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5 Things To Do This Weekend

Hi everyone! Hope you've all had a fabulous week. My sister, Lulu, is en route to Santa Monica right now and Tory and I are so excited to have her. I have been absolutely loving California but I definitely miss home (parents, pups, siblings, fall leaves, etc.).  We have a full weekend planned but below are some of the highlights.

 

1. Pumpkin Patch - Saturday

We're hunting for celebrities as much as we're hunting for pumpkins : )

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2. Joan's on Third - Brunch Saturday

 

3. Hike Temescal - gorgeous hike in SM/PP area with amazing views of the water (and not too hard!)

 

4. Strand House Manhattan Beach - Brunch Sunday

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5. Beach! (yes, East Coast friends, beach)

 

 



I'm sure there will be lots of shopping and eating mixed in along the way but so excited to see my baby sister and have a great weekend. P.S. I painted my bedroom navy... looks AMAZING. Pics to follow!

 

 

Have a Healthy Weekend!

It usually takes me about 3-4 days to really commit to a diet/health kick. If I cheat on day 2, I am so far gone I have to wait another month to start again. I am on day 3 right now and am feeling great. I picked up a Green Guru smoothie from green&tonic in Greenwich, which was delicious! If you haven't been, there are locations in Greenwich, Cos Cob, Darien, Mamaroneck and Armonk and they have 4 options for cleanses and one includes food (score!). They have chia puddings and salads and soups and great cold pressed juices and smoothies. Are you guys fans of green juices? I may be a total weirdo because I love them...  Below is the recipe for the one I had today - you have to try it! I'd love to hear from my readers your favorite healthy recipes and favorite places to get healthy smoothies and juices - help a girl out!

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Green Guru Smoothie

-Green Tea (matcha is an easy way to add potent green tea powder to smoothies)

-Coconut Water

-Lemon

-Spinach

-Banana

-Green Apple

-Ginger (not my favorite but tasted great in this!)

-Mint

Friday

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Having a New York kind of weekend - running all of my errands, working out, going to dinners and brunches and getting organized because next week paleo lent starts, which requires a lot of planning! I need to start remembering the below quote. Does that mean I should stay really close to Barneys?? Kidding! Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Friday!

Thank goodness for short weeks. After amazing times in Florida and Raleigh, I have to say I am sort of happy to be back in the swing of things. Although I am not thatttt happy to be leaving this:

Florida really was gorgeous and I had time to recharge my batteries for 2014. 

I can't wait to get up to Greenwich to see my pups for the first time in 3 weeks! I think they realllly missed me : )

I have fun pictures from break to show all of you next week but until then, hope everyone is staying warm in this winter storm and has a great weekend. 

P.S. saw this mug on Pinterest - a great reminder every morning...

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Quote of the Day

Working on my gift guide to share with you all next week. Have a great weekend everyone!

Recently

I haven't given many updates recently so I wanted to post a few photos of my life lately. First and foremost, a very special birthday shoutout to my wonderful, beautiful, great mama! Love you so much!

We have three fall birthdays in my house so we've had lots of cake (luckily 2 were before I started paleo!)

My dad, Lu, Olive and I on my dad's bday in September

Speaking of paleo - I made the most amazing gluten-free/grain-free/rice-free/dairy-free bread. I have to say I was unbelievably proud of myself. Thanks to Danielle from Against All Grain for the wonderful recipe. Even Mr. white bread himself, Billy Berner, was trying to get his paws on it and he loved it! I made my own almond milk too, which was a lot easier than I thought it would be and so tasty! I've been spending a lot of time (and money) at Hu Kitchen, which if you're in NY and trying to eat healthy, I recommend going. They even serve organic wine, beer, gluten-free beer and some amazing looking cocktails.

Kale salad, turkey meatloaf, brussel sprouts and amazing curried sweet potatoes from Hu Kitchen

I had a lot of great weekends in New York in September with friends and family but the next few I'm gone. This weekend I'm heading to Raleigh for the Hurricanes season opener (and to see Riley, of course) and then DC the weekend after for a birthday and Boston the weekend after to see Tory as the lead in the BC play! I'm happy that I got a few NYC weekends in before a hectic (but amazingly fun) few weeks of travel.

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! I had such a wonderful birthday yesterday celebrating with my family up in Greenwich. My first stop was an early morning drybar appointment. The hairstylist asked which style I wanted to order and I responded that I wanted a Kate Middleton blowout. Not quiteeee as good as Kate's but it'll do for the weekend! We had dinner at the Homestead, which is one of my favorite restaurants in Greenwich. Tonight the real fun begins because Riley, a couple of my college roommates and a bunch of friends are coming in for the weekend. We're having dinner at a restaurant downtown called 508 Restaurant, which I'm really psyched about. The menu is full of fun cocktails and truffle pasta and pizza and all sorts of other goodies. The deserts look fabbbb, as well. Anyways, have a great weekend everyone! Can't wait to rehash fashion week looks next week!!

My Life Lately 8.26.13

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a nice weekend. How gorgeous was the east coast weather?? Friday night I went to dinner at Teqa with my roommate, Morgan, and then caught up on the most recent episodes of Suits (don't tell my boyfriend - supposed to wait til he gets here...). 

Saturday I had a great private pilates session and then my sisters came over for a sleepover. The roof deck at our apartment is finally finished (naturally, one month before we move out) so we had proseco and cheese and crackers up there. We headed to Mermaid Oyster Bar for dinner and it couldn't have been more perfect. The Greenwich Village restaurant had a very Nantucket-y feel and the food was divine. We had a little table outside and Tory and I had the cocktail of the night, "the hummingbird." Sunday we went up to Greenwich and I'm proud to say I actually went in the pool (and got my hair wet!). 

Happy Friday

Hi everyone! Hope your week flew by like mine did. I took Monday off and my team had a golf outing in Bedford on Wednesday and before I knew it, it's Friday. On Wednesday we had an awesome day on the course drinking southsides and then had a great dinner at Bedford Post where we ran into none other than Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively (and Richard Gere, the owner)!

I started my gluten-free diet today for the rest of the summer and have set a goal to workout 4x a week until September 1st (and hopefully after). This weekend I have pilates and plan on working my buns off in the gym tonight. They say hard work pays off so let's see! Have a great weekend everyone.

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Weekend Recap and the Sangria Festival

Hi everyone! Sorry for being MIA yesterday but I was enjoying my day off from work! Riley was in town so I decided it was the perfect time to take a day off and we spent it playing squash and at the beach (who likes Mondays anyways?!). We topped it off with a dinner at STK that was delicious and we even got to sit outside on such a gorgeous night.

This weekend was a blast. Friday night we ate at a wine bar called Aria in the West Village and Saturday we went on the much anticipated wine tour on the Little Wine Bus. It was the Sangria Festival up in the Hudson Valley and we had some amazinggg sangria. We stopped at an adorable farmer's market for lunch and the day was topped off with karaoke on the bus. Saturday night we ate Mexican at Benny's Burritos in the East Village and then ended the night on my (finally finished) roof deck with friends. 

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Sunday we had brunch at Green Kitchen Diner on the Upper East Side and then walked all the way back to my apartment and had a good workout. We went to Greenwich in the afternoon and had a wonderful dinner courtesy of "Q" barbeque in Port Chester. Always happy to see my puppies too. How cute is the pic of them in the car below?! Hope you all had a nice weekend. Hoping this rain will pass....

Happy Friday!

Hi everyone! This week dragged on but it's finally Fridayyyy. Riley gets in tonight and I'm taking work off on Monday so it's a long weekend for me. Tonight we're heading down to Aria wine bar for tapas and drinks and tomorrow we're going on the little wine bus up to a few wineries in the Hudson Valley. Should be a great time! Have a wonderful weekend!

*Image via thegiftsoflife.tumblr.com , collage by me

Happy Friday

Happy Friday everyone! I am heading up to Queechy Lake with a bunch of friends for a weekend of boating, booze, fun and sun. I've been on BluePrint Cleanse all week so I'm prettttty excited for my mom's cooking this weekend (and a margarita! or two!). Hope you all have a nice weekend!

My mama with the pups. This photo made my day : ) 

Quote of the Day - something I'm always working on...

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Monday

I had the most amazinggg weekend in LA and Santa Barbara and can't wait to show you my pics! After a long day of traveling and an early morning to get to work, I am craving nothing more than a comfy bed. Is it only Monday?!

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Friday

Happy Friday everyone! This week really dragged on it was hot hot hot in the city. I'm looking forward to relaxing this weekend and, if this heat breaks, may even lay outside.I have to get some frames for some cute Etsy prints I got and have a few more DIY projects planned. More on that next week!

Brussel sprout salad 

Quote of the Day

Happy Friday peeps! I hope you all have fabulous weekend plans. I planned a girls weekend for my sister, Lulu, and I. We're going to shop and getting our nails done Saturday and going to a fun dinner and then brunch and a movie on Sunday (and perhaps a spin class...). I usually go home for a day on the weekends during the summer to escape the city's heat but I am so excited to stay put and enjoy the warm weather for a change.

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My Life Lately 6.10.13

First Row: Best friends Pixie and Olive taking a little rest // Some light reading for the train -- I guess chartreuse is really in for home decor?? // Olive looking adorable

Second Row: A little "Funny Face" by Nars lipstick always makes me feel a little fancier // My sister, Tory, brother, Robby, and I (only ones on the dance floor) at the Botanical Gardens Gala // Mom and me at the dinner - she wore a gorgeous mint colored grecian gown that looked stunning on her

Third Row: Mimi, my grandmother, me and my roommate, Morgan at cocktail hour // Sara, Chloe and I at the Bowery Hotel // Tory, wearing Mimi's dress from the 1950's, Mimi and I enjoying some champagne

I hope you all had a great weekend and had some fun. I know I had a little too much fun... Friday night we went to the Bowery Hotel for a birthday party, which even the rain couldn't stop. Saturday night my friends and I went to Little Italy for an all you can eat/all you can drink dinner packed with bad/awesome music, lots of cheap labelless wine and fun. Sunday I went home to see the family and get some much needed R+R. Looking back on the pictures, looks like I really have a thing for that blue/purply color I sported all weekend...What did you all get up to? Enjoy the week! xo

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Have a great weekend everyone!

Quote of the Day 5.31.13

Day 2 of the cleanse and I haven't keeled over from lack of coffee (or booze...). Heading home to Greenwich this weekend and I plan on laying by the pool, starting my summer reading and popping into a barre method class or two anddd playing with the pups! Might even go in the pool. Might even dunk my head in! Actually, probably not....hehe. Have a great weekend everyone! xo

Memorial Weekend

I couldn't be more excited for a three day weekend even though the weather is going to be bad. This week has draggggged on and a little break, no matter how short, is always welcome. Riley is still in town and my parents are picking up the puppy on Monday so we will probably spend the weekend in Greenwich - very low key. My parents are in the process of buying a new property, which I'm dying to tell you all about, so I definitely want to drive him over to see that! I also still haven't seen The Great Gatsby, which I'm dyingg to see, and I may even have to pop in to The Hangover 3. Hope everyone has a great weekend!