i’m backkkk

14. November 2011 · 1 comment · Categories: Life Updates & Recaps, Raleigh, North Carolina · Tags: dogs, events, fall, friends, maddie, peppy, pets, pilates, recipes, tennis, the raleigh forum, winter

Peppy, enthusiastic, inspired Cristina is back! I had one of those weeks, but now I am just itching to get back to blogging. I have a growing list of blog entries I need to post, which includes several recipes.

During my hiatus, I asked my sister to write a guest post so you all wouldn’t feel too neglected, so she’ll still be doing that. We just came up with the perfect topic- the post is tentatively called “How I Decided To Love Winter.” It is her guide to changing her negative perspective on winter by participating in festive holiday activities!

In the meantime, here is my weekend recap:

Both Friday and Saturday were spent at the animal hospital with ~~Fatty~~ Bratty Maddie, who got into the trash and ate chocolate. What a troublemaker
Sushi at Mirage with my LivingSocial deal- I liked my rolls, but my sister wasn’t crazy about hers
Lunch at Jibarra- sat on the patio and had delicious steak tacos
Beer tasting at Tasty Beverage Co- realized I was correct in thinking pale ales are my favorite. We had so much fun and met some great people here. We said we almost felt like tourists exploring the city
Dinner at Five Star- crispy sesame beef!
Finished a great book

Despite the chaos of spending two nights at the animal hospital (we were there until 3am on Saturday), it was a great weekend- relaxing, beautiful weather, and fun new places!

This week will be a busy one, as usual!

Wednesday night casual networking event with Triangle Entrepreneurship Week
Babylon with the blog girls!
Getting back into tennis + Pilates
Friday night food & drinks with FreshBooks at the Forum
Visit from my DC besties on Friday!! They haven’t seen Maddie or my finished apartment yet!

P.S. Thank you to Sara (not my sister this time!) for her super sweet comment about our bloggers group!

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This Day Last Year: My post was entitled “Doin’ Alright,” which funny enough, is still in the #1 spot on my current playlist. It’s so crazy for me to think back to where I was in terms of job searching last fall and where I am now. Suffice it to say, I never would have thought last November that I would be the co-owner of a coworking space in downtown Raleigh now!