finally Friday | let the celebration begin!

May is my favorite month of the year. Warm but not too hot weather. Longer days. Our anniversary. My birthday. What's not to love?

I am super lucky in that the hubs always plans something special for my day. This year some friends are unable to attend so they invited us to dinner last night to start celebrating early.

My goal moving forward is to keep better friends with friends who are genuine and low drama. These boys are so sweet and we love them to death. They are actually getting married in July - wedding outside of Santa Fe. Can't wait!

The past 2 weeks have been super busy and stressful at work so I am happy for the next few days off. TGIF!

friendship | reconnecting

One of my goals for the month of May (hello there May!) is to reconnect with friends, both near and far. I am so guilty of taking the people I most love for granted and being lazy about our friendships. After a long day of work the last thing I usually want to do is talk on the phone, but writing a letter or even sending a text doesn't take much time at all. And who doesn't love to receive a little happy mail every now and again?

In the spirit of that we had dinner with dear BC, whom we haven't seen in months. He had a major life change recently - quit his job of 18 years and is now in what he terms, "semi-retirement." He plans of taking the summer off to enjoy life and decide what he wants to do next. What a great night we had, talking, drinking wine, catching up, eating yummy food and reconnecting. And all it took was a simple text from me asking if he wanted to have dinner. A little effort for a big reward. 

Now to decide who is next on the list :)

on the mat | we love our yogis!

The new moon cycle started today so to celebrate, my friend S had a potluck and movie night at her shala.

Lots of good food to be eaten (and the best part about eating with yogis is that, while everyone may not be vegetarian, no one actually brought any meat!)

Relaxed time with our friends is always a good thing.

As is hamming it up for the camera!

I took full advantage of the moon day today and didn't even do any exercise at all. But sometimes rest is what you need. Namaste.

full house

We had a full house of people over on Saturday night to celebrate the moon day on Sunday as well as the start of spring and March birthdays. This is my favorite thing of the month and now my heart is full as well :)

good for the soul

Even though Saturday was a working one, this weekend has been great so far.

On Friday night, we went to dinner with E&R to Oxheart, a new-ish restaurant we've been wanting to check out. They love it and now, so do we!

While we see them almost everyday in practice, having time to chat and catch up and plan is so so nice. I can't imagine our lives without them.

We have another friend, S, who just opened her own yoga studio. And we are so happy for her and our yoga community in general. Houston is such a big city and now we actually have different choices for places to practice ashtanga? Yes, please!

Do not try this at home without adult supervision. 

Our yoga has brought such a diverse group of people together...and I wouldn't have it any other way. 

summer vacation, part 3

Vegas, baby!

We stayed at the Encore, which was a fabulous hotel.


Our excuse for the trip? Our friend, let's call him bcb, turned 40 in July but we couldn't all get together until now.


Lots of beers were drank.


A gorgeous bag was bought.


Cool fountains were seen.


More beers...


The cute birthday couple.


The view from the 57th floor of the Encore.


Cheers!


One outfit captured.


Yummy veggie sushi was eaten. (Did you know Steve Wynn is a vegetarian? Cool beans for us!)


The pool was enjoyed.


That's a cool crew.


Photo bomb by the birthday boy.


The last morning. 3 nights in Vegas is more than enough. We returned on Sunday evening and are still in recovery mode.

reconnecting

Last night I received a text from a dear friend (she was a bridesmaid in our wedding) who happened to be in town overnight with her family. Because I am old, I was already in my pjs, but wanted to see her so threw on a dress and some lipstick and met her out for drinks. I'm so happy I did...friends who have been there and back again with you are the best friends to have and keep!

summer vacation, part 2

This weekend we didn't go anywhere but some dear friends came down to visit! Many photos were taken with the big camera and have yet to be uploaded, but we did


...cheer to friendships, newish and oldish.


...admire some extra large Beatles.


...sneak in a selfie where no photography was allowed (such rebels).


...spend some good QT


...savor some interesting cocktails


...love that we have such beautiful people in our life.

happy summer!

We celebrated the longest day of the year and the beginning of the summer with a little get together at our place last night. No yoga in the morning means that EE and Joe can stay up past 10 PM ;)

So happy to have found a female counterpart to hang out with all our boys. She's simply fabulous!

Just a few of my favorite cuties.

This weekend will also have the super moon for the year. Last night was pretty good but the full moon won't be until Sunday.

"Britney" and Crystal Waters performed at Rainbow on the Green. Who is the real deal and who is the impersonator?

This one makes me smile. We rather enjoy having our friends come over!

weekend lens | Open your heart

The weekend started off with more wine than usual, but we needed it. Too bad the Wine by Joe was only ok.

On Saturday we met S,P&T for dinner at Indika, a nearby Indian fusion restaurant. The food was better than I remember,which is always a good thing.

Later that evening we found ourselves at our yearly visit to SoBe, for Madonnarama. All Madonna, all night. Yes, please. And no, we did not stay until 5AM (those days are LONG over!).

I am not sure why S&I haven't been friends from before. I've known who she was for a long time but we have only started hanging out this last year. Besides the fact that she is drop-dead gorgeous, she's smart, funny and loves to dance. What's not to love!

Today I spent some time with some other girlfriends at the Earth Day festival by my place.


top&pants: Gap / shoes: Urban Outfitters / earrings: Francesca's / bangles: Loft / bag: MarcJacobs
I actually danced in these platforms all evening on Saturday night and my feet weren't completely shot afterwards. That's a plus!

weekend lens | a little bit of this, a little bit of that

This weekend we...

...celebrated a birthday (with a boy who only turned 29. Sigh. To be 29 again...)

...checked out a new ramen place.

...wore coordinating tennies.

...rode public transportation.

...enjoyed a post-yoga coco.

...learned how to play bocci ball.

IG is the new blog

Our trip to Colorado was all sorts of awesome.

My first time skiing since 2010.

Luckily skiing is like riding a bike: once you learn, you don't forget.

We got some good weather.

And some snowy weather.

But spending time with friends, new and old. was what it was all about.