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Weekend Recap – Highlights

written by Parita 5 Comments

Vishnu’s done with nights (for now).  That was by far the biggest highlight of my weekend!  And his next rotation is a lot lighter and more structured than the past few have been.  Woo hoo…looking forward to getting my husband back!

Another highlight was Pinch of Yum’s chocolate chip cookies.  You guys!  These cookies were so easy to make (or better yet not mess up), and they’re soft and gooey and pretty much perfect! 

Pinch of Yum soft chocolate chip cookies

I made them because Vishnu wanted to bring a sweet treat for his senior resident.  And because it was #nationalcookieday on Friday!  All I can say is thank goodness these were for someone else otherwise I would’ve ate the entire batch!

Discovering a cute little mall near our apartment was yet another highlight.  I had two Loft cash cards I needed to use and thought I’d have to make the trek all the way to Tampa.  Luckily that same morning, I received a Loft email that had three different addresses listed at the bottom – one of which was for this mall that I didn’t even know about.  Honestly, I didn’t think this Loft would be all that great, but the store ended up being bigger than most and the selection was amazing (I ended up buying this top and something very similar to this top). 

And final highlight from this past weekend was the NFL game we went to – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons.  Vishnu bought our tickets back in May when the Falcons were slated to be fairly decent.  Well, the game wasn’t all that exciting until the 4th quarter.  The Falcons had about a minute and thirty seconds to score a touchdown, and it didn’t look impossible.  But no.  Matt Ryan threw an interception and that was that.  Whomp whomp.  Even though the Falcons lost, it was still a fun experience.  The sun was out, the Bucs fans were entertaining, and I got to spend time with my hubby!

Bucs v Falcons

Football selfie - Bucs v Falcons

That was my weekend in a high-level nutshell.  Lots of rest and relaxation…a good thing given how hectic this week is going to be.  I fly to London on Saturday and have tons of things I need to do before I leave.  Wish me luck!

What were some of your weekend highlights?

Written on December 7, 2015 Related:random, Weekend

Oddball Comedy Fest - Aziz Ansari and Amy Schumer

Three Things Thursday (25) – Comedy, Books, and a Date

written by Parita 16 Comments

I know I sound like a broken record every week, but it’s Thursday…how is that possible?  I mean, it’s mid-September.  WHAT?!

Anyways, I know you don’t want to hear me ramble on and on about how the days are flying by, so I’ll get right to it.  Here are this week’s three things!

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(1) Aziz Ansari with very special guest Amy Schumer

Guess who’s going to see Aziz Ansari and Amy Schumer LIVE in Tampa on Vishnu’s birthday?!

WE ARE!

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We are beyond excited because we’ve wanted to see Aziz perform live for years now.  It all came about so randomly too.  I texted a friend to see how she was.  She texted back.  Then a few minutes later she texted again to ask if we wanted to go to this show with her and her boyfriend.  I freaked out (from excitement), texted Vishnu, texted my friend back, and bought tickets.

WOO HOO!  I can’t wait to laugh and laugh and laugh!

Oh, and if you haven’t already, I highly recommend you watch this video of Amy Schumer on Ellen (thanks, Thea!).

(2) Crazy Rich Asians

I must be going through a rebellious phase with my reading list because I am not sticking to it at all!  I just finished The Poisonwood Bible and am now on to Crazy Rich Asians.  My friends Ankita and Rena highly recommended it and said that it most definitely should be the next book I read.  I’m only 5% in but so far so good!  I love all the characters already and can tell that the plot line is going to be a crazy one (hence the title I suppose!).

Crazy Rich Asians

(3) Let’s go on a date!

As we were going to bed on Tuesday night, I asked Vishnu if he wanted to go on a date with me this weekend.  Of course his response was that we go on dates all the time.  While I agreed with that statement to an extent, I said that I wanted to go on a date date like we used to.  And then I asked him to plan it!  A few minutes later, he asked me what I wanted to do.  Haha!

No worries though, he came through.  We’re going to lunch on Sunday…because dinner would’ve cut into football time!

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Have you ever seen Aziz or Amy perform live?
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Written on September 17, 2015 Related:Three Things Thursday

Celebrating All Weekend Long + Open-Faced S’mores

written by Parita 16 Comments

This weekend was full of birthday celebrations for Vishnu!

We went to dinner at Crazy About You on Thursday (his actual birthday).

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On Friday, we celebrated by making birthday s’mores (“recipe” below).  This could become a tradition…for every celebratory event in our lives!

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On Saturday, we saw Gravity in 3D.  It was an amazing movie!  I hope to write more about my thoughts in another post because there were some beautiful philosophical undertones throughout.

Later that day, we headed down to Andy and Robin’s apartment for a surprise birthday bash…for both me and Vishnu!  When I spoke to Robin earlier in the day, she told me that they couldn’t hang out because Andy had to study and she had some work to do.  It just so happened that the “work” she was doing included making party food and baking a birthday cake!  She didn’t tell me about it because she wanted to surprise me as well.  She’s awesome!

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After a couple of hours of eating and drinking, a group of us headed out to a local bar.  The fun didn’t end there though!  We then came back and played Cards Against Humanity for a couple of more hours.  You guys, we didn’t go to sleep until 4:30 in the morning!  Needless to say, we slept in just a little bit on Sunday.

Speaking of Sunday, Vishnu spent the entire day watching football.  To make it even better, we invited Robin and Andy over to join us.  The four of us lounged, ate, talked, and watched football.  Perfection!

And check out the fifth wheel, Andy and Robin’s dog Guinness.

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He is seriously the cutest and sweetest dog in the whole world.  I am kind of in love!  And that is saying a lot since Parita and animals don’t usually mix.

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Open-Faced S’mores

Graham crackers
Mini marshmallows
Dark chocolate chips (I love theGhirardelli 60% dark chocolate chips)

Turn on the oven to the lowest broiler setting.  Break graham cracker sheets in half and arrange on baking sheet.  Top each half with nine mini marshmallows and six chocolate chips.  Place baking sheet on middle rack and bake for four to five minutes until marshmallows begin to turn light brown.

Enjoy every single delicious, ooey gooey bite!

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Happy Monday, friends!

Have you ever been thrown a surprise birthday party?
Are you planning to see Gravity?
Are you a s’mores lover like us?

Written on October 7, 2013 Related:Friends, Recipe, Weekend

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