Today is Ryan's Birthday so we are off to the city with friends to go video gamin, alien movie watchin, and suit shoppin...all the things he wanted to do =)
March 22, 2011
5 of my faves Tuesdays!!!
I am a terrible blogger....for some reason doing 5 of my faves is the easiest and most fun post for me. I will do better, I WILL because some crazy things have been going on in my life as of recently...I'll tell you all about it this week =) For now, enjoy these 5!!
5. Beautiful wallpaper =)
4. This picture wall from Ohdeedoh....someday....
3. This simple modern clock found here
2. These beautiful pillows from Etsy seller NoraJane.
1. This crazy cool origami lampshade!
Today is Ryan's Birthday so we are off to the city with friends to go video gamin, alien movie watchin, and suit shoppin...all the things he wanted to do =)
Today is Ryan's Birthday so we are off to the city with friends to go video gamin, alien movie watchin, and suit shoppin...all the things he wanted to do =)
March 15, 2011
5 of my faves Tuesdays!!!
Well laundry is calling my name!! Have a grand day friends =)
March 10, 2011
How to live in New York City
This article is from thoughtcatalog.com and it's scary how true it is. Thought I should share some of what New York living is all about =)
Move here when you’re 18 or 22, maybe even 24. Come from somewhere else-the north, south, west, Xanadu- and come to realize that everyone living in New York is a transplant. Even the ones who grew up on the Upper East Side end up moving into a place downtown, which, as you’ll soon discover, is like moving to a different city.
Discover the cruel and bizarre world of New York City real estate. End up spending an obscene amount of money on something called a broker’s fee, first and last month’s rent and a security deposit. Cry a little bit in the leasing office but remind yourself that you’re so happy to be here.
Picture hearing a man playing the saxophone outside your bedroom window. End up hearing a lot of sirens instead. Figure it’s okay because it’s New York and you’re still so happy to be here.
Go out to bars in the Lower East Side because the Internet told you so. Fall in love with a bar called, Max Fish, and always stay out till four in the morning. Eat a falafel and have someone pay for a cab back to your apartment. Watch the sun start to rise while going over the Williamsburg Bridge and feel like your life is becoming some kind of movie.
Eat bad pizza but trick yourself into believing it’s good because it’s made in New York. Do the same thing with bagels.
Meet people who will be your best friends for three or four months. They’ll help you transition into city life and take you to weird bars in Murray Hill. It will be like the blind leading the blind but once you get a firm grasp on things, you can stop returning their phone calls.
Watch your life in New York go through phases. Spend a summer in Fort Greene with a lover and get to know the neighborhood and its rhythms. Once the fling ends, forget the blocks, parks and restaurants ever existed and don’t return unless you have to.
Encounter a lot of people crying in public. Watch an NYU student cry in Think Coffee, a business woman in midtown sob into her cellphone, an old man whimper on a stoop in Greenpoint. At first, it will feel very jarring but, like everything else, it will become normal. Have your first public cry in front of a Bank of America. Cry so hard and don’t care if people are watching you. You pay good money to be able to cry in public.
Work long hours at a thankless job. Always be one step away from financial destitution. Marvel at how expensive New York is, how when you walk out the door, $20.00 immediately gets deleted from your wallet. Understand that even though no one has any money, everyone is privileged to live in New York City.
Go home for the holdays and run into old friends from high school. When you tell them that you live in New York, watch their eyes widen. They’ll say, “Oh my god, New York? That’s so crazy. I’m so jealous!” Have a blasé attitude about it but deep down inside, know they have good reason to be jealous.
Go home and feel relieved to be away from the energy of the city, that punishing 4:00 a.m. last call. Spend the first two days eating and sleeping, getting back to normal. Spend the last two days feeling anxious and ready to get back to your real home. Realize this city has you by the balls and isn’t going to let you go.
Someday you might grow tired of it all though. You might start crying in public more often than you’d like, have a bad break-up and want to pack it all up.
Certain moments of living in the city will always stick out to you. Buying plums from a fruit vendor on 34th street and eating three of them on a long walk, the day you spent in bed with your best friend watching Tyra Banks, the amazing rooftop party you attended on a sweltering hot day in July. These memories might seem insignificant but they were all moments when you looked around the city and felt like you were a part of it all.
When you leave the city, you probably won’t come back. Eventually your life in New York will seem so far away and sometimes you’ll even wonder if it really happened. Don’t worry. It did.
Move here when you’re 18 or 22, maybe even 24. Come from somewhere else-the north, south, west, Xanadu- and come to realize that everyone living in New York is a transplant. Even the ones who grew up on the Upper East Side end up moving into a place downtown, which, as you’ll soon discover, is like moving to a different city.
Discover the cruel and bizarre world of New York City real estate. End up spending an obscene amount of money on something called a broker’s fee, first and last month’s rent and a security deposit. Cry a little bit in the leasing office but remind yourself that you’re so happy to be here.
Picture hearing a man playing the saxophone outside your bedroom window. End up hearing a lot of sirens instead. Figure it’s okay because it’s New York and you’re still so happy to be here.
Go out to bars in the Lower East Side because the Internet told you so. Fall in love with a bar called, Max Fish, and always stay out till four in the morning. Eat a falafel and have someone pay for a cab back to your apartment. Watch the sun start to rise while going over the Williamsburg Bridge and feel like your life is becoming some kind of movie.
Eat bad pizza but trick yourself into believing it’s good because it’s made in New York. Do the same thing with bagels.
Meet people who will be your best friends for three or four months. They’ll help you transition into city life and take you to weird bars in Murray Hill. It will be like the blind leading the blind but once you get a firm grasp on things, you can stop returning their phone calls.
Watch your life in New York go through phases. Spend a summer in Fort Greene with a lover and get to know the neighborhood and its rhythms. Once the fling ends, forget the blocks, parks and restaurants ever existed and don’t return unless you have to.
Encounter a lot of people crying in public. Watch an NYU student cry in Think Coffee, a business woman in midtown sob into her cellphone, an old man whimper on a stoop in Greenpoint. At first, it will feel very jarring but, like everything else, it will become normal. Have your first public cry in front of a Bank of America. Cry so hard and don’t care if people are watching you. You pay good money to be able to cry in public.
Work long hours at a thankless job. Always be one step away from financial destitution. Marvel at how expensive New York is, how when you walk out the door, $20.00 immediately gets deleted from your wallet. Understand that even though no one has any money, everyone is privileged to live in New York City.
Go home for the holdays and run into old friends from high school. When you tell them that you live in New York, watch their eyes widen. They’ll say, “Oh my god, New York? That’s so crazy. I’m so jealous!” Have a blasé attitude about it but deep down inside, know they have good reason to be jealous.
Go home and feel relieved to be away from the energy of the city, that punishing 4:00 a.m. last call. Spend the first two days eating and sleeping, getting back to normal. Spend the last two days feeling anxious and ready to get back to your real home. Realize this city has you by the balls and isn’t going to let you go.
Someday you might grow tired of it all though. You might start crying in public more often than you’d like, have a bad break-up and want to pack it all up.
Certain moments of living in the city will always stick out to you. Buying plums from a fruit vendor on 34th street and eating three of them on a long walk, the day you spent in bed with your best friend watching Tyra Banks, the amazing rooftop party you attended on a sweltering hot day in July. These memories might seem insignificant but they were all moments when you looked around the city and felt like you were a part of it all.
When you leave the city, you probably won’t come back. Eventually your life in New York will seem so far away and sometimes you’ll even wonder if it really happened. Don’t worry. It did.
March 8, 2011
5 of my faves Tuesdays!!!
I am beyond ready for Spring!! Better yet, Summer!!! I'm tired of wearing scarves and layers =(
Wouldn't it be great to be laying down there =) ?? Since sun is on my mind I thought I'd share 5 cute spring/summer dresses to get us all ready....any day now right?!?!
5. This sweet little number.
4. I love this little house on the prairie feel =)
3. So perfect for a vacation to Cabo =)
2. Don't you love the colors and zipper down the front?? I sure do!!
1. It's yellow!!! Of course it is number one....
all dresses are at Forever21...so go out and splurge a bit for under 30 bucks!!!
Oh and by the way...yesterday I became an Auntie for the 4th time!!! My brother and his wife Morekka welcomed Alexander Henry into the world. He carries the strong name of my Grandpa Al and I know he will live up to it well!! I need to meet him and snuggle him ASAP!!!
I think he is my number one favorite for the day =) I feel so special to be an Aunt to 4 awesome kids all under the age of 2!! Craziness!!!!
all dresses are at Forever21...so go out and splurge a bit for under 30 bucks!!!
Oh and by the way...yesterday I became an Auntie for the 4th time!!! My brother and his wife Morekka welcomed Alexander Henry into the world. He carries the strong name of my Grandpa Al and I know he will live up to it well!! I need to meet him and snuggle him ASAP!!!
March 7, 2011
Movie Madness Monday!
I am a movie freak...and it's something that Ryan accepts and helps feed my addiction to =) I am the type of person (if there is a type) that can go see movies as many as six times at a theater (Titanic) and also own certain movies and never ever get sick of them. I only get sick of certain parts of them so I often will put a movie in that I own and fast forward to my favorite parts. The more I'm sharing about this the more I feel a little like a crazy person, but the facts are true.
When I was a little girl my Grandma introduced me to Steal Magnolias and I remember sitting on her shag rug carpet watching the movie over and over again. It was VHS so I would watch and rewind, watch and rewind. Who knows, maybe Truvy in Steal Magnolias is the reason I wanted to become a hair dresser.
The trend didn't stop there. When I was in high school Ace Ventura came out and I did the same exact thing. I skipped out on going to the lake during the summer to sit inside and watch it over and over again. You can ask my husband, I can quote the whole movie....no joke!!!
So the other day when I was asking for chick flick recommendations it got me thinking...how fun would it be to do a movie post every week of a movie I love or a clip from one. By the way, thank you for your recommendations!! I have to admit...I already saw all of them =) I'm a freak I tell you!!
Last night I watched Country Strong. I loved it!!! I'm not a huge country fan by any means but this movie I really enjoyed....I watched it again today =) Here is a clip I loved!! Go see it and give me your thoughts =)
When I was a little girl my Grandma introduced me to Steal Magnolias and I remember sitting on her shag rug carpet watching the movie over and over again. It was VHS so I would watch and rewind, watch and rewind. Who knows, maybe Truvy in Steal Magnolias is the reason I wanted to become a hair dresser.
The trend didn't stop there. When I was in high school Ace Ventura came out and I did the same exact thing. I skipped out on going to the lake during the summer to sit inside and watch it over and over again. You can ask my husband, I can quote the whole movie....no joke!!!
So the other day when I was asking for chick flick recommendations it got me thinking...how fun would it be to do a movie post every week of a movie I love or a clip from one. By the way, thank you for your recommendations!! I have to admit...I already saw all of them =) I'm a freak I tell you!!
Last night I watched Country Strong. I loved it!!! I'm not a huge country fan by any means but this movie I really enjoyed....I watched it again today =) Here is a clip I loved!! Go see it and give me your thoughts =)
March 3, 2011
Oh Baby!!!
Today I absolutely had to share my friend Amby's little boys nursery!!! She is due in May and already has this little dudes home ready!!!
Amby and I met about 10 years ago serving at Wildhorse Canyon (a Younglife camp in Oregon). Her and I have made a point to keep in touch over the years, we were in each others weddings and she is one of my dearest friends. I am beyond excited for her and Toby.
Here is the nursery....
The bedding is from Dwell Studio at Target....she did such a great job!! Her and Toby are going to be great parents and I can't wait to meet the little guy in July when I go home =)
Amby and I met about 10 years ago serving at Wildhorse Canyon (a Younglife camp in Oregon). Her and I have made a point to keep in touch over the years, we were in each others weddings and she is one of my dearest friends. I am beyond excited for her and Toby.
Here is the nursery....
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| She got the sign from Etsy here =) |
The bedding is from Dwell Studio at Target....she did such a great job!! Her and Toby are going to be great parents and I can't wait to meet the little guy in July when I go home =)
March 1, 2011
5 of my faves Tuesdays!!!
1. New Spring dresses over at Forever21....can't wait for Spring!!!!!
I'm off to grab lunch with a friend then I think I will crochet the night away...no hubby = turning into an old lady at night =( My goal this week is to finish a paint project for my nephews nursery and start another baby project for one of my darling friends that is expecting....babies babies babies =)
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