sunglasses - the winner

Since I'm happily posting awkward photos of myself (are there any others) I went with these sunnies.. Ray Bans and of course the most expensive pair in the lot that I ordered.. however, these fit on my massive head and for that its worth every penny..

Home..

the NY Municipal Archives has photos of every building in NY taken between 1983-1988. Some are better  than others and in our case of the home we grew up in, its fuzzy and tiny and oh so hard to see but there it is in all its glory.. 463 Broome Street.. the loft that we laughed, cried, yelled, crawled, danced, fought and played in. To anyone else, this photo would seem trivial.. silly, even.. fuzzy old picture, spray painted door, fire escapes.. but to me (and to you, I imagine) its our history. I love that moms chair is there, that white spot on the second floor fire escape, I can just see mom in it, with a glass of wine and some pair of $5 sunglasses that she can always make look chic, looking off into her Soho, before the tourists, before the malls.. I wonder what was going on in that loft that day..

yes or mess..

You ready for this? Since I have a bit of an online shopping and returning addiction (I would like to say this started when I decided to stay home and be with bebe, thus leaving me outside of Manahatta and unable to try on clothing in actual stores.. but no.. its kind of always been like this).. anywhoo, this is the space where I put up dorky pictures of myself trying something on and you tell me if its a yes or a hot mess, k?

Here I am doing my supermodel pose.. actually, Louai just lamed out on taking more than one picture and the baby was getting antsy and this is all I got.. but you get the idea.. and yes I just realized that my pants are matching the walls of the nursery. Bam.

Item in question: Mint jeans via Gap.. I used way too many discount codes and got them for around $30 (because yes I do know that mint jeans are not classic and not worth the splurge)..

So..?

Dinner & a Movie

Ben and I haven’t had any ‘date nights’ since the baby was born. Now that Charlie is four months, and his sleep schedule (at least the first stretch) is somewhat more predictable, I can actually imagine leaving him with a grandparent and exchanging some grown-up conversation not revolving around diaper changes. In reality, we probably won’t stray too far from the neighborhood, but I like to imagine getting all decked out and hitting up this D.C. establishment.

  

When did you go on your first post-baby date? And where did you go?

catching dreams..

since we still have Milo in our room, and its seeming that our little buddy may be in his own room soon (humph humph sniff sniff) due to his crib getting small, him getting big and my hubs new sexy habit of snoring.. loudly.. and waking us all up.. its just seeming that it may go in that direction.. but not just yet.. not quite yet..
and even though i spent months of my pregnant days planning the nursery, painting different aqua patches on the wall, testing out gliders, the room isn't completely finished yet.. i would love to hang a dream catcher over Milo's crib.. i just have always loved them and like the idea of getting a nice one for him to keep.. maybe bring to college and make fun of his silly mom who would ask him (just like our mom) what his dreams were each and every morning..
a few contenders..

via etsy

another from etsy.. 

and yet another from.. you guessed it etsy

things you do during naptime

thinking about working but instead ordering four pairs of sunglasses to try on in the comfort of your own home so nobody else can see you do the fat-cheek test (aka the smile fakely in a mirror and see how much the sunglasses move up your face test)..

shh!

little feet

Milo needs a new pair of shoes for Spring..