to the Mum...

Happy Birthday!!!

Happy birthday to the best Mum a girl could ever ask for! Thank you so much for being there for me day in and day out. You are my very best friend. I don't even know what I would do without your guidance, love and support. You have made me into the person I am today. My only hope is that I have made you proud. Much love to you on this happy, happy day. xo

Sunday Hike

Field of Dreams

Best Friends Forever

What a big mama!

Checking for ticks.Ugh.
Don't mind the cray-cray hairrrr! Mine..not Brooklyn's. ;)

Kristina and Baby Preston!

So tired!

Yesterday the sister, hubs and I went on a little hike at the park (Field of Dreams, great name, huh). We stopped and got some coffee, packed up the pups and headed out to enjoy the beautiful weather. I am hoping to walk those trails a bunch more in the upcoming days/weeks. I am by no means a "nature girl" but I have to admit it was pretty peaceful... I really enjoyed it. Whoohoo, yayyy for SPRING! I welcome you and that warm, beautiful sunshine!

Over the weekend I...

...played, sang and danced with some pretty cool kiddos. Another play season has come and gone. Congratulations to the cast and crew of this years Methuen High School musical, The Fantasticks. You most definitely turned on the magic this weekend. Great job! See you next year...xo

Finally...

DIY chalkboard that the Mr. helped me with for our kitchen.
Came out great.
Can't wait to leave him some little love notes!

Happy Weekend everyone! Tonight is the last performance of the play I have been choreographing. Phew. They were FANTASTIC during last night's performance. I am very proud of them! We have some amazing voices in the cast this year (Honestly, I really wish I could jump right up there and join them). I can't wait to share some pretty cute pictures I captured backstage. Until then, I wish you all a very happy, relaxing and safe weekend. xo


Ohhhhhh and one more thing...I know you all are just dying to know... I finally had the time to go grocery shopping early this morning! Bliss. I loved every minute.

Busy Bumble Bee

Wow, this week has taken a totally different spin than last week's laid back vacation. I've been so busy around here with school and after school commitments (The high school play that I have been choreographing opens this weekend...practices have been held each afternoon/night this week 'til 9:30pm...I'm pooped!).  I haven't had much time to relax (which I LOVE and NEED to do). Not to mention I haven't been able to do one of my most favorite things everrrr...grocery shop... Oh no! My lunches have been quite interesting and unsatisfying to say the least. Whomp,whomp.

Anyyywhooo... with that being said, it has honestly been a pretty good week so far. My firsties came back from vacation with enthusiasm and focus. I am feeling quite cheery and pleasant, as well! I think we all needed a little bit of down time. I am lucky to have a job that enables me to regroup and rest during week long vacation times.

What do you like to do to relax and refresh when you have little time to spend?

Shabby Apple

I am excited to announce that this little blog here is now in affiliation with Shabby Apple! Yay!

Never heard of Shabby?  Here is a quick glimpse into Shabby Apple...
"Shabby Apple is a fashion company for women, by women, and of women.  We saw a need in women’s fashion that was not being met. A need to make women feel feminine and beautiful for what they wear, not what they bare. We offer flirty, stylish dresses a woman can wear just as comfortably in the office, at a family dinner, or on a date. Because serving women and families is a core value at Shabby Apple, we devote a certain percentage of our net proceeds to charitable causes serving women and children."

Shabby Apple Vintage Inspired Collections have been seen in Marie Claire, People, Glamour, Teen Vogue and Lucky Magazine.

Are you as excited as I am? If you love feminine, classic clothing you will love the charming designs of Shabby Apple. My favorite boutique collections are Academia, All That Jazz and Roamin' Holiday . Check them out! I know I will! xo

If I lay here...

I don't know about you guys, but I sort of have an obsession with beautiful bedding. Ever since I was a little girl, I always had a fascination with big, fluffy beds and pillows. My mom used to take me shopping with her all the time and one of my most favorite things to do was to go visit the big department stores where all those comfy, made up beds were housed. I loved picking out new comforters/sheets. My mom was the best. She always let me choose a new set for my room each year. We would rearrange furniture and change out the curtains until is was a redesigned, brand new space. As my sister and I were growing, our tastes changed, we liked different things and wanted to express those interests in our room decor...our mother honored our creativity...well, then again, she probably just really enjoyed the shopping part of the whole transformation. I am my mothers daughter, you know...we love to decorate and we love to shop even more...where do you think these habits came from anyways!?

Looking at the new Anthropologie catalogue brought back so many of those memories. Have you checked it out yet? Hope so. If you haven't, you do not know what you are missing.

Our current bedding.

The Mr. may want to bop me over my little head, but I think we are due for a little bedroom makeover. Besides, it's been two years with the same bedding. Two years! Time to rearrange.