Let’s call it Birthday Sunday… BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT IT IS! (That sentence slowly evolved into an Oprah voice. ย Just so you know.)
โข ย French girls really know how to work their scarves! ย How To Tie a Scarf Like a French Girl.
โข ย Dear Guy Who Just Made My Burrito. ย I CRIED laughing. ย Cried real tears. ย If you’ve ever eaten a burrito you’d understand. ย (Link contains explicit language, like a lot, because burritos are serious business.)
โข ย I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of tiny charcoal grills on amazon. ย What a bizarre rabbit hole to find yourself in. ย It’s summer! ย I have a little courtyard. ย I want to charcoal it up perhaps with this little Lodge Charcoal Grill. ย Then there’s the whole charcoal and briquette rabbit hole. ย I never thought I’d be googling things like:ย Charcoal Briquettesย and Lighter Cubes and Chimney Starters.
โข ย Can we talk about Oprah Chai at Starbucks!? ย It’s DELICIOUS! It’s charitable, and IT’S OPRAH! ย I’m going to put a candle in it today and make it a birthday chai.
โข ย Let’s make a summer version of Homemade Lipgloss! ย I’m thinking orange and bright pink tones. ย Like sherbet!
โข ย I’m taking my first Barre3 class in New Orleans next week. ย Let’s keep our fingers crossed I don’t look like an idiot… but I will and that’s ok.
โข ย Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown is my favorite show on television. ย His bookย Medium Raw is all up in my queue because my friend Tracy just bought the audio book and I have to do most things that she does.
โข ย I’m waaay into the new Black Keys album Turn Blue. ย Summertime tunes.
โข ย This is Dali. ย This is Warhol. ย This is Pollock. ย The life and work of famous artists in illustration. ย It’s so good!
(Above dress by Girls From Savory because I think someone might ask, and also becauseย their dressesย are cuteย and comfortable and super flattering. ย No, I don’t think I’m a fashion blogger. Just sayin’.)
I’m going to go eat all the beignets now! ย Have a happy holiday Sunday!
I love you. ย (Insert: lip emoji)
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Happy day after your birthday, Joy and congratulations on being named a best baking blogger by Better Homes and Gardens Magazine (June issue).
have a wonderful birthday!
Omg how i cried with the burrito. That was my in-my-head passive aggressive banter every morning waiting for my breakfast burrito.
totally over the top, right!?
I LOVE Anthony Bourdain. And he follows me on twitter. That’s my biggest claim to fame! Came here to look at recipes and got a tad but distracted. Happy birthday!
i love that he follows you! and distraction is my middle name… thanks for the birthday wishes!
Happy birthday, lovely! Hope you enjoyed your day!
I do barre3 in Oklahoma City! I know you’ll love it!
You should get an Oprah chai iced no ice… then go home and bake cupcakes with it. Just trust me on this one.
ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
First of all, that burrito write-up is literally everything. My favorite line is: “Humans also donโt eat burritos like *#$!ing corn on the cob. Like a *#$!ing typewriter from one end to the other a little at a time and then DING next line.” So. Spot. On.
Secondly, the Oprah chai is my new favorite. Seriously, what can Oprah not do?? My parents literally just got a place near hers in Montecito and I am contemplating buzzing her gate with a baked good and her chai as a peace offering. If she doesn’t answer, I’ll just sit outside her gate and enjoy it all by myself. Either way, I’ll have the chai.
Happy Birthday, Joy! Hope you have an amazing birthday month (because that’s how it’s gotta be!)
Happy Birthday! Loved the burrito post :)!
May kids are the best!! Happy Birthday!
OMG that burrito article is my favorite thing ever. I remember reading aloud to my husband in the car and I thought I was going to die from laughing so hard.
Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential is one of my favorite books, his writing style is so honest and his past is so crazy! I have so much respect for people working in restaurants after reading that book, I could never survive it. Medium Raw is on my list!
Happy Birthday!!!
Plus I have a question for you. Where was that picture taken? It reminds me of home (Puerto Rico)!
…Happy Belated Birthday dear girl! *<:o)
…Hope your day was FILLED with love, laughter, friends, family and plenty o' CAKE!
…Now off to see this burrito thingy you spoke about. ;o)
…Peace & blessings. :o)
…Oh, and need I add, you’re adorable! Love that dress! :o)
Happy Birthday Beignets sound like the bomb! Hope you had a great birthday!
We share a birthday! Happy belated! That dress is adorable on you! :)
Happy (belated) birthday!! Ughhhhh, Parts Unknown is so incredible. I love how he ties in so much of the culture and historical background of each place, too.
I’m really sad to see links to Amazon here, they are a horrible company that abuse migrant workers and destroys local economies.
Happy belated birthday Joy! I trust you ate some incredibly amazing cake?! What was your birthday cake flavor combination?
Happy belated birthday joy! i hope it was the best day ever!!!
Happy Belated Birthday Joy! Hope you had a great celebration. The burrito link was hilarious!!!!!