2012

Source: Tea Time for Sylvie-Lou!

2012 was certainly a year full of adventures. Some planned and enjoyed to the fullest. Others eye-opening and difficult to swallow. Yet all of them were unforgettable learning experiences, allowing me to realize so much about myself and where I want to be in 2013.

Due to a hectic end of the year (weren't you preparing for the end of the world too?!) I have a bunch of festive-recipes to catch up on AND my first adventure in 2013 is not only planned but it's next weekend!

That's right folks, in a few days I'll be heading south to visit my best-friend in Miami. I haven't been down to visit her in too long to count so let's just say I'm beyond excited to get away from the bitter-cold weather of Philadelphia and reunite with my soul-mate for FOUR whole days in the sunshine state.

Keep an eye out for epic frolicking adventures and of course lots of yummy recipes!

So here's to a fabulous 2013 for all of us jokestaaaaas ツ

Source: Tea Time for Sylvie-Lou! 

New Year's Weekend Shenanigans

This weekend was the best end and start of a year: Reuniting with old friends, dancing the night away with Kevin, eating lots of good food, and enjoying lazy days off from work! Goodbye 2011, hello 2012 fun =)

My friend Nolet was visiting from San Diego for the holidays so we all went out to our favorite happy hour spot Finnigans Wake on Friday night. It was so great to hang out with my favorite snuggly bear one last time in 2011.

I'm not really sure what Kevin was trying to do in this photo...

New Year's Eve was fantastic! Kevin and I cooked our last meal of 2011 (Falafel salad) before heading out to THE dance party of the year!

Since Kevin and I are both officially living in Philadelphia we decided it would make the most sense to actually stay in Philly for New Year's Eve this year. We went to R5 Productions/Making Time's New Year's Eve HyperRager! 

We danced the night away to hipster dj mash ups and enjoyed a glitter explosion at midnight! Quite possibly the best New Year's ever =)

2012 is going to be the best year yet!

New Year, New Blog!

Last year was a great year with many amazing adventures and memories [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] [*] but it was also a very tough transitional period of my life. I learned from all the ups and downs of 2011 and I couldn't be happier to take on the new year.

2012 New Year's Resolutions...

• Run, run and run some more! Last year I realized that I truly enjoyed running and completed my first half marathon. I hope to do another half marathon in addition to the broad street run!
• Read more, bored-internet-roaming less. This may seem kind of hypocritical to say since I'm writing a blog but I have found myself bored, checking and rechecking for a notification or new email when I could be doing more productive things with my time, such as reading! 
• Do more "Do It Yourself" Projects. I love creating things and with the help of pinterest I have become obsessed with trying out any and all DIY projects I come across
• Visit a new country...hopefully Spain with Elizabeth! (crossing my fingers!) 
• Work less, hang out with my friends and family more. So many times over the past couple years I have found myself working multiple jobs to pay for bills and my student loans but now that I have found my big girl job (and my restaurant job is closing) I will finally only have one job! This opens my weekends to enjoy the company of the people I love the most =)
• Eat better, eat fresh. I have removed all meat and poultry from my diet for over a year now but every now and then when things get hectic I forget to stick to balanced diet. This year I am going to attempt to cook more, eat fresh-local-organic, and hopefully enjoy more balanced meals. 
• Keep moving forward. I have grown so much in the last year, I hope 2012 brings just as much growth and improvement! 

<3 Kasando

 
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