Tuesday Tune-Up

Sizzlers, 

It's time again. For Tuesday Tune-Up and for TEAM USA! The World Cup has given me heart palpitations, heartache, excitement and the great desire to run very fast for 90 minutes and pretend to be a world class athlete. Right?

In the midst of my unpacking frenzy and general life nuttiness, I thought I'd take a few to tell you about 2 things. 

1. Treats.

2. Good tunes.

Great combo. Treats and tunes are two of my favorite things. 

1. The "treat". 

Summer must.

For those of you who know me personally, you know I have a little obsession...With leopard/jaguar print. The phrase " as far as I'm concerned, leopard is a neutral" has crossed my lips (though originally it was coined by Jenna Lyons, who is amazing). So you can imagine my excitement when I was sitting at The Swell Cafe in Mission Beach with MainSqueeze, flipping through a local magazine when I saw the absolute gem pictured above by Maslin & Co. This company does animal print, and they do it WELL. Tasteful, classy, with the perfect touch of funk. Find these gems here.  

2.) The tunes. 

I don't know about you, but seeing all the pics from #FPSF, Glastonbury, Coachella, etc. I've been jonesing for some live music out in the sunshine. 

My last night in Hawaii. Amazing sunset (and the company wasn't too shabby either...!!!)

I can't tell you how happy it makes me to sit outside in the sunshine and listen to live music. One of my favorite live performances was in Austin, 2010ish(?) and Band of Horses played an incredible set as the sun started to sink off into the horizon. Unreal. I'll never forget it. I know you've all had an incredible concert experience, no? 

So, my friends. I leave you with a link to my Spotify profile where you can see my playlists. They range from what you want to listen to when you're having a cold brew outside, to what you want to listen to when it's raining and grey out. CLICK HERE FOR EAR CANDY.

Next on TheSizzle we'll talk about #NOMZ. All the vacation nomz I had, all the nomz I've had in between, and nomz to come in the future. Thank you for your patience during my flurry of craziness! 

Vacation(s) and Re-Appearances?

Hola. Bonjour. Ciao. 

Guess what? TheSizzle isn't dead. We've just been:

a.) caught in a glass cage of emotion?

b.) caught in a whirlwind of boxes, trashbags, movers and departures?

c.) literally playing "guess what's in this box" to pick outfits for the past 4 days and therefore  dressed like a Container Store employee (sans the apron) today and is pretty embarassed about it?

d.) all of the above

e.) b&c, a was just fun because who doesn't love a casual Ron B. reference?

So, E. 

Between coming back from Hawaii/San Diego/Florida, moving MainSqueeze to Hawaii and then moving myself out of my apartment, things have been a little...cray? However, I'm (almost) back and better than ever! I have some new features coming up and lots of food/music/interviews. Get excited. 

In the meantime, hold tight, let me unpack s'more and I'll be back with a vengeance. Promise. 

Up & Away

Bonjour Sizzlers, it's been a heck of a week! The Spurs won last night (yeehaw) and I'm off on another trip tomorrow. This time I'm going on a beach vacay to see one of my college besties get hitched! I'll be FL bound in the am and MS gets to come too. 

In the meantime, I'd like to give you the full Hawaii/San Diego experience, so I'm working away on those posts. BUT I won't leave you empty handed. And now, I introduce to you....Tuesday Tune-Up. 

Below you will find a short list of some of my favorite tunes for the week...I hope you enjoy, and you can always just follow TheSizzle on Spotify to check out our musical side! I'm working on my blog intricacies, but all the songs are clickable and will send you to the music!

EAR SNACKS:

Hozier- From Eden

Whiskey Wit- Kwesi Kankam

Badfish- Sublime (I mean obviously)

All I Need- The Cerny Brothers

Baby- Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti 

You Go To My Head- Oscar Peterson & Louie Armstrong

All I Want Is You- Barry Louis Polisar

Fur Coat Blues- Jamestown Revival

River Water- Moon Taxi

I Got Loaded- The Wood Brothers

Let's Get Lost- G-Eazy, Devon Baldwin

Stolen Dance- Milky Chance

Cigarettes and Coffee- Otis Redding (oldie. goodie. makes me tear up a little in the best way)

I hope you enjoy, I will be instagramming on my trip and enjoying every single second. Because that's what life is for. The little seconds. It's too short not to. 

I'm sorry. Lo siento. Je suis tres désolé.

Sizzlers. I don't even know where to begin. I have been so MIA that it's not even funny. Trust me, my heart strings have been pining for some Sizzle, and things have finally (somewhat) settled down enough for me to post! 

Last time we talked I was in the airport headed to Honolulu. I have eaten delicious things, seen amazing sights, run 13.1 miles and taken PLENTY of pics for your viewing delight. 

And so it begins. But first I had a spa day at the Trellis spa at the Houstonian. I had a credit there that I had been hoarding so I decided what more could prepare me for a long flight than a massage, lunch on the terrace, mani/pedi and a little peace and quiet. 

Trellis spa. 

Ladies & Gentlemen... if you're looking to splurge on a spa day, this is worth the cash. Excellent customer service, immaculate facilities and fabulous services. Highly recommend. 

HAWAII PART ONE:

I was greeted by MainSqueeze with a beautiful orchid lei, big hugs, joyful tears (I know, I know, but I'm secretly a total softie) and a huge appetite. I have an odd habit of not eating too much while I travel, so after an almost 8 hour flight, I was FAMISHED. 

MainSqueeze had been in Hawaii for almost a month, so he had been exploring the sights and tastes and staking out spots worth trying. One of his favorites was Ono Seafood and Takeaway near Waikiki. 

Hole in the wall. Standing room only to order and literally, take out. There are two picnic tables out front and that's all folks. But that is NOT all in terms of flaaaaava. Wow. 

Poke for days. Spicy ahi and octopus. #nomcity

Holy tuna. There are several flavor combos to choose from, and all they offer is ahi (tuna) and octopus served on white or brown rice. I can't even explain how delightfully fresh and tender the tuna was. un.real folks. 

I inhaled it. I almost regretted being so hungry because I feel like I didn't get the full experience. So we obviously went back a few days later because, duh. 

So now, ahi is kind of ruined for me. I haven't had any since my trip, and I'm afraid I won't be able to find anything close to it here.... Does that mean I need to try it again? Certainly. 

So, chew on that. And get ready to feast your eyes on one of my top 3 favorite meals in my life (plus the company wasn't too bad) Next up is our "omakase" style dinner at Sasabune. Sushi.HEAVEN. 

So, for now, tell me where to find velvety fresh tuna in Houston and I will repay you with sushi pics. In the meantime I shall hold them hostage. But not really, because I can't wait to share. 

So long and so sorry for my hiatus!

Aloha

Well hello there kids! I'm blogging from the airport terminal.... Headed to (drumroll please)......

 HAWAII.

Frankly, I'm impressed I was able to keep it a secret!

since I'm blogging on my phone, I'm going to keep it short n' sweet. 

stay tuned for highlights and reviews from the island!  

Mahalo!

The Tie that Binds...Common Bond.

Buenos Días Sizzlers!

Happy Hump Day! I'm officially t-minus 48 hours away from jetting off to my long awaited vaca and meeting up with MainSqueeze. Needless to say, I've been in a packing, unpacking frenzy and have to get a lot of work done to boot! 

Now. I know you know that I know how much I love food. So it goes without saying that when I heard whispers of a "world class bakery" opening just a hopskipandajump away from my house, I was flooooored. And it opened. And I'm in heaven. 

Common Bond is what dreams are made of. And I'll be dining there for lunch today with Lil Miss Baby Mama and Foodie Photo Blog. 

In the meantime, feast your eyes on the delicacies I encountered when I went on Friday for the soft opening. 

just wow. 

cookies from heaven

macarons. i love macarons. more than i love a lot of thangs. 

So, go make your own opinion. Let me know what you think! In the meantime, I'll be fervently scurrying around!