{HEAVILY filtered photo from our honeymoon}

Sweet beautiful people! I’m peacing out for a few days… My parents and husband heard me loud and clear on my desire to ring in my 30th birthday on a deserted beach clutching a margarita in one hand and a pile of tacos in the other, and we’re off to Mexico for a long weekend. I won’t actually be dragged kicking and screaming into a new decade until March 17th, but School of Rock premieres March 12th and the next few weeks will be really busy for Tony. So, we’re celebrating early and I’m planning to either drink enough tequila this weekend that I’ll still be drunk when March 17th rolls around, or pack my suitcase full of enough booze to numb the pain when my birthday inevitably arrives. I’m taking the next few days off to enjoy the time with my family, but follow me on Instagram for lots of photos of Tony working out on the beach, me eating buckets of guacamole in bikinis and my mom Purelling herself while hiding in the shade in her SPF 100+ sunshirts. I’ll be back blogging regularly on Tuesday! In the meantime, here are the things that have brought me joy thus far this week…

Heart-shaped ice cubes to make the morning lattes Tony makes me even MORE full of love.

This gift from my dad. He said, “It might give you cancer, but it will help prevent your future children from getting the Zika virus,” confirming my fear that once I have kids no one will care about me anymore.

This 5-ingredient healthy snack tastes like Reeses.

Still shot from this past weekend of 3 generations: My mom, Rosie her dog-daughter/my dog-sister, and my dog-baby (and my mom’s granddog) Maggie. We are insane. We know.

This hilarious Jimmy Kimmel video, for all of you who love The Walking Dead as much as I do.

These shoes I bought for our trip!

How to overcome worry and be a happier person.

This cloth hair flower!

And this smokey eye how-to.

The menu for my friend Lady Jane’s gorgeous bridal shower.

And her stunning bridal shower flowers!

These Instagram accounts.

What’s left of the giant bag my dad brought to us of his favorite candy, macadamia nut Hershey’s kisses.

The 10 daily habits of super-confident people.