{Travel} India 2013

Insta {February} gram

Celebrating Ces last day at work 

Chloe wants to know if you'll be her Valentine

Knocking out an item from my to-do list

Working from home view of the impending blizzard 

The beginning of Nemo

Nemo photo opp 

Nemo shot at 2:00 am when I could not sleep 

Fun in the snow

Winter 

Saturday night in

Dang my snout is too short

Happy Valentine's Day!

Friendship

Delicious mango and Valentina cocktail at Chavela's

Rainy view of Roosevelt Island skyline from Tram

Friday night happy hour :) 

Let's go!

{Foodie Friday} Gorilla Cheese Truck

Hello and Happy Friday! 

Today I'm sharing another favorite go-to spot for a midtown lunch. Gorilla Cheese NYC is a truck that specializes in the grilled cheese (get it?).  From a basic grilled cheddar on white bread to a Philly cheese-steak grilled cheese, this truck serves up gooey goodness.

I usually go for their specialty sandwiches, today it was buffalo chicken on wheat bread with tater tots and a side of habanero dipping sauce. Very spicy indeed!

{Travel} 1 Week Until India

Ready.... Set...........Go!

In only seven short days I will be in the land of the Delhi belly aka India. I'm so so SO excited and am feeling so blessed to not only share this experience with Ces but also with 5 of my closest girlfriends. To top it all off we get to witness two of our favorite people {Nicole & Rahil} tie-the-knot.

This trip has taken months of saving & planning and many many hours of dancing and discussing outfits, hair styles, jewelry and shoes.

The list to date:

• Set itinerary
• Book flight
• Buy guide book
• Get vaccines 
• Apply for visa 
• Book hotels 
• Book internal flights 
• Badger Ces to get vaccines
• Badger Ces to get his Visa 
• Wedding wear inspiration (see below) 
• Buy Sari, Shalwar Kameez and Kurta 
• Convince Ces to wear a male Kurta for the wedding
• Pick up malaria meds and antibiotics 
• Interview and book a dog sitter for Chloe
• Pack 
• Print all itineraries and confirmations 
• Call banks 
• Learn Sangeet dance 
• Learn basic Hindi 
• Get ma hair did 
• Mani & Pedi 
• Jewlery, shoes and clutch

I'm ready! Bring it on! 

Six Things I {Love}

{1.} Le Creuset French Oven

{2.} The Transport Tote

{3.} Modular Spice Shelf with Hooks 

{4.} Salt Water Cure Art Print

"The cure for everything is salt water. Sweat, tears or the sea."

{5.} Watercolor World Map  

{6.} Keys, Phone, Wallet Rug

My birthday is coming up soon, here are more subtle hints on what you can get me ;) 

{Foodie Friday} Bob & Jo Korean Fusion Truck

Hello and happy Friday!

In brainstorming ways to make Hogaroso more engaging, I decided to implement Foodie Fridays a weekly feature on all things YUM!

For the official kickoff I want to share with you what I eat for lunch at least twice a week, every week, I am seriously obsessed with the spicy chicken at Bob & Jo's Korean Fusion Truck.

Bob and Jo's basically offers choice of meat on: {1} ramen  {2} rice platter. While I usually go for chicken rice platter, ramen does the trick to warm up a cold winter day.

Eating at my desk - Bob & Jo Chicken Ramen

The best part about being a frequent customer is the occasional free dumplings that come my way :)

If you live in NYC or are visiting NYC and come across this truck definitely check it out. 

Do you have any favorite lunch time spots in your area? Any notable food trucks? 

{Travel} 3 Weeks until India

Only three weeks until our big trip and still so much to do. The good news is that I went to India Sari Palace in Queens this weekend and picked up a gorgeous sari and a shalwar kameez that I am absolutely in love with. Cesar also picked up his outfit which coordinates nicely with mine. The reviews for India Sari Palace are spot on, the staff was very very patient and explained the different types of fabric and made sure the sari was elegant enough for a wedding in Udaipur.

I've also been debating getting a new purse for the trip, I definitely need a new bag in general but have also been a bit worried about being in tight crowds and the potential for pick-pocketing on bag slashing. After much research I decided to get the PacSafe Hobo Travel Bag, I went with this bag because of its large size and security features. The bag arrived today and while its not something I would use on a daily basis (not 100% my style) I think that it will work perfectly for this trip and for any subsequent travels.

Another Amazon purchase was Shantaram: A Novel a must read according to this blog. I figured since I've read the guidebook cover to cover already I still had time for a supplementary read. Boy was I surprised when this book arrived in a fat, heavy package. Turns out this novel is over 900 pages! Most definitely I will not finish it in 3 weeks and it is too heavy to carry around but we'll see how far into it I get.

So that's my all things India update, here is how the to-do list is faring as of today.

• Set itinerary
• Book flight
• Buy guide book
• Get vaccines 
• Apply for visa 
• Book hotels 
• Book internal flights 
• Badger Ces to get vaccines
• Badger Ces to get his Visa 
• Wedding wear inspiration (see below) 
• Buy Sari, Shalwar Kameez and Kurta 
• Convince Ces to wear a male Kurta for the wedding
• Pick up malaria meds and antibiotics 
• Interview and book a dog sitter for Chloe
• Pack 
• Print all itineraries and confirmations 
• Call banks 
• Learn Sangeet dance 
• Learn basic Hindi 
• Get ma hair did 
• Mani & Pedi 
• Jewlery, shoes and clutch

Insta {January} gram

There is something about Instagram that makes it okay to snap and share pictures of literally anything and call it artsy.

Since we live in an Instagram world, here is my January roundup as told through random pictures and pretty filters.

I'll confess that sometimes when I check the mail and there is nothing but boring letters and bills in there I will let them sit until something fun arrives such as The West Elm Catalog.

Chipotle mushroom wraps in the works 

Vintage mini Ces looking like a boss 

What was the beginning stages of India planning 

The view from take off on the Roosevelt Island Tram 

The view of landing on the Manhattan side from the Roosevelt Island Tram 

Chloe, destroyer of sock monkeys

Delicious Mexican candy gifted from Ces' grandma

Lounging with my favorites 

Sculpture on Madison Square Park 

What working from home on a rainy day looks like 

Day dreaming of the Taj at the office 

Coach Scot's Main Street Sweets 

Cozy, lazy puppy 

Dinner prep

Avocado Mac & Cheese

Cuddles

What 5 below 0 looks like 

Dusting of snow 

Fun times at a friends birthday drinks 

A bostie eats edamame 

Dreary day

Football food