2011 in review...

Wow - what a year it has been for me. I feel like so much has happened in the past 365 days that I should at least highlight some of it. Here we go...

1. Rented my first apartment...broke the lease after 9 months



2. Survived the snowpocalypse that shut down all of Atlanta...totally ate it on the concrete the second I left the house after 4 solid days of confinement




3. Made lots of mistakes...loved a little...learned a lot


4. Stood by my best friend as I watched her marry her best friend




5. Sold two necklaces at a real store




6. Became an aunt



7. Got a job and moved to NYC (all within 10 days)




8. Renovated an apartment

9. Lost 20 pounds - gained 10 back

10. Met some amazing people and can't wait to meet more...

happy hanukkah!

For those of you who celebrate - hope the first night was wonderful!

Could you just die at that little nugget?? See you so soon E!

xo

if I didn't have a murphy bed...

I would have this insanely amazing piece of furniture...



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One day...

wacky wednesday

feeling a little wacky today - and giggly (what else is new?)



Halfway through the week peeps - Happy Wacky Wednesday!

xo

thanksgiving

Hi there...I am alive, I promise, just haven't been a very good blogger these days. I finally feel organized now that the kitchen in my apartment is finally done - water gets hooked up this week!

In other news, Thanksgiving was wonderful. My sisters came in from Boston for the very long weekend and it was lovely.

I hope everyone got off to a good week after the holiday. The gym certainly kicked my butt last night, but I needed it.

Happy Tuesday! Oh and below are pics from the weekend - Enjoy!

hide yo kids, hide yo wife...

SANTA-PUG IS HERE!



Last week, Lu got to spend the day at doogy daycare. I usually do this once or twice a month so that she gets to see her friends and socialize (insert judgement as I am a crazy dog woman - just go with it). When we lived in Atlanta, she went to Dog Days about 3 times a week (miss you guys!!). It took time to find a place just as amazing, but after searching far and wide, we found one that is awesome.

We love love love lover her new place in NYC, but since she is a little older now (1 year and 10 months to be exact), she is fine on her own in the apartment most days. Anywho, long story short, at daycare last week, Gloria and Quentin took some amazing photos of lil nugget [see above] for their holiday card.

I'm thinking Lu has a career in modeling...yes?

Hope you are having a wonderful Thursday!

xo

La

Three things...

that made my week.

Pumpkin Spice Latte...in a red cup...on Friday



Meeting Anderson Cooper (amaze)



Hair clip creativity...



Happy Friday!

xo

Happy Halloween

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pugs 'n' kisses:)

I think I'll go to Boston...

This weekend I headed to Boston for Jenny's 21st birthday. I am officially in love with the city (minus the pop-up snow blizzard).

The weekend consisted of Houstons (yum!), Newbury Street and finally getting my much-needed winter coat. Overall, it was a wonderful weekend!

Oh and I am also officially obsessed with Jenny and Rachel's dining hall--AMAZING! They even have lactaid AND soy milk--I know, I am a weirdo, but I love it!



Outside of Rachel's dorm room before Jenny's birthday dinner.

Decisions, Decisions

Lu and I heart these hats on Etsy--so cute!!

I would like to get her a striped one with pom poms, but not quite sure exactly the combo I am going to do. I was thinking white and pink stripes with lime green poms.



Dying, these are so cute.

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Ideas? Thoughts? Please help us this is EXTREMELY important as winter is just around the corner.

Pugs 'n' Kisses,

La and Lu

Getting there (kitchen edition)

As most of you know, I am slowly, but surely renovating my apartment in NYC. The kitchen is about half-way done (WAHOO!)

Wanted to share the (almost done) tile job -- waiting for grout:) Then it is new granite and a sink...getting there.



xo

La

"Mommy, that dog...

isn't right." Direct quote from a little boy on my elevator this morning.

Oh Lu...



Happy Wednesday!

xo

weekend recap

Here is a recap of the weekend...in pictures. Enjoy!



After getting coffee at Aroma on the Upper West Side...yummm



Diva in her new sweater:)



aww <3



In progress...loving the process though!

weekend preview

she's here, she's here, she's here! My bestie and second half, Kimmy, is here for the weekend--finally!

Here is to eating too much, re-designing my apartment (again) and watching silly youtube videos until the wee hours.

Cheers!

meant to be

i heard this quote today and couldn't help but share it...

“Never expect, never assume, never ask, and never demand. Just let it be. Because if it’s meant to be, it will happen the way you want it to be.”~Anonymous

xo

La

all hallow's eve

What should Lu be?

Options:

1. Dinosaur--green one (duh!)

2. Ballerina

3. Bumble bee

4. Men in Black dog

Cast your vote now...

hhah

xoxo

Home Sweet Home

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So excited to be heading home to Atlanta bright and early tomorrow for work.

I can smell the Chick-fil-A already...

xo

Dirty Laundry

Hi there everyone...sorry for the ridiculous lack of posts. I have got to stop slacking. Things have just been crazy busy with the apartment--almost done wahoo!!

Thought I'd share these absolutely hilarious and quite precious pics of none other than (drumb roll pleaseeee) Miss Lu.



Found her here as I was getting in the shower last night...



When I got out...

Happy Wednesday!

xo

DEEE-VA

what a life--eh?

Happy Monday!

xo

photo fun

Out with the girls last weekend!



me n my best friend

[lu and her bff pinkerton--she has had her since she was just a little babes]




"I think I'll just sniff my paw--yum"



Grand Central Station--had to take a picture since my mom always refers to our house as Grand Central:)

Only in New York...

Does your elevator guy notice you got highlights--only in NYC do people have elevator guys

Do I sometimes confuse incredibly chic people with the homeless

Do I often feel underdressed...in the morning...on the subway

Do dogs wear shoes and are totally fine with it--tried it on Lu and it did not go well. She was mad at me for about 7 seconds and then she forgot--love a dog's memory that way.

Can a burger cost more than sushi in Atlanta--dang good burger though:)

Can you eat at a different restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday and never dine at the same place twice--crazy cool

Don't ya just love it? I do!!!:)

Hope you guys are having a great Thursday--almost the weekend. Any fun plans?

xo

long time, no blog

So sorry for the lack of posts...life has been very exciting lately and super busy (not an excuse for not blogging--lo siento).

Good news is I have lots to share with you guys! First order of business is...drum roll please...I met baby e and I am even more obsessed now that I actually know him. The whole family went to visit him in Colorado this past weekend and I think we all fell in love.

Please gush at all the pics below.






While in Denver, we had literally one of the best meals of my life. We went to Vesta Dipping Grill, where you can choose a protein and different dipping sauces to go with--hence the name. YUM YUM YUM YUM!!



In apartment news, things are coming along--slowly, but surely. My furniture is in--check it out:)




I hope everyone is off to a good week...I will be in touch with more apartment updates for sure once things are looking more complete...HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!

xoxo

labor day festivities

Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! This weekend I headed to Atlanta to celebrate Anna and Brett's wedding. It was such a beautiful weekend and an amazing wedding. I loved being a part of it:)

I will post pictures later this week, but here is Mrs. Anna Pless Peel getting pampered the day of--so beautiful!!



The rehearsal dinner was such a blast...it was at the Brickyard in Marietta!



On Sunday night, one of my best friends Ruthie invited me over for a homemade meal. She is an amazing cook!! She made us pizza and an insane dessert (Coconut Cream Pie).



I definitely miss Atlanta and everyone there, but I was very excited to come home, sleep and see my boo boo bear. Lu went nuts when I picked her up from the doggy boarding place. My sweet little nugget...

Hope y'all have a great day:)

xo

weekend in a blog post

Lu and I have both survived an earthquake and a hurricane..wahoo. What is next? Oh ya, getting my phone fixed at the apple store...not so much fun. Let's see if I survive that;)

Here are a few snapshots from our very low-key weekend due to the inclimate weather...

ENJOY


RAWR


made two batches of this gazpacho--this is the second...yummm yumm yumm


porque es so dark outsidez?


stormz make me sleepy