Here in England, we have just celebrated Mother's Day. Which is a pain for me because that means I have to remember to call my mom back in the States without help from advertisements or a calendar since all the British calendars tell me that the day falls before Easter. Somehow I will survive (said incredibly melodramatically).

We spent the weekend with Phil's parents and his younger sister. They came over on Friday night where I made dinner Asian style. I was so full at the end. I made mackerel with a miso sauce and mabo dofou which is a spicy meat and tofu mix, almost like a stew. Both of those recipes are from the Everyday Harumi Cookbook. I also cooked some green beans in a sweet and spicy sauce and served it all up with some white rice. We had some devil's food cake for dessert. Super yummy! In the morning we woke up and had a full English breakfast and then headed out to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington. 

The V&A is an amazing place with collections ranging from modern to thousands of years ago. The middle pic is of the Dale Chihuly glass chandelier specifically made for the site. The other two pics are from the courtyard. I love that most British museums are free with only special exhibitions charging entry fees. I missed whole sections of this place so I definitely need to go back. I spent most of my time in the glass, ironworks, Japan, jewelry and furniture sections. Next time I will get into the sculpture areas and some of the other countries.

After that we met Phil's cousin and went to see the musical Blood Brothers. Great musical set in Liverpool about twins growing up in different households. Phil hates musicals and he actually said he enjoyed it, but made the caveat that it was mostly because it had such a strong story. We swung by a lovely Italian restaurant after that and had a nice cup of tea before they all set off to stay the night at Phil's younger sister's flat.

Overall a lovely weekend.

What I'm Wearing:
Make-up: Clinique Eye Shadow Duo in Think Mink, Clinique Curling Mascara, Dr. Hauschka liquid eyeliner
Silver earrings - traded at a university jewelry sale so I got them for free, but think they were priced between $15-20
Silver necklace - a present from Phil when he went on holiday without me
Watch - Armani £100
Rings - vintage rings from my grannies
 Dress - charity shop find but I don't know the make because somebody has cut the tag out £8
Boots - Born Taro boots, I think I spent about $90 on these, but I love them and wear them so much! They've already gone through 3 winters!