{cutest puppy ever, right?  he was all festive for the occasion, and i couldn’t stop taking pictures of him!}

i hope you’re all having a fabulous st. patty’s day, full of green beer, rainbows, and lotsa luck.  here are some bits and pieces of my weekend, which has been a pretty swell one, if i do say so myself.

{friday night… i could finally paint my nails since i have no culinary school this week, first time to wear flip-flops since fall, and a walk to west village with ashley and lainey for dinner.  winning already!}

{everyone was eating outside, enjoying the gorgeous weather.}

{it was my first time eating at the trendy urban taco}

{i got a campechana and we shared an avocado ceviche tower for an appetizer.  the tower was to die for.}

{for dinner, i had two red snapper tacos and a roasted corn con lime taco, with mango-jicama slaw and black beans.  so delish!}

{two pictures of ashley, lainey, and me, because i can’t decide which is better… dark and grainy or bright with crazy eyes!}

{on saturday morning, ashley and i met angelica, her parents, her boyfriend kevin, and noelle at bread winners for brunch.  we were all dressed in our green for st. patrick’s day, and of course couldn’t leave without taking pictures!  we had the most wonderful time.}

{cinnamon raisin french toast topped with fresh fruit}

{the st. patty’s day parade was right outside my apartment complex, so we walked to it and ended up hitting up a few bars on smu blvd.  it was all kinds of crazy, but so much fun!}

{one of the bars we went to, the barley house, had the coolest fountain made of beer taps.}

{there’s the adorable puppy!  his shirt said, “pet me, i’m irish.”  ahh, i want to eat him up!}

{sending kisses to ashley’s boy in italy…}

{after hours of irish car bombs, beer, sunshine, and a lot of people, we were ready for a nap!  and that’s just what we did… then took it easy the rest of the night.}

{my sunday was a lot more low-key.  i gave in and got a shamrock shake from mickey d’s for lunch, because mint is my favorite.  i couldn’t remember the last time i had a milkshake, and it was pretty tasty!}

{i went to church…}

{…and wore this outfit, which for some reason, i was quite excited about.}

{oh, and i had an irish dinner from central market, with none other than a guinness to wash it all down!}

{guinness-marinated flank steak, irish potato salad, corned beef & cabbage slaw, and a green salad.  can you say YUM?}

…and that pretty much concludes my weekend adventures.  happy st. patrick’s day!

xoxo