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6.14-16: Weekend Recap

June 17, 2013

{Friday Night} Big G Summer Bonus Party | meet Pricer after work | Chefs in Shorts Event w Staci and Eddie | home | bed

{Saturday} up early | Price is hungover! ha!! | bagels for breakfast | gardening work together in front of house – dig up bed & plant lilly bulbs| lunch- burgers, corn that Pricer grilled | dishes & tidy up the kitchen | lounge and nap time | work from 5-8.30 | mac & cheese for dinner | watch the Bruins game | blogging | bed

{Sunday} get up early | made waffles for breakfast | a little blog announcement! | get ready | work for a few hours | Sonsie brunch (very late May date!) | Boston Strong sports car show on Boylston | home to change & get Kemper | 2.5 mile walk aroung Arnold Arboretum | grocery store | dinner- leftovers & take out | make kemper huge batch of food | give Kemper a bath | miss usa | bed

talenti salted caramel bar_02

waffles

happy pre-father's day

sonsie brunch- his and hers drinks

brunch date pic sports car rally Boston

huge magnolia flower

kemper tired

Happy Pre-Father’s Day!

June 16, 2013

SO…

Price is celebrating Pre-Father’s Day this year!

Yep, yep! I’m pregnant! (Or as Price likes to annoy with me… ‘Preggers’)

I’m 16 weeks so that means I’m due 12/1.

We’re excited for this new adventure!

6.7-9: Weekend Recap

June 10, 2013

{Friday Night} Price picked me up from work, bring home gates | lots and lots of rain | watch Wreck it Ralph | bed early | kemper up 2x at night

{Saturday} slept in to 7am | post office | Haymarket | Mike’s Pastry | Katz’s bagel | unloaded the car | McDonald’s for coffee | Trader Joe’s | go up to NH to visit Catherine and Ed | lunch with Ed’s sister’s | hang out for a few hours | drive back home | NH liquor store stop for vodka | home | price did laundry | make homemade mac and cheese for dinner | catching up of lots of dishes | bed

{Sunday} up early | Price had a headache | make fruit salad | baking prep | clean up scrapbooking desk | work on PL | home depot for plants | plant the Pieris Japonica | lunch- tomato salad | Nationwide Race | Sprint Cup Race | nap | blogging & pinterest | dig up grass to plant bulbs | dishes | watch the Tony’s | bed

pb2 smoothie

kemper raincoat

kemper in bed

boston terriers

mac and cheese

5.31-6.2: Weekend Recap

June 3, 2013

{Friday} Price went to work early | cereal for breakfast | watch news and get ready | pick up Price | meet with DR & have test done | back home | mac and cheese | lounge around watching TV and movies and nap | make dip | make Kemper food | Price home late | eat dinner | more lounging around | bed

{Saturday} finish making Kemper a big batch of food | Price cleaned rabbits | set up AC for rabbits | breakfast | get ready | pack up the car | drive to Greenwich | go to the boat | Price helps dad with boat stuff | lunch | hang around | get dinner at Greenwich Prime Meats | feed Kemper | dinner at Kris’s | back to the boat | bed

{Sunday} up early with the pup | back to bed while Price took Kemper on a walk | get up, get ready, clean up the boat | go to Kris’ for breakfast | pick up Kemper at the boat | drive home | Sonic Happy Hour | drop Price off at work | unpack car & make sauce | pick up Emily & give her her spare key | pick up Price | gas | home | dinner | watch DVR’s NASCAR race | lounge around | bed

5.24-27: Memorial Day Weekend Recap

May 28, 2013

{Friday Night} running in the rain to dinner | dinner with Catherine and Ed in the North End | Sfogliatella from Modern Pastry | back home | bed

{Saturday} up early | fast lane services | breakfast at Donna’s Restaurant | 3 hr nap | go to work | Price picks me up | Chinese take out | Magic Mike | bed

{Sunday} Pricer up with Kemper | slept in | blueberry pancakes | watched Sunday Morning | nap | lunch at Wagamama | hair cut | grocery shopping | talk to mom | make berry bars and macaroni salad | watch Coke 600 | bed

{Monday} breakfast sandwiches | finish DVR’d race | get ready | 4 mile walk at Blue Hills | Sweet Teas | lounge around | watch Mad Men | dog has been napping for hours | clean & vacuum bed room | purge clothes | blogging | dinner- grilled chicken, macaroni salad, tomato salad | blogging and editing photos | dog sleep pee’d the sofa | price does laundry | give the pup a bath | continue watching Behind The Candlelabra | bed

kemper

to damn cold

wagamama melon juice

wagamama lunch

Faneuil Hall Performers

getting a hair cut

berry bars

Ponkapoag Pond

memorial day dinner

M.I.A

May 22, 2013

via Glitter and Gloss

I’ve sorta been M.I.A. lately.

Maybe you noticed on Twitter, IG, commenting on your blogs, here. Maybe you didn’t.

But I’m just trying to stick with some sort of blogging routine now. Weekend recaps, my Thirsty Thursday, and Sprint Cup Snacks posts. Maybe I’ll sneak some Kemper pic posts in there every now and then.

I’m fine. Not depressed or anything. Just weird.

Like when I have a ton of stuff to do but I get so overwhelmed that I order us Chinese take out and just lay on the sofa and marathon SATC or Property Brothers episodes just because it’s easier than tackling a to-do list. I’m feeling that right now with everything good and bad going on so I’m overwhelmed and blah. I’m hoping to shake this feeling a bit soon.

In the mean time, I am looking forward to…

-attending my best friend’s graduation awards reception. She’s getting an award!!

-the long weekend!! yay!

-our May Date- it’s my turn to plan something

-heading home in early June

-and then attending ALT SUMMIT in about a month. I booked my hotel yesterday. so excited. ZOMG.

Hope everyone has a fantastic day. xox

5.17-20: Weekend Recap

May 21, 2013

{Frday Night} left work early | trip reacap from Elaine and Anne Marie | Price gets home | jetlagged travelers went to bed | went to dinner Alia in Winthrop | bed

{Saturday} up early | Katz’s bagels | Elaine and Anne Marie left | stitch fix try on | bagel sandwiches | blogging | scrapbooking | 3 hr nap | Price mowed the lawn | tofu stir fry | DVR’d Grimm | bed

{Sunday} up early | ham, egg and cheese on mini rolls | Sunday paper | watched Sunday morning | scrapbooking & rabbit time | hang out with Mark & Macari & the pups | Tasty Burger | went to work from 5- 8.30 | lounge around | bed early

{Monday} no work | Dr’s appointment in Brookline | Price went to work | other’s Dr office for blood work | home | talk to mom | nap | Price get’s home

5.10-12: Weekend Recap

May 13, 2013

{Friday night} home early | price getting drinks with old co-workers | pierogis for dinner | super tired | Can’t Hardly Wait | fall asleep | pick up Pricer | bed

{Saturday} egg mock muffins with apples | went to Haymarket | cleaned the fridge | watched DVR’d shows | nap #1 | showers | Shake Shack | The Container Store | nap #2 | pasta w fresh sauce & pesto for dinner | watched NASCAR race | bed

{Sunday} Price got up with Kemper at 6am | I slept ’till 8am | made french toast | newspaper | SNL | Sunday Morning | talked to my mom | Pet Smart for a new collar & leash | Target | Price did lots of laundry | lunch | grocery shopping | made couscous salad | made tar heel pie | sorted coupons | watched DVR’d episodes of The Middle | blogging | dishes | bed

tired

fresh tomato sauce and pesto pasta

Wattamelon Roll

ouch

5.3-5: Weekend Recap

May 6, 2013

{Friday Night} leave work at 4.30 with Kemps and Price | drive drive drive to Skaneateles | mcD’s for dinner | sleeping in the car | arrive before 11pm | watch news | bed

{Saturday} up early with Kemps | back to bed | Kinney Drug for forgotten things | Skaneateles Bakery for for breakfast | big news | lunch with Chase and Heather & the kids | I took a nap | Derby BBQ | win!!! | failed ice cream attempt | lounging around | NASCAR nationwide race | bed

{Sunday} Price was up early and I slept in | Price cutting seats for chairs | watch food network shows | get ready | Kenzie’s Christening | pack up | BBQ lunch | leave for home | Prices drives, I sleep | puppy pee break and 1/2 price frappes | I drive, Price sleeps | get home | NASCAR race | cleaning | bed

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4.27-28: Weekend Recap

April 29, 2013

{Friday Night} worked late to make up time & catch up on projects | Pricer and Kemperpup went to hang out with Kurland for the night | Price picks me up at 11 | McD’s for Price- midnight dinner | bed

{Saturday} vet visit w shots | sleepy, whiny pup | we took a nap | trader joe’s | lots and lots of yard work | make taco salad | popcorn | NASCAR | bed

{Sunday} pancakes made with chobani | Sunday Morning & DVR’d shows | left over taco salads | work in garden all day | bath & coconut oil | SRC blogging | bed

4.19-21: Weekend Recap

April 22, 2013

{Friday} up at 5am | crazy filled twitter feed | watch news | mbta is shut down | get Price up | our offices are closed | Boston has a shelter in place order | blogging | watch news ALL DAY! |banana bundt cake | Price did yard work | lunch | nap | pack | pick up Emily and drive to CT | Shake Shack | home | more news | bed

{Saturday} up early with Kemper | news | breakfast | lounge around w mom with the dogs playing around | Price arrives with the pick up | Fire House deli for late lunch | Pizza Express take out | watch tv | bed

{Sunday} breakfast from the Kneaded Bread | packed up the truck | price went home | nap with kemps | walked to Kris’ | went to dinner with Mom & Nanny at Panda Pavillion 3 | watched the good wife | bed

kemps

pasta fagoli soup

kemper morning

My city

April 16, 2013

Boston (and the surrounding towns of Brookline, Newton, and Chelsea) has been my home since late August 2003. I am approaching my 10 yr anniversary of when we packed up my stuff into a u-haul and my mom and step dad moved me up to my cute studio apartment at Beacon Street and Mass Ave. I left everything I knew behind in CT to go to a new to me city to attend Boston Architectural College.

I was setting forth on my own little adventure in Boston.

I always joke/whine that Boston is not a city all because of its size and my long-standing relationship with NYC. But it is a great little city that has captured my heart. I love to wander around the different neighborhoods when we have time to. While I joke how small it is, I also enjoy that it is so small and you can practically walk end to end taking it all in.

It is well-known that I do not like winter but when the snow is lightly falling on The Common or at the old cemeteries across from where I work I can’t help but smile as the city gets a new white start that day.

Then in the spring as the magnolia blossoms are opening wide along the Commonwealth Avenue Mall I take that in. I loved it the first spring I was here and I love it still. I push the limits and wear flip-flops far to soon but love the warm days that are woven between the days that still have a chill in the air.

My favorite season is summer with heat radiating off the pavement and my hair sticks to my neck from the humidity. The city is alive with events and people all around soakng up the summer sun. I can’t miss an opportunity to sit on the greenway and watch kids run through the fountains while I enjoy a lunch from a food truck.

And the fall is lovely in New England so it goes without a doubt to say that Boston has a special feel about it when the air gets crisp and cool again.

I’m still quite in shock when I think about the attack on Boston yesterday along the Boston Marathon route. I find attacks like this cowardly. How dare you harm innocent people cheering on family and friends doing something they love? How dare you?!?

As much as this incident is horrible, horrific, and senseless, I am reminded of how much good there is in the world as I hear stories and see images of people helping out at the explosion sites or by opening their homes up to people who couldn’t get back to their hotels.

This will only make us stronger.