Musings of a First Time Mom

Sep 12

Feijoada and Street Meat- Brazilian Eats!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 38 Comments

Hola chicas! By now, y'all know I love food, especially trying new and exotic ish while on vacay. Last night, at Nina's recommendation, we had the best restaurant experience to date. The name- Brasileirinho. The ambiance was dope, the servers were attentive and the host basically gave us a history lesson. After quickly flipping through the menu, the host sold…

Sep 12

Rio Day 3- Here Comes the Sun (More Pics!)

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 104 Comments

Last night my good friend Melissa FINALLY arrived... first thing out of her mouth- "how do you say, 'it's about to go down' in Portuguese?" She must have brought the sun with her because we hadn't seen it in days, so we hit the beach! Hubby secured some fresh coconut water... while Melissa and I opted for Mango Caipirinhas,…

Sep 12

Welcome to Rio- Partying with a Purpose!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 128 Comments

And the winners are... Carla Tiffany A Woods DivaDeb TraciB Lisa Michelle Zaralynette Brooke B. Bobby Congrats divas! Email [email protected] using 'CurlyNikki Winner-Jelly' as the subject line! Thanks everyone for participating and stay tuned for more ways to win! Hubby and I've been grinding nonstop for years- skipped vacations, put college degrees before tropical degrees, birthed a baby, forgone club hoppings…

Sep 12

It’s a Celebration! (Even More Pics + My Birthday!)

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 113 Comments

Ten grueling hours, two rental cars and a migraine later, we've finally arrived in Denton, North Carolina. For why? If you recall, last summer, Hubby graduated from Duke with a PhD in poli sci. But Duke's so fancy they only have one ceremony a year, ergo, here we are, 9 months later, with two classes under his belt as 'Professor…

Jan 27

Got That ‘S’ On My Chest

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 45 Comments

Yeah. So last week? Cray. On the 30th, while hubby gave a final exam, I not only started, but finished packing and enlisted two super seniors to help us move our ish across town (maybe they should've been studying for their own finals though... hmmm). With Aunty's departure looming, I knew I needed to take full advantage of the built…