tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35793765683861245492024-02-06T22:33:26.764-05:00design studio BBlair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.comBlogger1845125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-87667130927551020492015-02-18T14:45:00.002-05:002015-02-18T14:45:58.892-05:00playing in my head...a glen campbell original done by the band perry...i love it...<br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-48988502282730274192014-11-21T10:43:00.002-05:002014-11-21T10:43:38.491-05:00not a podcast virgin any longer...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">i have never listened to a podcast in my life, but that has all changed. my mother mentioned the podcast <a href="http://serialpodcast.org/">serial</a> a couple of weeks ago in an email…i immediately dismissed it, not really knowing what a podcast was to be honest, until my co-worker mentioned it again this week at lunch. and now i'm hooked. i've listened to all the episodes up-to-date. i've literally sat in my car waiting for an episode to end before i went into the house, they are great for listening to and from work…</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-32860289240181232782014-11-13T08:36:00.001-05:002014-11-13T08:36:15.684-05:00currently reading...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">i'm back to my usual one-book-a-week reading schedule now that the weather is colder and the night time comes earlier. i literally finished <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GEDEKQ?btkr=1">this is where i leave you by jonathan trooper</a> in 2 nights, this was our book group book for november. i know it's been made into <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371150/">a movie</a> (which my friend kate & i have a date to go see), but i haven't seen it yet. i loved the way this was written, very david seders like in my opinion, very funny & somewhat twisted…highly recommended…</span><div>
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Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-42381872139994474002014-11-13T08:29:00.002-05:002014-11-13T08:29:28.875-05:00yummy...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">i have become a "snacker", and this is my current snack of choice (can be found at whole foods). these <a href="http://harvestsnaps.com/products/snapea-crisps-lightly-salted">snapea crisps</a> are addicting, especially the caesar flavor…</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-10881510813339782282014-10-16T10:11:00.001-04:002014-10-16T10:11:16.124-04:00currently reading...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-27874174313386853562014-10-16T10:08:00.004-04:002014-10-16T10:11:26.844-04:00chicken with roasted sweet potato salad...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">i'll be the first to admit i don't always eat healthy, but my stepdad made this for dinner over the weekend and it was too delicious not to share…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into thin slices</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 red onion, thinly sliced</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 tablespoons olive oil</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4 6 ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 bunch spinach, thick stems removed (about 4 cups)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. heat oven to 425</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. on rimmed baking sheet, toss the potatoes, onion, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper. roast until tender, about 20-25 minutes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. meanwhile, heat remaining tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. season the chicken with salt & pepper and cook until browned and cooked through, 5-6 minutes on each side.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5. in large bowl, toss the warm potato mixture with the spinach, lime juice and salt. serve with chicken on top.</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-21217922343054783532014-10-16T09:55:00.002-04:002014-10-16T10:11:38.167-04:00Playing in my head...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I heard a segment on npr over the weekend about an icelandic musician, <a href="http://asgeirmusic.com/">Asgier Trausti</a>, and I'm not gonna lie…not only is his music beautiful, but he's pretty easy on the eyes too…</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-46615529838735426762014-09-08T10:51:00.003-04:002014-09-08T10:51:44.557-04:00currently reading...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://designstudiob.blogspot.com/2013/12/currently-reading_30.html">since reading rainbow rowell's other books</a> i've been waiting & waiting for her newest book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Landline-Rainbow-Rowell/dp/1250049377">landline</a>, to come out. i'm half way through the book and can say with certainty it's a good one...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">unfortunately i haven't read as much as i would have liked to this summer. i'm hoping now that the sun is going down earlier and the nights are cooler that i'll find myself in bed with a good book more often.</span>Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-67754230932498828942014-08-15T15:33:00.003-04:002014-08-15T15:33:29.910-04:00when you think you hate your job...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-54017484607321131942014-08-11T12:46:00.002-04:002014-08-11T12:46:36.709-04:00burke has arrived!...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">a couple of weeks ago my sister & her husband had their first baby, my very first nephew. and maybe i'm biased, but he is SOOOO damn cute. I mean, look at the bald head & those lips! i am super obsessed with him, like, i asked them to send me photos and videos every single day kind of obsessed, no joke. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">burke pennington (we share a middle name!) was born on july 28th, 8lbs 6oz, 20 inches in sunny california. i love every little bit of him and can't wait to meet him in person. </span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-60116665859951968292014-08-11T12:32:00.002-04:002014-08-11T12:32:22.968-04:00fall boots...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and so the fall catalogue shopping season begins... and i picked up these awesome <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/toms-nepal-boot-women/3706582?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_ite=toms_'nepal'_boot_(women):816220&cm_pla=shoes:women:boots&cm_ven=Google_Product_Ads&mr:referralID=31a1b847-2170-11e4-8303-001b2166c2c0">nepal boots</a> from TOMS (sold out on their website but i found them on amazon actually) to kickstart my longing for cooler weather...</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-11573000714480161142014-07-08T09:25:00.001-04:002014-07-08T09:25:31.042-04:00mother nature laid the smack down...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">within 15 minutes (5:45-6pm) the skies darkened, the wind picked up, thunder & lightening struck, buckets of rain poured and there was a threat of a tornado...and no, we don't live in kansas, we live 6 miles north of boston...and then it was all over. only to find this had happened in that short amount of time...</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-1423141458676845372014-06-15T15:42:00.000-04:002014-06-15T15:42:09.245-04:00feathers...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-78007688313782327042014-06-13T09:16:00.000-04:002014-06-13T09:16:49.301-04:00currently reading...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-46811564198380621912014-06-03T09:46:00.000-04:002014-06-03T09:46:21.339-04:00new patio...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">not sure if you remember what our backyard looked like before, but it was not that great (oh, and the house was green and yellow, yuck). when i first moved in the entire back yard was filled with wood chips, no grass. there was no where to sit and enjoy the small patch of outdoor space we had...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">enter the newest renovation to our house, the patio. we had a mason that i use for work (and love) come do the work for us...took them only 4 days. instead of using natural stone, to save money we used <a href="http://www.idealconcreteblock.com/product-details/items/yankee-cobble.html">Pavers by Ideal, theYankee Cobble in the Vineyard Blend color</a>. i love the way it came out, the pavers match the color of the natural stone foundation we have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and my newest favorite part of our backyard is the raspberry plants chris gave me for my birthday (GREAT gift for me). i am a raspberry fanatic, i'll eat a dry pint in one sitting. but these aren't just any old raspberries, these are <a href="http://noursefarms.com/raspberry-plants/prelude/">prelude raspberries</a> from my favorite place ever...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva,_New_York">geneva, new york</a>, home of <a href="http://hws.edu/">our college</a>! we built our little raised bed and trellis and put these babies in the ground a few weeks ago... i can't wait until they start producing fruit! side note, chris dug out an entire tree stump in the very spot where we planted these, it was a massive undertaking, but he prevailed!...</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-25877892531561021842014-06-02T07:55:00.001-04:002014-06-02T07:55:42.009-04:00a modern island...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">when we were in paris walking home from dinner one night we passed by a storefront for <a href="http://www.boffi.com/EN/Home.aspx">boffi</a>. i'm not typically one for modern decor, but i loved the simplicity of this kitchen island. The vertical wood on the doors/drawers combined with the stainless steel gave it just enough rustic for me to become infatuated with it...</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-2088399813742933242014-03-26T09:14:00.001-04:002014-03-26T09:14:17.364-04:00stepping into spring...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">i think i need to purchase <a href="http://shop.vans.com/catalog/Vans/en_US/style/uc495h.html?categoryId=10150">these beauties</a> for the arrival of spring/summer, don't you? size 6.5 if my fairy god-mother wants to purchase them for me...</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-45796999049446514522014-03-26T08:10:00.001-04:002014-03-26T08:10:48.603-04:00happy 34th to me...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">holy hell, i turned 34 yesterday. it was a good, low key birthday. it was nice to hear from many people in my life, sweet phone calls & text poured in all day. even when you think things in your life aren't the way they should be you're reminded of how awesome life really is.... especially when you're husband comes in with a slice of tiramisu with a candle in it, singing happy birthday in his best marilyn monroe voice...</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-55265354254790927892014-03-26T08:06:00.001-04:002014-03-26T08:11:16.692-04:00currently reading...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">i finally gave up at the library...i'm number 287 waiting for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Goldfinch-Donna-Tartt/dp/0316055433">the goldfinch</a>, so i broke down and bought it on my kindle... read 50 pages in about 10 minutes last night...</span><br />
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<br />Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-17903458706607391912014-03-11T15:35:00.000-04:002014-03-11T15:35:18.454-04:00pre-order your book<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">did ya'll see<a href="http://www.elementsofstyleblog.com/2014/03/drumroll-please-cover-reveal-pre-order.html"> Erin Gates of Elements of Style new book</a> is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Designing-Home-Life/dp/1476744874/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394489278&sr=8-1&keywords=Erin+Gates+Elements+of+Style">on pre-order</a> today?!?!?! Yup, I pre-ordered the shit out of mine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Even though I don't know Erin, I'm so incredibly proud of her. She's candid & honest and creative...we'd totally be friends if we met in real life. She actually doesn't live far from me in real life, but I would feel a bit like a stalker if I tried to pursue a friendship, so I will admire from afar. Congratulations Erin, you deserve all the success you have worked so hard for...now go enjoy it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">thanks for sending haley!</span>Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-32900599156896882572014-02-14T14:28:00.004-05:002014-02-14T14:28:49.550-05:00lover boy...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">my hank wants to wish all his lady friends a happy valentine's day... he's such a lover...</span><br />
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I'm going for the silver, because I'll make sure you come first. <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23OlympicPickupLines&src=hash" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><s style="background-color: transparent; color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">#</s><b style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><strong>OlympicPickupLines</strong></b></a></div>
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Your lips say no, but your ski goggles whisper, "fog me". <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23OlympicPickUpLines&src=hash" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><s style="background-color: transparent; color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">#</s><b style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><strong>OlympicPickUpLines</strong></b></a></div>
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The slopes aren't the only thing I'm going down on tonight <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23OlympicPickupLines&src=hash" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><s style="background-color: transparent; color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">#</s><b style="background-color: transparent; color: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><strong>OlympicPickupLines</strong></b></a></div>
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Your poorly-constructed hotel room or mine? <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23OlympicPickupLines&src=hash" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;"><s style="text-decoration: none;">#</s><b style="color: inherit;"><strong>OlympicPickupLines</strong></b></a></div>
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Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579376568386124549.post-1618523840065294032014-01-23T07:41:00.001-05:002014-01-23T07:41:58.957-05:00PSS famous...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">anyone who knows me and my college girlfriends knows how much we love our alma mater...we may even be mildly obsessed. so when the most recent isssue of the <a href="http://hws.edu/alumni/pssurvey/summer13/index.aspx">pultney street survey</a>, the colleges alumni publication, arrived in the mail naturally i flipped to the back first to read the class notes and look at the pictures...and there was ours...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">i can't tell you how much i have loved being a part of the <a href="http://hws.edu/index.aspx">hws</a> community, even know, in boston nearly 12 years after graduating some of my bestest friends are from that very special place. my husband and i are so lucky to have gone to a school like this...and you'd better believe i'm going to force all my children to go there as well...YEAH 'BART!</span>Blair Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12309070866472348554noreply@blogger.com1