Saturday, November 10, 2012

my best year yet

so my 25th birthday is this wednesday & i'm pretty stoked. i'm having a birthday filled week : ) i mean i already picked up my free birthday gift at sephora. this postcard is from anthropologie & i still have to go to the body shop & two restaurants for free food. love my birthday haha. miguel & i have plans to go on a mini trip & to the city. i'm also pretty excited because i'm going to be having a party! it will include photobooths & delicious hors d'oeuvres : )

i just came back from a three day visit at miguel's. it was a well deserved visit as the last time i took the train to see him was three weeks ago. he is growing vegetables & fruit in his backyard garden (left over from the previous house tenants). i told him to go pick some tomatoes for the omelets i was making for breakfast & he came back with not only tomatoes, but carrots & squash too!

 fresh tomato & onion with swiss cheese omletes for yesterday's breakfast!
 speaking of cooking, i've been busy in the kitchen lately. for a fundraiser at church, i baked 176 cookies (four different kinds!) in one afternoon. it was incredible haha. i've also been cooking family dinners almost every night lately.
 linguine with vodka sauce, veggie meatballs & broccoli with garlic.
 brussell sprouts sauteed with garlic.
refried black beans with garlic & spanish rice.
 i'm making a 25 before 26 list & one thing is going to be to make one new dish every week : )

miguel came to visit me a week ago & we went to one of my favorite places in the city i live in - an island, stuck in the 1940s. i love the big houses & beautiful trees. we had a picnic in the gazebo & just had a nice, relaxing afternoon. i loved it.






 i got my first paycheck from my new job, & it was a pretty big one...i was really happy haha. so, during this last visit to miguel's, i payed for everything (since i actually have a regular source of income now!). it felt really good. hehe. i took him out for breakfast one morning & then lunch before he had to go to work & i had to catch the train home. i also took him to the theaters to see cloud atlas. i was actually full-on crying at the end. it was an emotional movie! have you seen it?? i'm amazed at how well the actors & the make-up artists did.

anyways, i took miguel out to one of our favorite breakfast places. it has THE most delicious french toast. i don't usually like to eat sweet things in the morning, but these are amazing.

 we were both pretty full after that breakfast.
we went to my doctor's appointment & the movie afterwards (with a little shopping!). it was raining by the time the movie was over so we headed home, curled up with some tea & edamame & watched stepbrothers. i always have amazing days when i'm with him : )

14 comments:

  1. I really want to start a garden at my apartment, but I live in on-campus housing and they won't let us plant anything.
    I guess I could try growing things indoors, but Rochester gets so little sunlight already - I'm afraid everything would die on me...

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    1. i think that's a great idea! maybe look for plants that do good with little sunlight - shade plants. it's worth a try!

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  2. Happy early birthday! AND YOU CAN RENT A CAR NOW! WHOO!

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    1. haha thanks maggie! & that's a scary thought lol ;)

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  3. Yay! Happy early birthday, Lina!!!

    I'm glad you and Miguel had fun! All of that food made me hungry! :P

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    1. thank you! food photos make me hungry often too hehe :D

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  4. I love all of this!! You and Miguel are the sweetest.

    Happy Birthday Week!

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    1. awww : ) you're making me blush! thanks kaylie!

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  5. LOVE the pictures! You guys are so cute! I'm glad you got your first paycheck and that you have a bunch of awesome birthday plans!
    Happy early birthday!

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    1. aww : ) thank you!! that makes me happy you think so!
      regular paychecks are amazing hehe. thanks kayleigh!

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  6. All of that food looks delightful! SO MANY COOKIES. I'm glad you got to spend some time with Miguel. :) And yay for your awesome job! AND YAY FOR BIRTHDAYS.

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    1. haha i still can't believe i made that many cookies. i think i was a tad crazy haha. thank you, natalie : )

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  7. So much yummy looking food! Ahhh!

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