Celebrate good times...!

Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb...Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow...Then Easter came and she ate the little lamb, little lamb...:)). 

Hi guys! Sorry for the lousy jokes about the poor little lamb that got butchered on Easter for the sake of tradition :P.

I love holidays mainly because I get to spend some time with my (extended) family, and this Easter was no exception! On Saturday I helped my mother in law prepare the traditional Easter dishes (drob, lamb onion and garlic stew). It was...interesting, especially since my folks don't eat lamb, so as a kid I always "assumed" I don't like it either. Then, one Easter, I was invited to my boyfriend's house for lunch, and his mother had only cooked lamb (stew, soup, drob, you name it...). So I had no choice but eat it...I cannot say it became my favorite dish, but it was ok.

After lunch, we painted the eggs ( a more enjoyable activity :P), then we went out with friends and at midnight we went to church to bring home the Holy Light.

On Sunday we went to my grandparents' house for a barbecue. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we had a wonderful time.

As you can see, I had a quite traditional (and beautiful) Easter. Now, I'm back in Bucharest, starting work tomorrow (reality check!!!) and trying to survive the thought that I still have almost 2 months 'till my holiday in France. Be still, my beating heart!

I hope you enjoyed the holidays and I wish you all a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Mamalina

Skirt: H&M
Jumper: Pull&Bear
Necklace: Promod
Bag: Batta
Shoes: Zara

Summerish Spring

Hi guys,

Let's start with the most important thing: today was Labor Day which means I didn't go to work (Yeeeey!).

In Romania, 1st of May is also "Going to the seaside day" for the majority of young people who want to get drunk and party hard :). It's becoming quite the tradition to go to resorts like Vama Veche on Labor Day, and even though I could easily integrate with all the rockers, hippies and other free spirits (:P), it never became "my thing" to do this. Instead, I would usually plan this big barbecue with my friends, somewhere outside the city.

This year though, I decided to just chill at home with my boyfriend. We woke up late, ate lunch at our favorite nearby restaurant, basically just relaxed! It's funny how doing such ordinary things can make you so happy! I wasn't at all envious of some of my acquaintances/ co workers posting photos from the seaside on their Facebook page, or of the smell of barbecue coming from virtually everywhere. I ate pasta and drank lemonade and it was awesome!

Now I have to gear up for Easter! Spending quality time with family and eating tons of homemade goodies! God, I love holidays! :)

Hugs,

Mamalina

Shirt/ bracelet: Promod
Shorts: Pull&Bear
Sandals: Pull&Bear
Necklace: Handmade
Hat: Accesorize
Clutch: Zara
Sunglasses: Ray Ban

Seasons in the sun...

Hi guys,

How about this weather, huh? Isn't it simply amazing? I went outside today, wearing a maxi skirt and a sleeveless shirt and after 10 minutes in the sun, I was sweating like a pig :)). It made me wonder: what the heck am I supposed to wear in August?!?...Underwear?!? Jokes aside, the weather was beautiful this weekend, and I couldn't be happier.

Yesterday we celebrated our cousins's civil marriage. We (and 70 other guests :P) joined them to the Mayor's office to get their marriage certificate and afterwards headed to a nice restaurant to celebrate this important event! It was a fun day, filled with emotion.

The religious ceremony will take place on the 29th of June, in France, and I can hardly wait. They rented this beautiful castle and I'm pretty sure it's going to be a fairy tale wedding!

More on that, on a later post.

I wish you all an amazing week!

Hugs,

Mamalina

Maxi skirt: Mango
Shirt: H&M
Necklace: handmade
Bag: Promod

In bloom...

Sun, joy, happiness, love, family! This is what today was all about! I had the most wonderful time on a perfect Saturday, at my grandparents' house, surrounded by my dear ones.

It was a day full of sweet memories, of re-living my childhood. My beautiful childhood at my grandparents' house is the one constant that never changes in my life's equation...And each time I visit that place I have this strange feeling that the time stood still, that I'm just a happy kid, riding my grandpa's rusty old bike, acting silly, eating tons of food without thinking about my stupid diet...

 Time goes by so fast, and it seems like all I ever focus on these days is how to get through the working week without pulling my hair out :)) (stressful times...). I spent so much time waiting for the weekend/ holidays to come that I literally didn't realize that it was already mid April...auch! How do I slow down time? When will life stop rushing by?!?

Sorry for the pessimistic note of this post...! I was pretty happy today actually! It just got me thinking that  maybe I should slow down and relax a little bit! Shouldn't we all?

Have a lovely Sunday!

Mamalina

Skirt: Mango
Tee: Promod
Sandals: Zara
Necklace: Gifted (handmade)
Headband: Accesorize