Anyone else exhausted by the end of the weekend? We had a fabulous summer weekend that included time with friends, eating out, and celebrating Matt. A friend of mine from Dallas was in town on Friday, so we spent the morning with our girls at the splash park and playground. I walked there and back (about 2 miles) and wasn’t sure I could make it home. Walking is hard! We got takeout for lunch and came back to our house.…
Hello out there. I can’t believe it’s Emerson’s last week of school and summer is upon us. The 90 degree temperatures are here, but I don’t mind so much because the humidity is not. We had a relaxing Friday evening in – Em helped me make blondies for our neighborhood’s spring fling and was really into it. She’s helped me bake a couple of times, but I now I can trust her to stir and not eat everything in sight.…
Hello from the couch. It’s 87 here in Charlotte and it feels like summer, I’m happy to be home after our trip to Florida; it must be a good sign that I love coming home to my house and my normal life. I’m not gonna lie, this wasn’t our best vacation – Emerson was terribly behaved (maybe due to one of her molars breaking through?), we had a cold front that kept us from the beach, and I still had…
Hello out there! Are you guys tired from the holidays? I sure am! We packed our bags yet again and headed to Hillsborough for Christmas. It was actually good to get out of our house because we were forced to take a break from the never-ending to-do list that came with moving into our house. My sister’s fam came down from Charlottesville and I got to meet baby Birch! Gosh he was tiny and very cute! Emerson got along great…
We had a relaxing and fun-filled weekend, which was nice after a sad week. Matt lost a classmate and was glad to have a distraction when we hosted a taco night for one of his former co-workers + wife. I made margaritas for everyone in an effort to quickly use up some of our liquor. We picked up brisket from the local butcher and bought all the fixins’ for some epic tacos. We need to do this more often! It was such…
Hello out there. I can’t believe our move is next month. I’m in that weird transition period where I don’t really know how I feel. I think I’m sad to leave and nervous for the logistics of moving. We’ve finally decided on a moving company (why do they all have horrible reviews?). Fingers crossed, we also have someone interested in taking over the last 1.5 months of our lease, which would be a huge relief. Matt and I are fitting…
We had a glorious summer weekend in New York. Friday, Matt was able to leave work a bit early, so we made the spontaneous decision to explore Battery Park. I took the ferry over from Brooklyn and we met up on Wall St. We enjoyed walking along the water and hanging out on the grass before riding the coolest carousel I’ve ever seen! The sea glass carousel has beautiful fish that go up and down and also rotate on the…
We’re back from a lovely weekend on the North Fork of Long Island. I came down with a bad cold on Thursday, so I was feeling bad for most of the trip, but we still managed to have a great time. Even the smallest cold makes me appreciate how wonderful it feels to be healthy! We left Friday morning. Emerson was so excited to see her carseat that she practically jumped in it and then accidentally fell asleep on the…
The second half of our vacation was even better than the first because it warmed up into the 70’s. We weren’t sure if it would be hot enough for the beach when we planned the trip, but it was perfectly pleasant for sunning. Our first beach stop was Sunset Key. Guests at the Margaritaville can buy a day pass to visit the beach on the private resort island. After Emerson’s nap, we headed down to the dock in front of our…