slumber parties

bf and i stripped our bed before nova scotia last week
we've been sleeping on our twin size couch since we got home...
i like to think we were having slumber parties all week but i came home tonight to a made bed..
i guess bf had enough of slumber parties...

oh and in case anyone was wondering.. i was a good no soda drinker for that week.. and haven't drank any since.. now if i could only cut back on desserts.. f!

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strawberry..

today i grabbed an ice cream cone from the Van Leeuwen truck before hopping on the train..

delish...  

but i will never do it again...   

there really  just isn't an innocent way to eat it... and i had way too many eyes on me for a day i didn't wear mascara.

pic via .v

tomorrow

probably one of my favorite pictures of my dad...  

he's the captain of the new boat in the deadliest catch fleet

tuesdays at 9est.. discovery channel 

heart

can we talk about how fn great this couple is... this may be one of my favorite weddings... 
love this girl.. can we please be friends.. 

 

what will a dollar get me?!

 more pics on photog Josh Goleman's blog

via once wed

Nova Scotia

boyfriend and i are in nova scotia... were having a lovely romantic getaway and on sunday my friend gets married..   

 

things i've learned about canada so far..

... they love the toyota yaris.. 

... they're awesome about not only recycling but composting.. love it

... they really do say 'aboot'

obsession

i think im a bit obsessed with studs right now.. 

not just any studs..

but tough studs on something fairly dainty slash girly.. 

loving this jacket.. via le fashion

bought these little friends a bit ago. 

perhaps obsession is too strong a word but im really digging them..  

still my biggest problem...

print studio mela via design is mine

btw.. i decided on my first goal... no soda for a week.. im not usually a big soda drinker but i have been craving shirley temples [as if i were six] and i don't like tummy aches.. so no soda.. not even shirleys.. not even one.. for a week.. maybe longer...  

now i have to figure out wtf im going to wear today.. seems like a dress and wellies kind of day.. 

Perfect Day

 

 pic stacey mark via heart in a cage

Earlier this week Naturally Nina asked about our idea of a Perfect Day... It was the greatest post and had me thinking the last two days..    

so i've been trying to come up with mine... as i was dreaming up this day i realized everything i was thinking up happens all of the time.. perhaps im just not creative.. or i have low standards for a perfect day... i just wasn't sure how far to take it... maybe i need to think about it longer but for now here is my 'perfect day' or at least a really great day... 

i wake up fairly early but all by myself.. no alarm (secretly i hate sleeping in too much i feel like i blow a whole day)

did i mention its my day off... 

i spend some time checking my fave blogs while

 boyfriend walks the dog and picks up the house  

i ride bikes with boyfriend to tea and sympathy for a pot of english breakfast and scones with clotted cream and jam 

oh and its a beautiful day.. not crazy humid and im wearing short shorts and tights 

boyfriend surprises me at breakfast with book 5 of twilight and a key to gramercy park so i grab a blanket and lay in the park reading slash napping for a few hours

boyfriend swings by with a bread and cheese picnic 

we ride to soho for a lemonade from olives and pop into the camper store

the camper crew show me their new Bernhard Willhelm - Camper collabo shoes i love them and buy them! 

we drop our bikes off at home, hop on the scooter and head out to West Hampton beach to a super cute B&B

we take a quick swim and head into town to find breakfast for dinner... i have french toast with sugar (regular not powdered) instead of maple syrup... 

on our way back to the B&B we walk past the Dessert Truck..they just happen to be out of the city for an event so i get the chocolate bread pudding and the coffee mousse (yes, two desserts) no stink eye from boyfriend

we get back, hop into bed, watch an episode or two of law & order (without commercials, except the super cute new prius one) and asleep by 1030!

idk if all that really fits timing wise into one day but whatever.. its my really great day..   

to be perfect i suppose edward cullen is in T&S and picks up my tab (could happen, it IS a British place)... the camper crew could GIVE me the shoes for being such a stellar customer.. my grandpa could call at the end of the night to say he finally booked the trip to Norway we've always talked about to meet the rest of the family... i could wear my wedding dress at some point during the day... it could be a no car day in NY so i can ride my bike on the yellow lines... i could have a french bulldog puppy in my bike basket all day... 

ok enough... that was fun.. now im off to tea and sympathy for a pot of english breakfast and scones with clotted cream and jam..  

   

paste

I never called you because you told me not to, and I wanted to give you your space, you were obviously upset.

its amazing what pops up when you hit paste on someone else's computer... 

pic va le love

goals

im thinking i'll start posting goals here to hold myself accountable..

im not talking super serious goals.. but things like wash my face before bed  

so here goes with goal setting... AND following through... 

pic Acey Thompson via Design is Mine

happy 'unofficial' first day of summer

hope everyones enjoying the extra day off..
all of my favorite food stops were closed today :(
so i settled for a bag of bbq chips..
i heart today because i found the cutest new blog..
Hei Astrid is norwegian like me.. but she's the real deal!

pic Julie Pike via my new fave blog..

loving polka dot suits

 

 

the other day i ordered this little number i saw on cup of jo... 

need a suit.. 

thought it was perf.. 

hoping i didn't f up on uk sizing..

 

then yesterday i see this killer shoot feat on Green Wedding Shoes 

swimsuit photo shoot?! I LOVE it!! 

It says.. im going to look back on my photos and think, WOW i was hot!!

  

Fing perfect.. i love it.. 

HE: Tim Melideo.. took the pics using a tripod and remote.. check out his pinup shots! 

SHE: Merrill-Ashley.. runs a vintage shop in LA

THEIR blog

   

good dreams

This is amazing... i think my favorite is the little fishies...

i love my mom

even though she likes to count my birthday as 'her day'... today is about her...  

single scoop

around 9 tonight bf and i were trying to figure out what to do about dinner... 

bf: are you hungry?

me: eh.. not really, but i should eat

bf: what do you feel like?

me: ice cream

bf: baskin robbins? 

i love being married... 

me: reese's pb + hot fudge

bf: two scoops, reese's pb + mint choc chip)

pic via .v