• Enjoying some Thai food while coincidentally watching the latest Bachelorette, which took place in Thailand for the week. You can't say that that's not meant to be...
• Finished season 1 of the Good Place! If you need a light and fluffy show, be sure to check it out! 
• As mentioned above, packed and after a handful of car loads to my parents house, I'm about a full kitchen clean and one final car load away from moving out. 
• Finally got June's eats up on the blog
• Also watched Love Never Dies, the sequel musical to Phantom of the Opera. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't actually watched the original. 
  
  

• If it isn't already evidenced by the Thai food above, definitely missed all the spicy foods while I was away. So this bowl that I threw together hit the spot. Steamed sweet potato with black beans, green salsa, corn and cauliflower.
• Went for a swim for the first (and last time) at my apartment complex. I forget how much I love the water until I'm actually in there. T'was lovely. 
• Started a 1000 piece puzzle for funzies. Far from finished. Stay tuned for updates! 

• Booked a reservation for Dallas' restaurant week towards the middle of August. 
• Went shoe shopping Saturday afternoon with my friend--the bride--and fellow bridesmaids for her wedding that's happening in under 3 weeks! Such an exciting month ahead. 
• Then hit the outlet mall for shopping for more clothes to fill my work wardrobe. Snagged some pretty good deals including this navy blue coat which I am completely in love with.

Okay so maybe not so recent eats in this case as the end of July is upon us and another eats post is due soon. Forgive me for all the Italy food pictures and these are not even all of them for June; over 70% of these are from my trip because Italians sure know how to do food.

Before I go on any further, again, these posts are not meant to dictate how one should eat necessarily. This is merely a sampling of what I've enjoyed throughout the month. Each person is different so please listen to your body and your life's needs.








Questions:
What's your go-to summer meal? Gelato, ice cream or frozen yogurt? 

Hi there!! Long time no talk (again). I got back over a week ago now from my trip to Italy. More on that hopefully later this week if my computer allows; unfortunately, I've been having more of the same issues 😫 Possessed screens and random crashes.

• The day I arrived I had dinner (thankfully Asian food!!!) with my family. I found out when I was abroad that I passed the rest of my CPA accountancy exams! So they surprised me with a celebratory chocolate cake for dessert. 
• Got some grocery shopping done, which never felt so good. 
• Settled back into cooking in my own kitchen! Delicious pan fried salmon with sweet potato mash and curry powder dusted roasted cauliflower. Yum yum yum! 

• Finished Season 1 of The Office. I know I'm extremely late to the party but better late than never. 
• Made several hour-long phone calls with friends across the world to catch up after weeks of being gone.
• Went through and purged my closet. Finally got rid of a bunch of clothes I've had since my high school days -- probably 6 or 7 years old. My bad. 😳
• Went apartment hunting. Though I'll be moving out of my apartment, I'll be living back home with my parents for a bit before my new lease begins. It's been years since I have lived with them for this long of a period so stay tuned for how that'll go.  

• Started to pack up for said move from my current apartment.
• Tried my very hardest not to fall asleep at this yoga nidra class. I came into the class expecting a flow + meditation combo but found out it was going to be entirely meditation this time. Definitely interesting concept but was honestly not as enjoyable as it wasn't what I was wanting out of a class.
• Watched Land Before Time at a local old school theater. Sometimes after re-watching movies from your childhood can end with disappointment. This was not the case; it was just as great -- or even better than I remember it being.

Happy Monday (and Bachelorette day) y'all. 😊