Mom's Trip pt. I

For Mother's Day this year, my Dad surprised my Mom with a trip out here to visit us!

Enjoying some Long Island City.

We spent a day in Central Park. We did the row boats which was so fun!

Another day spent at the Brooklyn Flea. It was set up in the Williamsburgh Savings Bank which is the tallest building in Brooklyn and one of the tallest four-sided clock towers in the world. The space was beautiful and the booths were fun. My best find was these vintage typewriter key cuff links that I got for pops with his initials for Father's Day! We saw In The Heights and it quickly shot up to my #2 fav Broadway show. (Close second to Wicked). We all LOVED it. Corbin Bleu was perfect!

Taking a break from shopping in Bryant Park

We went to the Big Apple BBQ in MSP. We enjoyed a free sandwich and especially the short line at the Shake Shack where we enjoyed a vanilla custard with fresh strawberries and orange poppy caramel. A-MAZING!

Thanks to the heads up from a friend, I saw my first celebrity. Tyler and I have just gotten into Lost (we have 6 episodes left!) so I was THRILLED to see a member of the cast, even if it wasn't Jack.

TO BE CONTINUED....

Guess who's in town?!

Posts of our week's adventures to come...

Craft Fair!

That's right! I dragged Tyler to the Craft Fair. This is a magical place where Etsy comes to life and makes all your dreams come true.

Lots of booths, lots of people

There were tons of fun/creative/cute things. How about this chalkboard t-shirt!?

These chair necklaces were by far my favorite. I WANT ONE!

I realized I have a special liking for bicycles. It might have just been the day but I was so into them!

There was a FREE photo booth with fun props.
LOVE!!

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!