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Mother’s day

May 13, 20132 Comments

We had a wonderful Mother’s Day as a family at home in Flemington this weekend! I managed to go to the same grocery store 4 times in 36 hours…amazing. Sunday we had a family breakfast where we all pitched in (except for Mom of course) and then had a relaxing day all together!

(baked french toast can be found here)

(Goofing around with Mom on Shop Rite trip #3. Dad and I searched for Bacon for 15 minutes with no luck…the master showed us where we missed!)

(beautiful sky from the parking lot)

Love you Mama!

xo- j

Lately

May 7, 20132 Comments

(laundry “helper”)

(still blooming!)

(amazing food from here & here)

(walk along the water by our parking garage…car has quite a view)

(dinner with love)

(our 2nd stark glass…i break them all. mural outside our apartment being done. new mug from mom)

xo-j

9 years

May 3, 2013May 3, 20137 Comments

If there is one thing wedding planning makes you think about it is friends….between invites, the bridal party, bachelor(ette) parties, and every step in between, you are consumed with thoughts of who will be around you. Point being, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how lucky I am to have had these (below) absolute crazies in my life for the past 9 years! Yea, that’s right girls, we met in 2004! AH!

I was looking through old pictures and couldn’t help but share. Thank God we all look different than we did (I mean for real with the outfits, what were we thinking?!), but more importantly I’m so thankful to still have your friendships. Girls…we have had so much fun in the past and there’s so so so much more fun to come! Now let’s enjoy a little walk through the hell that was early college outfits and hair…

(please listen to this list as you flip through pics)

happy

May 2, 20132 Comments

Yea, that isn’t true…I have not been happy this week. Work has been a bit of a nightmare…ok a lot of a nightmare. I try not to whine on here, but man, how is it not Friday yet? And poor Jay has been having a rough one too. We are both ready for a relaxing weekend together…big time.

Anyways, on weeks like this, where all I want to do is close my eyes and have it all stop, I try to remember everything around me that does make me happy…

(the fact that my nails look like a 14 year old)

(the celtics killing it the past 2 games!)

(this little babe)

(that even when you are stuck in traffic here, at least there is a beautiful view)

(last but not least, the fact that this amazing picture exists and i call this person one of my best friends…my lord…i’m obsessed with this picture)

Here’s hoping today and tomorrow are better than that last two days!

xo-j

city birthday

April 29, 2013Leave a comment

This weekend Mom, Nick, and Mom’s cousin Susan came into the city for a fun tourist day! We went to see the reflecting pools at WTC, visited the museum, and enjoyed lunch and a walk in Williamsburg. The weather couldn’t have been more beautiful! Besides my tummy, it was a perfect day. Plus, it was the first time family got to see Jay and I since our engagement…so fun!

Sunday was Mom (and Susan!)’s birthday! We celebrated with a ton of junk food, presents, and a drive around home. How lucky am I to have grown up here…

Then we watched the Celtics finally win a game, and I was back to Brooklyn to be with my boys.

The most important take away from weekends like this is how lucky I am to have my family. Mom, happy happy happy birthday. I love you so much!

xo-j

As always

April 25, 2013Leave a comment

As always life is insane. Here are some fun ones from lately…

(spring appears to be here but it is still so cold!)

(celebrating with julie & doug)

(catching rondo with the blanket & pep…if only they would be friends)

(can’t stop making collages of things i love for the wedding!)

(view from our street. look how huge!)

xo-j

Game of Thrones (Lemon Cakes Recipe)

April 17, 2013Leave a comment

This weekend was Jay’s birthday, but more importantly, Sunday is Game of Thrones night. I wanted to do something fun to celebrate for him, but also GOT themed. I decided to make Lemon Cakes! I realize I am a total dork, but…I love it!

You can find the recipe here. They were a little weird, but delicious.

If I make these again I will definitely cook them a little longer…maybe if you have a gas oven they cook a bit quicker than with electric…not sure. Regardless, a delicious themed dessert for the birthday man!

xo-j

engaged

April 11, 201312 Comments

I can’t believe it…we are engaged!! How did I get so lucky?! I wanted to share the story of how it happened on here since it has been hard to find time to call and share with everyone (I’m so sorry friends & family…I love you all so much).

Tuesday is Jay’s work from home day, and it was the warmest day we have had so far this year, so he suggested we take the dog on a walk down by the river after I got home from work. I thought it was a bit funny that he wanted to take a walk so badly, but figured he wanted to get out of the house and enjoy the sun (finally!).

So, we head down to the water with Rondo. We’re walking along, enjoying our neighborhood, and right by the pier were at least 30 young kids playing on their bicycles and scooters. We love Rondo so much…but children and bikes are not his thing (at all)…we hadto scoop him up to walk through the crowd of kids. At this point, Jay must have been internally freaking out…all these kids, rondo barking, so much noise!

We get through the mania, and make it to the water, where it was basically just us. We were looking at the city, enjoying the view, and Jay starts to talk about how we have a wonderful life here, and how even when we make our way out to the burbs (eventually) I won’t have to miss the city because we will still be here all the time. I wasn’t thinking anything at this point, just thought he was being reflective while looking at the skyline! He said he can’t wait to start life together and then…..asked me to hold the Rondo’s leash…ha! I take the leash and still, didn’t think anything of it. I was looking down at Rondo and the city, and then I turn around…

“And I have something to ask you…”

This would be when I totally lost my cool. Jay was down on one knee! I couldn’t believe it was happening! I was, and still am, beyond excited. I can’t believe that I get to spend the rest of my life with Jay! It is the most amazing feeling in the world, and the proposal was so…us! Dog barking and all! Absolutely perfect.

Here are some pictures from right after it happened…

(strangers took this one for us. they thought we were tourists at first and didn’t want to. but then i screamed “we just got engaged!!” and then they were more than happy to help!)

We are both so excited! The ring is more than I could have asked for…it’s so beautiful. I’m obsessed with it, and terrified of hurting it!

To our families…I think I speak for both of us when I say we feel so lucky to join the other side. We love you all so incredibly much.

Kate, thank you thank you for helping Jay find the ring, and keeping the secret when I kept telling you it wasn’t happening for a while. You are my baby angel and I can’t wait for all of the fun planning we get to do together!!!

Jay, I love you so much! I can’t wait to start a family and life together….you’re my favorite person in the world and always will be (promise).

xo-j

Film

April 3, 2013Leave a comment

On our vacation (almost 2 months ago!) we took pictures on a disposable camera…I thought it would be fun to have one roll of actual film. I just got them back! Some of them you would immediately delete on a digital camera, but overall I really love them. Here are a few from the film…

egg cupcakes

March 29, 2013Leave a comment

Last night jay had a basketball game, and when I am home alone….I go crazy after a while. I can’t stand having idle hands! I decided to try and make Easter cupcakes in eggshells. They turned out great and I thought I would share the how to!

WHAT YOU NEED:

12 large eggs (you will empty them out, and if your cupcake recipe calls for eggs you can use the inside of the ones you empty)
Corkscrew
Foil
Plastic Bag
Cupcake mix or recipe of your choosing (you can fill these with any cupcake batter)

1. Wash your eggs!

2. Take the corkscrew and make a pin-sized hole in the bottom of the egg. Then slowly make the hole larger so that it is around the size of a dime. Don’t be afraid to press hard into the egg!

2. Empty the contents of the egg into a bowl using the corkscrew to ease it out. When you are done rinse the eggs well inside and out, then put in a saltwater bath for 30 minutes (make sure to let the saltwater get into the egg so it sinks)