Suit and Tie

Photo by Yue Xu

Photo by Yue Xu

Timbaland and Jay-Z

Photo by Yue Xu

Signing up for Twitter a few weeks ago ended up being a great decision! I followed my bf, Justin Timberlake, and found out about a special post-Grammy concert he was having! I was fortunate to score tickets on 2/10, and needless to say, the concert was UH-MAZING!!! It was at the Hollywood Palladium, and it was total madness when we went. We waited 2 hours outside in the cold and another 2 hours inside. I bought a bacon wrapped hot dog from a street cart to help keep me warm! JT came on at 11:30pm, but the minute he started singing, those 4 hours were totally worth it! Jay-Z and Timbaland were guests that came on for the last two songs. I still get excited just thinking about how awesome this concert was! {Sorry for the blurry pics, but you know you still appreciate it. :)}

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Mom Meals: Caprese

Lately I've been making the same things for dinner, and I'm starting to get a little bored. I'm sure my family is too. I'm going to try to mix things up a bit, and I'll try to post a Mom Meal once a week to motivate me to try new recipes. 

Caprese

This dish was inspired from the recipe "Mozza Caprese" in Nancy Silverton's book "The Mozza Cookbook." Osteria Mozza is one of my favorite restaurants, and when I went to The Taste LA, I was fortunate to meet co-owner Nancy Silverton. She's amazing! This recipe is more of an appetizer, but it was so easy and delicious!

1 1/2 pounds fresh burrata

Sea Salt

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Basil Pesto {the book has a recipe, but I just bought premade pesto}

30-40 Cherry Tomatoes {I used grape tomatoes since my grocery store only had those}

Fresh Basil

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1. Preheat the oven to 300 F

2. Place a wire rack on top of a baking sheet

3. Place the tomatoes on the rack, brush with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper

4. Place the tomatoes in the oven for about an 1 1/2 hours until the skins shrivel a bit. Remove from oven and allow them to cool

5. Cut the burrata and lay a segment, cut side up, on a plate

6. Season with sea salt and spoon 1 teaspoon of pesto over the cheese

7. Place a cluster of tomatoes over the cheese.

8. Drizzle with olive oil 

9. Scatter chopped basil over each salad

10. Serve with toasted thick bread if you want to make it a little heartier

Enjoy!

We have a Toddler!

What a difference a week makes! For the past couple weeks, Leah would very cautiously stand up on her own and take a couple steps, then sit back down and continue to crawl. This past week this girl has been determined to walk! Now, she refuses to crawl or be carried and is enjoying walking around. She's still perfecting her technique, but she loves her new found independence. While I was happy to see her finally reach this milestone, I can't help but be slightly emotional when my little baby didn't want me to carry her!! Even today at church, the director of the kids program said she was starting to lose her baby-ness! ACK! She's only 14 months!! 

Social Media

I've been a social media junkie this week and signed up for both Twitter {i know, i'm at least 5 years late to the party} and Vine. Come follow me! I'm still trying to find the balance of not always being on the computer/phone and living life. They're so addicting!

Twitter: @viv_kelly_

Vine: Vivian Kelly

{Video taken through Vine}

Just Chillin...

on the bed, checking Instagram. Leah has taken a liking to hanging out on mommy and daddy's bed. She took my phone, leaned back, and straight up scrolled through my phone. This girl cracks me up!

Ellen's Birthday Show!

A few months ago, I had standby tickets to the Ellen DeGeneres show. I didn't make it into the actual show, but we got to sit in the riff raff room (next to the stage). While waiting to check-in that day, I was chosen to go through the Halloween Hallway! I don't think it aired anywhere though. The cool thing about getting standby tickets is that they guarantee tickets to a future show! Originally, we were booked to go in March, but I received a call earlier this month asking if I wanted to go to Ellen's Birthday show on the 24th! Um... YES! 

My friend and I were so excited to go, and luckily, it happened to be a day Leah was in day care. When I arrived, I bumped into a childhood friend that I haven't seen in probably 4  years! We got 2nd row seats and were in the aisle Ellen danced through. We were literally 2 inches away from her! :) Jude Law and Katy Perry were guests, and we received a bunch of gift cards and a 2 night stay at a resort in San Diego including a round of golf and spa! This was probably the biggest giveaway I've ever received! The show was so much fun, although super tiring from all the dancing! Since it was Ellen's birthday show, they also handed out cupcakes to everyone! 

I DVRed the show, and they actually showed us a bunch of time! I'm so glad I got this opportunity! Happy Birthday, Ellen!