Valentine's Weekend Recap

Cheers to another week! This year really is flying by so quickly, before we know it it'll be summer again!

I flew back on Friday after a lovely but hectic week in Trinidad visiting friends and family. I got home to find some pretty red roses waiting for me. 

K and I had planned to celebrate Valentine's on Friday night but I was too tired from traveling so we went out for a quick dinner (and a cocktail) and had an early night.

On Saturday, I was feeling refreshed so we went out in the evening to celebrate our Valentine's Day. We went to see Identity Thief which was pretty funny. Not as hilarious as I thought it would be but still worth seeing.

After the movie we went to a Spanish Tapas restaurant for some sangria, delicious food, live music and Spanish dancing.

On Sunday, we did some errands and layed low at home.

I also tried my hand at making a Cherry cheesecake. I used to make cheesecakes all the time and ran across my old recipe book from high school while I was visiting my parents in Trinidad. 

Cherry Cheesecake Ingredients: 

3 packages of cream cheese

1 cup sugar

4 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups vanilla cookies

3 tbsp butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325°F. 

Mix cookie crumbs and 3 tbsp butter and press onto bottom of round baking pan. 

Beat cream cheese, 4 eggs, 1 cup sugar and vanilla until well blended.  

Pour over crust. 

Bake 45-55 min. or until center is almost set.  

Cool for about 30 mins before putting Cherry topping on. 

Refrigerate before serving. 

 

Joining Sami for the Weekend Shenanigans Linkup.  

 

Have a great week!

 

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!