This week I...

Due to several 10-12 hour work days this week I've sadly been lacking in the "exciting" activities department.  To cheer myself up I thought I'd make a mini collage of the few highlights I snuck in around my jam-packed wine on the couch evenings watching TLC.

So kiddies, even though it's been a kind of slow week I did get a few fun tidbits in here and there:

• Biked around the city- hubway's my new jam
• Hunted for a missing unicorn - you can't just have those things wandering around loose ya know!
• Attempting to be a domestic goddess and make homemade guacamole for football (the Patriots shockingly lost and no, I don't want to talk about it)
• Cool enough weather to rock my mukluks again!
• A fun shuffleboard outing accompanied by pitchers of Harpoon IPA downtown (the shuffleboard part makes me sound 65 so I'm hoping the drinking portion of the evening brings me down to at least the 35 age bracket)  

I hope you're week's been a little less work filled and a little more fun filled than mine but if not...then good news friends...the weekend's just a few hours away so here's to us this weekend!

Little Things - Fall Edition

Now that the weather is resistant to being anywhere near 80^o  I've accepted my cold weather fate. It appears there's nothing left to do but to start prepping my closet for fall and though I'm sad to push my sundresses to the back, my boots and sweaters are like long lost friends that are fresh and fun again! But what are long lost friends without a couple of new ones to play with too?

Two pairs of boots and a jacket later and I feel like I've just barely cracked the surface. Although, until I win the lottery it looks like I'm gonna have to pace my shopping problem habits. (I smell a nice leather tote I can fit my laptop in in my future friends.)

Here are my current shopping "conquests" and shopping "to dos". What are you closet plans for the cold weather?

                                           Conquests




1. Coconuts Blakely Wide Calf Riding Boot - DSW
2. Evilsizer Black Boots - Call It Spring
3. Combined Wool Jacket - Zara

 

To Do



1. Mulberry Legging Jeans - Gap
2. Paige Pinking Shears Tote - Banana Republic
3. Oversized Boyfriend Sweater - Gap



Fenway Franks are the Key to My Heart

Last night I was lucky enough to snag some Red Sox vs. Yankees tickets behind home plate thanks to my lovely Papa Dukes. And who am I to say no to some pretty sweet free tickets? (even if baseball isn't really the Sox's sport this season)

I always love going to baseball games, the atmosphere and comradery inside the parks is one of my favorite things ever!

I also find that it's fun to turn the evening into an eating and drinking marathon. The trick, my friends, is to pace yourselves. My favorite stadium staples are:

- Personal Papa Gino's Pizzas (the box then doubles as a "K" sign - more bang for your buck kids!)
- Fenway Franks (if you don't get one of these at Fenway you're not a real person)
- soft pretzels (does anything go better with overpriced beer than a giant soft pretzel??)

Then on your way out its almost mandatory to get a sausage from street vendors to congratulate yourself for a job well done and to delay fighting the mob trying to get back on the T.

So, even though the Sox put up a valiant fight lost to the Evil Empire last night it will always be a fun night out for coaching from the stands and consuming as many calories as humanly possible. Can't wait for hockey season to start to work on the Garden's delicious food staples!



Sitting behind home plate qualifies you to coach from the stands.




My overexcited attempt to photograph Bobby V yelling at an ump.
(blurry pics are how you get recognized as a serious photographer)



Joe the Sausage Guy was ready and waiting for my post game treat!



Dessert Makes Everything Better

So, admittedly it hasn't been the most stellar past week and a half. Between my body rejecting me with various ailments and having my emotions getting punched in the face I haven't been in the best of moods. Luckily I have some of the best girlfriends in the world who see a downtrodden comrade and say "Hey! Let's go eat our feelings with wine, molten cheese dishes, and dessert goodness!" Say no more friends, I'll be there in a hot second.

Hopefully I've reached the turnaround point but it's always reassuring to know your friends will be there to order one too many desserts with you. Here's to a better weekend with friends, fun times, and fabulous new fall clothes (more on my two new delicious pairs of fall boots later...I think I may be in a relationship with them).

Also, this little Korean gem makes everything better. If you're having a bad day just put this on repeat and dedicate some time to dancing with your new best friend Psy. You'll thank me later.





Recent Discovery

So, since my weekend mostly consisted of "helping people move" and getting sucked into a self-induced Mad Men marathon I sadly don't have any exciting pictures of my fabulous life to share today. (Unless seeing me in various sweatpant outfits switching between the couch and my bed is of great interest to people...No? Yea, didn't think so.)

Good news though friends! A discovery was recently made and it is a ground breaking one in my book...Zara has AMAZINGGG jewelry now! While I don't know if this is actually a new addition to their merchandise, it is new to me and I couldn't help making myself a pretty little wishlist this lazy weekend. Going to add some to my fall fashion "must haves". Just because I work full time now doesn't mean I can't go back to school shopping...am I right??

Got this beauty for my bday this year from one of my favorite ladies

Teardrop Choker

Neon and studs are easily my favorite combo, must have this bracelet

The pearls on this necklace make it a fun way to dress up an otherwise boring work outfit.

Artsy Friday

My baby brother is one talented guy. He's easily one of the smartest people I know (don't tell him I said that) working full time as a Mechanical Engineer and completing his Masters degree. To top it all off he does photography in his free time. And I don't mean my kind of photography that involves an iPhone and Instagram, he knows what he's doing and he does it welllll my friends.

Now, I know I've bragged about this in the past when he first opened his Etsy shop back here but I couldn't help doing a little more proud big sister bragging now that he's added a few more photographs that I'm in love with since he's opened shop.

If you need some good wall art check him out! Here are some of my personal favorites:



You may recognize this as my profile picture...
helping the bro out with some silhouette shots on a
family getaway and the sunset was amazing that night!



The colors in this one made me fall in love,
got this guy framed in my room naturally.



Sunset in our hometown.
This has been my computer desktop for
two years and I still get compliments on it.

A weekend in the Sun

Over the weekend I took a mini vacation down to Connecticut to get my gamble on at Mohegan Sun. Yes, I know the weekend ended three days ago and I'm late on this post but if you spent three days in a casino not seeing sunlight and admiring the chain smoking old ladies spending hours at the slots you'd need a couple of days to bounce back too.

It was a nice little getaway and we even got to sneak in some pool time in exotic CT! After a worrisome showing the first night we finally managed to make enough money to pay for our hotel and copious amounts of greasy food and that's a win in my book! Dollah dollah bills y'all! (too much?)

I've found that Blackjack and Craps are my games (and no, Mom, I don't have a gambling addiction thanks for the concern though!) but my favorite part is being able to rally with and befriend everyone you're playing with - high fives for everyone! And, of course, getting late night noodles when you're feeling down because the casino took all your pretty chips that night.

Vegas trip soon anyone??

Noodles and Johnny Rockets cheesy fries after we
spent the evening making a generous donation to the casino

Some of our winnings, I was so excited about our pretty black ones and
the 2 AM burgers coming our way that needed a picture for evidence.