from our family to yours! this year i feel extra thankful, for our little munchkin ♡, and for our life in paradise, sometimes it’s good to stop and just think about how lucky we are.
although we don’t celebrate thanksgiving in portugal, i’m hoping we can make it a tradition in our new little family to celebrate every year. we’re lucky to have my mum here for a couple of weeks to visit, so she’s making a pumpkin pie, and we’re getting together with friends for a potluck friends-giving meal.
hope this day is filled with things that make you happy xxx
usually by the time james gets home, after bathing and feeding julia, i’m so tired, i have little to no energy to prepare a sophisticated dinner. sometimes i will try something new, and if its tasty and quick, will add it to our list of go to basic meals to make at home. i keep this list on our fridge door, and will have a look in the morning to make sure we have ingredients at home for that night. here are our go to meals, that we’ve made a million times at home – would love to hear what are yours! 
this blog has had its ups and downs, to say the least, but if there is one social media channel i’ve never given up on, is my instagram account – it’s easy, fast, feedback is immediate and it challenges me for more and better inspiration. need-less to say, instagram is here to stay.
my friend annie is an awesome baker, the first time i met her she was making a gorgeous barbie cake for a 3 year old, but the best part was the cake tasted like heaven.
i can hardly believe i’ve been blogging since 2011, with a few bumps on the way, it’s definitely been an interesting journey. i started posting with the purpose of sharing a little bit of my island life with friends and family back home. i realized i liked this blogging thing, so i went to ny for a blog workshop, 
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