Emphasis Added!

some of the things I daydream about…

Surfing , Flying (not in an airplane)
That gigantic oatmeal cream pie from “Honey I Shrunk The Kids”

World peace
Being a teacher and taking my speech team to State Finals
4 day work weeks, trips to Amsterdam,  Owning a single family home in the city

The books Pillars of the Earth & A Wrinkle in Time.

Tapping the “play like a champion” sign at the ND stadium (an Irish National Championship wouldn’t be too bad either)

An alternate version of my life where I am a moderate to low-performer living in Miami spending my days with Simon laying on the beach.

The first time my daughter reads to us.  Her first lines in a school play 
Hazel as a big sister. 

A dinner party with My sister, Stephen Sondheim and Mary Zimmerman and Beyonce+JayZ and Chef Achatz (it could happen!)

Convincing the world to become organ donors. 
Eradicating cancer. 

Getting a little frisky in the bathroom at Bar Centrale
Earning 5x 10x my current salary 

All things Tom Ford

CareBears…
(not so much the bears, but the way they bounced around on clouds.)

Rollerblading 

A someday reservation at French Laundry
Planning Outfits to wear to an afternoon at Dose Market or an evening at the Aviary.
Being a(n original) cast member in the musical Rent.  Being able to sing like Heather Headley.

Season Tickets at Next.

A perfectly organized closet
Michael Jaskson
Winning Family Double Dare (because you know we would!)

When your mind wanders, where does it go?

1/27/2012  43 notes  comments  
Smile Friday: With my Guy edition

Smile Friday: With my Guy edition

1/27/2012  44 notes  comments  

The 11 Toughest Reservations In The World.

1) Noma (Copenhagen)
2) Sukiyabashi Jiro (Tokyo)
3) Next (Chicago) !!!
4) Tickets (Barcelona)
5) Quintessence (Tokyo)
6) The Fat Duck (Bray)
7) Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare (Brooklyn)
8) minibar by josé andrés (Washington DC)
9) Schwa (Chicago)
10) The French Laundry (Yountville)
11) Yam’Tcha (Paris)

Challenge Accepted!

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1/26/2012  42 notes  comments  
what she said… erehwyna: oh, rooney! i’m not one to idolize hollywood types  (there’s only so much, “i eat whatever i want!” and “i’ve never been under the knife!” a girl can take) but rooney mara is in a league of her own. between her bold fashion choices (nina ricci and prabal gurung, above) and the clean but edgy makeup she’s been sporting she can do no wrong. sure, you could say that she’s playing to a character. but, on some level, don’t we all?

what she said…

erehwyna:

oh, rooney!

i’m not one to idolize hollywood types 

(there’s only so much, “i eat whatever i want!” and “i’ve never been under the knife!” a girl can take)

but rooney mara is in a league of her own.

between her bold fashion choices (nina ricci and prabal gurung, above) and the clean but edgy makeup she’s been sporting

she can do no wrong.

sure, you could say that she’s playing to a character.

but, on some level, don’t we all?

1/26/2012  36 notes  comments  

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for my fellow list lovers..watch this!  Clear for iphone. [via: texturism: sebastianwaters]

for my fellow list lovers..watch this!  Clear for iphone.

[via: texturism: sebastianwaters]

1/26/2012  120 notes  comments  
GPOMAT: Gratuitous Picture of my Accessories Thursday The scarf was an I-miss-you treat from Mama.  She picked it up for me during her recent trip to Miami.  I asked her to bring home the ocean, but I got this bright blue goodness instead.  Not a bad back-up. And the cuff is a piece I reblogged year(s) ago from Ave with the plea: please make this for me someday.  I have been thinking about it since. Just before the holidays, my Christmas dream came true when she posted several knitted embellished cuffs in her seriously spectacular big cartel shop.  I’ll take 3 please- one for mama, one for el, one for me! We love them.  Couldn’t love them more, actually.  And based on all the compliments my wrist receives anytime I wear the bracelet, it seems as if we are not the only fans. Thanks Ave for the arm candy!

GPOMAT: Gratuitous Picture of my Accessories Thursday

The scarf was an I-miss-you treat from Mama.  She picked it up for me during her recent trip to Miami.  I asked her to bring home the ocean, but I got this bright blue goodness instead.  Not a bad back-up.

And the cuff is a piece I reblogged year(s) ago from Ave with the plea: please make this for me someday.  I have been thinking about it since.

Just before the holidays, my Christmas dream came true when she posted several knitted embellished cuffs in her seriously spectacular big cartel shop.  I’ll take 3 please- one for mama, one for el, one for me!

We love them.  Couldn’t love them more, actually. 

And based on all the compliments my wrist receives anytime I wear the bracelet, it seems as if we are not the only fans.

Thanks Ave for the arm candy!

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My Grandma B is one of my favorite people on the planetIt has always been that way. One of my very earliest memories is one of love for my Grandma.   (That’s it…that’s the whole memory.  I was very very young and just remember thinking to myself: Wow. I LOVE my Grandma.) As a child, I would change the lyrics to the Cabbage Patch Kid songs to incorporate shout-outs to Grandma.  One particularly clever lyric: “A Magic place down south called Babyland Grandma’s House”(It was clever, you see,  because she did live about 30 minutes south of us and spending time with her was totally magical.) Grandma B’s number was the second phone number I memorized (and still one of the few I know by heart).  Gma and my mom would talk on the phone everyday - I always stuck close while they chatted, just so I could be part of their conversation.Sometimes I would pick up the phone to dial her on my own. I remember never minding my parents going out of town, because staying with Grandma felt like a vacation of my own. I remember playing for hours in their driveway while she sat on their porch swing keeping us company. And I remember how generous she always has been.  If we ever found a treasure while hunting though her house - she would insist we take it home with us (one time she literally offered to give me the shoes on her feet!) Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my mom and Grandma.  Still do, actually.  Grandma was always there…school plays, primping for high school dances, weekends at the lake and afternoon trips to Marshalls.   When Hazel was born last year - my great grandma became a Great-Grandma and it has been pure JOY watching my daughter fall in love with one of the most important people in my life.  Pure Joy. Happy Birthday to my Grandma B. I love you with all my heart.

My Grandma B is one of my favorite people on the planet
It has always been that way.

One of my very earliest memories is one of love for my Grandma.  

(That’s it…that’s the whole memory.  I was very very young and just remember thinking to myself: Wow. I LOVE my Grandma.)

As a child, I would change the lyrics to the Cabbage Patch Kid songs to incorporate shout-outs to Grandma.  One particularly clever lyric: “A Magic place down south called Babyland Grandma’s House”
(It was clever, you see,  because she did live about 30 minutes south of us and spending time with her was totally magical.)

Grandma B’s number was the second phone number I memorized
(and still one of the few I know by heart).  
Gma and my mom would talk on the phone everyday - I always stuck close while they chatted, just so I could be part of their conversation.
Sometimes I would pick up the phone to dial her on my own.

I remember never minding my parents going out of town, because staying with Grandma felt like a vacation of my own.

I remember playing for hours in their driveway while she sat on their porch swing keeping us company.

And I remember how generous she always has been.  
If we ever found a treasure while hunting though her house - she would insist we take it home with us (one time she literally offered to give me the shoes on her feet!)

Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my mom and Grandma.  
Still do, actually.  
Grandma was always there…
school plays, primping for high school dances, weekends at the lake and afternoon trips to Marshalls.  

When Hazel was born last year - my great grandma became a Great-Grandma and it has been pure JOY watching my daughter fall in love with one of the most important people in my life.  Pure Joy.

Happy Birthday to my Grandma B.

I love you with all my heart.

1/26/2012  67 notes  comments  
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The Bear Necessities | The Jungle Book Soundtrack

C’mon, you know this is a jam.

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1/25/2012  24 notes  comments  
Awkward | via: nevver

Awkward | via: nevver

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Hazel at Home

Today was Grandma-Wednesday (the day Hazel hangs out with my mom).

I came home from work to find Mama & Papa and my little bro, Hen, just chilling with Hazel.  When I asked for a full report on their day Mama raved about Hazel’s newfound mobility - apparently, Z was walking around our place like a total pro!

…so we tried to capture a few steps on camera.

Spoiler Alert: Hazel does not walk in this video

But she does bust out a series of tricks including an almost-high-kick, hand-claps and the very best “toss it with glee” I have ever seen!

End then my little zoomster decides she is over-it and, well, makes a dramatic exit.

This was our Wednesday night.


1/25/2012  73 notes  comments  

Anonymous asked: Hi Emily! Recently, all of your linked images haven't been showing up on my computer at work or at home. Your own pictures are still showing up okay most of the time, and I can click on them to follow the link, but I miss seeing everything at once! Do you know what could be causing this? Is there some setting I need to change?

Bollocks!  Thanks so much for the heads-up….let me look into this and see if we can get the image train back on the virtual tracks.

Quick question for other readers - is anyone else having a similar issue with seeing my reblogged images?  If so, are you on a mac or PC and what browser are you using?

Thanks all!

1/25/2012  10 notes  comments  
the new york times by marine hugonnier | via texturism:visual-poetry

the new york times by marine hugonnier | via texturism:visual-poetry

1/25/2012  202 notes  comments  
A pool. Obviously not the kidney-bean shaped watering hole from our hotel but an image from Villa Amanzi by Original Vision Architecture. [via: itsaboutinterior]

A pool.

Obviously not the kidney-bean shaped watering hole from our hotel

but an image from Villa Amanzi by Original Vision Architecture.

[via: itsaboutinterior]

1/24/2012  145 notes  comments  

a business trip

I sat around a pool last night with some coworkers rehearsing slides for a pitch
(We were in Florida meeting with a prospective client
trying to win their business- their very significant piece of business.)

We brainstormed and gave each-other feedback.
Figuring out how to make the message clearer, more compelling.
(Isn’t it funny how saying something simply can often be so hard?)

We sat under that umbrella for hours

until all of our laptops ran out of power.

We drank beer out of paper coffee cups from the Miller Light Kegerator that the Hampton Inn rolled out for their complimentary happy hour (5-7 daily)
and discussed our value proposition.

This whole exchange remind me of my years as a consultant,
That time in my early 20’s where I spent Monday-Fridays on the road, always preparing for high-pressure client meetings.

But there was one marked difference between now and (way back) then: 
I no longer feel like a kid mascarading as a “business person”

I now have some skills and some experiences and the word “Senior” before my title
I now generally know what I’m talking about
and when I don’t, I am not intimidated to say so.

When did that happen?

I have been in the work force for 9 years
Which, if you think about it, is longer than I spent in High School & College combined
(longer than I spent on the dating scene or sang in any choir or believed in Santa Clause, for that matter)

That is sort of a long time. 
Not a very long time but not a very short time either.

I have been having these moments with increasing regularity over the past year or so…Moments of elucidation where I realize I am in, fact,
Grown Up.

I am an employee who gets to present slides in important meetings
I am a wife. A mother. A person with health insurance and a 401K and maybe enough left over to take a vacation every now and then.  A woman who’s smile is reinforced by the lines on my face.
I am an adult.  (well how about that.)

No real point in any of this other than to say: It all moves so fast, doesn’t it?

#Progress

1/24/2012  86 notes  comments  
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