Things I Love: Taco Tuesday

If you hadn't noticed, I love reasons to celebrate. And if a summer Tuesday evening isn't good enough, how about my four year anniversary of my last night of being a single lady? After my Mom's friend Debbie sent over a plethora of peppers and squash from her garden, I decided it would be a taco (or fajita) Tuesday! Fresh fruits and veggies inspire me. And we had a nice mellow night of local foods and baseball. I love summer nights...

I started with mango smoothies, simply purred mango and fresh lime juice. Served in my vintage champagne coupes and enjoyed poolside.
I bet this would have made an awesome margarita!

Fresh squash and peppers straight from the garden!

Chicken fajitas for Casey.

And squash fajitas for me.

Served with mango and black bean salad, fresh guac and Greek yogurt.
Yay for garden veggies, mellow nights and simple reasons to be happy!
What is your favorite way to spend a summer night?

Look of the Day: Family Matters

It's a rare condition, this day and age,
To read any good news on the newspaper page.
Love and tradition of the grand design,
some people say it's even harder to find.

Remember those good old days of watching TGIF with Full house and Family Matters on ABC? Yesterday I had planned on going to a blog meet-up that Lynn had planned in Napa, but my family unexpectedly came into town. I was in need of some family time so it was nice to spend time with them. My Dad brought me some "blog presents"some fashion magazines my Stepmom saved for me, some vintage Corningware pieces (Linda has me obsessed) and the Louboutin Barbie. YAY! And my mom had also found an old vintage clutch of hers for me to borrow. All in all we had a good day spending some quality time together but hopefully I will be able to meet up with the local blog girls soon!




Rocking my go-to Chloe boots, COH jeans and Free People convertible sweater.
To open the Barbie or not open?? That is the Question.