peruvian night!

so we prepared a feast for a few friends and had a really amazing peruvian night! we made a yummy, light salad, green rice with chicken (very peruvian), salteñas bolivianas with lime juice, papa a la huancaina (potatoes with a spicy sauce), and then i baked some sinfully dark chocolate brownies with cookies and cream ice cream on the side!  talk about food coma.  we listened to peruvian music and chatted and drank lovely australian wine.  a friend even brought over a lovely dessert wine. i was in heaven until this morning when i had to get up at 6 for a "fun run" 5k.  started out a little rough but the walk/run made me feel better despite the cobwebs. More photos here at Derby 2011 Album

Friends in cusco!

Yay! Everyone is in town for the wedding now! We've been traipsing around the city, exploring ruins and eating wonderful food. Yum

bridal shower joy

Yay for Inca Kola! This is how the party started up in LA this weekend, with lots more fun and Peruvian elements to follow. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful mother who arranged the whole party, complete with games and Peruvian food (with help from a few key players)! It was such a fantastic fiesta and so great to see such good friends, many of whom I haven't seen in years! Click on LA shower album to see some pictures from the event. I'm very spoiled because I also had a really amazing shower down in San Diego too with all my close girlfriends that was organized, planned, and thrown by my incredible maid of honor Jaime! Click on SD shower album to see some pictures. Thanks everyone!