Catching Up!

Hey y'all! Happy Tuesday! 

My bestie was in town this past week, so I here is a little catch up post! Ashley, Nathan, and I were all able to spend a lot of time trying new restaurants, shopping, playing games, and just hanging out!

St. Patrick's Day was a blast! Ashley, Nathan and I were decked out in our green and our St. Patty's Day accessories! Of course, we had to enjoy some Green Beer!

We ended up heading downtown where the atmosphere was filled with live music and fun energy!

Haha, you can hear Nathan at the end wanting to hear more actual Irish music!

After a little shopping and hanging out, we headed over to The Square Room. We had tickets for a premiere table to first eat dinner and then enjoy a show by the band Four Leaf Peat.

 Our dinner was catered by Cafe 4! The service and food by Cafe 4 & The Square Room was exemplary! I highly recommend both Cafe 4 and the Square Room!

Our appetizer was Irish soda bread with smoked salmon

For the main course, there were three options to choose from. Nathan had the corned beaf & cabbage, Ashley had the bangers & mash, and I had the shepherd's pie!

The shepherd's pie was perfection! I think it is definitely on the top five list of my favorite meals ever!

Lastly, we each had dessert! Our desserts each consisted of three chocolate shot glasses filled with Irish cream mousse, Irish green mint mousse, and a double chocolate Mousse.

Shortly after dinner, the band Four Leaf Peat performed! The music was incredible! 

If you enjoy Irish music, check them out! They were amazing! Four Leaf Peat

A celtic dancer joined the band for a few of the songs! She did a remarkable job! 

Nathan, Ashley and I really enjoyed the dinner and the show! I will certainly be looking for other events at the Square Room again! Also, I look forward to going to Cafe 4 for more of their fantastic food!

I introduced Ashley to the French Market during a previous visit, so of course she is addicted to crepes like me! We HAD to stop and grab a crepe, or two!  ;p

On Saturday, we had some friends come over for dinner and games!

Ashley taught me how to make her delicious Chicken Buffalo dip! The dip was definitely a hit, and was devoured quickly. 

Our friend Jamie introduced us to a new drink called Jewelers Hammer. The drink is simple - vodka, white grape juice, and lime juice! Yum!!

On Sunday, the three of us checked out the Art Museum downtown! KMA - the Knoxville Museum of Art.

I love art and the art museum in Knoxville is actually free! How can you not check it out?! There were truly some mesmerizing pieces!

The Cheesecake Factory was also on our list. I LOVE The Cheesecake Factory. Usually when I go for lunch, I never have enough room for the cheesecake. This trip, we had an appetizer and then had our slices of cheesecake! I had the 30th Anniversary chocolate cake cheesecake. 

Oh. My. Gosh. It was scrumptious!

I had to share the adorable picture that Ashley took of Nathan and me!  :)

I had an incredible time hanging out with my bestie for (almost) a week. It was much needed! I'm glad that Nathan was also able to have some time off and enjoy Ashley's visit here to Tennessee!

Now, it is back to reality! Time to get ready for Easter next!!

Question Time!

* What did you do for St. Patrick's Day?

* Do you enjoy visiting Art Museums?

* What is your favorite choice of cheesecake, or dessert?

Spring is Coming!

Happy March 1st everyone!! 

Did you have a good extra day of February yesterday?! I am thrilled that it is finally March! I'm pretty certain that Spring is beginning! Flowers are beginning to rise and bloom!

St. Patrick's Day is coming up and I cannot wait! My bestie will be in town to celebrate with me! I have always enjoyed celebrating St. Patty's Day, but since I found out that my Great, Great Grandfather was born in Belfast, Ireland, it makes the holiday much more meaningful! I can actually say I have Irish blood (even if it's a tiny bit)!

With every holiday comes the holiday decorations! I found this adorable Shamrock Welcome wooden sign (at JoAnn Fabrics) to paint and hang on the door:

The Dollar Tree has some cute St. Patty's Day decorations too! Last year I got some necklaces, tiny hats, headband, scarf, shamrock trinket dish, and a bowtie! This year I ran in and bought some green flowers to put in our vases by the door. I found the most adorable St. Patrick's Day flag from Hallmark!

I am also a fan of the shamrock shake from McDonalds, although, I am not a fan of the amount of calories that are included! I have been doing some pinning, and soon I'll be trying to make a healthier version of the shamrock shake! I'll have that in another post, so keep an eye out! :)

Speaking of green, and healthy, I received a few free samples of Green Superfood by Amazing Grass!

So far, I have tried out the Goji & Acai berry flavor. It definitely was GREEN! I barely tasted the berry flavor though. It wasn't a bad taste at all, but it wasn't what I was expecting. I think it would be better in a smoothie with more fruit to enhance the flavor. The fact that it plant based and packed with alkaline is the whole point. It is meant to bring more nutrients to your body. 

"Our Amazing Grass Green Food Blend includes a proprietary combination of organic, non-GMO wheat grass, barley grass, alfalfa, spirulina, spinach, chlorella, and broccoli." (https://www.amazinggrass.com/store/green-superfood-berry.html).

I know that I don't get nearly enough nutrients throughout the day, so a bottle of this superfood is a good supplement! 

Check out their website for more information: Amazing Grass

I received this product for free/discounted however this in no way influenced my review. I only write honest reviews regardless of whether I purchased a product at full price, at a discount, or received it free.

Question Time:

* Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

* What are you looking forward to the most this Spring?

* Would you try the green superfood supplement by Amazing Grass?