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Girls night, was as always, a BLAST. 
 

We celebrated Miss Stacy's birthday with Champagne and cake!

 
There was karaoke, dancing, lots and lots of randomness, and even a cab ride home...  All of the ingredients for a perfect girls night out.

Also - been working on some "shelves" at the new house...  here's what I've come up with...  Yes, some of the frames are still empty...  Gotta (eventually after everything else is done) make some time to pick out photos to fill them with...  Maybe I'll get a personal assistant for my birthday?
 
The hallway...  

 
Dining room #1...

Dining room #2...

 
(Don't mind the messy table.)  Just need some curtains in there...

 
Finally got around to hanging my birds in the livingroom...  They need something else though, looking a little bare over there...

Another coffee picture for the archives...  Oh how I love this spot in my kitchen....
 
 
The bookshelf in the livingroom...  just getting started on this one...

That's all for now...

rake rake rake...

That is what I did today.

Holy.

Crap.

You have never seen so many leaves in your freaken LIFE!  Thank you man-kind for the creation of leaf-blowers, and thank you Dad for saving the day!  My blistered hands are grateful!

A couple shots from Halloween.  We got a bit rained on, but still managed to have a great time.  This year we had a froggy and a butterfly...

Happy November!

 

Finally Finished

Had to schedule some free time to finish Josie & Ayden's wedding photos...  Literally.  They were AWESOME to be so patient though...

Here are a few favorites...  I'm not sure if that blue sky backdrop could have been more perfect if it tried...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Proofing this wedding with a glass of Pinot, and some awesome music almost made me want to get married again...

(Almost.)

Fall playlist coming soon!! 

more sharey-share type stuff...

Very short and pressed for time these days...  But a few pics to share...

More treat-making happened when my parents stopped over.  Where my Mom comes up with these ideas is beyond me, but YUM  YUM!!

CHOCOLATE COVERED MARSHMALLOW POPS!! 

HOW FREAKEN CUTE ARE THESE?!!???  Same deal, shaped like ghosts!!

Jeff borrowed my camera for a bit and snapped a couple shots outside...  
HOLY GORGEOUS!!

Keegan took a snooze (and yes, he totally naps like this!!)
 
(doesn't it look like he has eye-shadow on??)

And...  my bottle cap collection has outgrown it's home thanks to my best friend Bird's love of liver damage.  ;)

That's all for now...  Happy Monday to you all!!

new habits

I've started getting up at 5:30 just so I have time to surf the internet, and sip some coffee with my favorite giant-type person.  New habits are fun.  It also gives me a little time to blog before my day gets started.  Triple-arm-pump to that.

I finally finished up the photos from my friend Liz's wedding.  She seemed very happy with them, and I thought I would share a few of my favorites! 

 

 


  

Thanks for looking!! 

We're off to a Good Start...

The Challenge was...

Instead of locking yourself away, you should go out and do something all by yourself...like go to the beach and just enjoy some you time...go on a hike (well, something simple and not too dangerous to do by yourself)...go on a drive and photograph nature or whatever inspires you, then maybe go back home and scrap out your adventure.

So, my little green bag and I ventured downtown bright and early, to hit the Local Farmers  Market...

 
 
I walked up to a stand, and said to a friendly old man...

"How much for a sunflower??"

"For a sunny smile like yours??  I'd give you one for free...  but my wife says $4.95."  He replied. 

 
 
 
 
 

And to the woman with the strawberry stand....

YOU WON MY HEART THE MOMENT YOU PLACED THOSE AMAZING BERRIES IN A TEAL CONTAINER....  THIS IS THE MOST GORGEOUS THING I'VE EVER PURCHASED FOR $3.

 

And on we go...

The Clinic is OPEN.

 
I woke up bright and early... 

I am off for a quick rinse, and then off to fulfill the first challenge, maybe after a quick pit-stop for a GIANT ICED COFFEE...  Back in a little while with more.....

snips of life.

Spring has sprung here in New Hampshire...  Only in this lovely place I call home could I be FREEZING in a winter coat at T-ball practice one day, and sweating in a tee-shirt and flip-flops the next. 

Speaking of T-ball...

 
The Diva has arrived at the ball field, and she is sporting last years pink glove, and a stylish pair of blingy sunglasses that are 10 sizes too big for her face, which makes them 100% perfect as far as I am concerned.  Her first game was a blast! 

 
'Tis the season for pedicures and open-toes.  I loves the concept, but I do NOT loves the blisters as my feet readjust to straps and things between my toes...

 
I shelf that I swiped from my parents basement (where I like shop from time-to-time) which, I believe,  is meant to hold decorative plates in your kitchen.  But, I found an alternative use for it in another room of the house, which was quite satisfying to the room inhabitants.  I base the success of most of my projects on how many giggles I evoke.  Based on that methodology, this project was a grand-slam.

 
Another project my kids are enjoying these days is growing flowers from seeds, which they planted with our friend, Sarah!  I've never seen Alyza so INTO something before.  She checks on the plants several times a day, and never lets me forget to water them.  This is a good thing, because my track record with all-things-green is quite less than favorable.

 
Last, but not least...  BE STILL MY BEATING HEART.  My closet is finally arranged in rainbow magnificence and I could not be more thrilled.  HELLO!!!  WHY DID I NOT DO THIS AGES AGO??  You have NO idea how much easier this makes my life.  No more digging through the ENTIRE closet to find the blue striped sweater or my favorite orange tee!  If it is not in it's section, it must be in the laundry!  The only thing really bothering me about this is that I became suddenly aware that my wardrobe is quite lacking in the yellow section.  Going to have to remedy that, immediately.  Not only do I feel a large sense of accomplishment over this task, but I also feel as though I can now die happy.  And that, my friends, is a cold hard fact.

Happy Tuesday!

How do you not love a $5 pashmina?

I'm having a hard time coming up with words to describe how much fun NYC was... 

 
 

Getting to visit Jeff's college campus, and getting to hear some of the stories of the time he spent there was so great.  It was one of those experiences I knew I was going to love, but it was actually WAY MORE COOL than I imagined. 

 

The night-time views of the city from the top of the Empire State Building were simply breathtaking.  A memory I wont soon forget...

On Friday night we ate at a local brewery.  The food was deeelish!!  Jeff was very excited about dessert! 

Saturday night, we wandered over to Restaurant Rowe and ate at a really cute little fancy italian place that had yummy wine and candle-lit tables... It was absolutely perfect.

We also ate many a street-vendor hot dog, and soft pretzel.  We drank lattes to keep us fueled!  We discovered that the Starbucks are plentiful, UNTIL YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR ONE!!

Walking around the Village and SoHo was the BEST.  THE BEST.  The best!  It was my own personal heaven!  Art everywhere, awesome little shops, people all around.  Loved it.

Obviously, I had to purchase a $5 pashmina from a sheisty looking man off a street corner - because literally, EVERYONE was wearing one, and I like to blend in.  Even the men were wearing them.  No joke.  I got an orange one and a teal one, because who can really choose between those two colors? 

  

Things I did not do:  I was not a contestant on the Cash Cab.  I did not run off and marry the Naked Cowboy (though I did catch a glimpse of his tighty-whities from the car as we passed by.)  I did not see a celebrity, and I did not buy a knock-off purse from the trunk of someone's car...

BUT - I had the best time, with the guy I adore...  Which makes this trip a total success...

Check out the rest of the pics in the gallery if you're interested!!

crash & burn.

We are home...  We had the most amazing time, but we are TIRED.

 
  

LOTS of photos and stories...  coming soon...  zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!