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A Sweet New Year

Posted on September 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

Last night began the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.  It is a sweet time of the year, dotted with tart apples, golden honey, lots of food and family.

Apple Quinoa Cake

Apple Caramel Bars

Apple Tart

Golden Apple Spice Cake

It is also a time for reflection and renewal. It is a time to look past on the year that is ending and look ahead to the year that is beginning.

A common wish at this time of the year is for a “Sweet New Year.”  I hope that this autumn, and certainly the holiday season is a beginning and the continuation of your happiness, health, and sweetness.

 

P.S. See the recipes above on my Pinterest page!

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Ballerina Bride

Posted on August 13, 2012 | 1 comment

My best friend got engaged this weekend to her high school sweetheart!  She’s as fabulous as they come and I couldn’t be happier for them both.

These pictures made me think of her, a ballerina and dancer since she was a little girl, as she begins her journey to be a bride!

 

Images from Martha Stewart Weddings

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Having Enough vs. Having It All

Posted on July 2, 2012 | 4 comments

You’ll have to indulge me with this essay.  This is a topic I have thought about a lot, and after reading Anne-Marie Slaughter’s essay “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All,” in the Atlantic I decided I need to write my thoughts down.
 

Last week, I, along with hundreds of thousands other women, read Anne-Marie Slaughter’s cover story, “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All,” in The Atlantic.  I also, along with millions of other women, worked beyond a 40+ hour week, tended to my house and all that it entails, cared for my relationships, and whether in minutes or hours, carved out time for me.

And, in living my reality and reading about Ms. Slaughter’s, I found that I began to question: why do we continue to have this conversation at all?  Further, how do we define “it all” and more importantly how do we widen it to accommodate today’s women? If Ms. Slaughter is right, and I think she is, about our not being able to have it all, how do we encourage women to have enough?

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Don’t Cry Shopgirl

Posted on June 27, 2012 | Leave a comment

Yesterday, Nora Ephron passed away at 71 years old from a quiet battle with cancer.

She was a director, screenwriter, novelist, wife and mother.  She created characters like Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly and Harry Burns and Sally Albright.

She created gutsy, brave female characters.  Who were as smart as they were hopeful.  Bold as they were emotional.

Tom Hanks, Nora Ephron and Meg Ryan on the set of “You’ve Got Mail”

She also created some beautiful “happily ever afters”…

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Japanese Themed 90th Birthday Party

Posted on June 21, 2012 | 1 comment

This past weekend my family threw a party for my poppy’s 90th birthday.  It was one of the most special nights that I have spent with my family.

We were dressed in our finest. The house was decorated beautifully, and thoughtful touches could be spotted in every corner.  In the end, we were stuffed (I mean soooo full), so happy, and so well loved.

Here are some great photos from our fabulous party.  Special thanks to my Aunt Stacey and Uncle Mark for hosting, my cousin Cori for brilliantly hiring a photographer, and my entire family for planning and celebrating in such a special way.

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Family Weekend

Posted on June 18, 2012 | 1 comment

This was one of the most special weekends I have had in a very long time. This weekend we went home for Father’s Day and for one of my poppy’s (grandpa’s) 90th birthday.

On Friday we had dinner with my dad’s parents, on Saturday we had a full theme party – more pictures to come later in the week! – and on Sunday we had father’s day lunch with my mom’s parents.

During lunch my nanny told me that everyday she goes on her iPad and comes to this blog.  It just about made my day.

I am so lucky that my supportive friends and family (and even some strangers) come to this small corner of the Internet everyday, but I feel extra special (and loved) that Nanny comes too.  If that isn’t a reason to post more often, I don’t know what is.

Thank you all for visiting – it means more to me than you’ll ever know.

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Can You Feel the Heat?

Posted on May 22, 2012 | 1 comment

This weekend was Game 4 between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers.  Raised as a Heat fan I grew up going to the games, watching on tv with my parents and even listening to games on the radio.

This past Sunday, Mark and I followed the game on the radio and my dad and I texted back and forth with my dad through each assist, rebound, and score as the Heat came from behind to win the game and tie up the series.  You can bet we’ll be watching tonight!

Go Heat!

Pictures from The Miami Herald

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Gifts for the Grad

Posted on May 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

I love Dr. Seuss as much as the next gal, but on the day she graduates she really doesn’t need another book, never mind a rhyming one.  Here are some great ideas, both big and small, for the girl who you think deserves it all. (Rhyme intended)

Shop: Essie, Handbag, Wallet, Blazer, Pump, Charms, Journal, Stationary

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2012 | Leave a comment

A mother is the most famous person in kid’s life and always worthy of some celebrity treatment.  This weekend (like always) is a good time to tell your mom, aunt, grandma, special person in your life, why their support helped shape who you are today.

Call your mother, will ya?

Victoria and Harper Beckham

Beyonce and Blue Ivy Carter

Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy

 

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The Art of Marriage

Posted on April 26, 2012 | 2 comments

Normally I post on the style of a wedding, but there is something to be said for spending some time thinking about the style of a marriage.

A few months ago I stumbled across an article about the 50 year marriage between Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.  They got married in a simple ceremony in Las Vegas in 1958 and we’re married until Newman died in 2008.

Wedding Day in 1958

Wedding lore suggests that at the Newman and Woodward wedding the “Art of Marriage” by Wilferd Arlan Peterson was recited.

Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.
A good marriage must be created.
In the art of marriage the little things are the big things…
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude
of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation
and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding and a sense of humour.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal,
dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.
It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best.
 

Fifty Years, via Snippet and Ink

Are there married or forever-together couples whose style you admire?  Maybe you’re team Tom+Rita, Michelle+Barack, or maybe you have grandparents who have been married forever you inspire you.  Either way, I think it is important to be inspired by those that get it right.

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