Happy Friday everyone! Who’s excited for the weekend? I’m looking forward to some summertime fun with friends and can’t wait to get this party started! Here’s what I’m loving this week:
1. This Righteous Raspberry tea is becoming a bedtime staple for me. Its got a great floral taste and is very relaxing to sip on as I finish up work for the night. I’m drinking some right now as I write this post!
2. Punkin told me I need to get this cat postcard set. I don’t disagree with him. 😉
3. Those of you who like to cook know that quality ingredients + proper seasoning makes the meal. Ground 2 Table recently reached out to me and asked if they could send me their seasonings to try. When I learned more about their products, I was 100% on board. Their entire line of seasonings is organic, GMO-free, and has no salt or sugar. A lot of seasonings tend to over-rely on salt (because it’s a cheap way to add flavor), so I was super excited to find a line of seasonings that doesn’t use salt at all. I’m a little bit of a salt-phobe. 😉 The other cool thing is that the seasonings are sold in small quantities so you can buy small and use it all. It’s such a great concept. We’ve been trying out the seasonings in our veggie burgers at dinnertime this week and love them!
4. Last night I attended a YAP Art Class at the Joslyn Art Museum and got to paint a hot air balloon! These events are put on for young art patrons and are always so much fun. The class was led by Peter Cales who makes beautiful creations including these hot air balloons! It was such a fun night learning about a local artist, eating pizza, drinking wine, and painting. Here’s hoping our balloons look pretty once they’re fired so Josh and I can hang these bad boys in our apartment. It’s so funny because I saw some of Peter’s balloon work in a store in Omaha and loved it so much I took a picture and shared it on my blog. I can’t believe we now will have balloons of our own!
5. Speaking of exciting news, earlier this week I was invited to attend Stonyfield‘s Tour de Farm trip! It’s going to be three days of Stonyfield Ambassadors visiting New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine while meeting with farmers, getting to see how Stonyfield is made first-hand, and eating lots of good food. The trip is in August and I can’t wait! It’s super exciting when opportunities come around like this from companies you really, truly love. I’m looking forward to sharing the entire experience with you guys! I can’t believe I’m going to get to milk a cow!
Questions of the Day: What are you loving this Friday? Have you ever milked a cow? Do you find hot air balloons fascinating like I do? It’s a dream of mine to ride in one!
That opportunity with Stoneyfield sounds great Erin! I am so excited to see what it’s like. I always liked their brand while I was living in America. Congrats on the opportunity.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks so much Andrea! I am so freaking excited! It’s going to be a great time!!
There are seasonings without salt!? That’s the best thing I’ve heard! I, also, hate using salt in anything and always try to stay away from it so those would be perfect for me!
These seasonings are so great! I love that they don’t have salt in them!
I love the hot air balloon that you painted! I also like to do arts and crafts so that is right up my alley. I hope you have a great weekend!
Thank you so much Gretchen! I can’t wait to see how the hot air balloon turns out!
I need those cat notecards in my life!
Omg aren’t they amazing? They are a need!! haha
I love that those spices come in such small packages. Some of my spices are so old!
Funny, I was having the “milking a cow” conversation last night. I think it related to a question on Jeopardy :-). I have never milked a cow, but I have milked many goats, back when I was a teenager and my parents raised them.
How fun you raised goats! I can’t wait to milk a cow!!
Raspberry tea? Combines two of my favorite treats!
Oh Alyssa it’s so great!! I love sipping it at night to relax!
That raspberry tea sounds amazing. Oh and love the pic of the cows. Reminds me of when I grew up on a farm with Holstein cows.
I love Holsteins! I grew up surrounded by them in Central PA!
UCONN is a huge agriculture school so I actually did milk a cow my freshman year of college 🙂 Very . Very. ODD.
Woah small world! Josh went to undergrad at UCONN! He loved it!
I love this post! Thanks for sharing!
Melanie @ meandmr.com
I’m glad you enjoyed Melanie! Thanks for stopping by!
The balloon painting is so cool! I love hot air balloons. I also love the idea of those Ground to Table seasonings. Need to try them out!
They are great seasonings! Perfectly portioned and without any weird ingredients!
That tea looks delicious!
It’s great! And so nice to relax with at the end of a long day!
I’m in love with the fact that the weekend is here!!! Haha. I get to spend more time with my baby girl. I have never milked a cow, although I have lived on a farm. Also, I loce hot air balloons!
Enjoy time with your baby girl Brittany!! I’m so excited to milk a cow! I literally can’t wait!
I’ve never milked a cow before, but I did taste milk straight from the cow and it tasted absolutely horrible! Haha 😛 The painting class looks so much fun though! Have a great weekend Erin! 😀
I can’t wait to milk a cow!! I’m not going to try the milk straight though. haha I’m not brave enough for that!
I love the idea of pre-packaged seasoning for those spices that you don’t use very much, but somehow still need one of for a particular recipe. I use salt, pepper, onion powder, and cumin all the time, but the rest of them just sit there and expire. Small packets are so smart!
So smart! And I love that the seasonings don’t have any weird ingredients in them. Double win!
I’ve always wanted to live in a farm & produce my own food. I hope you have a great time at Stonyfield! :]
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Thank you Carmen! I can’t wait! I’m so excited!
Such a fun post! I’m excited for this weekend, too. 🙂
Erica
http://www.eggcanvas.me
I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend Erica! Weekends in summertime are extra special!
Thanks for sharing your photos and adventures with us!!
Ursula aka Blueridge Beauty
Thanks for stopping by Ursula! I’m glad you enjoyed!
I love hot air balloons too. My friend and her husband hired one for the morning after their wedding. We all went to our childhood playground and watched them lift off. It was magical!
Oh how romantic!! I love that idea! That must have been magical to see!
So many cute picks. The raspberry tea looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.
The tea is amazing! I’m glad you enjoyed the post Adrienne!
CAT POSTCARDS. Hahaha, these are amazing!
xo, Kait.
http://www.teacupsandthings.com
Aren’t they?! It was love at first sight! haha
Haha I have not milked a cow!!! Will you get to on your trip?! You better snapchat that 😉 Happy Friday, my friend!
Yes! I get to milk a cow!! SO excited! I will definitely be snap chatting the whole time! haha
Small packets of seasoning are a genius invention!! I don’t know how many times I have had to throw out large seasoning containers because they no longer have much flavor. And yes, I too have always wanted to ride in a hot air balloon. I will make it happen one day!
Yes, small packets of seasoning is truly ingenious! I’m sure we’ll both get to ride in a hot air balloon one day Kim!
I have to try that tea! It sounds really amazing.
Oh the tea is so great! I hope you love it Amie!
The Stoneyfield gig sounds like a great opportunity! Congrats:)
Thank you! I’m so excited!!
I would love to visit a proper farm, but we don’t have any. Just extremely small plots of land that are badly managed. It’s really good that you have people who respect the farmer and his land in your country.
I agree! What country are you from Agatha?
I’m a big tea fan and the raspberry tea looks amazing 🙂
Omg the tea is delicious! So relaxing for sipping at night.