25th Birthday Cheer

If you're reading this, and it's a Wednesday, and it's nice and cool outside, and you have an Autumn candle burning, then it's probably my birthday. :)

If you'd like to see a recap of my 80s skate party, please visit my other blog here. Not sure why I posted it there, but whatevs.

 And I also posted some photos on my other blog from the wedding I shot in Playa Del Carmen. So, in honor of my birthday, and because I love Instagram so much, here are the Instagrams from Mexico! Enjoy!

Now go and celebrate my birthday by eating something good and enjoying this beautiful weather!

Nom Nom Nom

Josh and I started a weekly dining adventure called "Downtown Dining" that takes place every Wednesday (with the exception of a few). It began months ago and has been a lot of fun! We thought it would be fun to try new places (to us) in Houston because we get tired of eating the same stuff all the time. Sometimes we plan where we're going, sometimes we just wing it. If you don't want to do a weekly adventure, maybe try a monthly one. It's nice to explore Houston and be touristy for the day. :) Also, our rating system is roughly based on the deliciousness of the food, the service, and the atmosphere.

Some of the places we've tried are:

Niko Niko's - Greek food, great atmosphere. I had a Spinach Chicken Pita. It was yummy.

Rating: 6 out of 10

Barnaby's - We have now eaten at this place a couple of times. I LOVE the Chicken Mill Valley! It's juicy grilled chicken with spinach dip and cheese on top. What more could you want??? And the rainbows and puppies on the ceiling are fun to look at, too! 

Rating: 8 out of 10

Baba Yega - This little restaurant was quite the experience. The food was ehhh, but the roach sighting was hilarious and memorable. (The place is old, so a roach is understandable..and it was crawling on the floor, not our food, so ya know..it's cool). 

Rating: 5 out of 10

The Spaghetti Warehouse - I ate here when I was younger, but I don't remember much of that time. This was Josh's first time. I think most people go here for the experience. The "haunted" restaurant, blah blah. The food was normal Italian. I'd rather go to Olive Garden and eat yummy breadsticks and salad. :)

Rating: 3 out of 10

Smith and Wollensky - This place will blow your mind. For realz. I'm pretty sure it's meant to be a fancy-pants place, but we were very casually dressed when we went. We didn't know what to expect going in, but it was DELICIOUS! Pricey, but sooooo worth it. Steaks are around $50 each and don't come with sides. This ain't no Steak and Ale! You can order sides for the table, but just the steak was enough for us. I ordered a Sirloin, I think...and Josh ordered Filet and Lobster. I ate all of my steak. That's enough to say how great it was. And I was still craving it the next day.

Rating: 9.9 out of 10

 Ok, now I'm hungry! Have a great week!

My Life...since Instagram.

Recently I upgraded to a new phone. I had felt the pressure to get an iPhone for a while and really didn't care what phone I got, as long as it allowed me to get on Facebook (Omg...can you imagine if I couldn't access Facebook from my phone?! Oh the horror!) and allowed me to take pretty pictures. Whenever iPhones became popular, Instagram became a huge hit. As soon as I was introduced to it, I was in love. Like, real love. Swoon. So, a huge selling point for me, as far as iPhone went, was Instagram. Androids just don't have that kind of sex appeal for me.

Tomorrow, Josh and I are headed to Playa Del Carmen to shoot a wedding for these two...

 We're both very excited and hope to have lots and lots of fun!
For now, I will update you on what I've been doing...in the form of Instagrams. Duh.


I've been drinking lots of these....Iced Vanilla Chai will be the death of me.

I've been hanging out with this guy. A lot. He's pretty funny. 

I've also hung out with this chick. She bakes cakes. I wash the dishes. I get to eat the cake. Everyone wins! 

We've also spent some time with these two. They're loads of fun and they're really cute.

We've eaten out. A lot. So much for my "6-pack abs before Mexico" plan.

And my newest adventure is this...

Last week, I started freelance writing/photographing for the Cleveland Advocate. I will be doing a weekly article showcasing Cleveland area leaders/business owners. My first article should be online this week and next week in print. It's been fun thinking of people to interview and learning more about leaders in our community. I'm really excited because this gives me another opportunity to write, but it also still gives me time to do my own stuff. Score.


I hope everyone has a great rest of the week and I will be back with TONS of Mexico pics as soon as I can. :)