To my wonderful Dad and brother (sorry a little late on yours Nick) Happy Birthday! Love you both very much! Can’t wait to celebrate at home this weekend!
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Lately
Some pics of life lately…
(birthday dinner for nick)
(rondo & caesar are bffs / my brother killing it with acceptance letters)
(date with laur at roebling tea room)
(so happy to have our man back)
xo-j
A little update…
Just a little update from paradise…
We’re having a wonderful time, enjoying the warm weather, beach, food, drinks, pools…well, everything! I’m not sure we will ever come back to cold NYC.
Some iPhone pics. Real ones and a video to come next week!
xo- j
bon appétit
(frozen hot chocolate at serendipity)
Lately we have been on an endless journey of lunches, dinners, drinks, and holiday parties…not that I’m complaining, but we have been busy and completely stuffed for the past two weeks! Nothing like the holidays in NYC to fill you up…
(lunch at serendipity…erin and i dressed the same by accident!)
(more serendipty & dylans candy bar!)
(holiday lunch with all my girls from work!)
(rolling stone holiday party)
(i had 3 of these this week and a countless amount of cookies…oh dear)
Jay’s cousin from Italy came to visit NYC with his girlfriend and we had a great dinner at 1 or 8 in Williamsburg…so yummy…
(nyc skyline from our rooftop)
Now just a couple more days until Christmas and a whole lot more eating to do in the mean time! Can’t wait to do little family Christmas tomorrow with these two bubs…
xo-j
Visitors
This weekend Jay’s friends came to visit from Cali and boy did we party…seriously, I’m still tired! Here are some fun pictures from the weekend in Brooklyn with our friends…
FRIDAY
(out in manhattan for the night)
SATURDAY
(rondo in bed still at 11am…he was up playing until way too late)
(hanging before starting our day)
(rondo falling asleep sitting up in the sun)
(first stop of many at Spritzenhaus…the kale salad is seriously unreal)
(goofing around with em at surf bar for dinner)
(probably my favorite from the weekend. i somehow got the boys to take this one with the trees)
(last stop at lucky dog. rondo came for that one!)
Now it’s time to start my last week of work before the holidays!
xo-j
Home For Good Dogs/Looking Down On Us
I think you all know, not only by the name of the blog, we are kind of (ok totally) obsessed with our little Rondo. I thought today I would share the story of how we brought home this guy and the amazing work Home For Good Dogs is doing!
We had been looking for a puppy for a while….we used Pet Finder, looked through tons of sites, and sent countless emails to both shelters and breeders. Then one day Jay found Rondo (who was listed as a girl!) and we fell in love with his picture.
(the picture on pet finder of rondo)
Then life took a turn, as it does, and I lost my cousin. It couldn’t have been more tragic and is something I still can’t comprehend…the day after as we were making plans to travel home to be with my family, HFGD called and told me we were approved for Rondo (who at that time we thought was a girl and we were going to name Cholula). I told them I wouldn’t be able to come get him as we had a horrible loss in the family, but thank you so much…
As I was talking to Toni from HFGD (amazing woman!) it turned out HFGD is located in the town where my cousin lived. Again, I told her how I would love to meet the puppies, but I wouldn’t be able to. She understood, but as we were about to hang up she asked where I lived in NJ (about 45 minutes away from my cousins house and HFGD) and she said “no problem! we will just bring the dogs to that petsmart for you on Sunday”. And quick as that everything changed.
That weekend I went to meet up with Toni and the puppies. She picked them both up and that’s when we realized that though they were both listed as girls, one was most definitely a boy! I held them both and didn’t know how I could possibly decide who to bring home…then Rondo licked my face and I was sold.
I like to think my cousin was looking down (and even though she wasn’t a pet person) she sent us Rondo. I’m always calling Rondo my little heaven angel…
(rondo’s first day home sleepy in his bed)
I can’t say enough about the amazing work Home For Good Dogs does. They are non-profit full of loving, helpful, warm volunteers who only want the best for their adoptable dogs. Look at some of these cuties who need homes now…
Please take some time and like their Facebook to continue support for this wonderful place! If you know of anyone in the area looking for a loving pet to bring home please look to them! They have adoption events in Milburn throughout December.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and this story brings a little bit of light to your day, as Rondo does with us.
xo-j
ABC
This weekend we had our Anniversary, celebrated 2 Birthdays, and my Mom had her Concert!
Friday we had our friend’s (also called Justine!) birthday at Stand4. It was so yummy! Boozy shakes…mmm…
Saturday was our anniversary! I got Jay a bunch of game of thrones glasses for our apartment since he loves the books/show and I keep breaking all our glasses…whoops!
That night we went out to celebrate Jay’s brother-in-laws birthday! Look at this perfect couple…
Then Sunday I went home to see my Mom’s chorus concert. They were wonderful…especially Mama!
I also got to meet my brother’s new kitty Caesar…I tried to steal him…
Some other randoms from the weekend…
(sleepy boy, hair for dinner sat., orchid has 3 new blooms…how it is still alive idk)
(the city from the pier saturday night)
Now it’s back to work…how is it Monday already? Hope everyone had a great weekend!
xo-j
Bubbly in the bathroom?
Last night Erin and I had a really fun dinner with clients at Beauty & Essex. The food was delicious (we tried bone marrow!), the drinks were festive, and best part is they have champagne in the bathroom! A little weird but really cool! Here are some pics from last night…
(my new burgundy tights!)
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
xo-j
Wreath DIY
A little bit ago I decided to make a wreath for my parents and one for Jay’s sister. I figured I would share how since they were so simple, came out wonderful, and made a great homemade gift!
Above is the one I made for Julie with a simple wire wreath and yarn. I tightly wove the red yarn around the entire frame and pinned on some ornaments and look how pretty! The other one for my Mom took a bit more patience…
What you need:
Ornaments in varied sizes (at least 50, I got 100 at the dollar store for $10!)
Wire ornament hangers
Wire wreath
Simply hook 2, 3, or 4 (vary this) ornaments on a hook fastening the first one so the others don’t fall off.
Now wrap the ornament wire around the frame. I started at the bottom and worked my way to the top since they will slide down.
Once you have worked your way around, there will be some empty spots. Take smaller ornaments and pin them in the holes to make the wreath look full…Below is the final wreath!
I added a little holly sprig on the side!
There are some great tutorials on how to make the ornament wreath online as well. I love it and am so happy that my parents will have it for years to come :).
xo-j
Lunch at the library
Anyone who knows me, knows that I can’t make it more than 2 hours without eating. I might not always eat a lot, but I am constantly munching. Right now the New York Public Library has a special exhibit on New Yorkers and Lunch! My friend Erin (my best lunch partner) and I went to the exhibit the other day. Here are some pictures and facts we learned from the visit…
In the 20’s lunch only cost 10 cents, that included a full meal, drink, and snack!
Wonder bread was the first sliced bread for sandwiches and made in NYC in 1921! Before hand tradition was women and children would have thin slices and men larger crustier ones. Wonder bread was the first time that everyone had the same serving size.
There was a Charles Dickens exhibit too…
A great way to enjoy our lunch break, in more ways than one!
In other news, the Rockefeller Christmas tree is up and ready to be decorated and lit…yay! This tree also came from the town where my Dad works, so it’s kind of big news around home.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! We have a “friendsgiving” on Sunday which should be a lot of fun. Any great recipe ideas for me?
xo – j
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