Lifestyle

October 14, 2013

Despite potential rain in the forecast, yesterday ended up being the perfect fall day for apple picking. I headed north with the girls for a day in Warwick, NY. Our first stop was Pennings Orchard (for apple picking & apple cider donut eating) and then we made a necessary stop at Bellvale Creamery for some …

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October 4, 2013

americanexpress: 5 Ways to a Pleasurable & Productive Weekend A few interesting tips to have a good weekend. However, between taking a tennis lesson, running 15 miles and attending a wedding, I think I’m fully booked. Maybe I’ll think about a problem and solve it next weekend…

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September 23, 2013

Weekend Wedding: What I Wore Left: For the black-tie optional event, I wore a BCBG strapless gown. Sold out every where but HERE is a similar cut. Right: For the rehearsal dinner (but also perfect for more casual weddings) this Eight Sixty floral mini from Piperlime. Check it out HERE to see the cute cut …

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Weekend Steals & Deals

August 14, 2013

You’d think that living in New York would mean amazing shopping but for me, I prefer shopping in the burbs. NYC can be overwhelming, crowded and picked over at times so when I’m home in MD I can’t help but sneak in a little shopping. My mom and I are deal-finders and this weekend we …

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August 12, 2013

Weekly Wins time y’all (hometown edition)! 1. Headed down to MD/DC to celebrate the beautiful bride-to-be Julia (here we are with my lovely shower co-hosts). 2. Among our shower creations was this “date jar” (and a bit of our candy bar is in view) where we had guests write down creative dates for the future …

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Healthy Apartment Dreams

July 31, 2013

While I’m enjoying my new apartment so far I often think, hm, if this apartment were to be inspected, would it even be up to code? And to be honest, I’m not sure…comforting, I know! I also felt this way in my pre-war brownstone studio complete with a lofted bonus space where I slept (like…is …

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