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Hot Chocolate Day

February 28, 20131 Comment

I never know when hot chocolate day is going to come…but when it does, I lose my cool. I’m basically Stanley Hudson! Once or twice a year 30 Rock does a hot chocolate tasting where all the best places (godiva, potbelly, bouchon) give away free hc…and oh man, is it magnificent. I know, I know, it’s only hot chocolate, but anything to help make work feel a little happier right?
(my first two cups)

On top of free hc day, look at these two besties hanging out…

Tonight and tomorrow we have dinner with friends, and then home for the weekend to celebrate my Dad’s birthday!

xo-j

oh bang!

February 25, 20136 Comments

I cut my bangs this weekend! I feel like my old self again, but oh man…now I have bangs?! This is pretty much the only news from the weekend (ha). We watched movies (Flight, Argo, Side by Side, Celeste & Jesse Forever), I then cried about C&J Forever for hours, hung around with the puppy, and I cooked a huge meal last night for the Oscars (meatballs, pasta fagioli). It was so nice to have a lazy weekend in the apartment together. Here are a few pictures from the weekend…

(i still can’t believe i cut them…in two days i am going to be whining…but today i love them)

(rondo’s casual sunday: reading rs with his bacon bone)

(my love and i friday night, my 1st shamrock shake of the year, jim james concert)

(jay and i eating friday night…clearly we have different styles)

(my soup that cooked all day)

Now time to research dry shampoo since I have these silly bangs again, and do a good deal of work.

xo-j

Vacation #2 (pictures)

February 15, 2013February 15, 20131 Comment

So, I didn’t get to this yesterday like I said I would, but finally here are some of the pictures from our vacation (there are so many!). We really couldn’t have had a better time. Between all of the restaurants, the perfect hotel grounds, our amazing suite, private pool area, spa, white sand, and unbelievably aqua water, we were in heaven…despite the cancellation of our flight, hours on the phone, the frustration that goes with cancelled plans, and a bit of a travelers bug it all worked out in the end and is a vacation we will both look back on with love…

(we swam with sharks and held a huge sting ray…it was as terrifying as it sounds)

(spent the day on a sort of pirate boat {ECU!})

(my favorite goofball in the world)

(on the buggy tour: cave swimming, private beach, cigar making, hunter s thompson, banana trees)

(our beach)

(main lobby / anyone who knows me knows, where i go, this clutch goes)
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I think that is enough for now! I will most likely not be able to stop myself and post 80 more at some point.

Tonight I go pick up Rondo and spend the weekend with my family for my brother’s birthday (my brother who is totally kicking butt right now with his phd program acceptance rate). Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend!

xo-j

Lately…

January 31, 20131 Comment

We have had a wild week. Between getting everything done at work, packed at home, Rondo dropped off (and sick last weekend), and I haven’t been feeling all that well, it has been really stressful…but tomorrow we are off to paradise for a week of nothing but sunshine and fun!

Here are some pics from the last week…

(growing orchid and rondo stalking our sushi)

(jay nursing baby rondo back to health and my ridiculous work sign)

(making my packing list and pounding this delicious breakfast)

(lychee martini from republic and spicy coconut chicken soup…whoa)

(sweet babe asleep on the car ride to my parents’ yesterday)

Now one more night here and we are off in the morning. Be prepared for an absurd amount of vacation pics when we get back in a week!

(m&d&n – thank you for taking care of our babe. i hope he isn’t any trouble. and thanks for always loving me even when i’m a total, utter, complete nutcase)

xo-j

Dinner / Movie / Mess

January 10, 2013January 17, 2013Leave a comment

Last night Jay and I decided to go to see Silver Linings Playbook (so good!) at Nitehawk! We love this movie theater! They have amazingly delicious food (clearly the most important part), a full bar (eh maybe this is most important), and its really intimate (not a huge megaplex). Check out their menu here!

(theater, how you order, ticket)

Anyways, we had a great meal (I had shrimp and fried grits oh.my.god.), we loved the movie, and it was a fun night out. Then we got home…

Where this monster had thrown up all over our comforter! YAY! It’s my own fault he overate and looks like he snacked on a toy too…poor little guy. So after a scramble to clean our mattress cover, get new sheets on, and find blankets to sleep with, we were off to bed. Always something right?

Wishing everyone a sick-dog free day!

xo-j

bon appétit

December 20, 2012Leave a comment

(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

Bubbly in the bathroom?

November 30, 2012November 30, 2012Leave a comment

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

Bangs / Bisque

October 16, 20123 Comments

Last night I had dinner with my Bug at Cafe Select. Look how cute this place is (not to mention delicious)…

My lobster bisque had a lobster croissant in it!

And finally…finally…finally…look at my bangs, oh you don’t see them? YESSS! Never again will I cut you bangs…well, until I cut you again..

Enemies…

October 4, 2012Leave a comment

As usual, busy week! Print weeks are always a little wild here at Rolling Stone. Between getting all my art approved, making sure everything is booked, and my IOs are good to go, a lot has to be done in a short period of time. The silver lining to all this madness is today is my Friday! We’re off to see one of my best friends get married this weekend, yay! I’m in the wedding (another yay) which means walking down the isle in the enemy above…be kind heels, be kind.

I met up with my other enemy/best friend today at lunch…

Oh fries with gravy and cheese…why must you be so delicious and so bad for me? I love you so much…so much.

Just some things going on in the neighborhood. They filmed Boardwalk at Diner, they were filming another episode right outside our building today, and suddenly there are neon heels on a bunch of telephone wires…weird.

One final picture before the weekend, a little preview of Halloween…

Cutest little guy in the world!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone. I can’t wait to share pictures of the wedding!

Nada

September 24, 2012September 24, 2012Leave a comment

This weekend we did a whole lot of nothing! After all of the traveling and weekends apart we were both looking forward to a weekend of napping, movie watching, and cuddling the pup…which is exactly what we did!

Saturday Rondo and I went to a new park by the river…check it out…

You could walk right into the river if you wanted! Naturally, Rondo gave this his best effort.

Jay and I went on a date to Sea that night and ordered enough for 6 people. The food was incredible and we had a tasty lunch the next day with all those leftovers.

(my attempt at a braid across my hair for dinner)

Then, like I said, lots and lots of napping, movies, snuggling, and an annoying amount of pictures with the pup…

On Sunday Rondo got to play with his new best friend Frank (which means I got to play with Frank’s mama Chelsea! yay!) Here are the two little guys together: