it's in your eyes.

Today was a good day, minus the air conditioner breaking in my classroom, causing my cramped quarters to rise to a ridiculously high temperature by the time lunch rolled around. On to the positive… :)

Before we headed out for a beautiful evening at Broadway at the Beach, I made these delicious mahi tacos for dinner and served them with sweet potato fries. Clicking on the image will bring you to the recipe, which I scored from healthyfoodforliving.com. Chris isn’t a fan of guacamole or crema, so I decided to skip those being it was just the two of us tonight, but I did use the recipe for the fish rub.

One word of caution: I prepared the fish by the book, and it was so spicy that chugged a glass of almond milk while eating it! If you’re not a daredevil when it comes to heat, I would suggest toning it down on the chile powder! I personally preferred the crispy tacos, but Chris was a bigger fan of the fish on a soft tortilla.

I am so pumped that I have finally found a one-piece bathing suit that fits my long torso! I found a few suits that I really liked at Urban Outfitters, but when I tried them on, the chest area literally hit about an inch about my navel. The ones at Target were long enough but sagged in the chest and butt. No one wants that. 

J. Crew provided me with the perfect wedding gown, and it looks like they have done it again and ended my search for the perfect one-piece in their line of bathing suits created for tall women. :)

My Ruched Femme Tank just arrived in the mail and fits like a glove; if I wasn’t doped up on meds after having my wisdom teeth ripped out, I would be on the beach right now!

It’s no wonder I always wanted to be a Kennedy or a Clinton when I was younger. 

John and Jackie’s Wedding.

Doesn’t my classroom look sad and empty? :(

I either had to cover all my posters so my room could be used for EOC testing this week or take them all down, so it seemed like the appropriate time to just pack them up, being that the room will only be my “home away from home” until next Friday.

It just isn’t my classroom anymore without my eclectic mix of literary posters. I had a hard time pulling down Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo, but I can put him back up in just a few months. ;) Hopefully the kids in Fort Mill will appreciate him!

Myrtle Beach… always classy.

I’m not one to normally have a huge sweet tooth, but with the stress of moving and rapidly approaching the end of the school year, my sweet husband decided to help me indulge tonight by taking me to Coccadotts Cake Shop in Myrtle Beach for a cupcake date! I’ve never seen the show, but apparently Coccadotts is famous for having appeared on the series Cupcake Wars last year. 

The two cakes on the left side of the package belong to Chris; he decided on the “Peanut Butter Fluff & Jelly,” which is a vanilla cake filled with peanut butter fluff and strawberry jelly, and the “Gnome,” which is a chocolate cupcake with buttercream icing and a dollop of peanut butter cream on top. This one actually even has a full Oreo cookie in the bottom of the cupcake liner! He said it was a tough decision, but his favorite of the two was the chocolatey creation. 

I went a more traditional route with a carrot cupcake, which I’m saving for tomorrow, and a pistachio cupcake, which led me to reminisce about slurping down my mom’s pistachio pudding after dinner as a kid. The cake was delicious, but the frosting was a bit too much for my personal taste; Chris completely disagreed with me and said the frosting was perfect.

We’ll definitely be returning soon so we can test the other delectable-looking desserts in Coccadotts’ cupcake case!