^ photo via ^ Sooo I finally did it! I went to my first ever Instagram Meet Up this past weekend annnd had such an ah-mazing time filled with creative inspiration! What is an Instagram Meet Up, you ask? Wellll it's when a group of people who have the same passion for photography and ...
Someone Was Kind Enough To Write My 2014 Goals For Me…
Sooooo I had originally started writing a post about 10 things I wanted to accomplish this year only to delete it all about 15 minutes ago because I felt like I was simply repeating my goals from last year and the year before and the year before that... I totally get the idea that ...
Blate & The City
Since I started blogging over a year ago, I've been really fortunate to meet some ah-mazing people within the blog community! From bloggers that lived in my area or across the ocean (hey Malou!), most of my blog (now IRL) friendships all began with the initial action of someone leaving a ...
From My Kitchen To Yours | Chocolate Waffle Cake
^^ My "excited for chocolate" face Remember that one time Charles and I went to Arties and had their delicious chocolate waffle cake with ice cream? Well with the start of 2014, we put ourselves on a strict budget in order to save money for our summer euro-trip. As such, the past couple of weeks ...
Free MOMA
Fridays at the MOMA = Free. Free = We Were In There With No Cares. We = Me, Charles & Our Good Friend, Tarek. Conclusion = The MOMA's cool but got damn, it was hot in there! There were so many people taking advantage of the free admission that I was in ...
NomNomNom | Mamajuana Cafe
Guess who finally got around to working on some posts from our recent trip to NYC? *Raises Hand* On the bus ride up to NYC, Charles and I started thinking about what we were going to eat when we arrived. I swear there's never not a moment we aren't thinking about food. It's our favorite ...
Sixty One
This past weekend, Charles and I rode down to his parent's place out in the Tidewater area to celebrate his dad's 61st birthday. In typical familial house party fashion, the event was full of food, laughter, birthday shots, cake and most importantly, love. Needless to say, the day to night ...
My New Favorite Charm Bangle | Alex and Ani Giveaway
This past Christmas, one of my girlfriend's gave me a Lotus Peace Petals Charm Bangle from Alex and Ani and it is by far my new favorite piece of jewelry to wear everyday. I think the charm perfectly reflects the kind of growth I'm looking to accomplish in my life right now and I wore the ...
Happy New Year!
Charles and I brought in New Years on the Odyssey Cruise with friends! We cruised around the Potomac River with views of the DC capital and monuments. The food was soooo damn good which was enhanced by the 5 hour open bar we partook in.. (love you grams) And you know what else? I ...
Postcards From NYC
This past weekend was a blur of constant motion as Charles and I walked our Nike clad feet all around NYC. Who would've thought that so many moments could be packed into two and a half days? Needless to say, I finally did see the Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lights annnnnd will never do it again... ...
Annnnnd We’re Off!!!
^^ photo of us via As you're reading this, Charles and I will more than likely be on a bus headed to NYC!!! The biggest thing on my to-do list is to see the Rockefeller Tree lights because last year when I went, the lights were turned off... It was such a bummer. So this go round, I ...
I Guess I Was A Good Girl This Year :)
Dropping in real quick to share the most awesomest surprise present I got yesterday! Yuppppppppp, (as you can see in the photo above) Santa Charles got me a Canon Rebel T3i! As some of you may know, I had been saving up to buy myself this camera in the spring for my birthday but I guess my birthday ...