Sorelle Bakery + Cafe

I'm really lovin' it.  Roswelle's exploratory, interactive, giggly age. Boston in the Spring. Plan free weekends in the city.  It's just good y'all.  

On Saturday, we ventured out and about and into the city for lunch. We avoided the Marathon mayhem in Back Bay and went to a well lit little cafe in the financial distract near the water, Sorelle Cafe + Bakery.   If you are out in the city for the Boston Marathon today and looking for a not so packed place to take a break this is where I would recommend - super close to South Station as well.

Speaking of the Boston Marathon, praying for the runners today in the not so ideal weather conditions - especially Erin G and Jess S! Such an amazing achievement to complete and even more amazing in the harsh wind and rain.  Good luck!

Jenny and Maddie met up with us for lunch.  Below are some personal pictures of cutie-pa-tooties!

Tatte Cafe and Bakery

A few weekends ago I saw a picture on Instagram of a cafe in town - Tatte Bakery and Cafe.  It looked like a mixture of lovely and cool and I decided I would try it out this week - a reason to get out of the house with Roswelle, coffee, and something to blog about...perfect! 

Below are some quick photos I managed to get with a busy, busy
baby on my hands. There is no graceful entrance, casual coffee, and relaxing blogging/reading these days! Thankfully, I was able to meet a girlfriend there (was great catching up with you Erin!) who happily held her while I snapped a few quick shots.  By the end Roswelle had had enough and was screaming (arched back and all) and we quickly left the rest of the sans-baby patrons so that they could have their lunch and coffee in peace.  

All in all it was a successful trip!  I'm hoping to hit this up with my girlfriends for brunch this winter.

{a cool, eclectic light display in the center of the shop}

{ Avocado & Soft Egg Tartine was simple but surprisingly delicious. I could not get enough!} 

What I SHOULD have ordered: the Shakshuka, looked amazing!

{our hipsteriest (new word, folks) outfits I could conjure up}

{Roswelle's new favorite doll, a blabla doll, more on that another time}

Brunch: Craigie on Main

I haven't blogged about food in a while!  We have been so focused on house projects that we haven't really been out to eat anywhere new in the past couple of months.  Well that is changing this month.  I am fully committed to enjoying our last month as DINKs by eating out at amazing restaurants, seeing moves, taking naps, & lots of yoga/exercising to balance everything out.  I reached out to a few of my foodie friends and had them tell me the 'must-go-to' restaurants in the area.  Once I had the list, I set up multiple reservations on opentable throughout the month (see my list at the end).  Craigie on Main in Cambridge was one of them.  It's a great restaurant all around but it is well-known for their Sunday Brunch...specifically their grassfed burger & house-made donuts.  We had both!   

{the infamous house-made donut with confiture du lait}

{grass-fed beef cheek & smoked beef tongue hash}

{grilled cheese & chicken confit sandwich - with house-made celery slaw, pickles & housemade nutmeg ketchup - i think?}

{I also loved the decor - they had gold mirrors throughout the restaurant - I want/need that little heart mirror}

{open style kitchens are the best}

The rest of our list: (cambridge is the place to eat these days)

West Bridge - Cambridge, MA - loved it, so cool.

T.W. Food - Cambridge, MA - going.

Hungry Mother - Cambridge, MA - going Friday!

Craigie on Main - Cambridge, MA - loved.

Bronwyn - Somerville, MA - going next week!

Island Creek Oysters - Boston, MA - reservation made

Hamersley's Bistro - Boston, MA - went, great food, not my fav atmosphere.

There are sooo many more good restaurants in Boston - but the criteria for our list was that we hadn't been there before (or at least one of us).  Let me know if you have any more must tries! 

A Lashway Baby Brunch

{cutest party favors from kristenskandybuffets.com; the theme was bow&arrow}

Last weekend Jenny and I had a dual baby brunch shower. Did y'all know? She and Rob are expecting a baby 7 weeks after Paul and me! :) ...so we decided to throw each other a baby shower. She threw it for me, I threw it for her...and our friend Mel threw in the party favors and donuts! It was actually a ton of fun planning our own shower (esp since the both of us like control)...we made the crafts, planned the seating and selected items for the menu...so we were really happy with the outcome naturally.

We decided to separate our showers between family and girlfriends.  Paul & Rob's mom, Sandy, threw Jenny and I a beautiful shower in February for family.  Jenny and I really wanted to host a brunch with our closest girlfriends in the city - only around 20 of us total.  

Mel ordered the party favors and donuts (from Union Square Donuts) which really added to the festive feel.  Since, Jenny isn't finding out the sex (which is torturing Paul) the colors were a mix bright pink, blue and teal.

{small plastic pacifiers, spray painted gold, to sprinkle on the table}

Only disappointing thing about the room we reserved @ Sonsie on Newbury, was that it was in the wine room of the restaurant...in the basement...which meant no natural lighting.  I tried my best to get good pictures but my wheelhouse for picture taking is of still objects with natural light.  And I can't stand taking pictures with a flash.  oh well....#whattayagonnadooo

{we had seen these place cards on few blogs and they were actually really easy to make}

{festive coffee & donuts corner - there was also a mimosa bar not pictured}

To save the budget, I went to Trader Joe's the Friday night before and threw together the flower arrangements.

{35 weeks & 28 weeks}

{more preggos...38weeks, 35weeks, and 28weeks}

A few of the girls went in together to give the moses basket....I'm obsessed...so much so that I pranced around with it when I got home (that is...after I IMMEDIATELY switched into a t-shirt and sweats...basically all clothing is MIZ when 8 months pregnant)

{sweet books from Tara L}

{and I'll leave you with this...an accidental picture but I like it!} 

Sun In My Belly

Paul and I spent a week in GA for Christmas, flying back to Boston on Christmas night.  I was able to meet up with some of my girlfriends from Auburn for an early breakfast - 8am on a Saturday! It was the Saturday before Christmas and with all of our holiday schedules...it was the only time we could all meet.  I haven't lived in Atlanta for over 3 years now so I'm so glad I have friends that know of cute places for brunch.  They def know what I will like from all the brunch posts I have done on here.  Even though we don't get that much quality time together these days...it's always nice that we catch right back up - and I know this blog helps fill in the gaps just a little bit <3

{Dorsey, Meredith, Me and Amanda}

We went to Sun in My Belly...(which is exactly what I could use as I write this in single digit Boston weather!) it was beautifully decorated which I was able to capture since we were literally the first ones in the restaurant! It's located between Little 5 Points and Decatur in a historic building.

{coffee station while you wait - would love this in my home!}

{hellloooo DIY}

{patio seating for a sunnier day}

{loved the color scheme, the seating, and also the food...}

{to celebrate us actually being able to schedule this...I indulged on a southern biscuit and some coffee}

{have you had a pimento BLT? or PBLT? well I have...and it's def Sun in my Belly}

If you haven't been - it's a great spot!  Would be amazing for a girl's brunch, a dinner party, or even a shower!

Oh and Happy New Year!!  Paul and I rang in the new year with friends - an apartment crawl was organized which was so much fun that I actually stayed out til after 1am.  We spent new year's day sleeping in, making a big breakfast, cleaning out the nursery room, and a binge-fest of Walking Dead.  It really was the best day...which I think is leading into the best year. 

Plow

Many of you know...but we went to San Fran this past weekend! I plan to do an "overall" post on the trip later but I couldn't wait to write about our amazing brunch experience at plow.  It's in the Potrero Hill area (sooo cute) and the only way we found it was because Paul loves asking locals where we should eat - aka avoiding tourist traps (die).  This place was recommended by a cool young couple and I'm soooo happy he asked! 

I grabbed a few pics of the interior from google images - it was so crowded and busy that I didn't want to be that girl walking around taking photos while people are just waking up with their first cup of coffee. 

Now back to my pictures...

{people in San Fran apparently love to wait in line - this was at 7:40am!!}

{almost all of the restaurants had bottle service water - reminded me of St. Barts}

{I allowed myself one cup of amazing coffee - it was my first in months - I'm still reminiscing}

{I was overly excited - and in a great mood for the rest of the day - go figure}

{my favorite take-away from the city was all the fresh food}

{paul ordered the plow}

{we split the BEST pumpkin muffin we have ever had - you can order them while they last}

{almond flour pancakes}

{the plow}

{my fried egg sandwich - didn't realize it was "over easy" until it came so I just ate around it - I had already had plenty of food anyways}

....this place is a MUST if you visit San Fran...