breakfast in the usa.

this evening, i'm packing for a little weekend trip to the states. my mom, brothers, sister-in-law, nephews, niece, mike and i are all heading down south to visit my grandparents in iowa. trips to iowa are often a bit dull, but i'm so excited to go with my whole big family!

truthfully, i'm probably most excited for the road trip down. life is so darn busy that 8 hours in a car with mike sounds like an absolute dream!

buying food for the road trip down made me think about when mike & i were in minneapolis last month. which made me think of all the delicious meals we ate. which made me think of yum! kitchen & bakery. the restaurant is so fresh and clean! the food is scrumptious! the desserts look incredible! i can't wait to go back!

barbette.

another friendly guest post from 'the boyfriend' :

on our last day out on the (up)town we took our nearly matching blue v-necks for a stroll.

around mid-day our stomachs informed us that it was time to find food and our camera informed us that this food had better be found in a cute spot.

after walking a few blocks with nothing seeming to jump out at us, we came across this gem.

Barbette - a cozy, quaint little french bistro with a lovely street side patio. perfection.

- needless to say, both of our stomachs and our camera were happily satisfied -

ps. judging from my last post + my subsequent two week disappearance, you may be inclined to believe that i'm living in a hut on the beach. tempting! ...except for the current chilly autumn temperatures.
i'm back now, i promise.