Friday Favesies

Welcome to Friday Favesies, a little glimpse into some of the stuff I'm loving each week!

Amazing Grilled Thai Beef Salad recipe The Hubs and I tried this week. NOMS!

My mama treated me to my first opera experience. Placido Domingo in person! BRAVO!!

My bestie Chrissy and I are getting some matching ink from the incredible Dr. Woo soon. CANNOT WAIT!!

Speaking of my spectacular bestie, check out The Mac Family Adventures, where you can see her own Friday Favorite Things! I LOVE this girl. My cup runneth over...

Happy Friday, loves!

Riding on the Metro

The Metro was crowded. Hot. Humid. Stinky. I was over it. A woman shoved her way past me, separating me and my husband. I watched as Todd had no choice but to move about 15 feet away from me, grateful for the silent “You okay?” he shot me with his eyes across the train packed with Parisians. 

“I’m fine,” I wordlessly nodded back. But I wasn’t fine. I wanted off this damn train. I wanted the smelly man across from me to stop leering at me. I wanted the other smelly man next to me to stop brushing my hand with his as he pretended to just be adjusting his position on the pole. I wanted to lean against my husband instead of this sweat-slicked pole. I wanted to reach our stop and escape to the perfect summer afternoon above ground. 

As we approached the next stop, I hoped enough people would exit that I could breathe again. Instead, twenty more boarded.

The Self Healthy Eating Challenge: Night One

I recently turned 32. Quarter-life crisis that accompanies that aside, it got me thinking. I'm not a kid anymore. Like, really. It's time to stop half-heartedly paying attention to my heath and finally just get healthy once and for all.

So I quit smoking (Again. I know.), I've been jogging a bit more frequently, and I'm seriously considering inflating (and using!) that workout ball mom got me for my birthday. And I let this pin take over my life for a week.

Have y'all seen this pin yet? Cuz it's everywhere.