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May 16, 2013 · 10:25 am

This and That

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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May 6, 2013 · 8:37 am

My Weekend

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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April 27, 2013 · 4:33 pm

Last Weekend

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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April 16, 2013 · 11:42 pm

This and That

Things have felt a little off this past month, which is probably because I spent half of it traveling. Thankfully though, things are getting better and life is starting to feel a bit more normal (whatever normal is). Of course at this point, however, I only have about a month left of the semester so I think life is about to get weird again, and by weird I mean stressful. Very stressful. I’ll keep you updated, but until then, here are a handful of snapshots that I took over the last few days or so. Hope you’re enjoying the new springtime blooms as much as I am!

{Walking through the Theater District}

{A fabulous elephant scarf courtesey of Alex}

{Blue & purple hydrangeas that remind me of Martha’s Vineyard}

{Couldn’t walk through Grand Central without stopping at Financier Patisserie}

{A local thrift store’s shopping bag from yesterday when I bought a new vessel to arrange flowers in}

{Alex picked up these bright orange tulips}

{Our new-to-us vase – a Le Parfait canning jar}

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April 11, 2013 · 10:40 am

This and That

{A vintage NYC perpetual calendar – perhaps the greatest thing I’ve ever found on Etsy}

{Peanut butter & jelly macarons, which I got in honor of National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day last week – I’ll basically look for any reason to buy macarons}

{Green tea ice cream – possibly my favorite ice cream flavor, weirdly enough – from Sedutto}

{My teacup and saucer at Alice’s Tea Cup}

{The tea list – we went with Alice’s Tea}

{Oh, just a curious cat on a teapot}

{Brunch, which consisted of the very berry omelette and scones benedict}

{Friendly daffodils}

{I ♥ NY green apply chewy candy that I found at Eli’s}

{The pups at Biscuits & Bath – it had been a while since I last visited!}

{I have no idea what these are, but I felt like they were too bizarre to pass up so I brought them home. Any ideas?}

{A little bit of hyacinth}

{White hydrangeas}

Purple tulips

{Unruly purple tulips}

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April 9, 2013 · 10:31 am

Saturday

Alex usually has to work on the weekends so whenever he manages to score a day off during the weekend, we try to do something special. Sometimes something special means spending the day inside and having a marathon of some sort (e.g. the House of Cards marathon we had a couple of weeks ago). But other times we venture out into our beautiful city and do a bit of exploring, which is something we rarely get the chance to do.

This past Saturday Alex had the day off so we decided to visit the Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market, which we actually had never been to before. All in all we really loved it, aside from the obvious absence of food, which is of course, our favorite thing about the Williamsburg Flea Market. However, the true test to gauge whether or not a flea market is any good is whether or not you find anything worthy of taking home with you. I managed to walk away with an equestrian print silk scarf for $3 (seen here), as well as a vintage Longchamp bag that I was able to get down to $25. Success!

After our flea market experience, we grabbed lunch before strolling through Bryant Park on our way over to Grand Central. While in Grand Central we picked up some jumbo macarons from Eli’s (big surprise) and the hopped on the subway and headed uptown. Once uptown, we popped into Banana Republic where I proceeded to take pictures of Alex as he tried on suits. We then ended our evening with dinner and a movie. It was a really lovely Saturday and I hope to have many more just like it in the future.

{Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market}

{An ice cream truck outside Bryant Park}

{An ornate lamppost by the library}

{The Chrysler Building}

{Outside Grand Central}

{Inside Grand Central}

{A lovely chandelier}

{Pastries at Zaro’s in Grand Central Market}

{A bag of macarons from Eli’s}

{Caramel, coffee, raspberry and strawberry}

{Alex had the caramel and coffee and I had the raspberry and strawberry, naturally}

{My handsome man looking sharp in a suit!}

♥

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April 1, 2013 · 9:26 am

The Past Week or So

This past week was my spring break, and although it was nice to have a week without classes, I would hardly call it a break due to the amount of work I had to complete, as well as various obligations I had to fulfill.

However, amidst all of the work and appointments, I did get to spend a ton of time with Alex – although it is never really enough! – as well as got to see my family and the pups! In addition, Alex and I did manage to sneak away to our nation’s capital for a few days. Of course I took more than a few pictures (and some video too!) while in DC so this week I will be sharing several entries on the blog devoted to the district.

Above is a picture I took of the United States Capitol.

And below are several pictures from the past week or so, most of which were taken while up at my parents’ house.