Newport pt.II

On our next day in Newport we went to the
Green Animals Topiary Garden

There were over 20 animal/object topiaries. So fun!

Sitting in the lap of a giant teddy bear. Yes, we had to wait in line behind all the 5 year olds to take the pic! :)

I've never seen a frog really on a lily pad

May I please have this house....with this porch...with this view??

Cool old train tracks

It was very peaceful and beautiful in Narragansett Bay. I am such a sucker for large bodies of water. I love the sounds, the smells, the movements, the vastness, the beauty, etc.

This is the Goat Island lighthouse. Exactly what I pictured Newport to be like.

This was an amazing coastal town and we had such a great time exploring it. We LOVE living on the East Coast and being able to go on these weekend adventures!

Distracted

I'll post Newport pt. II just as soon as I can stop this...

Newport pt. I

We spent Memorial Weekend in Newport, Rhode Island. This great little city exceeded all of our expectations!

We started the day off with a cliff walk. It was a 3.5 mile walk right along the cliffs. The views were SO BEAUTIFUL!

The walk took us right to a neighborhood of mansions. There was a wide range in styles of architecture. We had a lot of fun picking out our summer home! :)

I loved all of the amazing iron work

That evening we spent exploring Newport Harbor. There were tons of fun shops and restaurants on the wharfs.

to be continued...

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ICFF 2010

Last weekend I dragged Tyler along to the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. We had a great time seeing all the latest and greatest and dreaming up big plans for our future home! (one day...)

I've seen this before but not in person. It is THE coolest dollhouse and my kids are so having it!

Fun Saturday afternoon with the hubs!

There is Sunshine in Our Souls!

Last week after the Revlon Run/Walk Tyler and I couldn't resist spending some time in Central Park. It was a record 90 degrees...in APRIL! It was great to enjoy the incredible beauty of the park.

Tyler had been in the Financial District for work and came across this cool street. Stone Street is said to be the first paved street in New York City. It still has the cobble stone road and charm but has been brought to life being lined with restaurants. It was a way cool vibe and the food was DELISH!

After our Stone Street adventure we came upon the Romania Festival! We spent the next 3 hours roaming from vendor to vendor looking at all the gadgets and smelling the wonderful food.

A race from Times Square through Central Park, strolling through the park with hub, enjoying an enchanting historical street, and hours at the Romania Festival, all in a day's work!

We LOVE this city.

Drake Pride

Jamie is featured on this national ad campaign by Benjamin Moore. Look for the advertisement this month in national editions of
Elle Décor and House Beautiful; and, that same month, as a single-page horizontal in Country Living, Traditional Home, Real Simple, AND....

ON NYC BUSES!!! How fun is that?

There's also this cool video on facebook.

We Did It!!

There were over 25,000 people crammed into Times Square, all picking up bibs, t-shirts, goodie bags, etc. Then a little after 9:00 the confetti gun blew and WE WERE OFF!

I heard the celebs, but didn't quite see them...next year!

Our sparkle skirts rocked! Everyone loved them.

I think it was the number and the sparkle that gave me motivation so once the race was done, I ran 3 miles back!

Running was fun today!!!
(I'm feeling it now though)

Thanks to Kage for most of the great pics of the day!

What Do These Things Have in Common?

EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women

I'm running my first race!

Ok so its only a 5k and I'm doing it with a broken foot recover-ee and some 8 year olds so we'll emphasize the "walk" aspect but I am excited nonetheless!

Publicolor 2010

Its Publicolor time again! After all the fun we had last year, Darrin and I didn't hesitate to volunteer to represent Drake Design at this awesome event. Publicolor is a non-profit that improves education in youth by promoting an imaginative use of color in schools. They recruit disadvantaged students to paint the walls of their schools and provide life skills, career exposure workshops, college counseling, summer job placement, tutoring and mentoring.

The event was filled with great designers and famous peeps. A few were: designer Brad Ford, Mayor Bloomberg, Christo, and performances by the West Side Story Cast. I sat at the same table as Christo at dinner, COOL!!

There was a lot of press on this event, it was covered here, here, here and here.

This was our non-purposeful pose of American Gothic. Notice Jamie was voted one of the 10 most colorful New Yorkers!

The theme this year was Color is Energy. We took an "energy of life, love, heartbeat" kind of approach...

Good cause, fun night!

Its Raining Men!

www.madisonsquarepark.org

I was out and about shopping for work the other day but had to take a break for some Shake Shack (obviously!) and had to admire NYC's latest public art exhibition. Artist, Antony Gormley’s Event Horizon consists of 31 life-size body forms of the artist cast in iron and fiberglass.

These are located throughout the sidewalks and rooftops of the Flatiron District. There is even one on a 26th-floor ledge of the Empire State Building.
COOL!!