Thanksgiving Part Two

And very late, here are the second round of Thanksgiving photos, from our time with the Perks' side of the family in Plymouth. Fair warning, if you don't like adorable pictures of adorable babies, you may want to skip this post. We are a little camera happy with our niece Hannah : ) Lots of games, good food and a night listening to guitar music and singing by the fireplace. Cozy!

Weekend Recap : Thanksgiving Part One

Part one of our Thanksgiving weekend pictures : ) We spent Thanksgiving day with my side of the family this year, and it was such a fun time. We played croquet, watched the parade, drank cranberry margaritas, and cooked up a storm. All in all a fun holiday spent at home. Hope yours was the same! Part two coming tomorrow ; )

Weekend Recap : Halloween and Puppies

We had such a great holiday weekend. Owen's sister and her fiance visited, and my sister, her fiance and some other friends came over for a Halloween party Saturday. We were "winter princesses" after a failed attempt at wearing our wetsuits to be scuba divers. Let me just say, wetsuits are not flattering on land, and very hot. We sat on the porch with "Thriller" and "Monster Mash" on replay, drinking sangria and handing out candy to so many cute trick-or-treaters. My favorite costumes have to go to a little girl in a big hat and frilly dress, dressed as a "fancy lady", and another little girl who constructed her own (opening) refrigerator costume out of a cardboard box. She had little hand drawn foods on the inside, which included a bottle of red wine (hah).

Other than that, we took a few walks down to the (very chilly) lake, enjoyed some movie time at home on the couch, made some Halloween candy and then puppy-sat our friend's dog Monkey on Monday. It was hard not to steal her. Hope everyone had a great weekend as well!

Weekend Recap : All Things Fall

A few photos from my weekend. I worked Friday and Sunday, but fit in a lot of fall activities in between. I visited Shelburne Farms twice with both my sister and Owen, went apple picking, attempted making a "fire cider tonic" with apple cider vinegar and failed (next time less garlic!), sampled a flight of beers at a brewery with some good girl talk and went thrifting (obviously). Hope your weekends were great : )

Weekend Recap : Labor Day Weekend

A few photos from Labor Day weekend, which was spent split between hanging out at my parents boat, going to the Champlain Valley Fair, setting up my new photo studio kit (yay!) and waitressing. Hope yours was just as fun : )

Weekend Recap : Girls' Day

A little late weekend recap from this Saturday. My sister Kelly and I had a "girls' day", and it was so wonderful. She is getting married next summer, so we did some wedding dress shopping in the morning at a local shop. She looked amazing in so many of the dresses that it was seriously hard to pick. There was one contender, however, that was stunning and looks like it might be "the one". It made me want to get married again just so I could pick another dress! (Justttt kidding, that was enough work the first time hah) Afterwards we walked around the Burlington Farmer's Market and got brunch at Magnolias, a favorite restaurant of mine. I got the lemon ricotta pancakes and she got the lime Belgian waffles, and we both got grapefruit juice mimosas. SO. GOOD. It was great to have a nice morning off together as we've both been so busy with work that we haven't been able to see each other very much lately. Happy hump day everyone, and plan a girls' day for yourself soon, its good for the soul!

P.S. She vetoed the dress below, otherwise I wouldn't ruin the surprise ; )

Weekend Recap : July 4th, Kayaking & Waitressing

This weekend was spent working a lot at the restaurant (gosh darn service industry schedule), but in between shifts we had some fun times. Friday night we met friends out for drinks after work to celebrate July 4th (Burlington does their fireworks on the 3rd every year). It was nice to be out downtown after a lot of nights at home with Netflix on the couch lately. Saturday afternoon I read my book and took a long nap with the windows open and a light breeze coming in. It was glorious, and followed by a busy night at work so was well needed. And Sunday morning my mom and I struck gold at an awesome estate sale, where among other items I found a wedding gown in pristine condition from 1939. Vintage heaven. That afternoon was spent floating in tubes with the fam and kayaking before heading into another shift at the restaurant. And today folks, I am tired. But feeling good. Lots of cleaning and mending are on the schedule in preparation for a ton of new listings this week. Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend!

Wore : Red White and Blue

  

On Saturday we picked up our new favorite farmers' market lunch of samosas, sat and listened to a violin player on the lawn and watched little kids run around with face paint on and dogs saying hello to one another. I had woken up early to treasure hunt at a couple estate sales, so I was happy to lay back and watch the action around me. I love New York City and think it hands down has the best people watching, but Burlington definitely comes in at a close second. Afterwards we took a stroll down Church Street with our coffee before heading into work later on. Gotta love Saturday mornings. I wore one of my favorite hot summer day tanks by Lucky Brand (similar one HERE). Lots of packing / shipping / soaking vintage / and photo-taking to be done today. Hope your weekend was great and your Monday is too!

Weekend Recap : Farmers Market

Farmers' market photos from this weekend with Owen and my mom. I got a basil plant, rainbow swiss chard (recipe coming soon), iced coffee and an awesome veggie samosa. We spent a lot of time checking out the local artists work this time and wow is there some talent around Burlington. I'll have to do a post soon showcasing some of the painters / illustrators based here, because I was blown away. All around good buys and a good time had by all. We spent the rest of the weekend on the beach or lake with family, so I am happily sunburnt and ready to start the week. Happy Monday!

Weekend Recap : Family Time

Another busy weekend for Owen and I that ran into Monday as well. It was spent with my family on Friday and Saturday in Vermont, playing cards on the boat and hitting the farmers market in the morning. Somehow I did not bring my camera so we will all just have to imagine it, but it was fun : ) We both worked the weekend nights at our restaurants, and then Sunday afternoon drove to Owen's parents house in New York. The drive was beautiful on a clear sunny day, passing through all the small towns and farms and seeing people out and about. In New York we spent lots of time hanging around my in-laws beautiful pond chatting and hitting golf balls, taking a quick hike, catching up with friends over a beer and playing with our niece Hannah. Yes, there is another overload of baby pictures comin' atcha. You know you love them. Overall a very fun and relaxing weekend. Hope your's was fab!

P.S. How about this sweatshirt around the waist look? Totally cool, right? Hah.

Weekend Recap : A Wedding and A Cloudy Beach Day

This weekend Owen and I attended a wedding of two of his friends from college. It was held at an awesome old barn turned into an event space in Charlotte,VT that is just beautiful and in the middle of all these green fields and farmland. The whole ceremony and the reception were so relaxed and welcoming, which matched the bride and groom's personalities perfectly. It was a blast to catch up with friends, eat delicious food and dance our butts off. 

Other than the wedding, I spent the weekend going to see Pitch Perfect 2 (so good, it will knock your socks off! seriously though), garage-saleing in a hunt for vintage, working on the shop, and waitressing one night. We also hit the beach again for a bit with Kelly and her fiance which is becoming a Sunday tradition. Even when its cloudy and you might be a little cold its awesome : ) Hope you all are enjoying your holiday weekend!

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Weekend Recap : Restaurants, Ladderball & Family

This weekend was another busy one, but full of awesomeness. My younger brother was in town training for his summer job, and in between shifts at the restaurant we had a lot of fun barbecuing, playing board games and hanging at the beach playing ladderball. Since my sister and her fiance are chiropractors, and just opened their office this week, we all also took a trip over there to check out the space and get adjusted. This girl is feeling much better after a sore shoulder that's been bothering me all week got worked on. If you're in the Burlington area and looking for a great chiropractor, be sure to check out Summit Chiropractic Center.

On Saturday morning we had our first trip of the year to the Burlington farmer's market, a summer tradition of ours (I have a little Farmer's Market post comin' atcha later this week) Since it was UVM graduation this weekend, that place was hopping and I swear the food gets better every year. So fun!

Hope your weekend was great and you are feeling refreshed and ready to go on this beautiful Monday : )

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Weekend Recap : Saugerties Trip

Hike by the Hudson River

Dad & low tide

A few photos from my fun visit to my parents house this weekend : )

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Weekend Recap : Bikes Rides & Warm Weather

Flip flop season has begun

This weekend was pretty busy but pretty great. I worked a shift at the restaurant every evening, and spent the days relaxing in the warm weather. There was a quick visit from my mom, yoga and brunch with some girlies, reading my book on the lawn, a little thrifting, and a bike ride to town this morning to grab coffee with Owen. Now I'm energized and ready to get to work on the shop today, mixed in with a little beach time this afternoon since its going to be 80 degrees : ) Happy Monday everyone!

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Weekend Recap : Half Marathon and Besties

Morning stretch

Nervous walk in!

This weekend was the Unplugged Half Marathon that I have been blabbing about for the past few months. My sister Kelly and I were lucky enough to grow up with another pair of sisters our same age who were our best friends, and remain our best friends today. They came up to run the half marathon with us for a little "girls weekend", and it was such a great time having the four of us together (a rare occurence). We all stayed at my house, had a little get together afterwards with some great food, and watched a chick flick with mimosas that night while we iced our knees. Let me just say, ouch. I am so proud of us all though, each one of us ran the whole thing without stopping to walk once. Although two hours and twenty minutes is not a record breaking time by any means, if you had asked me three months ago if I could have run that long without stopping, I would have said no freakin way. It feels really great to have set a goal and accomplished it. It also feels great now to sit on the couch with a glass of wine and move as little as possible. Hope your weekend was great!

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This and That : Weekend Recap

our first 60 degree day of spring - spent almost entirely outside with family visiting

post-run smoothies

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This and That : Weekend Recap

Owen and I spent this past weekend in Stowe, Vermont. On Saturday we babysat our cousins' son Lucca so they could go to a friend's party, and checked out their new property with a such a beautiful mountain view. Sunday we hung out with our friends Allie and Travis from back when we lived in California, and their new baby Hartley, who were visiting and staying in their aunt's condo (you may remember them from this post). Sorry for the picture overload, but the cuteness was too much not to share ; )

P.S. I swear I don't wear this flannel every day, but apparently every day that we take pictures I post here. Oh well.