One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
The face and the daily hiccups… 😍 The face and the daily hiccups… 😍
I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also m I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also my lips are never chapped, so there’s that. 😂 And this is only one of my refill stashes. When I was in middle school, I had literally THE WORST chapped lips ever. Like a complete red ring around my top and bottom lips. I don’t think that’s where my lip balm obsession started, but it certainly didn’t help. Jersey winters are no joke (or our hot summers), so don’t mind me while I just add to my collection. What’s your fave?
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Time to Move

June 19, 2007 · Miscellaneous

Posting over the next week or so is going to be a little sporadic as we’re moving this coming weekend. Boxes and boxes slowly fill each corner of our house as we spend our last few days here. And with each passing day, I have less and less stuff in the kitchen to work with.

Last night I packed up the rest of my spice collection. Pantry supplies are packed. All my plates, glasses and utensils are boxed up. I’m down to just a few boxes of spaghetti and cans of tuna fish to use up this week. The kitchen is looking pretty sparse to say the least.

All this is very exciting (and stressful!), but it also means the kitchen is not going to be the hub of activity that it usually is. ARF/5-A-Day will still run tomorrow, but I won’t be posting as much in the next week, just bits and pieces here and there as I can. On the other end, a new kitchen awaits us … an empty space for us to fill with many, many new food memories and family occasions, and just as important … a space that The Neighbor Wife has volunteered to organize!

Until then, we leave behind a fantastic space that we have grown to love and adore. A home that Nicholas was born in, a kitchen where he sat in his swing while I made marinara sauce, a counter where he helped me roll literally hundreds of wedding cookies, and an oven that 5 and a half years later I will remember by the burn mark that is s-t-i-l-l on my arm. We have enjoyed every minute of our time here, and I cannot wait to see what wonderful memories await us in the next kitchen.

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  1. Anonymous says

    June 19, 2007 at 12:38 pm

    That’s so sad. We’re going to miss the old house too. But, at the same time we can’t wait to move into the new house.

    (we’re all so close, my husband and I have been saying when WE move. lol)

    Can’t wait to help set up the new house.

    The Neighbors (wife)

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  2. Sarah Caron says

    June 19, 2007 at 2:34 pm

    When one door closes, another new one opens. It’s always a little sad to leave a home but you are embarking on a new adventure in a new home where you are sure to make many, many wonderful memories in the years to come.

    And I LOVE that cabinet in the picture.

    Reply
  3. Alisha says

    June 19, 2007 at 4:00 pm

    How exciting! I wish you the best of luck moving this weekend (and in the new house).

    Reply
  4. Cate says

    June 19, 2007 at 4:43 pm

    The Neighbor Wife – sniff, sniff, a little bittersweet. ;) Good thing you consider it “your move” too – wait ’till you see what The Husbands have to carry down the steps Friday. :0)

    Sarah – absolutely. Really looking forward to filling the new space with lots of memories. Love that cabinet too – because it looked a little Pottery Barnish, without the price tag.

    Alisha – Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    June 20, 2007 at 1:52 am

    The Husband speaks
    We leave behind so many memories. In this house that we are about to leave this weekend and we embark on a new adventure with our new house. i know we have many new memories.but its so sad to leaving this house.i will leave on this note i want to thank my beautiful wife for all the hard work she but into this moving running around call this person call that one.i know i dont say often but thank you princess and i love you

    Reply
  6. the chocolate lady ??? ??????? says

    June 20, 2007 at 3:16 am

    aw, now I’m all warm and fuzzy. . . what was I going to say? Best of luck in this new beginning!

    Reply
  7. mdvelazquez says

    June 21, 2007 at 9:32 am

    Good luck with your move.

    Reply
  8. Kristen says

    June 22, 2007 at 12:02 am

    Your hubby’s comment… so sweet!

    Good luck with the move. Are you moving our of town or just to a new house? We made a move a little over a year ago. Packing and moving and leaving behind the memories is hard. I made sure to go through the old house with my camera and a video camera right before we left.

    What is even harder is driving past the old house and seeing what they have done to my garden! Ack!

    Anyway…best of luck!

    Reply
  9. Kimberly Bluestocking: says

    June 22, 2007 at 7:15 pm

    Best wishes as you move. Funny how love and memories transform a few walls and a roof into a home we’re loath to leave.

    Reply

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I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
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One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a One of us hops like a bunny down the steps, has a serious case of FOMO on the daily, gets hiccups more than anyone we know and has perpetual bed head. She’s quite the unique roommate but may be exactly what our home needed. 💛
I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw th I haven’t had a bagel in ages, but when I saw that @njdotcom had picked six bagel shops at the “best in the state,” and one was reasonably local, all the sudden I needed one. I was never one to fall prey to peer pressure, but I’m very definitely a marketer’s dream. 😂 Alfa Bagels is on Route 10 in Randolph and has a good assortment of bagels, including all the usual suspects, but with a few others like rainbow, Asiago and French Toast throw in for good measure. Their bagels always seem to have a nice chew, which I appreciate and I love their sesame one. My go-to order lately is a double toasted flagel with lox spread and tomato. Their lox spread is a little ho hum, but the bagel is delish. Check them out next time you’ve got a craving (or get motivated by a local news story 😝). What’s your bagel order?
✌🏻 ✌🏻
When you really really really want to be best frie When you really really really want to be best friends. 💛
When a stressful week with deadlines ends with Nat When a stressful week with deadlines ends with National Cheese Lovers Day, how could I not partake? Tbh, I wasn’t especially hungry, and the appetizers are always the best section of any menu, so the queso blanco from El Mejicano in town wasn’t too hard a choice. It’s smoky and cheesy and I could have licked the bowl clean, but a girl’s gotta have some boundaries. Happy weekend, friends! ✨
A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her A friend saw this placard and said it reminded her of me and dropped it off in our mailbox, which really touched me. 💛 Life is too freaking short not to make conscious decisions to do more of what makes you happy, and to cut out the things that don’t. Rainbow Rowell said it best, “So, what if, instead of thinking about solving you whole life, you just think about adding additional good things. One at a time. Just let your pile of good things grow.”
The face and the daily hiccups… 😍 The face and the daily hiccups… 😍
I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also m I mean, I might have a slight obsession but also my lips are never chapped, so there’s that. 😂 And this is only one of my refill stashes. When I was in middle school, I had literally THE WORST chapped lips ever. Like a complete red ring around my top and bottom lips. I don’t think that’s where my lip balm obsession started, but it certainly didn’t help. Jersey winters are no joke (or our hot summers), so don’t mind me while I just add to my collection. What’s your fave?

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