spring season

hello, hello! it has been a spell since i was last in front of my laptop drafting a blog post. truthfully, i knew it had been awhile because i was getting closer to the end of the semester. but, at the same exact time, i thought it had only been a month since my last post. funny how time can seem so fast and slow, huh? here's what we've been up to...

[tasty treats from my work family for my bday]

[birthday bourbon crawl - post to come]

[our current favorite recipe in nopalito...holy cow, was this amazing]

[falling in like with a new scotch T introduced me to]

[birthday dinner with my parents...yum]

[showering my sil with all the love]

[twinning on accident over gals brunch]

[bringing home pizza for the pups]

[T's homemade pickles - oh.my.gosh]

[enjoying a relaxed sunday over sangria]

[channeling my inner alexis rose]

[confused pups on the other side of the door]

[odd pizza combos that were strangely satisfying - pumpkin, bacon, beef, and fontina]

[tv character costume party - first place went to us; sterling archer and lana kane]

[T's cure to brighten my spirits...it always works :)]

[one little mama and her not so little babies]

[saying goodbye to my grandpa - i love you dearly]

[a cubs bar and hair of the dog]

[solo figured out how to stick his tongue out in photos]

[a french wine and cheese class followed by the first pinot noir i've ever, ever liked aka a great night]

[the best use for mushy bananas]

[whipping up a tasty treat with my fellow chefs]

[two new reads]

[trash pizza taste test, round two]

[getting some quality time with my best gal]

[made me laugh]

[wings and webbs back together again!]

[meeting our nephew, declan]

check in

whew! these past two weeks have been an intensely packed amount of work and school that, at times, made me wonder how i could get it all done. and then, suddenly (or at least it feels like it), i've come out on the other side still kicking and with my brain intact. without y'all being in the mix of the past two weeks of chaos that was going on, it was the perfect collision of exhaustion from all sides with no time to recharge. thankfully, i am past the worst of it and only have a little bit left to go before completing my first semester of grad school - what! 

because most of my time was jam packed with work and school, not too much else happened. but, i thought it would be fun to share what few moments kept me pushing through. enjoy!

[springtime tart]

[rainy mornings and all the dots]

[one of the best bar signs]

[breakfast for dinner]

[tree transport]

[cute concert date]

[blood orange margarita break]

[girls night and dancing]

[rest and relax]

[farewell boren]

[a certain salmon loving pup begging for a plate]

[finally!]

ziplining in ok

a couple of weekends back, my dad set us up for a ziplining tour to celebrate his birthday. it was his, my mom's, and brother's first time to zipline and what better place to do it than at T and i's wedding venue!

you heard me right, T and i's wedding venue has a zipline tour on the grounds. how cool is that? it was so wild to be back at postoak since the last time we were there, we were getting hitched. on the drive there, T said, i remember the last time we were driving here, you were way more stressed about all the things you had to get done. he was SO right. that to-do list seemed to never end. then, we were married, we snapped photos, we partied, we after-partied, then we left crazy early the next morning for our mexican honeymoon. it was intense and wild and beautiful. but, back to the zipline :)

[going through all the instructions]

the weather was supposed to be sunny, springtime temps and perfect for zipping through the trees. what we unfortunately got was frigid winds with intermittent sun. not ideal zipling weather, but at the same time, nothing makes you forget your fears about letting go than that oklahoma wind! 

[see ya T]

[mom coming in fast]

[downtown tulsa in the distance]

honestly, even with the cold, the tour was so unbelievably fun. i view it as an upgraded roller coaster-slide combo with a hint of feeling like a action star...aka all fun and a great way to celebrate another year around the sun for my sweet dad. 

ga comes to ok, part two

[post-workout selfie]

on the second half of laura's visit to oklahoma, we took things a little slower. lots of sleeping in before working out and exploring all the places. is it weird i already miss just going to the gym together? 

[the tastiest lunch break]

[give me all the juice]

on monday, i took laura to some of my favorite okc spots including my favorite juice bar, and watering hole. plus, we got to try out a new-ish deli that had been on my to-do list!

[pensive and pretty]

[cocktails over great views]

[matchy-match]

[oh.my.yes!]

then, we indulged in all the tasty burrata, wine, and pizza we could stomach...it was divine. and we of course couldn't leave out dessert so we tried out another new-ish norman spot that featured an ice cream churro bowl dessert. we couldn't have been happier. 

[one of the best desserts i've ever had]

[funny movie marathons]

the next day, we kept it lazy with funny movie marathons with a lunch + shopping break in between. 

[lunch break]

[shop wandering]

[relatable signage]

[tasty dinner]

only to return home for a pajama party and more movies/heart-to-heart conversations. 

[the saddest goodbyes]

then, just like that, it was time for my little peach to head back home. T, the pups, and myself already miss her loads and can't wait for her to come back soon. 

until next time!