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here are a few fun snapshots from my week.
1. barcart flowers
2. barista parlor's colorful signage
3. the best cilantro margaritas at saint anejo
4. winning $4 on powerball..oh well
5. the new five daughters bakery and cronuts
how is your week going?
madeline
i love to travel - the further away the better. however in a pinch, it is also surprisingly fun to be a tourist in your own city. my husband and i rarely explore our own city, because we get bogged down in the day to day or we go to our favorites places instead of trying new places. this may was joshua's 30th birthday - i can hardly believe it! back in june, i decided to surprise him with a staycation here in nashville. we have such a fun city - come visit (i highly recommend the nashville scooter tours)!
{cork and cow - franklin}
{strolling through east nashville}
{dinner at the pharmacy}
{cream soda phosphates}
{german beer in the beer garden}
{jenis nashville, of course}
{enjoying the omni hotel}
{new omni hotel lobby}
{drinks at the fire}
{omni rooftop pool overlooking skyline}
{omni top floor views}
{kitchen notes brunch}
{nashville scooter tours - scooters named for country music legends}
{las paletas popsicles - 12th south}
{ended with nashville sounds game with our friends}
happy 30th to my favorite person!
xoxo madeline
today is my 28th birthday! i will have to wait for the birthday festivities till this weekend, as i have another exam in three days, but i am excited for a birthday drink, gone girl with my best friend, celebrating with family, and of course planning for hawaii! i have always loved having a birthday in october as this month is full of all the best fall activities - pumpkin patches, leaves changing, crisp cool weather, and halloween parties.
what are you up to this weekend? here's to hoping 28 is going to be WAAAAY better than 27 was :) this year has been a hot mess.
to celebrate cinco de mayo, we made grapefruit basil paloma cocktails last night. they were so delicious that i wanted to share the recipe here with you! it's a variation on the original paloma, "the dove." it is a citrusy, fresh take on a gimlet or margarita and the tequila base makes it perfect for this holiday. i substituted the typical club soda for st. germaine liqueur to give the cocktail a floral tone and added my favorite summer herb, basil.
grapefruit basil paloma
1 part grapefuit juice
1 part blanco tequila
1 part st. germaine liqueur
squeeze of lime
muddled basil leaves
throw all off this in a shaker with ice, muddle basil and lime, and shake.
pour, garnish with basil, and enjoy!
this drink is equally as great with gin or vodka, so the liquor is interchangeable. let me know if you try this one.
enjoy and happy cinco de mayo!
xoxo
madeline
{ground level entry into hudson hotel}
a little green for your st. patrick's day - while we were visiting nyc, we stopped into the hudson hotel for a drink. during college, i studied this boutique hotel and have always wanted to visit. it was designed by philippe stark, the product designer behind some iconic kartell furniture, namely the ghost chair. i highly recommend staying there if you can afford it...or like us, stopping by to explore the interior. there are two bars inside the hotel, a library bar, and an outdoor lounge. these first five shots are my own, but they don't do the space justice - so i have linked to a few more from pinterest below. it is such a magical place and was the perfect retreat from the blizzard that day. we drank cocktails, ate truffle popcorn, and warmed up by the fire in hudson common.
{street facade of hudson hotel in midtown}
{glass box at top of entry escalators}
{the front desk and lobby, covered in vines}
{outdoor bar and lounge}
{modern white bathroom, love the backlit mirrors and wall panel texture}
