our way. I didn't want my birthday weekend to come to an end. Thank you, Mark, for making me the happiest girl in the world!
I hope you all are having a wonderful week. Don't forget to stop, smell the roses, and find something to be thankful for each and every day!
You are SO stinkin adorable! What a fabulous hubby for planning that - seriously, sounds like a wonderful birthday celebration!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the matchy, matchy yellow too :) It makes my heart happy!
I agree with Angie...you are just too cute! Great job on the vlog...hope your birthday was fantastic! You are one lucky girl. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteOk, you rock red lipstick like it's your job! My husband has been begging me to wear red lipstick for ages...you may have just inspired me to try it! Glad you had an awesome birthday! Love the match matchy too! ;)
ReplyDeleteYou are so adorable!! Seriously, you come across like someone who would be so fun to be friends with on your videos! And I agree with Mandy, the red lipstick was rockin'! I'm pretty sure I could never pull that off. And the book? You definitely sparked my interest! Love my Toms and love the idea of doing something important with your passion! Glad you had a great birthday!!
ReplyDeleteYou look so springy! :) I've heard really good things about that book! Glad you had a great birthday!
ReplyDeleteLove this vlogging!! Glad you had a great birthday weekend.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you had a good birthday! That sounds like the perfect birthday surprise.. The Purple Pig was our favorite place in Chicago! Such great food and a fun upbeat atmosphere. Happy belated birthday!! :)
ReplyDeleteAwww, hooray for vlogs and thanks for the shout out! Good luck with dinner tomorrow night ;)
ReplyDeleteI love that your shirt matches the medallion gallery. Happy belated birthday! So fun that you got to go to Chicago for the weekend. I'm not far from there either {I'm in west MI} & I've been trying to work out a weekend trip down there for what seems like ages.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday again, Nina! Your day was obviously wonderful! : ) Loved your vlog as always - you are one lady I just HAVE to meet in real life someday! You're just so sweet! Have a fabulous rest of your week/weekend!
ReplyDeletei'm glad my packaged arrived just before the trip to chi-town! :)
ReplyDeletei'm so glad you had a fabulous birthday and i better win that book...
gah i am considering linking up to the vlog next week!
Yah no blue touge hahahah even in my imagination
ReplyDeleteSo. Cute. And so glad you had a wonderful birthday weekend!
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