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- 2016.10.02 baby jackson
- 2016.05.13 new york - day two
- 2016.05.05 new york - day one
- 2016.03.28 cherry blossom festival
- 2015.10.13 fort walton beach, fl
- 2015.10.10 baby ian
- 2015.10.02 678
- 2015.10.01 shake shack
- 2015.09.28 birthday gifts
- 2015.09.28 my 24th birthday
On our 2nd day in New York, we woke up at around 10AM.
We looked outside our window to see if people were dressed a little more warmer than yesterday,
But same as the day before, everyone was wearing long coats and thick jackets.
For breakfast we went to the same spot as yesterday.
We had the usual with some black coffee to keep us awake.
After breakfast, we walked around Times Square and got some peanuts.
We headed back to our hotel just to grab a few of our things and ate some snacks.
After we took care of business (ahem), we went down to the lobby to call our Uber.
The drive to SoHo was not too long - about twenty minutes.
As soon as we got closer, we both felt like it was less hectic than Times Square, but still there were so many people.
It felt like a little hipster town - and I loved it.
There were so many tiny coffee shops and cute boutiques.
First stop - Cafe Habana for some grilled Mexican corn.
I heard only good things about this place, so of course we needed to try some.
We got a passion fruit drink and shared a corn on the side of the street.
The corn was pretty hard to eat, and I got stuff stuck in between my teeth but it was totally worth it.
I was able to find a recipe in a magazine, so we're definitely trying that out. I just hope it tastes the same.
I didn't expect there to be so much people, but we did go on a weekend.
We went into a few shops - and took a few pictures here and there.
I just really appreciate how he knows I enjoy taking pictures and so he patiently waits for me.
We were just walking around and enjoying the view when we passed by this cute little pink ice cream truck.
The ice cream was kind of expensive but it was so good.
What is it with NY and all their food tasting so damn good?
For dinner, we decided to eat at Oh Taisho.
The last time I came to New York, we ate at the restaurant right beside this one.
From what I remember, it was really good but I wanted to try this place as well.
The minute we went in, we noticed it was really packed.
The waitress asked if we wanted to sit at the bar area or at this really tiny table near the entrance,
and we opted for that because I love being able to sit across my bf and stare at him when we eat - rather than look straight ahead at a wall.
We didn't want to eat too much because we had already planned on getting some Halal Guys again.
It was so good the other night - we just had to have it once more before leaving New York.
Of course, we started off with beer and some edamame. The kebabs were so good - we gobbled it down so fast.
After dinner, we walked around (it was freezing) and grabbed some Starbucks.
Before heading back to the hotel, we walked around Times Square - it was so beautiful.
There seemed to be so much more people at night and it was crazy loud.
As promised, we got some Halal Guys for our late midnight snack and went to bed.
The next morning (the day we leave), we had some street food for lunch.
We had a hot dog and kebab in the middle of Times Square. Then we got a pretzel to munch on while we walked around.
There was nothing really I could buy to take back as souvenirs, but everyone likes chocolate, right?
So we walked about 15 minutes to Royce' and got some goodies for our people.
The shop was really tiny and cute - we stayed in there for about 10 minutes figuring out what to buy.
I spent a good amount of money in there - I am not proud of myself.
Once we were done with souvenirs, I started getting really tired.
We walked by a little park and saw that there was a coffee shop, so we made a quick stop.
After that we called our Uber to take us to the airport. I did not want to leave.
We had about an hour till boarding so we got some food and snacks to eat while waiting.
The airport food was amazing - I ate more than my boyfriend.
After bothering each other and eating for an hour - it was time to board and head back home.
Although this trip was a short one, I had such a great time with my best friend.
I've always wanted to come to New York with him and he did that for me.
Thank you for this experience and for just being by my side~ ♡
We had been planning this trip to NY about 3 months prior.
We both love traveling but never had the chance to ride on an airplane together,
so this was super exciting for the both of us.
But first of all, thank you lovie for taking me on this trip~ ♡
Our flight was at 6:45AM so we ended up leaving the house at around 4:30AM.
We wanted to have enough time to get some coffee.
Since we were going to be gone for 3 days, we decided to use an indoor airport parking service.
They have a shuttle that picks you up right where you park your car.
Then they take you to the airport, and of course when returning they pick you up and take you back to your car.
10/10 would use again☺
The flight was about 2.5 hours, so we ended up not sleeping at all.
We ate snacks and bothered each other and in no time we were getting ready to land.
We arrived in NY on a Friday morning during rush hour so traffic going to Times Square was pretty bad.
What would have only taken about 20 minutes took us about 40 minutes.
It was worth it though - we were able to sight see while sitting in the car.
Once we got to our hotel, we dropped our bags with the front desk.
Check in wasn't until 3PM so we left our bags and decided to get some breakfast.
While walking to get some breakfast, we passed by this parking deck.
This wasn't your normal parking deck - so he told me to take a photo of it.
Before coming to NY I researched a few places to eat breakfast at.
One of top ones was this place - so we walked about 10 minutes from our hotel to get to this place.
It was a nice cozy diner and we really liked it, so we went back again the next day for breakfast.
I ended up getting corn beef and hash with two sunny side up eggs.
While my love got two eggs as well with hash and a side of bacon.
First stop after breakfast - center of Times Square!
Everything was literally just like the in the movies.
It was so busy and loud, with huge billboards everywhere, but we loved it.
We went into the Hershey's store and as soon as we entered, one of the workers greeted us with some chocolate!
What a pleasant way to be greeted - we were joking about going back in.
As we were walking around, we saw a bunch of food trucks parked on the side of the road.
The lines were long for some of the trucks - others not so much.
We decided on the Kimchee Taco Truck - of course.
We ordered a bulgogi taco and decided to share one because we wanted to try and eat different kinds of things.
We had our lunch in this cute little spot right by the food trucks.
The weather was really nice - there were so much people having lunch out here.
After our taco, we walked across the street and got some pizza.
There were so many pizza joints but decided on this place since it was pretty close to our hotel.
The pizza was really good and it was super cheap!
I wrote down a few places that I wanted to eat at here in NY, and one of the places I really wanted to try was Pokeworks.
I originally saw a video on Facebook and promised that we would try it.
Like all the reviews said, the line was long.
We waited about 45 minutes outside before we entered the store.
A lot of people would see us, freak out about the line and just leave. Totally worth waiting though.
Similar to Chipotle, you can choose a burrito, bowl or salad. I got a custom made burrito while the bf got a large bowl!
I put tuna and salmon in my burrito with a bunch of other toppings,
while he got a signature bowl - Hawaiian classic.
We also got some miso soup and drinks - the drink was so good that
we tried looking to see if they were sold at stores, but we only found them online. Ugh.
When we were waiting in line, he kept saying "this better be worth the wait".
As we were eating it, we both agreed we would wait in that line again.
Taste wise I would rate it a 10/10 - but the service wasn't that great.
The workers would mess around with each other and forget things.
That's probably why the wait is so long.
Surprisingly, it was really cold and super windy. Everyone was wearing thick jackets and scarves.
I had to take my North Face jacket and didn't even get to wear my shorts I packed.
Later around midnight, we got hungry again and walked to the famous Halal Guys.
There were so many different kinds of stands similar to them,
but like everyone says, the original Halal Guys is the best.
We got half chicken and half gyro over our rice with their famous white sauce and hot sauce.
It was so freaking good - we both agreed it was
the best thing we ate in NY hands down.
We had it again the next day.
To end the night we had some peanuts with beer while watching TV and ended up passing out around 2AM.
First day in NY was so tiring but exciting - we were so excited for the next day to go to Soho.
I've always wanted to go to one of the cherry blossom festivals that we have here in Georgia, but we never made time to go.
So this time when spring came around, we decided to drive to Macon to see what it was like.
But first, breakfast at J.Christopher's.
We hardly get to have brunch together because I work on Saturdays and well, on Sundays I like to sleep in.
I remember he brought me here a few years ago when we first started dating.
I've been drinking black coffee at work every morning so I had to order some with our breakfast.
No cream - only sugar please.
As always, I got the corn beef and potatoes with eggs, this time sunny side up.
And of course, had some orange juice and muffin on the side.
And for the lover boy, he got Eggs Benedict with potatoes on the side that were kind of dried up.
The drive to Macon was not an easy one. It would rain then stop and start again, and there was some traffic.
But we still had a good time talking and driving, singing songs and well for me, falling asleep.
It was interesting, driving thru some of these streets we've never been on before.
There were these two ladies in the middle of the road asking for money, and well I'm not one who really judges people,
but you can tell that they were on drugs, and it was pretty sad. I wore my sunglasses because I didn't want to make eye contact.
Anyways, he stopped by a gas station because he needed the restroom and when he came out,
he brought me my favorite Arizona tea and some candy.
We finally made it after about a two hour drive. It was raining all morning,
but thank god by the time we arrived at the park, the rain had completed stopped.
As soon as we entered the park, we saw this cute little camel.
He looked so happy even if he was all wet.
We went to a carnival a few months ago, and even there they had this same ride.
Those poor babies looked miserable, like they hated their lives.
That reminds me - I found a wallet on the floor.
I saw this asian man with a stroller, waiting for his wife to come out of the restroom.
I had to go too, so I went and when I came out, on the grass I saw a wallet with an ID on the front.
I looked at it and it was the same man from earlier.
I turned around and he was sitting closer to the restroom,
so I went up to him and asked him if this was his, and he looked so surprised,
didn't even know he lost it, and thanked me.
I loved walking around the park, just seeing people and being able to see some tigers.
We didn't stick around for the whole show, but we did stand there for a few minutes, and wow, they were huge.
I didn't get any pictures with my camera - because I was too busy recording the show with my phone.
We walked around an area where there were a bunch of cherry blossom trees.
Of course I had to stop and take a few pictures. I didn't get all crazy like some of the people there,
but just took a few snaps.
I was expecting there to be way more cherry blossom trees, because well - the festival is named Cherry Blossom Festival.
But there were only a few, and most of them were balding.
After taking a few pictures, I wanted a corn dog so we walked to nearest stand and got a corndog with some lemonade.
The lemonade was so good that we went back for a refill.
Afterwards, we walked towards the other side of the park. He wanted some boiled peanuts
and I remembered seeing them as we came in, so we walked towards that direction.
He loves peanuts and I guess he was really craving them because he wanted to get a large.
But good thing we saw a lady ahead of us get a large one, because it was way too huge.
We opted for a small one and that was still pretty big, but he was able to finish it.
We sat at some tables and while he was busy cracking open the peanuts and feeding them to me,
I watched some group of older ladies dance on the stage - it was pretty cute.
I was surprised they were selling beer because normally, at carnivals they don't any type of alcohol. Anyways, he got a large Miller Lite i
n this pink mug so that I can take it home and use it.
After finishing the beer, we walked around a bit more and decided to head back home. At that point, we've been there for about 2 hours,
and the long drive got us pretty tired.
While driving home, we talked about this and that. And of course, dinner came up. We decided to cook chicken noodle soup at home.
He loves cooking new things, just last week he cooked beef stew and it was amazing.
We stopped by the store on the way home and bought the things we needed.
I prepped the vegetables while he got the base and noodles ready.
It was so good, tasted better than store bought ones.
He always makes a lot when he cooks, but I love that because I'm able to eat it the next day as well.
A Saturday well spent because of you. Thank you~
On Wednesday, we were having dinner and talking about what we should on the weekend.
The original plan was to go hiking at Kennesaw Mountain, but jokingly he brought up going fishing at Florida.
When he saw that I was interested, we both started getting excited and booked a hotel as soon as we got home.
So on Friday night, he came over to my house and we had dinner.
We packed up and forced ourselves to take a nap because we wanted to get on the road at around 2AM so that way we can fish from the early morning.
We woke up from our 4 hour nap, put some gas in, grabbed some snacks and got on the highway.
It was raining heavily in Atlanta, but about an hour into the drive, it stopped raining.
The drive took about 5 hours and we only made one stop on the way. We talked, ate snacks and sang songs until we saw the sun rising.
We just recently visited Okaloosa on Labor Day but we both really enjoyed fishing on the pier, so we decided to come back.
We didn't notice it on our first visit but saw that there was a huge beach ball (probably fake) on top of one of the hotels.
We arrived a little past 7AM, and thankfully there wasn't that many people fishing.
There were these huge birds on the top of the poles that were trying to take peoples fish as they pulled it over the rail.
I still can't get over how pretty the water was.
When we were fishing back in Labor Day, we saw a huge hammerhead shark, probably about 5FT long swimming pretty close to shore.
Everyone on the pier started yelling down at the people who were swimming in the ocean to get out. It was pretty intense.
But after a few minutes later, everyone just went back in.
I wouldn't have even put a toe into the water if I was that close to being next to a shark.
To fish on the pier you don't need a license, instead they charge you a fee of $7.50 for the whole day.
I had it on for about 5 hours and no surprise, when I took it off later, there was an obvious mark from the sun.
It still surprises me how in such a short span of time, he knows so much about fishing and all the types of saltwater fish species.
Plus, putting on the hook, weight and all that stuff takes time and patience, I wouldn't be able to do it.
I'm so glad I have him to cut the bait and do all the gross work :)
I don't know if it's because it got a bit colder, but even if it was a 3 day weekend, there wasn't that many people on the beach compared to Labor Day.
The first fish that I caught on that day was a Remora - which is also known as a suckerfish.
They attach themselves onto sharks, whales and even boats.
There's a suction cup looking thing on the top of their heads and they basically hitch a free ride on sharks/whales, while eating the scraps that fall out of their mouth.
After fishing for awhile, we decided to check in to our hotel so that way we could eat, rest and take a nap.
Even if we booked our hotel last minute, we both agreed that it was probably one of the nicest and cleanest hotels we've stayed in.
We decided to stay at the same place when we're in the area again.
As soon as we got to the hotel I needed to use the restroom (ahem), so I told him to be watching TV so that way I could do my business in peace.
Of course, he didn't listen to me and kept his ear on the door for awhile.
Then he wrote me a little note (which he slipped under the bathroom door) and started to get our food ready.
We had some freeze dried food which was surprisingly really good.
I don't know if I was hungry or what but it tasted so good to me that I told him if we ever go hiking or if I'm just hungry,
we will go to REI and get some of that rice and chicken.
After sharing that together, we had some tuna and crackers with some beer - then we passed out for a few hours.
After our nap we went back out onto the pier to do some night fishing.
We originally planned on staying for about 4 hours but it was so cold, and I mean to the point where I had mucus coming out of my nose,
that we only stayed for about 2 hours because I couldn't handle it.
Plus, I don't know if it was because of the weather but mostly everyone on the pier didn't get to catch that many fish.
We were both so hungry afterwards, so we did what we normally do when we go on vacation.
We stopped by Popeyes and got an 8PC meal with our favorite coleslaw and green beans.
We took it back to the hotel and watched Dateline while we were eating.
After our shower, we both did a face mask, drank some beer and watched Dual Survival till we passed out.
He told me he was going to wake up at 8AM so that he could fish behind our hotel and get breakfast.
Whenever we go on vacation, we never wake up on time for the breakfast served in the hotel, so of course I assumed he was joking around.
At 8AM he woke me up, touched my face, rolled on top of me and did everything to get me up.
He hardly wakes up this early when were on vacation, but seeing how excited he was, I just had to drag myself out of bed and got ready.
We went downstairs to the lobby and had some breakfast.
We took some coffee togo and decided to check out the ocean right behind our hotel.
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We went out and saw that there was an area where we could just relax and fish.
We fished a little and then went back up to our hotel to grab our things because check out was at noon.
At first we were going to start heading home right after we check out from our hotel,
but the spot behind our hotel was so nice that we decided to grab our chair, cooler and fishing poles and stay for a few more hours.
While he was busy fishing, I was enjoying the hot sun and drank some beer to cool off.
There were so many bee's around this one flower, I just had to take a picture of one of them.
It was so much fun fishing - we were able to catch a lot of different species (he even caught a pufferfish which I thought was so cute).
As he was throwing him back into the water, he accidentally dropped him and he blew up into a little ball.
Thankfully he was able to pick him back up and throw him into the water.
We stayed at the spot for about 4 hours, just fishing, laughing and talking (he couldn't stop laughing when I was reeling in the line - I guess I did it too fast that the weight attached to it flew fast and hard and ended up hitting my private area).
We're both so sunburnt right now but it was so much fun. Thank you for an amazing trip!
Every time we go to 678, theres always a wait, no matter what day it is. So per usual, we sat down with our buzzer and waited for our table.
I know it's a bad habit but when eating Korean BBQ I always feel like something's missing if we don't at least have a glass of beer or rice wine!
Since we were celebrating a birthday but all had work the next day, we decided to go with some thing lighter than soju & beer. I don't like the taste of rice wine if it's not mixed with Sprite, maybe I'm used to always mixing my drinks, I don't know but in my opinion in tastes way better.
Can't eat Korean BBQ without some soup - as a courtesy, they normally give you soy bean paste soup with your meal.
Our server wasn't great that day but nonetheless, the food was delicious. Probably out of all the Korean BBQ joints in Georgia, 678 would be my favorite.
We've only been to Shake Shack once before and it was pretty good so we decided to stop by today.
We always share our food so we decided to order a few things so that we can try some new things. I tried the Shack Burger the last time we came and I really liked it - I always tend to get what a restaurant is originally known for.
We also got two orders of cheese fries, which would've tasted better if there was some hot sauce. But thats okay, it was still good and we finished the whole thing.
He got a beer to go with the burger & hotdogs, but me not being a big fan of pale ale only took a sip and decided to stick with my lemonade, which he said tasted like blood & metal. Weirdo.
We heard that their hotdogs are pretty good too so we got the Shack Meister dog & the Shack-cago dog. I don't think I would order the Shack Meister again, just because the cheese made it taste to similar to my fries and it was a bit on the salty side. We both really liked the Shack-cago dog, it was spicy and went well with everything that was in it.
We still haven't tried their shakes, so we promised that the next time we come, we will order it no matter what.
So for my 24th birthday I can say that I received everything I wanted. Of course it would have been better if I was able to spend my birthday with my family but nonetheless, it was still an amazing one. I can't believe I'm already halfway to 30.
My boyfriend got me a Tory Burch bag in the perfect color, but of course I chose the bag because he knows I'm picky. I opted for a smaller bag than the one I currently have because sometimes it's heavy to carry around. The size is big enough for me to put my essentials & my camera. The card he chose was too funny, pretty much suits me.
He also got me the Daniel Wellington watch that I've been eyeing for quite some time now. I love it so much & I feel that it goes perfectly with my new Pandora bracelet as well. Thank you so much lovie!
My parents surprised me with this one, they didn't even tell me something was coming for me in the mail. My parents & sister recently went to Korea and while there they melted some of my sisters gold jewelry she received as a baby and got me this beautiful 18K gold heart necklace. My younger sister picked it out and I absolutely love it. Also, the face masks are a bonus because who doesn't love face masks?
My manager & coworker/friend got me my first ever Pandora bracelet. My boyfriend got me the heart in the middle, my friend got me the rose gold clasp bracelet, and my manager got me the rose gold clips. I've been wearing it everyday and it just goes so well with my new watch.
I've been wanting some new lens for my camera, one that was brighter and better. I was actually going to buy one in the $200 range for myself but my birthday came around and I was lucky enough to have my family chip in money and got $400 to buy this beauty. I've been taking my camera around with me more often and I still have so much more to learn about these lens.
And lastly, just wanted to add in these beautiful flowers that Justin got for me for my birthday. He's the sweetest. And I just want to say thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday & to my family and friends for these awesome gifts .
A few days ago it was my 24th birthday. We made dinner reservations at Bones for just the two of us.
Everybody around me would constantly tell me that the steak at Bones is really good. In a way that's what made me want to go there more, I just had to try it out for myself. As soon as we walked in, they were very friendly and kept greeting me a happy birthday.
When they seated us I noticed they had thrown birthday confetti on the table cloth.
They started us off with the basic bread and butter, which my boyfriend always gets full off of. I had to stop him a few times to not eat everything but he did.
What kind of celebration would it be without a glass of wine and well, beer for the boy. Probably the most expensive dessert wine I ever had.
We didn't bother with any appetizers because we always get too full and can't finish our main entree.
We ordered a side of truffle butter mashed potatoes which was actually one of the best I've ever tasted. Boyfriend ordered the crab stuffed trout & of course I went for the 20 oz rib eye bone in steak.
Just when we thought we were all ready to go, our waiter came out with this massive ice cream cake and wished me a happy birthday. It was the best way to end the night.
Thank you for an amazing birthday dinner to my loving boyfriend.