This year the 4th of July seems a little sweeter. Since the COVID 19 vaccine roll out, a lot more people have received their vaccines and are able to spend time with their loved ones. Thankfully, my family is in that camp. We could not be more happy to spend time with our families this […]
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Hello! I hope that your summer is going well and that you are starting to relax and unwind. We’ve been traveling a little bit since we became recently vaccinated against COVID 19- more on that coming in future blog posts! There’s something special about summertime. It’s more relaxed in general and that means a more
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Our last night in Paris, we did the most cliché thing EVER. We grabbed a baguette, camembert, sausage, a pear we swiped from our hotel buffet and a bottle of red wine and had a picnic outside for dinner. The sun was setting in the Marco-Polo gardens and we were the happiest clams just munching
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Our last evening in France we did the most cliche thing EVER. Fresh off of several days of touring and travel, we were exhausted, but that wasn’t going to stop us. We were going on a picnic. We swung by the local grocery store and grabbed a baguette, cheese, cured meat, some fruit and a
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Happy Father’s Day to all of those dads out there!!! Father’s day is June 20th, so be sure to mark your calendars. This week’s special bonus post goes out to my husband (and father) extraordinaire: John. This year my amazing hubs will celebrate being a father to 2 kiddos, wow how the time does fly!
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For those of you who have been checking out my blog, you may have noticed a rather amazing photo of me holding a can (yes, can) of wine with under eye star stickers on my face located on the about page. In case you may have forgotten, please see above. For Christmas this year, my
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Happy Memorial Day! I figured that while most of us were enjoying time off or some stellar picnics that it might be great to recommend some books. Yes, I still read paperback books. There’s a few of us on the planet still who prefer reading in physical print. To be clear, I also have a
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When we were in Paris, we stopped at a cafe outside of the Cathedral of Notre Dame for a very late lunch. Having spoken very terrible French, I saw this sandwich on another diner’s table and pointed at it as if to tell our waiter “that one” and muttered off “The Brooklyn Tartine, sil vous
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When visiting Marie Antoinette’s House The Palace of Versailles, you must be prepared for anything. Our second day in France we embarked on our journey to Versailles through intermittent rain and cold. What started off as a mostly sunny with clouds day ended with a really funny memory and a great day. Make note, you
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Today I celebrate my mother, grandmothers and motherhood! Happy Mother’s Day. This is truly a special day for mothers & daughters alike. One of my fondest memories of my mother was of learning how to take care of my skin. I remember at 12 years old when my mother first took me to the beauty
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