A rainy day is my idea of a perfect baking day and since it rained yesterday, I decided to take advantage of the weather and bake these. The last thing I baked was a cake for Alex’s birthday in March so it was really great to finally find some time to dust off the mixer and make something.
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This week is the last week of the spring semester and I could not be happier. Granted it’s been a very stressful week/series of weeks, but I am so excited to be done with classes and finals after Friday! I am looking forward to a much-needed break before June starts, which is when I will begin to write my thesis.
Here is a collection of photos from the past couple of weeks. I cannot wait to get a bit more free time after this week so I can return to blogging daily. I miss it!
{Sometimes I like to try on ridiculous dresses at Anthropologie}
{And admire their paper orange trees}
{I’ve been writing a lot of thank you notes lately}
{Which means that I get to buy fun stamps like these floral ones}
{This body butter has the most amazing smell – it’s delicious}
{An ice cream print dress that was too fun not to photograph}
{Blooms, sunlight and a blue sky}
{Warmer weather means that I have switched over from hot to cold}
{Flowers greeting me at my parents’ house}
{My mom puts together these arrangements using flowers from their property}
{Mr. Boone, begging}
{Alex and I couldn’t resist driving to Taco Bell to enjoy some Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos}
{A wedding gift for a wedding we attended this past weekend}
{The Mother’s Day card I gave to my mom}
{Alex and me, on our way back into the city}
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On Friday my friend Reissa and I went to a screening of The Great Gatsby dressed up as flappers (although she was a much more convincing flapper than I was). Ultimately the hair is everything and in hindsight I should have just bought a wig. But I did buy and wear a drop-waist dress for the occasion, which is not even the least bit kind to someone who has a larger bust like myself. And I had a bit of razzle-dazzle too in the form of Art Deco-ish jewels, glitter nail polish and a sequin clutch.
It was such a fun night, and I had such an amazing time that I think I will dress up for all future trips to the movies!
This past Sunday my amazing aunts threw me a bridal shower at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. The guest list consisted of female family members and friends of my mom (I will be celebrating with my friends closer to the wedding next month). The venue was obviously very chic, but it also was quite sentimental since it used to be the place in which we celebrated special occasions back when my grandfather was still alive.
The weather was absolutely gorgeous and the shower itself was really lovely and laid-back. We started off with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres before sitting down for a delicious lunch and then finishing with a bit of gift opening. My shower was everything I could have hoped for and most importantly, I left feeling very loved!
{In addition to bottle stoppers and miniature whisks, guests received heart shaped cookies from The Rye Country Store}
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Here is a little film I put together consisting of footage from this past weekend.
The song is “Blue Skies” by Ella Fitzgerald.
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Once again I headed up to my parents’ house this past weekend to take care of some important wedding-related business; mainly my first dress fitting, and my first bridal shower. I had my dress fitting on Saturday and my shower on Sunday, which my lovely aunts threw for me (I will be sharing pictures later this week)! However, once the shower was over, I hopped on a train and headed back into the city to go home and do work. Oh, grad school. Only 2 more weeks of the semester! Here are a few pictures from my weekend. Hope you had a great one as well! ♥
{My dress!}
{Gunnar taking a nap in the middle of the hallway}
{The invitation for my shower – it was a ‘Stock the Kitchen’ theme}
{New shoes that I wore to my shower}
{I also wore this necklace, and I plan on wearing it again when I go to see Gatsby hopefully some time later this week!}
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As I mentioned last week, I have been quite overwhelmed lately due to my never-ending workload; I spent the entire past weekend inside doing work and unfortunately, I still have two and a half weeks to go before the semester is through. Yesterday, however, I was able to see these two boys and it made my day. My mom brought them into the city for a vet appointment and so I decided to take a much needed break from work and tag along. They sure do know how to brighten up my day! They are the best boys. ♥
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Last week Alex and I went to my parents’ house for the weekend to take care of some wedding business, which included putting our invitations together and sending them out, as well as meeting with the caterers. I also found my wedding dress, which I guess is a pretty big deal ;) And of course I saw the boys, which along with seeing the human members of my family, is my favorite part about our weekend visits upstate! Here are a few pictures from last weekend. ♥
{We had some fresh flowers waiting for us in my room when we arrived}
{A classic Boone face}
{Gunnar, pretending he can’t hear me}
{Wedding stamps}
{I call this photograph Foot rest}
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…makes Hanna a very dull blogger.
Hi there! I am officially overwhelmed by my workload. I also have had an insane amount of meetings on top of classes, which doesn’t help considering how many papers and projects I have due within the next few weeks. After this week I only have three weeks left until the end of the semester; two weeks of classes and one week of finals. I am trying to keep it together, but it has been pretty difficult to keep myself from completely losing it. I have already cried once from sheer exhaustion and frustration and I still have over three weeks left to go.
On the plus side, I got a new pair of glasses (as seen above) and I feel quite studious wearing them. Accessories always make me feel better. And caffeine. Accessories and caffeine.
I will try to blog as frequently as possible, but I can’t make any promises so please just bear with me for the next few weeks! Here’s to hoping your week is less stressful than mine!
{One of my many, much-needed caffeine fixes}
♥
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Today I took a day trip to Philadelphia with my master’s program to visit The Barnes Foundation. It was my first time visiting Philadelphia; however, since our sole purpose for visiting was to view the Barnes Collection, I was unable to get a real feel for the city.
The Barnes Foundation is an educational art and horticultural institution that was founded in 1922 by Albert C. Barnes. The foundation was formerly located in Merion, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, before being moved to downtown Philadelphia; however, the Merion campus is still the site of the Barnes’s Arboretum. I definitely recommend watching the documentary The Art of the Steal (currently available on Netflix Instant), which examines the foundation’s very controversial move to Philadelphia. The Barnes Foundation possess about $25 billion worth of art consisting primarily of works by Impressionist and Modernist masters.
Unfortunately, photography is prohibited inside the collection and exhibition galleries so I do not have any art to share, but I definitely recommend visiting the foundation’s site to get an idea of what the collection consists of.
http://www.barnesfoundation.org/
If I had to pick a favorite work of art that I saw today, it would probably have to be Matisse’s Le bonheur de vivre. It was truly amazing to see how intensely beautiful the colors are in person despite having faded over time. I also particularly enjoyed the actual placement of the work within the collection – it is located on the second floor, tucked away in a little alcove.
{Henri Matisse Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905-6}
