Treats Love

Sometimes I like to bring treats to work whether it's for a holiday or special occasion or just for fun.  Today for Easter I brought in Sugar Cookie Bars.  I whipped them up last night and they were super easy and delicious.  In fact, the entire tray was gone by the time I got back from my strength class at 1:00!  I was glad I picked a quick, easy recipe since last night after work I went and saw The Croods with my friend's son and went running later in the evening.  Luckily the recipe hardly took any time at all.  I don't think I mentioned this yet but the Stroganoff I made on Tuesday turned out sooo good.  And it really tasted good with spaghetti squash instead of noodles.  If I made it again the only change I would make would be to use less bacon to make it a little healthier.  

Delicious!

Equality Love

This blog is all about the things and people I love most.  I am fortunate to know and love many gay individuals (gay Americans if you prefer the Jim McGreevey parlance).  I believe that equal rights for homosexuals is the most important civil rights issue of our time and I hope that our current Supreme Court comes down on the right side of history (not the conservative right side, the correct side).  Everyone deserves the right to marry the person they love.  

Love my gays! 

 

Pilates Love + Healthy Substitutions

Yesterday I took my first pilates class in a long time and it was so fun!  As much as I love my workout schedule and the classes I take it was a good reminder that it's fun to mix it up occasionally.  After pilates I came home for a quick dinner before going to Cher's for DWTS.  My dear mother had made Smothered Pork Chops and Roasted Turnips for dinner.  They were delicious, especially the chops.  

My mom said, "aren't you going to take a picture of this for you blog?" so I did!

Train Love

Happy Monday friends!  Was your weekend an ideal balance of fun, relaxing and productive?  Mine was pretty close.  Friday I went running with Cher.  She made a new route for us and it made a huge difference.  We've been running the same route for several months and I think we didn't realize but it was getting kind of boring.  Afterwards we got fro yo and of course it was amazing. 

Sleep Love

Last night I had the pleasure of attending my friend's sweet son's fourth grade concert and it was so much fun!  I am so lucky to have Rachel and her family in my life and cannot wait for them to welcome their new little angel in a few weeks.  And wow, Dickinson Elementary puts on a good show! 

Thank You Love

SPOILER ALERT IF YOUR INITIALS ARE SECD.  I've recently posted here and here about the new shoes my darling Sam surprised me with.  Growing up, the rule in my house was, any gift you receive from someone who is not there in person needs to be acknowledged with a thank you note.  This means that people who come to my birthday party and bring gifts don't require an additional thank you in the mail since I can thank them in person (although it's always nice to do so) but any gift that arrives in the mail needs to be acknowledged with a TY note. 

Daily Outift Love

Happy first day of Spring.  It doesn't feel like it here but in honor of the occasion I wore a sundress:

Navy and pink striped sundress from Target

Shoe Love

Like most girls in the world, I like shoes.  I kind of don't like to talk about it because it's such a cliche to be a girl and like shoes but I guess it's one of those things that's a cliche because it's true.  As I've mentioned before, I really like Tory Burch Reva flats.  I have them in brown and navy and they seem to go with everything.  Except socks.  I would NEVER wear them with socks. 

Errand Love

How was your weekend?  Mine was lovely.  I took Friday off work and spent the entire day running errands.  It was glorious.  I made it to every single place I wanted to go and found everything I needed.  Here is my list in order: 

Fitness Love

Close readers of Sarah Loves Hearts may notice that I frequently mention the various fitness activities I engage in.  Throughout my life I have been very inconsistent in that regard.  In high school I went to the Y every single day (it was THE workout spot for my high school) and stuck to an unbending regime of elliptical, weights, and abs. 

Fabric Love

Yesterday while searching for fabric to make my friend Dan a pocket square for the Derby I came across the coolest vintage fabric on Etsy:

New fabric!

Food Love

Happy Tuesday friends!  What did you think of the most shocking Bachelor finale ever?  SPOILER ALERT  I did think it was legitimately shocking.  I was entirely convinced he was going to pick Lindsey.  I'm happy he didn't but very surprised.  We had an excellent Snack Club if I do say so myself. 

Bridal Love + Fun in Chicago

What a fantastic weekend.  As I have mentioned before I went to law school in Chicago and lived there after for about a year and a half.  Many of my close friends still live in the city so I usually visit about once a month.  My visit last weekend was for two very special reasons: 1) wedding dress shopping for my dear friend Lisa, and 2) seeing the Book of Mormon with my friends Alexa and Jamie.  Let's start at the very beginning (a very good place to start per Fraulein Maria). 

Friday Love

TGIF!  I am so ready for the weekend.  I made a change to Sarah Loves Hearts that I think will greatly improve the functionality for those interested in trying some of the recipes I mention.  I have listed and linked to all recipes in the Cooking tab on the homepage.  I hope this proves useful.  Are there other changes you would like to see?  I just enjoyed a lovely unexpected visit from two of my favorite students (thanks for the drop in Bojan and John).  It was a nice way to while away some time on a Friday afternoon.  This weekend I will be visiting Chicago for a variety of fun activities: wedding dress shopping with my engaged friend Lis, seeing my other Chicago friends Linds, Morgs, hopefully Brooke and maybe my dear cousin, Martha Stewart's Wedding Party (eeee I am sooo excited I love Martha Stewart!!!), and last but not least, Book of Mormon Sunday!  As I mention here, I've wanted to see it for ages and I am so excited.  The only bad thing about going away is missing this guy:

What are you up to this weekend?  Whatever it is I hope it's fun!  If you are participating in any handicapping tournaments good luck! 

Gift Love

I absolutely love surprises, both surprising others and being on the receiving end.  I don't mean like someone jumping out from behind a closed door but fun, nice surprises, unexpected gifts and the like.  I have been a little down lately.  I don't know if it's the endless winter, the lack of my usual Dominican vacation this time of year or what but I have just been out of sorts. 

Cape Love

I have wanted a cape for awhile but I could not find one that suited me.  Then around Thanksgiving I was purchasing fabric for some holiday sewing projects and I spotted the most lovely plaid wool.  It was a little expensive compared to what I usually spend on fabric but it was so pretty I had to have it.  I looked at the fabric store for a suitable cape pattern but really could not find anything I liked.  They were all too fussy or old ladyish and I wanted something very simple and classic with slits in the front to stick my hands through. 

Kitchen Love

As I've mentioned before multiple times, I love cooking and organization, so naturally, kitchen organization is one of my favorites.  Last year I went through my entire house and organized everything.  I noticed that things were starting to slide a bit so I drafted a schedule for every month that would ensure the house stayed in tip top shape.  February focused on the kitchen, pantry and hall closet. 

Outdoors Love

I am not exactly "outdoorsy" whatever that means but I actually really enjoy being outside.  That might be a strange sentiment coming in the midst of a seemingly endless winter but I've noticed that when I spend time out of doors, even in winter, it tends to brighten my mood.  Two weeks ago when I went to the outdoor hockey game I noticed how nice it was to be outside for the entire day.  It had been way too long.  This weekend I went running outdoors twice and went cross country skiing two times with my mother.  

mom skiing

Project Love + Odds and Ends

Happy Friday friends!  I hope everyone is having a lovely day!  As I mentioned here, last weekend we celebrated Jeremy's birthday.  After dinner, we were enjoying a cocktail at the very charming Bayside Tavern in Fish Creek.  I noticed that the cocktail napkins had a lovely illustration of a sailboat.