WE GOT MARRIED!

Raf and I had a little outdoor wedding one week ago today, in a very special place for us: Ithaca, NY.  It was simple and sweet and we were surrounded by people we love and the food was so, so good!  Also, we have one more big move on the horizon (hopefully the last one for a while).  Back to the west for us, yay!

COOL SIGNS AND VEGETARIAN FOOD IN AUSTIN, TX!

We recently spent time in Austin.  Thankfully, it was during the 1st (of 4-in-3-weeks) blizzard in Boston.  I felt so pleased as I was walking around in 75 degree weather (in a t-shirt), every once in a while checking back to see how cold and snowy it was back in Boston.  :-)  This winter has been rough on the east coast and a week of sunshine, bright/happy signs and fresh (and pretty) food was just what I needed!  I was in Austin (for like 36 hours) over 10 years ago.  I remember loving it then and hoping to make it back someday.  This time we were there for a bit over a week.  I did a ton of walking around the different neighborhoods, along the water, and a bit downtown.  It is a special, special city!

People were lined up to take a picture in front of this mural!

There were awesome sign everywhere, even on an old auto mechanic shop.

Raf had to hold the camera over a fence for us to see what was back here and it was worth it!

Uhhh...

Another popular spot where people took selfies!

And another...

I stayed at this hotel last time I was in Austin.  Very cool themed rooms and a kidney bean shaped pool.

Food.  Raf's aunt laughed at me because all of my posts on Facebook and Instagram were of food.  She asked if that is all we did was eat?  Pretty much!  I really, REALLY love tacos and Mexican food in general, so I was in heaven.  Also, the food trucks (and they are everywhere, every day) are awesome!

Our first morning there.  We walked a lot and were HUNGRY.  This breakfast was delicious!

Torchy's Tacos!  The best! There was a breaded and fried portobello in there!

We went to a vegan restaurant for dinner called Counter Culture with an old friend (I haven't seen her since middle school!)  The food was really good.  This was a seitan Philly cheese steak with Pac Man kale salad.

Also at Counter Culture.  This photo doesn't do it's deliciousness justice.  This was a walnut, beet, and mushroom burger.  Might have been the best veggie burger I've ever had...

Last but most definitely not least: Casa de Luz.  This place was my favorite (I may have eaten there 3 times that week).  Simple, organic, vegan, balanced, light, perfect, healthy food with a ton of flavor -- and macrobiotic!  It is a not-for-profit and the place is magical.  You should go there!  It is affordable and so delicious!  They have a set menu (that rotates daily) and it is mostly self serve, and bottomless tea is included (along with a soup and salad) with your entree, and it is so tranquil there (at night in particular, a path lit with twinkle lights and lined with lush plants guides you to it).  Eating there reminded me of how much I love simple, whole, vibrant food.  <3

EARLY AND LATE FALL IN CAMBRIDGE, MA.

*** Oh my!  I forgot that I wrote this post, probably some time in November?  Anyway, the pictures are just too lovely to not share...Right now it is a freezing cold tundra here and we've been getting snow storm after snow storm (3 big ones in 2 weeks!).  I've almost given up with shoveling out our car!  I have been a bit of a hermit in our apartment on the coldest days (reading, writing, cooking, organizing, painting), but Raf and I still venture out, bundled up, for our night time walks. Winter can really be beautiful too -- especially at night -- when the sky is clear, it is peaceful and quiet, and there is fresh, glittery snow.
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Another move and another city.  We've been in Cambridge, MA (where we will be for one year) for about three months, and New England this time of year is beautiful!  It has already started to get pretty cold, but fortunately, we've had a lot of sunny days and some amazing sunsets.  It has also been nice to be closer to some friends and family -- we've had visitors and done some visiting since we've been here, and that has been great.  Most of these photos are on the Harvard campus or out-and-about in Cambridge.