Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 35
I cleaned up my desk and created a new vision board!
Sparkles at the Palace of Fine Arts.
Setting up a shot with Cooper.
We took pictures of our friends who are moving back East.
Little Grace!
New print in the shop! Printed from my #100daysartbeforebreakfast series
Check out this SUNFLOWER PRINT. Limited edition of 35.
Check out my Meal Plan/Back to School Dinner Strategies on the Kitchn this weekend!
Places to Eat in Rome & Florence
Family Italy Trip: August 4-15 2019
I finally had a free moment to jot down all of the places where we ate in Italy this August. If you want to see more pictures from my trip, check out week 32 and week 33 of My Everyday Life! Our family trip this summer included my Dad, brother Ryan, sister Ali, husband Casey, son Cooper, niece Camden and yours truly. We normally go to Tahoe during this time of year and we switched it up! The last time I was in Italy, I was about 26 years old. Casey and I were engaged and we went with my brother and my parents. That was 13 years ago! Life has changed soooooo much since then. I believe I was capturing all of my photos on film back then. I was torn between which camera to take– my 35mm or medium format camera? Now I take all of my photos on my phone and don’t have to wait weeks to get my film back or spend time in the lab printing them. Even though I’ve looked at all of these photos so many times while writing this, I am still mentally processing the trip and I think I will be for some time as I ease back into real life. Foreign travel will do that to you.
One of the best parts about the vacation was that brother Ryan and his wife Ali planned a week of meals and excursions for us to do including a wine tasting, a cheese making class and a trip to the Vatican. My Mom was the last one to plan our family Europe trip and it was so nice having someone take charge in her absence! She would have been so proud. I am so grateful to not have had the pressure of finding places to eat (thank you!). I was able to be present and document our trip as the family photographer. And here I am sharing it! The only bummer is that a few places we wanted to check out were unfortunately closed for summer vacation.
This is what August is like in Italy!
Happy Monday, friends!
We are now on week 35 of 2019. Here’s what that week looked like last year for me.
This weekend started with a birthday party, followed by a lady day, some meal prep, a photoshoot for friends and dinner with family in the city. This week is Cooper’s first FULL week of school and I’m ready for it! Let’s get down our Intentions for the Week!
Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life Week 34
My husband made me a cappuccino. Thank you, husband. I miss Italy and that helped.
Spicy Pickled Carrots in my fridge this week!
Birthday dinner with my family! It’s been my first week of being 40!
My Dad sent me flowers. Thanks, Dad!
Birthday package from my friend Andrea. So grateful for the love I received for my birthday!
Last day of Summer break pool party!
MY 5th GRADER!
There are more food journals in my Etsy shop!! Go get yourself one!
Pick up some stickers while you’re there!
Buy yourself (or a loved one!) a print! There are a few left!
I’ll be adding more prints and some new zines to the shop soon. Stay tuned!
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Sometimes you end up with too many carrots in your fridge with no real purpose. My old standby recipe for too many carrots (it’s a common thing here) is Carrot Coconut Soup. This Summer I started pickling onions (I’ll share my technique another time!) and so I thought, why not make some Spicy Pickled Carrots while I was at it?
These pickled carrots have a good OOOMPH to them. The curry adds some depth, the jalapeno adds a little heat and the tangy-sweet brine brings out the sweetness in the carrots. I brought some to a party to put with a cheese board and they were demolished. My favorite part is that they maintain their crunch. They are a much better thing to reach for when you’re craving something crunchy like potato chips (which is like all the time for me!).
