THE FLOWER FIZZ | BAR BRITTANY

If you're anything like me, you're a champagne kind of girl. I've been thinking of ways to combine my love of champagne and St. Germain (Elderflower Liqour) for a long time, as I know there are many restaurants that serve drinks along this vein.

MY BAR CART | DESIGN + DECOR

If there's one thing I've been thinking about since before I moved, it has got to be how my bar cart is going to look in my first apartment. There's something about the allure, magic and enchantment of seeing beautiful glasses sparkling in the light and thinking about all the different possibilities cocktail recipe wise.

The Happy Moments of Late August

What a beautiful summer it has been.  I have been so happy with the weather later on this summer because as it began, it seemed like every single weekend it was raining or something.  

Spirits and Shoes #SubwaySeries

So it's safe to say that I have been the busiest I have ever been in my life lately.  I have so many things going on that it's really hard to even take a second to sit here and write a blog post.  Don't get me wrong, I am so thankful, but I am so happy to have a relaxing weekend this time around (July 4th weekend) to decompress.  I decided to call this installment of my #SubwaySeries 'Spirits and Shoes' because lately, that seems like what my life revolves around.  Lunches and drinks with coworkers and friends and some kick ass shoes.  I hope you enjoy!

#DearMe, Champagne and Best Friend Time!

What a great couple of days it has been.  I honestly have to report again in this blog post that I have been so happy in the past couple of weeks and 2015 has been such an amazing year so far.  

I know that recently, YouTube has launched a campaign called the #DearMe campaign, where ladies have been talking about things that have made them who they are, and what they would have said to themselves when they were younger.  I would just want to tell myself that dreams do come true.  Little B, you are going to get what you deserve if you work hard for it.

ANYWAY!  Enough with the sappy stuff!  Here are a couple of things that have inspire me this weekend and some other things that I have done.

Let's start it off with this absolutely stunning photo of New York City.  I went to Brooklyn on Friday and was able to snap this photo of the Manhattan skyline just before it got dark.  I was so happy about it and while I was in the backseat of the car driving, I snapped this among many other shitty shots.  When you look at something this beautiful, it really makes you appreciate everything you have and everything that you work so hard for.

   

This is another impressive shot coming over a bridge in my town.  I love this photo because it almost looks like it was taken in Hawaii or something and that what is really ice here, looks like crispy clear water.

I got my first NatureBox and I was so excited for it!  My friend sent me an invite code and I got a completely free first box with 5 full size snacks and 1 bonus snack.  I must say, I got a few weird snacks that I wasn't really that impressed at, but hey - what can you do?  I learned my lesson and went online to order the ones that will come in next months box.  If I don't like them I'll cancel the service.  That's what I have to say about that.  I'm not intensely impressed.

I went to 709 this weekend with Ally.  We started the day with a glass of wine and a hummus platter at Harpoon Willy's.  We were going to sit there and eat before we got nails done but the place was so busy and someone was having a private party and it was so loud in there.  We decided to go to 709.

We knew we wanted champagne so we decided to just get a bottle (lol) and hangout for a while.  We got two appetizers there that I didn't even get a chance to take a photo of because we both ate it all so fast (also lol).  We got teriyaki chicken meatballs and soft pretzels with mustard dipping sauce. 

Ally got an order of filet mignon sliders with bleu cheese and I got a grilled chicken and brie sandwich.  We both had sides of french fries and were so full by the time we drank all of that champagne.  Ugh, lol.

We both got our nails done after lunch and it was the best thing ever.  I  desperately needed to get mine redone because they literally started to HURT they were so long.  I decided to take a break from length and color and went with a short and natural nude color.  Ally got a pink with glitter on the tip.  

Ultimately, I had a great weekend.  A fun Saturday with my best friend and nice relaxing Sunday preparing for the week.  ALSO!  I just have to say I am so excited about daylight savings time.  I love when it like, never gets dark out lol.  It just means summer is that much closer.  

How did your weekend go?  Leave a comment or send a me a tweet!  Thanks for reading.  -Brit.

Drinks on Drinks on Drinks

I have to admit, it has been a fantastic week.  I don't know, for some reason it was just really enjoyable.  These pictures aren't in order but what part of life is all the time, right?

I went to Brick House Tavern and had a great drink and shared a few appetizers with my friend.  The drink is one I've had before called a 'St. Bubbles' with the above-mentioned ingredients.  We had 'bleu and white chips' with bleu cheese on them that were super delicious and then some chicken fingers and fries with assorted sauces.  It was just a perfect little meal after some shopping. 

I also finally had my clothes delivered from H&M that I ordered last week.  I am so excited to wear everything.  Half of what I ordered is for spring and the other half is for whats left of winter.  This weather lately is seriously no joke. I hate winter soooo much so I can't wait for warmer temps.

I found this amazing photo of my dad and grandpa (his dad) as well as our old Golden Retriever Rouix (pronounced Roo). The love I have for these people is literally unreal, my family is the best.  I miss my granpda so much and this dog was the best.

Saturday morning I had an eye doctors appointment and before hand I picked up this amazing juice from a place by me called Local Urban Kitchen called 'The Morning Cleanser.'  It is the best pressed juice I have ever had with green apple, lemon, cilantro and ginger.  I plopped it into the snow for a photo opp and wham, bam, thank you maam.

I spent a lot of my Sunday morning looking like I do in the picture on the left.  I was snuggled up nice and warm in my electric blanket and it felt so nice just to chill.  Every once in a while it just feels good.  I took a trip to Target for a few things and found this hilarious sign, something about it just made me stop and take a picture, haha.

I had to stick this super sly photo of the Kahlua milkshake I had into the blog post.  I mean honestly I could have just posted this on its own and it would have been okay.  Kahlua is one of my favorites.

What kind of things have you done this weekend?  Let me know in the comments or send me a tweet.  Thanks for reading.  -Brit.