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For what used to be a food blog is now just an ordinary rambling. Stay fed, friends.
It’s a lady apartment as of late! Jocelyn and I are really excited to have Kate as our new roommate. She’s incredibly talented - although that’s not really an important roommate characteristic - but she’s also one of the kindest girls I know. Of course we enjoyed the company of our far hairier friend, Simon, but he’s off to bigger and better things.
A couple of our friends from Chapman are making the trek up to Santa Monica too. I foresee a lot of dinner parties and movie nights this summer. I think I can get used to this.
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Sunday Project: indoor plants!
I was getting kind of sick of looking at our living room shelf since it was kind of blah and college-y. I had a free day so I took the shelf into my own hands (sorry roommates!).
I went to Home Depot and spent over $100 on plants and pots. It’s still a work in progress but let’s just see how long I can keep these beauties alive. I am hoping they will be thriving by the time my parents visit next weekend.
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For Mother’s Day, my mom and dad bolted out of town and went south to see the Grand Canyon and visit my sisters in California. And when I called her this morning, she was too busy at the Grand Canyon to pick up…so this will have to suffice for now:
Happy Mother’s Day!
(Oh, and the pic is of me and my mom in Dubrovnik, Croatia last summer. Jealous?)
Since I am the superior child of the family I woke up incredibly early to wish my darling mother a very happy Mother’s Day before she went on her Grand Canyon adventure with dad. It looks like I was the only sibling who got ahold of her too.
While she’s off traveling the depths of Arizona I am celebrating her with grocery shopping, cleaning the apartment, and now, plant shopping. I’m also selfless and efficient as I am also piggybacking/recycling Jordan’s blog post photo. She would be so proud. Dad, even though Americans don’t think it’s your day, I am still thinking of you as I plan on eating bbq ribs tonight for dinner.
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under the booty
under the sea vs. ms. new booty
This is everything and more.
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No matter how crazy the work week seems to be, the weekend always welcomes me with open arms. This weekend I went to Disneyland with Grace, Fritz and Josh for Fritz’ belated birthday. It was the first time since vacationing with my family back in elementary school that I’ve spent the entire day at the park. Somehow we managed to get incredibly wet, ride every ride we wanted to go on, eat almost every single possible snack item (turkey leg, popcorn, churro, pineapple soft serve, chicken sandwiches, clam chowder bread bowls, apple slices, fries, onion rings…) and still manage to grab McDonald’s ice cream on the way home. Needless to say I was a very happy mouseketeer.
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Somebody get Lizzy a bra!
Speaking of growing up, my boss told me that I am living the life of a 26 year old and that means I only have four more years to “be in my twenties.” Not cool, man.
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Guess who bought tickets to Outside Lands?! Now I have a couple of months to build up some arm muscle so I can hold my own in the Metallica mosh pit.
Who else will be heading up to San Francisco in August?
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I wouldn’t mind jumping on this band wagon.
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![Sure, I might be behind on cross stitching and my [current] television shows (though I’m getting my fill of Battlestar Galactica and Toddlers & Tiaras) but I’m living the life that twentysomethings make inspirational posters about so I’m okay with it. Minus the traveling to exotic places and attending Coachella, I think I finally came to terms with how content I am with how things are going. I’m usually anxious to move on, think about the future, figure out who I don’t like (and label them as obsolete), that I forget about the simple stuff like how much I enjoy being in the company of friends.
From going…
to see Heartless Bastards with Anna at the Echoplex
and Youth Lagoon with Josh at the Troubadour
to having lunch followed by an expensive Amoeba run with Lauren and Mallory
to dinner, drinks and watching the evolution of Christina Aguilera through her music videos with Mike, Amy, Molly and Mallory
to hosting an impromptu dinner party and failed trip to the bar/the Abbey with Jocelyn, Lexi, Simon, Anna, Taylor and Josh
and Hooters dinner with Vee
I’d say life is pretty rad. Also, I just found out that I don’t owe the government any money. Bring on the tax return!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2l2h19FGa1qzt3qlo1_1280.png)
Sure, I might be behind on cross stitching and my [current] television shows (though I’m getting my fill of Battlestar Galactica and Toddlers & Tiaras) but I’m living the life that twentysomethings make inspirational posters about so I’m okay with it. Minus the traveling to exotic places and attending Coachella, I think I finally came to terms with how content I am with how things are going. I’m usually anxious to move on, think about the future, figure out who I don’t like (and label them as obsolete), that I forget about the simple stuff like how much I enjoy being in the company of friends.
From going…
- to see Heartless Bastards with Anna at the Echoplex
- and Youth Lagoon with Josh at the Troubadour
- to having lunch followed by an expensive Amoeba run with Lauren and Mallory
- to dinner, drinks and watching the evolution of Christina Aguilera through her music videos with Mike, Amy, Molly and Mallory
- to hosting an impromptu dinner party and failed trip to the bar/the Abbey with Jocelyn, Lexi, Simon, Anna, Taylor and Josh
- and Hooters dinner with Vee
I’d say life is pretty rad. Also, I just found out that I don’t owe the government any money. Bring on the tax return!
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Hey guys, so remember when I posted about “Awesome People” on Pinterest for the GOOD Magazine project? It juuuust so happens that my board was chosen as a top finalist (out of a mystery number of submissions - let’s just say 1,000 or, realistically, 10). So basically I’m asking you to go to this link here and vote for my board. I don’t think you have to sign up or register. You just click next to “Nathalie Con.” If I win I get a free shirt to probably work out in. Woo!
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Hello April.
I have big expectations for you. Your lead in was huge and I’m hoping you can carry the momentum. You tanned me to a crisp in Palm Springs. You brought back Mad Men. You convinced me to watch Toddlers & Tiaras. And most importantly, you introduced me to the most addictive game on the interwebs: Drawception (as shown in the image above). I look forward to your good month of sunny weather, weekend getaways and lazy stay-ins, off-site work sessions, and tax return spending.
All the best,
Nathalie
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Project: Pin Awesome People on Pinterest - News - GOOD
Amid the wedding dresses and mason jar projects that probably take over your Pinterest feed, you might stumble upon some pictures of people you may or may not know. That’s my fault. I apologize for breaking up your instagram photos, weight loss inspiration, and nail polish color of the season. But I added a new board on Pinterest called “People Are Awesome,” as encouraged by GOOD. If you haven’t checked out GOOD, you should. It’s great for articles on culture, design, business, tech and infographics. But it also has projects that inspire you to be a better person. Whether you think it’s just feeding the guilty white liberal complex or it’s actually helpful, that’s your choice. This particular project I thought would be fun to do. So ya’ll can suck it!
