I’ve recently joined Instagram (make sure you follow Waiting On Martha) and am officially obsessed!  It’s the perfect way to capture whatever I’ve been up to during the week that I don’t blog about and share it with all of you.  So welcome to Sunday’s new topic…Week In Review courtesy of Instagram.  xoxo

From left to right…Addison relaxing | Vegetarian Chicken Pot Pie in individual Le Creusets with Williams Sonoma Buttery Croissants | Shipment from Gilt (unfortunately it was for the Mr.) | Prepping for my Neon post this week with shirts and scarves from The Gap | Waiting On Martha Skull Bracelets | Jenn Lee Druzy Ring | Valentine’s Day card from the Mr. | Homemade heart shaped chocolate chip cookies | Chanel Steel Toed Patent Leather Heels | David Arthur wine at Charlie Trotters | Bento Box Charlie Trotters | 1 of the 12 courses at Charlie Trotters | Alexander Wang ankle boots (extra 20% off this weekend!) | Addison getting cozy on my new J.Crew dress | Waiting On Martha’s first boutique order being prepped | Essie nail polish in Going Incognito as seen at Rachel Roy’s NYFW show | Happy hour outfit, Kelly Wearstler hand painted silk blazer (similar here), J.Crew Silk Camisole (similar here), J.Crew Pearl and Ribbon Necklaces (old), Current Elliott Jeans, Chanel Bag, Chanel Steel Toe Shoes (as pictured above) | Friday night movie and wine night with my bestie and Breaking Dawn

During one of the torrential downpours Atlanta was having last week the Mr. and I sought refuge from the storm in Alma Cocina.  Because I had planned to do a proper dinner there we were just going to grab a marg and wait out the storm.  That was until we met Kit Lewis, Alma bartender and food extraordinaire.  Within minutes he was pouring intricate libations and had us trying ghost chile salt.  Truly an expertise of all things Alma he guided us through an amazing belly-up-to-the bar meal.

I know Alma isn’t a new Atlanta restaurant, but if you’re a regular reader of my blog then you know we just moved here from Chicago, so all of the Atlanta food scene is new to me.  Which I’m loving since so many people are always looking for the next big thing we tend to loose sight, or forget all of the amazing restaurants that have been around for awhile.  Alma Cocina is a perfect example of that.  With their contemporary take on Mexican and Latin American flavors you’ll find their dishes  to be both comforting and traditional, like their Mexican Corn, but fresh and  innovative like the fried avocado taquito.  The fried avocado taquito is a MUST!  And for all my vegetarian friends, though I didn’t get to try it I heard Alma’s vegetarian platter is one of the best items on the menu.

Normally I take my own pics, but since this was an impromptu dinner I was caught without my camera.  Thankfully Alma had my personal favs up on their website.  Side note…if you’re not already following Fifth Group (the owners of Alma Cocina, Ecco, South City Kitchen, El Taco, La Tavola, and Lure) on Twitter (@fifthgrouper) you should.  Their DOM (Director of Marketing), Michael Erickson is always tweeting up a storm and from what I can see is in constant dialogue with his followers.  He recently promised me a tiara.

So will you be dining at Alma anytime soon?  xoxo

My favorite dish the fried avocado taquitos….so amazing!

Because of it’s location Alma is perfect for after work drinks and appetizers!

Taquito sampling

Amazing cocktails

My second favorite item…Mexican corn!

Of course you MUST finish with some sweetness!

All images courtesy of Alma Cocina

…rang in the New Year with a brand new look for the blog and boutique thanks to Gadabout Creative.

…started 2013 off right by being featured in Jezebel Magazine and The Atlantan Best of the City issue.  (I may or may not have jumped up and down, danced with joy, and almost passed out at seeing my face in print for the first time.  So humbled, so thankful).

…prepped my Whitney English Day Designer for what will hopefully be a very big year!

…picked my word for 2013 with a little help from Amber Housley and Ali Edwards.

…made it a double with Lilly Pulitzer.

…longed to be hitting the slopes.

…watched THIS and THIS by Casey Neistat which didn’t help my ache for the mountains, but did make me want to live every day like it’s my last, buy a Nike Fuel band and kick some major ass.

Bring it on 2013, bring it on!  #makeitcount   xoxo

 Image via The Fashionalist