Iowa

Hi Cuties,

Sorry to have been away so long.  Lots going on and I just needed a break.  But I'm back and feeling a little more inspired (convincing I know.)  I spent this last weekend with two of my dearest friends in Iowa.  My friend Kirstin is living there for the moment so my friend Karen and I trekked out there to see her this weekend.  Iowa is a lot of what you might expect.  Hot, flat and full of corn.  But Kirstin's house is so cute and is rather surprisingly elevated within the only woodsy patch in Iowa, so it felt almost like living in a treehouse.  And she has a porch AND a deck.  A huge deck with a grill and patio furniture.  Jealousy.  

We spent the weekend eating, shopping and girl gabbing.  A much needed girls weekend.  Oooh, and bonus, when Delta randomly cancelled our flight home yesterday we rebooked with United and got the opportunity to fly out of the very small Cedar Rapids airport, just like in the movie (sort of).

xo,

C

Kirstin is a great cook and made us awesome meals the whole weekend.  Only for my Kiki would I once again attempt food photography.

Happened upon my most favorite book ever in our shopping journeys.  Will spare you photos of the Old Navy binge, but trust, it happened.

Cool music stand (if I played something).

Little present for the mister.

The lovely ladies.

Oh, how we laughed and laughed.

Point Pleasant Weekend

Hey Cuties,
Last weekend, we booked it out of the city and proceeded to have the most perfect beach weekend.  If you've never been to Point Pleasant, I highly recommend.   The beach was super nice and there was a great boardwalk.  We all got a little burnt, but mine's turned into a nice "tan." For me at least.  Looking forward to many more beach weekends this summer!
xo,
C

duck in our motel room.  let me assure you, this was the nicest part of the room.

i bought some fudge on the boardwalk for my "coworkers."

Lyss and Erik took on the bumper cars!

everything at point pleasant is named Jenkinson's.  Not sure why.

look at lyss's cute nails!

 lyss, losing at mini golf.

me and my new man

drinks on the beach

Hot Nights

3 1 Phillip Lim top
Dorothy Perkins short shorts, £24
Madewell stacked heel, $188
Red clutch, $1,995
Repossi cuff bangle, €200
1928 Jewelry vintage jewelry, $16
Pink hair accessory, $12
Green Nail Polish, $6.75

East River Ferry

Last weekend Erik was very anxious to show me the wonders of the East River Ferry. With pickups in Greenpoint and free service, the mister had been enjoying a waterway commute the whole week (yes, it took double the normal time. Guess when you don't have to be at work until 10, you have time for leisure.)

I was a bit skeptical, having seen numerous blog posts outlining Saturday plans mirroring our very own.  

But Saturday morning, we optimistically headed over to the dock, with plans to spend the day in Dumbo. Sure enough, when we got to the ferry, there was a very long line. And when the ferry finally came, they only let on ten people!  After waiting about an hour, we finally got on a ferry - going in the wrong direction. Two stops later we found ourselves in midtown and were forced to disembark. The horror - we tried to hide but the captain found us and made us get off - how embarrassing. Twenty minutes later we were back on the ferry and finally on our way to Dumbo. As the little old lady behind us in line said to Erik, "what a great opportunity!"

After hanging out in Dumbo for just a wee little bit, we started wondering how the hell we were going to get back to Greenpoint. And that's when we ran into my best friend, taxicab.  

Once we were back in the hood things took a turn for the better because we ran into my cutest little sister ever and got to hang out with her for the rest of the night.  

It's gonna be a little while before I venture onto the waterway again. 

xo,

C

There she is...and there she goes while we still wait on the dock.

Only two more allowed on so Erik and I got to butt in front of a bunch of families.  Later, suckers!

fun on the ferry.

Dumbo! We made it. Now what?

Photo to prove we were there.

and back to the 'burgh.  There's our cutie!

drinks on the roof.  things our looking up.

happy to be home.

Happy Father's Day

Lyss and I are very lucky to have a great dad.  He's our friend, coach, protector and most definitely the "go-to" guy.  We still joke about calling for our dad when we woke up from bad dreams - always in a weak, pathetic voice (Dadddd, dadddddy....)  Our dad is incredibly, incredibly patient and he's seen us through a lot. Thank goodness, because now that he has five kids, he really doesn't  have a choice but to be patient. He's like a rock, very steady and somebody you can always count on for whatever little curveball life throws you.  I always say my dad is the only person who would/could ever go on The Amazing Race with me.  (On a side note, I keep a running tab of shows I would be absolutely horrible on.  Other highlights include: The Bachelor.  I'd be the girl in the corner eyeing everyone suspiciously.  Road Rules.  I'm not athletic let's just leave it at that.  Oooh, also, Survivor.  I'll stop now.)
When I look at my Dad, I can still imagine exactly what he must have been like as a kid.  I'm convinced that when he was younger he was just like Richie Cunningham on Happy Days.  (he says no, but I know I'm right.)  


In honor of Father's Day, a little journey down memory lane.

me and my Dad on the big day

Lyss and Dad cheering on their favorite team!

Dad and his girls.  Maybe James was taking the pic.

Dad and Lyss at the botanic garden

Dad and I at Niagara Falls.  

Weekend Links

Hey Cuties,
Hope everyone enjoys the weekend.  I'll be chilling in Brooklyn and maybe checking out the new ferry in Greenpoint.  I might even bring my big girl camera.


Peppermint dream, indeed...


These dresses are amazing!


Cute way to wrap a housewarming gift.


Wish my hair could look like this.


How cool would I be if I sat in this chair at my desk all day?  The answer is very.


Northside Festival this weekend in Brooklyn if you want to check it out.  Featuring my new favorite band, Beirut.  New to me at least ;)



Long sleeve wedding dress. Do it. (but not right now)


Have a great weekend.  Enjoy it - it's going to fly by!


xo,
C

Lake George Souvenirs

Check out the cute loot I picked up in Lake George a few weeks back!  Note, these were must buys after a few drinks at happy hour!

Could be fun to hang on the wall!

Cute coffee mug for me since the mister has taken over our "shared" mugs!

Cool, Gray Beach Day

Burberry dress, $500
Forever21 flat shoes, $19
Wet Seal brown feather earrings, $10
Jessica Simpson straw sun hat, $38
Hermes scarve, $435
Round sunglasses, 15 EUR


When did it get so cool in New York?  Not that I'm complaining.
xo,
C

DC Family Fun

Hi Cuties,
Had a great weekend visiting with my brother, James, and parents in DC. I have an early meeting here tomorrow so decided to come on Saturday to spend the weekend with my family.  


James has been so sick the whole week and his apartment kind of sounded like a hot zone, so I ended up staying with my parents at the hotel. Roomies! They loved it! (not). I kind of loved it though. We stayed at the Mayflower Renaissance and it was really nice. I think E and I need to start getting our Marriott rewards points on too.


Once we were all settled in, the parents and I enjoyed a little happy hour at the hotel and then met up with James for a night of some Burmese cuisine and the theater. James never puts anything through the "parent filter" and that's why we love him. Luckily, his enthusiasm for everything is absolutely contagious. The play we saw was at the forum theater in Silver Springs and was called bobrauschenbergamerica, basically a collection of random scenes inspired by the art of Robert Rauschenberg. It had a very americana feel, which gives me the best feeling and always reminds me of my Grandmom's house. Anything that involves a soundtrack of evening sounds like crickets chirping and a little red, white and blue makes me happy.  


Today, we headed over to the Pride Festival after brunch. It was so hottt. I heard it was cooler in NYC today, but it was about 90 in DC and we were forced to seek refuge at the movies at a 2PM showing of Super 8. We all LOVED this movie and everyone should go see it. Just a cute fun, feel good summer movie with a little bit of somethin' somethin' for everyone.  


Now I'm settled in at my new hotel getting ready for my meeting tomorrow. Good DC weekend but definitely starting to feel a little homesick, now that I'm by my lonesome. Hope you all enjoyed the weekend too.
xo,
C

Mags is obsessed with tennis so we couldn't pass up this photo op

Summer Lovin'

Yes, leopard goes with everything.

Cut out top
TopShop sequin short
Dorothy Perkins platform shoes
Alexander McQueen clutch handbag
Citrine By The Stones cuff bracelet
ALDO metal earrings
Snake necklace
H m sunglass
Deborah Lippmann Don't Tell Mama Nail Color