Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms out there, but especially mine {because honestly, she's the best}. Mom - thanks for always being there for encouragement, support, trips to awesome places, exciting adventures, help when I need it, and the best laughs ever. I'm so lucky you're mine and can't wait for our next adventure! I love you!
xoxo,
stephanie marie
Sunday afternoon we decided to combine being productive and being outside with a trip to Flower World in Maltby. It was my first time there, and I was blown away by the sheer volume of plants and shrubs and trees and bushes and everything else that this place had to offer. While I only walked away with a few baby tomato plants, Christian came home with a rose bush, peas, grasses, and more tomatoes to make his place look a little more like mine :) While I was overwhelmed with all of the options, I can't wait to head back there for more inspiration {if I can find any empty space here at the house} and strolling through the aisles in the warm spring air made me extra excited for summer time :)
xoxo,
stephanie marie
For Cinco de Mayo, we decided to keep it low key and stay home with tacos and margaritas. I had known for weeks that I wanted to make these awesome Chicken Street Tacos, and when a recipe for The Best Skinny Margarita of Your Life found it's way to my email inbox last week, I knew they would be a perfect compliment to the tacos :) I also whipped up a batch of my most favorite salsa, and when you put it all together, we had quite the fiesta! While I mixed up the taco filling, Christian whipped up the delicious margaritas for our yummy dinner to watch more of our current fave, Westworld. Halfway thru dinner, we noticed the sky turning an amazing shade of pink at sunset, so we ran up to the roof to snap some pretty pictures and take in that beautiful Seattle sunset. It was a perfect low key holiday at home - I'll take any excuse for tacos and margaritas!
xoxo,
stephanie marie
Last night I was glued to E! to watch the Red Carpet from the Met Gala. Call it crazy, call it over the top, call it weird, but the fashion on the first Monday in May is nothing short of FIERCE. The theme of "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" guaranteed drama on the carpet, and these celebrities did not disappoint. What I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall at this exclusive event, if only just to be in the presence of such fabulous creations {if you want more info on what goes into creating this gala, watch The First Monday in May - it's awesome}. Here are a few of my favorite looks from last night - you couldn't wear these anywhere but the Met!
xoxo,
stephanie marie
Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was perfectly low key, including lots of long walks, yummy food, new cocktails, and making plans for the summer while enjoying the amazing Seattle sunshine. One of my favorite parts though? Walking into Christian's house on Friday evening before dinner to find he had cut some beautifully fragrant lilacs {shhhh - don't tell the neighbors} just for me because they're my fave. Every time I walked by them this weekend, I stopped to take in one of my absolute favorite scents. Sometimes the little things are the best things :)
xoxo,
stephanie marie
Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? I have a date with some tacos and margaritas tomorrow, but besides that I'm hoping for some puppy walks, sleeping in, and catching up on Westworld {have you watched? I'm still in season 1 but I'm so intrigued!}. I hope you have a great weekend - happy Cinco de Mayo!
xoxo,
stephanie marie
After Jet City we were all starving so we headed down to SoDo to Derby, an Ethan Stowell restaurant located in The Shop, a fancy car and motorcycle club that houses some of the coolest, oldest, and fanciest cars I've ever seen. We arrived late for lunch and early for dinner, but their happy hour menu looked good enough for us so we stayed. While we waited for our food, we took a stroll through the garage where I snapped these pics of beautiful cars I could only ever dream about driving, let alone owning. Christian was completely in awe as we wandered around the garage, picking out favorites and drooling over classics. Once our food was ready, we headed back to the restaurant to inhale what we all decided was one of the best burgers in the city {and only $9 at happy hour!}. It was so delicious I ate it too fast to get a pic, but you'll just have to take my word for it and head down to Derby to try it out for yourself!
xoxo,
stephanie marie
