The Sunday Social: Valentine's Day

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. I'm joining Ashley and Neely today for The Sunday Social.    

1. What is the best Valentine's Day you've ever had?

When K and I spent the weekend in Ft Lauderdale. He decorated the room with roses and had a bottle of champagne waiting for us. 

2. What is the worst Valentine's Day you've ever had?

I honestly can't remember a bad Valentine's Day. I know when I was single I would always joke that it was "valium-times" day because of all the hype.

3. What did you do for Valentine's this year?

I was in Trinidad away from K on Valentine's day so we celebrated last night instead. We went to the movies to see Identity Theft and then had dinner at my favorite Spanish Tapas restaurant, where we enjoyed sangria, live music & dancing, and different dishes from Spain.

4. What is your best Valentine's idea if you're single?

A ladies night with wine and sushi would be perfect :-)

5. What is your favorite Valentine's candy?

Any kind of Chocolate... or cheesecake, if you consider that candy.

6. Favorite Valentine's memory from your childhood?

When I had my first "boyfriend" at 11 years old, he gave me a heart shaped box of chocolates and a card. It was quite cute, now looking back.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Back to Reality!

Hello lovelies!

I'm back to the Sunshine (and slightly chilly) State after a lovely week visiting my home country, Trinidad, in the Caribbean. 

I'm excited to get back to blogging this week and will post more about my trip and Trinidad Carnival, which was a BLAST!!

 

The hubby and I are celebrating Valentine's this weekend since I missed it on Thursday and I'm in need of some R&R before the work week begins so I'll be back with lots to share. 

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Island Life

Hi everyone!

I'm doing a quick post while I'm on vacation in Trinidad. I arrived on Friday after a 4-hour flight on Caribbean Airlines.

On Saturday, I headed out with some friends to a boat "raft up" party off the coast of Trinidad.

On Saturday night I went to a bachelorette for a friend that I've known since I was about 6 years old so it was great to catch up with all the girls.

Monday and Tuesday are Carnival here in Trinidad (which I've been posting a lot about recently). I have my costume ready for tomorrow and I'm excited to hit the 2-day street parade that we call "The Greatest Show on Earth".

I'm gonna get back to vacationing now but I hope you all had a great weekend! I will have lots more Carnival pics to share in a few days.

WILW: Sassy Water

Love the new recipe I got from a friend for Sassy Water. It's supposed to help flatten your stomach and reduce bloating so I decided to try it this week and it's a keeper. 

To make one pitcher of Sassy Water:

Ingredients:

8 cups of water

1 medium cucumber, peel and slice

1 medium lemon, slice thinly

12 mint leaves, torn into small pieces

1 teaspoon grated ginger  

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in pitcher

Leave in fridge over night

Strain water

Drink all 8 cups throughout the day

Linking up with Jamie for What I'm Loving Wednesday.

I'm loving that I won a Free 1 Topping Pizza from Papa Johns' Super Bowl Coin Toss Giveaway. Did anyone else choose heads? They sent out this email to all winners on Monday night.

I'm loving these meatloaf muffins with mashed potato topping that my friend made for the Super bowl on Sunday. I found a recipe here. Really cute idea for parties.

I'm loving the colorful flowers K surprised me with on Monday.

Lastly I love this bracelet and beach coverup I found on Pinterest.

This is me in a nutshell.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the week!

Vacation Trip Countdown

3 more days until my trip home to Trinidad!

I'm looking forward to Boat parties on the ocean in 90 degree weather.

I'm excited about wine nights with my girl friends.

I 'm well overdue for all the different local food that I miss so much.

The Trinidad Bake and Shark was rated the best fish sandwich in the world by Andrew Zimmerman and I have to agree. ;-)

And of course I'm looking forward to the main purpose of the trip - Carnival!!

Linking up with Helene for Tell Me About It Tuesday. 

Super Bowl XLVII Weekend Recap

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend and a not-so-terrible Monday!

On Friday night K and I went on a dinner date which is our favorite thing to do on a Friday. I had a pretty Berry Mojito to unwind after a long work week.

On Saturday we picked up our weekend guests from the airport and caught up at home for a few hours. Then we all headed out for a fun night out on the town.

 We went to Universal's City Walk and hopped around to all the bars which each have a different theme of music - Reggae, a Dance Club, a Karaoke bar, an Irish Dueling Piano bar and lots more. It was truly one of the funnest nights I've had in a while!

On Sunday morning, we drove out to the coast to drop our guests off at the Cruise ship port since they were leaving for the Bahamas. We had lunch with them at a local beach restaurant/bar and then said our goodbyes.

We headed back to town for a friend's Superbowl party on Sunday night. Everyone brought a different dish and some drinks and we even had some cake to celebrate a friend's birthday.

Another fabulous weekend with good friends!

Joining in with Sami for the Weekend Update.

 

It's February already...That's kinda crazy!

T.G.I. Fridays

Hey Hey!

Better late than never! Here I am for my usual Friday Funday in the blogosphere. I had a long, crazy day at work which led to a headache but my brain is feeling a whole lot better after dinner & a nice fruity cocktail with my hubby!

#1: The sunset in my neighborhood was beautiful this evening. Remembering to enjoy the simple things in life and appreciate the beauty of mother nature.

#2: Superbowl is this Sunday! We'll be watching it with food, friends and cold drinks. Loving the festive deviled eggs dish which is perfect for a Superbowl party.

#3: Enjoying my newest Yankee candle tonight ~ Cranberry Chutney smells delish!

#4: Sooo I won my first blog giveaway! Yay! The Domestic Sweetheart contacted me to let me know I was a winner of the BluApple Giveaway (it helps to keep your fruits and veggies fresh for a longer period of time). It arrived today so I'll be doing a review soon!

#5: The Tropical Berry Mojito from T.G.I. Fridays = Delicious! It made my stressful Friday a whole lot better.

Linking up with Lauren @ From My Grey Desk and That Friday Blog Hop.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! 

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I'm chugging coffee like my usual Monday morning self but it's actually Hump day so I guess I should be thankful for that!  Joining in with Jaime for What I'm Loving Wednesday. 

I'm loving that I finally got my sushi fix last night with some lady friends.

 I'm loving that the Super Bowl is this weekend and we have some fun things planned to celebrate.

I'm super excited that I'll be flying home to Trinidad in 9 days to play Carnival with all my girls. My costume is black & gold but it's a bikini not a monokini. 

I 'm loving that my flu shot was free of charge so hopefully I stay clear of any sickness for my trip and, well, all together.

 

I'm loving the new scent Secret Wonderland from Bath & Body Works. (It's new to me at least). I also love Moonlight Path.

I'm loving these Pinterest finds ~ already thinking of Summer!! (Although it never really got cold in Florida this year).

Finally... I'm extra LOVING that I just bought tickets to Slightly Stoopid's May 2013 show in St Petersburg, FL.  I can't wait!

What's on your loving list?