Bisous, Brittany

Our Anniversary Dinner At The Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant at The Galleria in Fort Lauderdale!

Where do I even begin to share our amazing experience at The Cooper’s Hawk at The Galleria. Tyronne and I were celebrating our 4th Wedding Anniversary and were so excited to have a parents night out at a restaurant we have heard such great things about. For over a year now, I have seen many people rave about The Cooper’s Hawk, so we were so excited to dine there and celebrate our 4 years of marriage there.

First off, let me start by saying that they practice a safe and socially distanced experience. When we walked in, we noticed that everyone was seated at tables that were very spaced out, which made us feel extremely safe and comfortable.

The staff was incredible and helpful. Our waitress was very accommodating and warm. She helped us pick our wine, and assisted us when we had questions about our meal choices! Their menu is very extensive! There are so many amazing dishes to choose from.

If you are a wine aficionado, The Cooper’s Hawk has an amazing wine club! There are a few different membership options, but for starters, they have a Monthly Variety Membership is $19.99 for one bottle per month.
They also offer a $37.99 membership for 2 bottles. They also have a rewards program where you can earn points and receive great benefits throughout the year!

Our Experience

We started with wine. I ordered a glass of the Romance Red, which is Concord grapes with hints of maraschino cherry and spice! It was absolutely delicious and just the right amount of sweetness I love. My husband had a glass of their sparkling rose, which he raved about.

If you ever look up The Cooper’s Hawk, you will see that they serve the most amazing pretzel bread to all their customers. That did not disappoint and we ended up having two rounds! For appetizers, were ordered Over The Border Egg Rolls and their Calamari, which was one of their specials. Both appetizers were so filling and absolutely tasty.

For our main courses, I ordered the Braised Short Rib Risotto, and my husband had their Shrimp and Scallop Risotto. We are both huge risotto fans, and since risotto isn’t offered at many restaurants, we both decided to indulge. Also, one thing I love about their menu is that with each item listed, they recommend a choice of wine that pairs well with that item, which is so helpful for someone who is a novice to wine selection.

After our meal, I was so full, but I always have a little room for dessert. We decided to split the Reese’s Ice Cream Cookie which was to die for! It was the perfect dessert to end our meal.

A huge thank you to The Cooper’s Hawk at The Galleria for inviting us to dine with you and celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary. I would highly recommend dining here, especially The Galleria location, if you are in the Fort Lauderdale area. They have many locations across the US that you can find here!

    How I Style My White Booties

    For about two years now, one of my favorite pair of booties to style have been my white leather booties. When the trend initially started, I wasn’t too sure about it, but I gave it a try and I have never looked back. I absolutely love them so much because they can be worn so many ways, and can be dressed up or down.

    I decided to compile a few of the looks I have created with my white booties to give you all some inspiration. I think they can be worn during all seasons too depending on how you style them. I do not think my particular booties are in stock anymore, but I have created a list of some great alternatives and similar styles for you all to shop!

    Here are a few great options for white booties, if you are in the market for some, or want to try out this style. I know they can seem a bit late 80’s (pretty sure my mom had a pair then), but I love the look of them styled just right! I think they are extremely versatile and can be worn so many ways.

    How I Make Guava & Cheese Pastelitos

    I recently shared on my TikTok how to make Guava and Cheese Pastelitos. They are so easy to make and they are absolutely delicious. All you need is:

    1. Puff Pastry ( I use Pepperidge Farm)
    2. Guava Paste
    3. Cream Cheese
    4. Egg for egg wash

    After I posted the video, someone recommended that you can mix your cream cheese with some vanilla extract and sugar (or Karol syrup). I just used the cream cheese as it was, because I love the contrast for the sweet guava and the cream cheese, but the mixture recommended also sounds amazing too.

    Also, you can just add the guava paste, and no cream cheese. I did that for a few because my sister doesn’t like the cream cheese filling. So that is totally up to you!

    All of the directions are written in the video. So be sure to check it out and also follow me on TikTok

    Let me know if you give this recipe a try!

    Our Family Holiday Card With Minted

    I know I am a bit late at posting this but I still wanted to share! One of my favorite holiday traditions over the past few years has become sending our annual family holiday card to our closest family and friends. I think there is something so special when you receive a card in the mail from your loved ones. I know I personally love it. And I was so happy because this year, we received quite a few ourselves that I kept on display all holiday season. Since 2020 was such a trying year, I think sending out holiday cards was even more special.

    For the past few years now, I have worked with Minted on our holiday cards. But this year was extra special because Monaco was in them! We took our photos in our new home, which was also so nice because this was the first year in our home.

    Since this post is so late, if you haven’t done any happy new year cards, you can still do those. I have received a few last week so it will still be special. And if not, I encourage you to send out holiday cards next year with Minted. It will definitely bring a smile to your family and friends faces. Plus, Minted has such an amazing selection, you are sure to find something perfect for you and your family!

    What we bought Monaco for the holidays | Baby & Kid gift ideas

    I shared on my IG stories (@bisousbrittany) some of the items we purchased for Monaco for Christmas. I wanted to share because sometimes, it can be hard to decide on gift ideas for kids or babies. Also, Monaco’s birthday is at the end of February, so I also wanted to share these ideas in case you have any birthdays for kids coming up!

    Majority of the items are gender neutral. And if they are not, like some of the clothing from Nike and Adidas, there are so many options in the girls section as well! We did purchase a lot of clothing and shoes for Monaco because he grows out of things so quickly. But two of my favorite items that we purchased are the Pottery Barn Anywhere Chair, which is personalized and the name puzzle with pegs. I am a huge fan of personalized items, so these two felt a little more special and I think they would make great gifts for any babies or kids in your life.

    Master Bedroom His & Her Closet Update| IKEA Aurdal System

    When we moved into our home, our closets were, for a lack of a better word, disastrous! There were random wood shelves and wire shelves that were falling apart in both of our closet spaces. A few months into living in our home, one side of my closet completely collapsed. So I have spent the past 6+ months without a proper closet space.

    My clothes have been laying in our guest bedroom on the floor and on the bed. Not that I have been leaving the house or getting dressed up at all, but I was missing the organization and also, I started to forget what I owned.

    If you follow my IG (@bisousbrittany), you know that my dad has helped us so much with all of our home projects. And he graciously decided to help us redo our closet spaces. We have two closets spaces, one for me and one for my husband, so we decided to redo both!

    I went to IKEA with the hopes of getting the PAX system, but unfortunately, it wast too large of a system for the space that we had. So we decided to do the Aurdal system instead. The Aurdal system is much more simple and less expensive than the PAX, which ended up being better for us in the long run, since we redid two closets.

    When I went to IKEA, one of the employee’s helped quickly create a mockup of how I could design the space. He wrote down all the items we needed to pick up, so me, my mom and sister loaded up 3 carts and headed home with tons of pieces.

    My poor dad spent 3 full days repairing and redoing our closets. Because my closet collapsed, my closet needed to be patched up and we ended up repainting both with the paint we have all over our home: Benjamin Moore- Barren Plain. I think this is the perfect light grey shade, which is why it is in the majority of our home. Also, at the end of each of our closet spaces, to make them appear larger, I added the IKEA Hovet mirror, which really completes the closet space. I had one Hovet mirror already, so I only had to purchase one more, which was great.

    My dad did have to go to Home Depot and adjust a few things for my husbands closet because it wasn’t the exact sizing of mine. He ended up having to create special sized clothing rails for his side of the closet, but it turned out perfect!

    We are so happy with how the closet spaces turned out. We have so much room to organize all of our clothes, shoes and accessories now. We actually have space to add a few more shelves to our closets. In total, I purchased 26 shelves for each closet, but I think that 30 will be perfect now that we have all of our things organized. I want to optimize all the space we have in our home and utilize it smart, so I will definitely be adding more shelving so we can store more shoes, closets, hats and accessories!

    Holiday Gift Guides!

    With the holidays right around the corner, I wanted to create some helpful holiday gift guides for you to make shopping a bit more easy and hopefully less stressful!

    I will be sharing more as I create them for you all, but for now, here are the first three! You can shop the items below the image. And please let me know if there is anything else you would like me to create for you to make your holiday shopping a little easier!

    Also, be sure you are following me on the LTK app so you can easily shop all my current favorites!

    Going To Monaco’s First Pumpkin Patch & Animal Farm

    Since I wasn’t able to take Monaco up north this year, I decided to make the best of what South Florida has to offer and explore a pumpkin patch and animal farm here! We do have quite a few of them within the Fort Lauderdale and Miami area, so my mom, sister and I took him to U-Pick Family Farms!

    He had such a great time checking out all the pumpkins, looking at all the animals and seeing people (since we don’t really go out much with him because of covid). He is at such a curious age and loves to look around and see people and be outside, so this was the perfect activity for us to do with him!

    I hope that next year, I can take him up north for fall time so we can go apple picking and go to a real pumpkin patch where they grow on the vines. But this was definitely a fun activity for our family to do. And most importantly, Monaco had such a fun time. We even ate snow cones while we were there, which was an added, sweet bonus!

    If you live where there is a change in season, be sure to enjoy the nice cool and crisp weather for us! We may try to go to a few other pumpkin patches down here, so we can get into the holiday spirit.

    Also, I am trying to decorate our house so that it feels like fall time! I already have our fun pumpkins in front of our house. I just want a few more items, like some hay stacks and maybe another sign or wreath. I hope you all are decorating too! Happy fall time, everyone!

    Nordstrom Anniversary Sale #NSALE

    The highly anticipated NSALE is here, so I wanted to put together all of the items in the sale that I have and love! If you aren’t familiar with the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, they offer new arrivals and bestsellers from top brands all on sale! If you are planning out the items you want now, be sure to add all of them to your “Wishlist” so that when the sale becomes available, you can add them to your cart and purchase them quickly. Everything goes super fast during NSALE so be sure to prepare in advance!

    Dates of the sale

    • All cardmembers can shop Early Access starting August 13—shop even earlier depending on your Nordy Club status.
    • Anniversary Sale is open to everyone August 19–30. Prices go up August 31.
    • You can shop the sale in open stores during normal business hours. Online shopping begins at 9:30am ET/6:30am PT.

    Shows I Have Been Binge-Watching Lately

    I always love to see what other people are watching. Since my husband and I are such big TV show and movie watchers, I thought I would start to compile some of the shows that we are currently binging or have finished watching, so that I can share with my fellow TV connoisseurs. I would love to know what you are currently binging at the moment. Maybe I need to add it to my list!

    This is the list of the most recent shows I have watched. I didn’t go back too far, because we watch so many shows. But I could do another list, or add to this one if you want to know more.

    Light-Hearted Shows

    1. Gilmore Girls (Netflix)- This is what I am currently watching, and I can’t believe it has taken me this long to get around to watching this series. I absolutely love this small town mother/daughter duo!
    2. Sweet Magnolia (Netflix)
    3. Virgin River (Netflix)
    4. Love Life (HBO Max)
    5. Schitt’s Creek (Netflix)

    Dramas

    1. The Chi (Showtime)
    2. Hightown (Starz)
    3. In The Dark (CW)
    4. Hanna (Amazon Prime)
    5. Show Me A Hero (HBO Max)
    6. Billions (Showtime)
    7. Killing Eve (BBC America)
    8. For Life (ABC)
    9. Outer Banks (Netflix)

    Again, I have A LOT more shows that I have watched, but I just wanted to add the most recent ones that I can remember (since we watch so many). I feel like I have forgotten some, but I think these are the ones I have watched in the past 3-4 months. Also, because many productions have stopped due to the corona virus, so many of my shows have stopped mid series like Billions (which sucks).

    Please send me any and all of your favorite new and old series! I would love to add some to my list.