hello, spring!

happy april, everyone!

the month of march was pretty great - it was full of lots of celebrations (bridal showers, weddings), a lot of cheerleading during midterms week, stress-free/chillax time with my husband during his spring break (well, sorta - he worked/had clinicals almost everyday hehe) and balancing good eats with lots of smoothie-making/juicing. 

this month will forever be marked by a love for superfoods (chia seeds/flaxseeds/coconut oil, our current faves), buying our nutribullet (best investment ever), cooking with our cast iron skillet for the first time, late night food runs with eugene and trying to balance life and to live it faithfully. i struggled a lot with trying to learn how balance my different day-to-day responsibilities without losing sight of my purpose and ultimately Who I am serving. it's a work in progress - but more on that later.

this is what this past month looked like:

sushi samarai is our fave - i'm a regular on yelp now, woot woot // baby haddon is so cuddly // trader joes is my favorite - wish we lived closer // pumping eugene up before his elections - he won, hooray // my mom is my bff4eva // brazilian bbq with a few sweet sisters before lyssie leaves for dc (miss you!!)

lots of coffee drinking - portola's mocha is yum // egg + milk in a bowl is so beautiful to me - breakfast burritos in the making // learning a few new songs - i'm still really newb // meal planning is key to eating healthy and not eating out IMO (!!) // recharging and powering up after a few days of feeling super under the weather - nothing an iced espresso cant fix // celebrating the end of finals with kat 

the best investment we ever made - our nutribullet is our fave // wise words at our favorite chinese-korean restaurant // celebrating spring break with eugene over ayce sushi, yum // kbbq at home + game night with the oquindo's - such a fun couple // my first dutch baby - which actually ended up being sort of a fail // green bliss cafe lunch date with gloria - so sweet!

recharge breakfast at work - oatmeal with brown sugar, cinammon and granola, so good // a much needed coffee break in the middle of a tough work day - learning to praise God in every situation // learning the hard way that frying eggs should not be done on a cast iron skillet // gorgeous handrolls // a sweet dinner double date with one of our favorite couples ever - we'll miss you matt // my first cast-iron skillet ribeye steak, yay!

there are a lot of fun things in store in april, but hoping to make the most of it by keeping up with my goals! goals are everything in my book - basically, i can't function without them! 

eugene and I are trying to be more intentional about living a healthier lifestyle, so we are going to (try to) eat 30 salads this month. we're going to try to keep ourselves accountable by taking photos of our salads every day. (#30daysofsalad) 

here was day 1:

cheers to a healthy and happy month! 

let's strive to live faithfully :)

xoxo