Last Friday was my two-year blogaversary and I went out to celebrate with Hope, Jamillah, Kim, Kristine, Luz, and Alex. I had such a great time with these ladies and I really did feel like I was celebrating a second birthday (you’ll see what I mean a little further down)!
We met up at Yuca Bar, a place in the East Village that I’d meaning to try for a while. The happy hour specials were great– I’m talking $6 for a good-sized glass of sangria, a margarita, a mojito, or a caipirinha. Granted, the place was rather crowded, but once we we finally had our drinks in hand we will glad to be out of the oppressive humidity and inside sipping on yummy cocktails.
After Happy Hour ended around 8pm we sat down at a table to order dinner. By that time we were pretty hungry, but it was so hard to choose from all the tasty options. We finally decided on some appetizers and entrees, taking advantage of the waiting time to upload a few pictures to Instagram of course (typical bloggers)!
The food was well worth the wait! We started out with a basket filled with a variety of chips (tortilla, plantain, yuca) and also paired with fresh salsa and guacamole. For my entree I chose the paella which was simply delicioso!
Towards the end of the meal, the girls surprised me with a little tres leches birthday cake. The waitress brought it out to me and the whole table sang and everything! Little did they know that it was actually my blog birthday! ;) Thank you again to my blogger ladies for making it such a special and fun evening for me!
Hope you guys enjoyed this recap of our little celebration and come back Monday to check out what I actually wore! Have a wonderful weekend! :)
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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Aw glad you had fun! Thanks for having me :)
happy blog birthday, Nnenna! :) The food looks absolutely delicious. My mouth is watering just looking at the pictures! Also, you all look super fabulous and pretty! :) I love that they all got you a cake!
Happy Blogaversary! The food looks great! :)
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Happy blog birthday, Nnenna!! I had so much fun celebrating with you!
def calls for a party! yay!
if you’re in nyc we should meet!
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Thank you all for the blog birthday wishes! :D
So fun! Happy blog birthday :) Mine is in August!
Happy Blog Birthday! Glad to see you had a good time!
Thanks Nikki! :)
Happy Blog Birthday! I want to come next time! Tres Leches…so good! Glad you had a blast lady!
Yes, absolutely, you must come the next time we hang out! :D Thank you!
Ahhhh, MAJOR CONGRATS. This is so exciting! Here’s to many, many more years.
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Aww, thanks so much Bonnie! Here, here! :)
Happy Blogoversary!
Thank you! :)
Oh my Happy Blogoversary!
Congratulations :)
-Britney of Lemonwood and Honey
Thank you Britney!!