Birreria

This weekend, my parents took the family (and the boys!) up to NYC for our annual "stuff our faces and look at lights fest", show included. The entire weekend was wonderful, but the highlight for me was our family dinner at Birreria, Mario Batali's beer garden on the 15th floor of Eataly. The food was phenomenal, beer delicious, and I couldn't help but sneak a picture of the gorgeous view from our table.

Back to the Real World

And it.is.COLD.

I tried to bring a little sunshine back from Florida, but I think it ran away somewhere around Savannah, GA haha. Spring break was exactly what the boy, Riley and I needed, and I'm sad it's over. Luckily- Riley reminded me to take pictures so everyone could see what we were up to!

Long car rides are perfect for naps.

We went to Auburn (the boy is an alum) and toured the campus with friends (meet Isabel!)

Sunning by the pool

And hanging out with family (meet Guinness!)

The captain was kind enough to take us on a boat ride (Riley's first!)

One of the Captain's other boats, MeiMei

Somehow, I managed to not take pictures of any food. Mostly because it was all AMAZING! Authentic tamales, delicious tuna in downtown Naples, roasted Cuban pork, and cool ice cream to help escape the heat. On the drive back, we found the most amazing BBQ place right outside Savannah- Wiley's Championship BBQ. If you're hungry and driving down 95- this place it worth the 10 minute detour. The boy and I stuffed ourselves with sweet tea, fried pickles, and the BBQ sampler plus extra bones (ribs. mmmmmm). Not only was the food out of this world- the people (servers and patrons!) were the nicest :) Riley loved getting head scratches and belly rubs from other diners as they walked by.

Now, we're home and settled. We made a Costco run this morning and hit the gym (oh that was interesting). This week, I'm getting back into the real world and visiting a few wedding venues- I'm nervous!

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! Maybe a few of you are on Spring Break too :)

Road Trip!

Source: ever-ours.com via Jacquelyn on Pinterest

The Little Red Deck crew is hitting the road for spring break! Ideally, I'll be able to post some adventures from the passenger seat. If not, be ready for some LONG posts in the future :)

Hi, New Zealand!

Funny thing- I never check my stats (because really, I think 2 people read this). Turns out, someone in New Zealand visited the Little Red Deck!

I had the amazing opportunity to travel NZ with my family when I was 17. In 2 weeks, we explored both the northern and southern islands, hiked the Milford Trek, and bungee jumped (on New Years Eve!)

Milford Sound

We even spent Christmas away from home, in a beautiful place full of tropical flowers, green grass, and fake snow in all the store windows :) I don't have the pictures we took on digital files, but I really need to download them. It's possibly the most beautiful place I have ever been.

So thank you, New Zealand, for a lovely trip down memory lane. I'm holding you and your country in the light today*