july 31: toothbrush...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
artist crush...
i came across this artist by my local patch newsfeed. not sure if you have 'patch' where you live, but it's basically a online, local publication that gives you news in your area...whatever, i subscribe to mine online, because, i'm a suburbanite now. anyway...michele lauriat, i'm loving her artwork...
check out her blog here.
check out her blog here.
customized gift giving...
i loved sarah's post yesterday about a little home made gift for her new neighbors so much that i told her i was going to steal her thoughtful idea...like possibly when the house across the street from me sells...anyone want to buy it? i'll be the best neighbor ever, i swear! oh, and i'll help you fix it up, it needs a little facelift for sure.
i am a big fan of the hand picked, home made 'gift basket' giving idea. not only do i love giving them, i love putting them together. i get a lot of satisfaction from hunting for each item to include. i've been gathering ideas on my 'gift' pinterest board for things like hostess gifts, housewarming gifts, welcome guest baskets, get well, baby shower, wedding shower, etc. here are a few of my favorite ideas...
july photo challenge: day 30
july 30: calm...this one needs a little story...my boss, who sits directly across (hence my picture, his desk & chair) from me is a bit of a loose canon, but in a good way. when he's not in the office it's VERY quiet around here...
Sunday, July 29, 2012
megan bachelorette weekend...
this picture sums up the weekend... although i really wish i had a picture from 7:30am this morning when i was sneaking out of the hotel to leave and megan and ashley were coming HOME from the night...wtf?!?!
megan & tasty tyrone (as she texts her fiance)
yup, megan is getting married and all her girlies went to atlantic city (stayed at the borgata) to celebrate our favorite bachelorette! i have to say, it was pretty dang fun. i mean, i'm a loser and go to bed at 8:30pm on a regular basis, so staying up past midnight was a real struggle for me...until i met all the other ladies that love megan as much as i do, and then it was game on!
i have to give the biggest props on the planet to her best friend and maid of honor, ali, she orchestrated the most amazing weekend. seriously, i think i have to make her my maid of honor some day just so i can have a weekend like that. i thought i was organized, ali puts me to shame! before we even left for the weekend we got these teasers for the weekend in our email...
and when we got there the weekend started upon entering each of our hotels rooms to find these beautiful, personalized gift bags ali had made by her company dabney lee...
we definitely spent a little time at the beach bar under a cabana sippin' on summer cocktails...
and then we got all sexed up for a big, HARD (read between the lines girlies) night out...
hws girls
yup, we went there...let's just say, it's a summer of magic mike for girls like us. hunk-O-mania might have been the most hysterical part of the weekend, megan was amazing on stage (such a good sport, i'd have a heart attack if that were me)...and i have to give a shout out to megs for my special treat (wink, wink)...
bottle service and insane amounts of dancing ensued late into the night at mixx...
honestly, greatest weekend ever. the best part for me was getting to know the other girls. each and every one of them loves megan so much, it was clear, and so i automatically love them...but seriously, i'm really looking forward to the wedding now that us girls had this weekend together!
megan the her awesome maid of honor, ali
july photo challenge: day 27, 28 & 29...
july 27: on the road...
july 28: cup...
Thursday, July 26, 2012
mayor mennino vs. chik-fil-a...
damn you chik-fil-a, why do you have to be so prejudice? i love your chicken sandwiches and have been dreaming of you coming to the northeast, but when you're anti gay marriages this is what boston will do to you. i wish you'd become a little more tolerant, it is 2012 you know?....
wholey-moley yumminess...
last nights book group was hosted by my friend steph. i always love going to steph's book groups because she's the most incredible freakin' cook on the planet, no joke. you should check out her pinterest page, and look under her recipe boards, there's some yummy stuff in there.
aside from the stuffed mushrooms, southwestern eggrolls with avocado dipping sauce, curried spread with rice crackers, blue cheese dip and pimms cocktails (in honor of the upcoming London Olympics)...these mini deep dish fruit desserts were to die for. i'm not kidding you, they were so delicious, and apparently easy to make. i helped her assemble them and then promptly shoved about 13 of them into my mouth...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
custom home illustrations...
so i was just look at my friend ali's recent blog post 'pamper your fur babies' and loved the custom dog silhouettes she has on there. so i checked out the etsy vendor who does them and fell in love with their custom home illustrations...like, i totally want one of my new house, for my new house...
porch party...
i loved this porch party idea i saw in better homes and gardens magazine this month. too bad my porch can only fit about 3 people on it, max. these invites/recipe booklets for guests were cute i thought, and i love the idea of a mojito bar...maybe next summer...
i ride inside...
i'm sure this old news to everyone, romney strapping his dogs crate to the roof of the car (with the dog inside it) for a 12 hour drive to canada, but i've been seeing a lot more 'i ride inside' bumper stickers lately. i think i might need to get one of these bad boys...
penny wants one of these...
but i'd prefer one like this...
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