1. date night {ish}
2. margaritas and mexican food…the best.
3. i made these! from scratch! all by myself! lemon blueberry muffins.
4. i mean…cute.
5. mi familia on easter sunday.
6. i ended the day with a rainbow peep kabob.
i hope you had a lovely easter weekend, too.
happy monday!
just a few of my favorite photos from the weekend.
happy monday!
i don’t have much time to chat today, but thought i’d share a few photos from our totally awesome weekend. i say totally awesome because for the first time in a long time, it was simply the best combination of getting stuff done, being social {yes! i made it out of my sweats!}, and hanging out as a family {without stressing over homework or projects or something like that.}
i hope you had a nice weekend, too!
ps. i’m sure you’re noticing some changes…stay tuned as we tweak a few things here and there…i’ll let you know when the updates have been completed.
1. juice this: 2 apples, 1 asian apple pear, 4 carrots, 3 beets, kale, spinach and 1 lemon – it was good!
2. we had dinner with friends at umami burger. delish.
3. it was a nice evening, but suuuuper creepy foggy.
4. farmer’s market-ing
5. i made fresh flower arrangements!
6. and then we enjoyed an adult beverage.
cheers to a lovely week!
we had a really great weekend, but i’m not gonna lie – 50% of it was spent tending to a clingy, unhappy baby – coughing, not sleeping or eating well – we think she’s teething because she points to her mouth and says, “teeeeee.” {that and…there are other obvious signs.} yes, it’s adorable. but not that adorable when you’re lacking sleep. she woke up this am with a fever and her cough sounds a little wheezy. i called the doctor to confirm that fever/cough/runny nose is associated with teething, but i was wrong – turns out it’s a very common misconception that those symptoms have something to do with growing teeth. they don’t. so, i’m off today and taking her to the doctor later this afternoon.
another interesting thing happened this weekend… i was doing the laundry, had just finished loading the washer and went to grab for the detergent cup…turns out mark had rinsed the cup, accidentally leaving maybe an inch of watery soap in the bottom…and then it splashed into my eyes. it was freaking painful. and dramatic. i ran in from the garage yelling mark’s name, rubbing and clawing at my stinging eyes, throwing blame at mark, convinced that i was going blind. eventually i was able to see again, but the pain lasted throughout the day. even this morning, i woke up with a crusty, puffy eye.
the good news: we went on two dates! no kiddos! wine! food! friends! i love my husband. mostly we’re just on autopilot…trapped by the day-to-day, but when we get a break from our routine and it’s just the two of us…i’m quickly reminded of how much fun he is, how easy it is to be with him. he’s just so great. of course, that was before he inadvertently threw soap in my eyes. {wink wink. i keed.}
anyway…happy monday!
1. taylor volunteered at the homeless shelter on saturday morning. i’m wondering if i should pretend to be homeless in order to get him to make eggs for breakfast…i’ll keep you posted.
2. we celebrated a beautiful friend’s fabulous 40th.
3. and then we went to a bar and then to see this is 40. it was okay. the main attraction was the theater itself – reclining seats and servers. we ordered sushi and a delicious mini pizza. popcorn shmopcorn.
4. zoey was miserable most of sunday. in good spirits, but very lethargic and clingy. she spent the day snoozing on our laps or screaming in our faces.
5. mark bought a shit ton of fruits and veggies from the farmer’s market. we are gonna juice-it-up this week!
update: took zoey to the doctor. as i mentioned – fever, cough, wheezing, labored breathing – and while she tested negative for RSV, the doctor is still concerned. so, they gave her a breathing treatment while we were at the doctor’s office. and although it helped a bit, we’ll have to use a nebulizer for the next several days. fingers crossed she gets well soon.
also…it took me all day to write this post.
this week went by really fast! so pumped for the weekend. we’re celebrating a friend’s 40th tomorrow – sans kids! that like, never happens. wine, adults and…well…wine. also, this week – taylor participated in his school’s geography bee – how cute is that?! we weren’t allowed to attend, though…he says we’re embarrassing. i’m bummed that we missed it, but secretly…i love being embarrassing.
i don’t have any links to share this week, but if you don’t mind… please vote for me on the circle of mom’s top 25 fashion & beauty moms! i dropped down to #26, so please help me out. thanks!
happy weekending!
first of all…happy monday! we had a pretty good weekend – we celebrated christmas {again!} with my dad and stepmom, did a little shopping, a little cooking, and of course.. a little relaxing. but the most exciting news of all is that i finally got my phone fixed – the camera on my iphone had been broken for over 2 weeks! i cannot even tell you how many times i reached for my phone to instagram my feet, or my coffee, or zoey doing something ridiculously cute…only to be rejected with an error message. so many awesome moments undocumented…unfiltered…unliked. sigh. but here i am! back in action. to share bits of our weekend crammed into little squares of happiness.
1. santa brought zoey a kitchen. we love it!
2. zoey + her papa.
3. it’s actually a hiking backpack. it works well for getting household chores done, too.
4. i wouldn’t call it a resolution, but this year i am determined to cook things, make things, and wear things that i pin. my first attempt was pretty successful – caprese panini + gwyneth paltrow’s no-fry fries. nom.
5. i’m not ashamed to admit that i’m that mother who has a mini case of OCD and watches, like a hawk, over her 16 month old as she eats. sometimes not even letting her feed herself {i know, i know} so that she doesn’t make a huge mess. but last night i was all…it’s 2013! we make messes! and since i’m making dinner, daddy has to clean up! so…we made a mess.
6. basil plants
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and cheers to a fabulous week.
loving :: this holiday pandora station // this website for everything – fashion, home decor, beauty, etc. // maggie pate + tales of a tumbleweed on pinterest.
reading :: another outlandish tale of hollywood passion, porn and politics by jackie collins. it’s called lady boss. don’t judge.
watching :: the usual. there’s nothing new to report here.
thinking about :: how crazy it is that i’ve been blogging for THREE YEARS! it’s time for a facelift…stay tuned. and to those of you who have been following along this entire time – thank you! and to the newbies…i do hope you’ll stick around.
anticipating :: our trip to IL for christmas. pumped. i hopehopehopehopehope that it snows.
listening to :: what else, but holiday stations on pandora? i heart christmas tunes.
working on :: counting to ten and using my inside voice. ohmmmm
wishing for :: world peace
happy friday!
yet here i am. trying to get back into the swing of things after spending four lovely days in one of my favorite cities. we arrived home yesterday afternoon – to piles of dirty laundry and an empty fridge. sigh. i thought the maid would’ve had everything taken care of, but then i remembered…we are the maid.
i hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving! i’ll share more photos soon.
paige
1/2/3 – we had monday off! zoey and i played for a bit, then went for a nice walk while mark watched football and taylor overdosed on video games. {ps. zoey thinks anything with fur and four legs is a dog. she totally lost her mind over those dogs horses.}
4 – our latest obsession – candy cane oreos. sweet jesus, they are delicious.
5 – what i wore on thursday.
6 – tis the season for egg nog.
i haven’t shared my favorite links in a while, but i’m always lurking around the web – pinning recipes i’ll never make, lusting over boots i can’t afford and visiting my favorite bloggers. here’s a roundup of {a few of} my most recent faves. enjoy!
*several months ago, i sent Amanda this vintage/80s/thrifted dress. she styled it perfectly.
*thanks to my friend ashley, i am now completely obsessed with this app. come play with me! username: redhedpixie
*i think it’s time for a cleanse. i’ll be doing some research this weekend. the most pressing concern: will i be able to “juice” an oreo?
*guilty. but hilarious. like…omgwhydidntithinkofthishilarious.
*how cool are these?
*i’m determined to make these delicious looking hand pies. wish me luck.
i must go now. all of this blogging is getting in the way of playing word games on my phone.
happy friday!
i really couldn’t have asked for a better weekend. it was the perfect combination of relaxation and family time. while most of saturday was spent in our jammies, we managed to get a few things done around the house. mark and taylor even put together our new basketball hoop! after a bit of practice, we played a very competitive round of H-O-R-S-E. and guess who won? yep. me! i schooled those boys. duh.
on sunday, we attended a veterans day event in malibu – celebrating our veterans {and supporting mark, as it was his event.} the kids enjoyed the music and the “fly over” and i was just happy to have them outside. especially zoey…it tires her out!
today i’m off and so are the kids. it’s so nice to have an extra day. oh how i wish every weekend was a three-day weekend!
happy monday, friends.
