this meal was inspired by rebecca’s instagram. i’m not entirely sure if she invented this goodness or just introduced me to it, but either way i’m now indebted to her forever. it’s so easy (although not quick because baking sweet potatoes does take a bit!) and way more filling and satisfying than i even expected. since it’s not really a recipe as much as it is a mix of ingredients best adjusted to your preferences, i’m just going to tell you how i eat it: one baked sweet potato, one half of an avocado the size of my palm, two limes, a bunch of cilantro, lots of sea salt. add tabasco for a kick. have a tecate to make it a party. BOOM! you have yourself an amazing meal. hope you love it as much as i do! more after the jump.
a shirt called snow leopard, how could i resist? i couldn’t, i snapped it up as soon as i spotted it (no pun intended) and have been wearing it every chance i get since. fall in the desert means maybe another layer in the early day, and definitely in the evening. this doma leather jacket is my go-to, i love the cut and versatility! and those peach beauts on my feet- i bought them after borrowing my friend jemma’s in ireland. i couldn’t top thinking about them and had been looking for something similar when one day i stumbled onto dieppa restrepo’s site and spotted the very ones! meant to be. don’t you love it when that happens?
hi everyone! i’m so excited to share something that i think is super fun today. the week before last i had the girls over for a birds of a feather meeting, and i thought it was the perfect opportunity to have a great meal, catch up with each other and have some fun in the kitchen! i LOVE putting together something like this- from decorating the table to planning my perfect menu for the occasion. so today i’m sharing all the details. it’s a great time of year to gather your girls around you and celebrate with a tasty brunch! more after the jump..
a little snap from my instagram (sarahyates) today. for those who asked- the shirt is haute hippie and can be found here (enter code BIGEVENT12 at checkout to get up to 35% off anything at shopbop through monday!) the sandals are matt bernson (here and here), the bag is chloe (similar). happy holiday weekend shopping!
this thanksgiving one of the things i’m so grateful for is YOU! your sweet, insightful comments yesterday were inspiring and so helpful. i couldn’t be happier to have created a little community of amazing women (and you too guys, i know you’re more few and far between but i’m glad you’re here!). so thank you, for showing up and being awesome. and have a wonderful holiday if you’re here in the states! *photo from a date night in milos, greece! see some of our other greece photos here
last week i went to visit my friend elizabeth and her brand new baby. i was so overwhelmed with love for them both, and happiness for this sweet little baby who was so lucky to be born to such an incredible mama that i broke down and cried. like, the kind of crying where you try to pretend you have it under control but really you need a good 5 minutes of alone time to compose yourself. or to cry it out into a pillow. it’s such a beautiful thing, a newborn, a mama, that love. it gets me.
but here’s the thing- as much as i really, REALLY love it, i don’t know that i want it for myself. i might, and there have been times when in thought for sure i did, but i go back and forth! and one thing i’ve always been certain of is that unless i desperately want to have a baby, i won’t be getting pregnant and having one. which i know might strike some people as strange, but i grew up with the understanding that i wasn’t one of those babies that was dreamed about and wished for and wanted. which is not to say that i wasn’t loved, i was. but it’s different. and i want to make sure that if we ever bring someone into this world we’re doing it because we absolutely feel like it’s the best thing we can do for another human. that we’re capable, equipped and ready (as much as anyone can be) to grow a baby human and nurture them into a (hopefully) awesome adult. i’m lucky enough to have married a man who feels the same way i do.
it’s so confusing. i love babies, i love kids, i have a nurturing nature. but i don’t have a driving force in me telling me that i need a baby. i know that can change. and i’ve experienced what it’s like- there as a solid chunk of time after i got out of the hospital that i did want a baby and felt strongly that we should have one… but that feeling has slowly been fading. i thought when we settled into our own house it would come back. but so far, i’m still sitting very uncomfortably smack dab in the middle of the fence. and wonderful lou is right there beside me.
how do you make a decision this big if you don’t feel passionately one way or the other? if you have any thoughts/advice at all for us, i’d love to hear it.
** this post stemmed from a conversation that elizabeth and i had the that day, and then was further inspired by joanna’s post. loved the reading the different perspectives and the comments (for the most part)
