Happy {Late} Easter!

My family is in town and honestly nothing makes me happier! Family is everything to me. (We are just missing our sweet dad…wish you were here, Dad!)

My mom arrived on Saturday and Emily arrived yesterday morning just in time for Easter brunch! Once we picked her up from the airport, we headed straight to Silver Lake for breakfast.

We went to a whimsical restaurant called Cliff’s Edge that from the outside looks like it wouldn’t be worth your time, but once you step through the entry way….you feel almost as if you are in a tree house!

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Easter

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^^Aren’t those pillows so cute?!

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^^My cute Hannah Banana tagged along too…because she is family to me after all and I wasn’t going to leave her eating caf food on a special holiday!

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This week I took a break from Eggs Benedict to try Fried Chicken and Waffles. It was probably one of the most delicious dishes I have ever had. And I’m still day dreaming about every bite.

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Hannah had the berries and waffles!

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Emily had the Eggs Benedict (which I did taste just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything amazing…and I wasn’t. It was very tasty, just not the best ever).

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And my mom and Allie had a Bacon & Cheddar Frittata.

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Oh, and we had lemon ricotta pancakes with blueberry sauce on top for dessert!

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I really enjoyed the weekend with my family and am so excited to see them as soon as I’m done with classes for the day! (They are coming with me to Tom Shadyac’s class tonight!)

P.S. Happy Opening Day to all you baseball fans out there! I am wearing my Red Sox sweatshirt and my dad has his Red Sox tie on! We are so excited for this season and to leave last season behind us!

Celebrating Nanny

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Today, it’s been a year since my sweet Nanny went home to Heaven. There hasn’t been a single day that has gone by without thinking of her. I miss her so much and that part doesn’t really get easier. However, while I miss her more than words can express, I find comfort knowing that she is in a better place.  And because of that I choose to celebrate today instead of being sad.

My mom is up in Washington right now with our family and last night they sent balloons with written notes up to my Nanny and ate her favorite dessert – Lemon Cake – to kick off the celebrations. Here is a little video:

I wish I could have been there to celebrate. The bookstore on campus didn’t have any balloons, and I don’t have a car to get off campus. But, as soon as I find my way to a balloon, I, too, will send a love note up to my Nanny.

My mom and sister, Emily, come into town this weekend and we are looking forward to being together to celebrate our Nanny, Easter, and my other sister, Allie’s, birthday. My weekend is going to be full of celebration and I’m really looking forward to it!

I wish each and every one of you a happy weekend!

Kappa Kappa Gamma Formal

This past weekend, my sorority held another formal and I took the cutest dates (that’s right…the word dates is plural) in town: Natalie and Hannah!

Our evening started at the Malibu Pier, where we all gathered together to take pictures. Then, we went our separate ways in little groups to dinner. Natalie, Hannah, and I went to this delicious Italian restaurant called Tra di Noi. And finally, we met back at the buses that transported us to a restaurant in downtown Hollywood where we all danced the night away!

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^^Some of my pledge class girls!

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^^My little Kappa Family (Twin and Big)

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 ^^My big Kappa Family (My big’s sister, her little, my twin, my big)

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^^Photobooth pictures!

This was our final formal of the year and that means that it was the seniors’ last formal ever. I’m sure going to miss them lots and lots at the rest of our formals, especially my big and her sister! But, we had the best time making the most of their last formal.