02/17/2017
I’m so excited for this round of Weeknight Meal Plan, mostly because of all of the great recipe suggestions you guys left last week! I feel like this is going to be a great way to break out of my usual rotation of meals and try some new things. There is a strong quinoa theme this week which I’m not at all mad about. We’ve also been doing a lot of kale caesar salads as a side since this post, so I’m sure that will pop up at least once. In other news, we spent the week brainstorming ideas for the rest of our spring … 
As Al Roker might say, how are things in your neck of the woods this week? We are praying for sunny, dry weather so that we can finally get our foundation poured this week. We haven’t been experiencing rain like the west coast, but it’s been just enough to slow things down. We’ve also been having unseasonably warm weather here in Austin the past couple of weeks, which, by the way, is totally fine by me! It has me feeling like I’m back in southern California, minus the traffic and proximity to the beach. … 
In the same way that a capsule wardrobe takes much of the guesswork out of getting dressed in the morning, I’ve been honing in on a beauty routine that is consistent and not too time consuming. I love mixing it up from time to time (like with these little 5 minute hair tutorials), but my go to move twice a week is taking the time to properly blowout my hair and add casual waves that can get me through the next day or two. (After careful study at my favorite salon, of course. This was not something that came super natural to me!) I … 
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! We started the day off in our house with heart shaped waffles– saving the leftovers for these guys after dinner tonight! Do you guys have plans? I know it’s a day that people tend to have a love/hate relationship with, but it seems like we could all use an excuse to celebrate love over hate. I can remember years past where Valentine’s Day has been a total letdown, not at all living up to expectations. I also have really wonderful memories, though, too. Memories of my dad coming into … 
