A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
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… 😍
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Thursday Photos in Review

May 6, 2011 · Photos

You know, it’s like Weekend Photos in Review, only better, ’cause you weren’t expecting it.  Right? To make it up to you, I’ll be back here tomorrow night with a hardly-ever-happens Friday post.

Recorder ConcertHe’s so handsome with his day-old hair cut. His grade had a Spring recorder concert tonight. Thirty minutes long. I love going to see the kids have their school concerts, presentations and what have you, but more importantly, I think 30 minutes is the PERFECT amount of time for a concert. One hundred and fifty third graders playing their recorders.

When the kids filed into the gym, Nick sat down and started scanning the crowd to find us. His face broke into a huge grin as soon as he did. I’m sure it was way easier to spot us once his sister started shrieking. NICK-O-LESS!!! NICK-O-LESS!!!! Here! Over here!! I love hearing her say his full name; she has an adorable way of doing so.

La La LoveWhen I first took a tour of this school back in April of last year, as soon as I walked into their long hallways, the decision couldn’t have been easier. To say they are serious about art would be an understatement. And we are uber-serious about art in our family.  In addition to regular art class, they have an outside teacher come in during the year and they spend time learning about one specific artist and their own particular techniques. This year, it happened to be Georgia O’Keeffe, a favorite in our family. After the first class on O’Keeffe, Nick excitedly came home and started running through the house looking for something. He recognized one of her paintings from the book at school, and knew we had something similar at home. At the time, he thought it was just something that looked like it, from another artist, not realizing that it was actually from Georgia O’Keeffe. It’s her Poppy, 1927 print, which I adore. It’s just so darn happy, you can’t help but be cheered up by it. That painting above? Nick’s masterpiece. I la la la love it and can’t wait for it to come home so we can frame it.

Fifth Grade Hallway

More Art

Art Wall

Me and My MonkeyThis little mismatched monkey went to put on a skirt for Nick’s concert. For her, this is huge. She even let me put her shoes on the right feet. I consider that a personal victory, because usually she doesn’t care. She might have been the only child standing on the bleachers dancing throughout the whole concert. That was even before the band got to their rendition of Thriller. She was so excited to be there for Nick, to watch him, to listen to him, to support him, dancing feet and all.

GorgeousMy absolute favorite spot to take pictures in our neighborhood. No matter the time of day, it always offers up a little slice of magic, which is particularly needed at the end of the day. This was on our way home from the concert tonight. Simply breathtaking. I could watch the sky change colors forever.

Project 365
May 5, 2011, Photo #123

PatheticThis is what $30 worth of gas buys me. Kills me. I’m a little worried about the price jump coming up for Memorial Day weekend. I put another $40 in after this and it’s not even at three-quarters of a tank. Awesome.

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Posted In: Photos · Tagged: art, Georgia O'Keefe, Michael Jackson, Poppy 1927, Thriller

Comments

  1. Joanne says

    May 6, 2011 at 6:20 am

    Your kids are so in love with each other, it always makes me so happy to see. I remember the concerts that my parents went to when I was a kid. I played the clarinet and they were way longer than 30 minutes. and Thriller was NOT played. Tragically.

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  2. Kris says

    May 6, 2011 at 7:47 am

    Love his art, the sky in it is amazing! Can u photocopy it for me when it comes home?

    Love the lake photo. More amazing colors. Love the light hitting the fence too.

    Reply
  3. Ramona says

    May 6, 2011 at 10:49 am

    Know you are going to have a great Mother’s day. You have two good kids.

    Reply
  4. Sarah Caron says

    May 6, 2011 at 10:58 am

    Wow, the school sounds great. Though recorders make me cringe. Not my favorite part of school music class, for sure ;)

    Reply
  5. claire says

    May 6, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    There is just something about elementary schools that I LOVE!!!! And I love how your kids love each other…and you!

    Reply

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A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
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A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if A friend was taking a trip to Ireland and asked if I wanted her to bring me back anything. Would you believe me if I told you I asked for salt? I love picking up different varieties, whether we’re traveling or I’m just visiting a new shop. Maddie grabbed me a super cute one from her trip to Paris last year, and the Magic Unicorn Salt I get locally is another favorite. What’s yours?
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… 😍

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