Archives for September 2014

for tonight.

September 25, 2014

Tonight I am heading to a Madewell shopping event at the Natick Mall with a group of girlfriends and these are just a few of the pieces I have my eye on….

White/light EVERYTHING is on my radar right now.

Weeks before we moved, and even weeks after, I downsized pretty much my entire wardrobe. So much stuff I never wore! There’s a lot of buzz about clothing capsules going around on the internet, and although I did not make one of my own, I did get inspired to truly take a look at my stuff. What did I never wear? What did I love? What could I not live without??

Anyway, I’m down to one small closet + one dresser full of fall clothes that I wear and love and so far, so good. So many favorites from Madewell, too, so tonight should be very fun!

// p.s. listening to this playlist right now
from the Madewell blog. A good one!

//p.p.s. selling some old clothes this weekend HERE.
Play along if you’re into it!

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to remember, on the first day of fall.

September 23, 2014

I made a statement to a friend this summer, arguing that summer was by far the best season of all, to which he quickly argued back, “NO WAY, It is fall!”. We went on for awhile {Zan included and totally on my SUMMER FORVER side!} listing all the reasons why each of our beloved seasons was the greatest season and in the end I was pretty much convinced of one thing and one thing only: Summer is still and always will be NUMBER ONE. Fall has always been my least favorite season {I love LOVE this post {thanks for sharing with me, Annie!}–which so perfectly takes all the thoughts I’ve ever had straight out of my mind}, and in the middle of summer, well, there was just no changing my mind about it, but this morning a quick note (sent by the forementioned friend) graced our inboxes before we could get in another word…

// The air is cool in the evening and great for sleeping, with a bit of a chill in the morning that wakes you, yet its warm inside near a sunny window or in the car. The leaves are beginning to turn into a beautiful array of oranges, yellows, and reds. The air smells crisp and at night there is the scent of wood stoves churning out aromatic and warming heat. It’s still warm enough for ice coffee, but late enough in the year to enjoy it with the flavorings of pumpkins. Embrace it. //

HA. I couldn’t read it and not smile. And just like that— and because I’ve always been the “onward and upward!” type— Autumn is looking mighty bright.

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the great hut to hut.

September 12, 2014

At the very end of August, when the days were still hot and blissfully free, Zan and I, and almost his entire family went on the most amazing 3 day adventure in the White Mountains in New Hampshire. We hiked during the day and spent the afternoons and evenings in a few of the Appalachian Mountain Club Huts, which run along the parts of both the Presidential Traverse and the Appalachian Trail. The entire experience was completely amazing and something that I feel so lucky to have gotten to do! We packed all our snacks and lunches ahead of time, kept our backpacks full of the essentials, and breathed in the most incredible views you can imagine.

Do you know what it feels like to be five thousand and twelve feet above sea level?

I T F E E L S G L O R I O U S.

The first night we stayed at the Mitzpah Spring Hut. All of the AMC huts have one main dining room {pictured here} and then bunk rooms or cabins. It had been raining on our way up to the hut so upon arriving I was both excited and relieved. It felt so cozy and with so much of Zan’s family there hiking the trails and being together– like something special was going down in the history books. And I was glad to be a part of it.

Black Bean Soup! Foccacia Bread! Alpine Salad! Chicken Parm!

{These hut crew members did NOT mess around with dinner.}

The gang’s all here.

Our bunk room!

Mapping out plans…

And the weather was perfect. Early morning blue skies and a just a little bit cold, which turned to warm, of course, the minute our feet hit the trails. We ate oatmeal and pancakes and bacon for breakfast {another hut meal!} before gathering up our belongings to head out for our second day in the high mountains– 6 miles across the ridge to the Lakes of the Clouds…

All 17 of us!

{And Zan’s sister and her boyfriend were joining in later that day. That’s 19! Party!}

There she is! The Lakes of the Clouds Hut!

{And not a moment too soon.}

Also, Mount Washington straight ahead! Which I did not choose to climb, but much of our group {including Zan} did!

Relaxing in the hut was more my speed at that point of the day… :)

There really are lakes in the clouds, in case you were wondering!

And they are stunning.

As is the view from the hut!

Hiking is hard, but it’s also incredibly fantastic. I would not say the actual act of hiking is “a walk in the woods” for me, but everything I feel at the end of the day is worth all the hard miles and steep hills and sore knees. It feels so free to be on top of the world like this looking out at all the layers, feeling like you just accomplished something big. And my favorite part was always the hot chocolate waiting for me in the hut, and when I was finally able to climb into my jams and sit down with my people, and enjoy a good meal AND a sweet sunset, all after a summer day’s work. ♥

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on my weekend in pictures.

September 10, 2014

It was one of those good weekends that was full in every way. My parents came into town, which was the best best best— we spent Saturday strolling around Harvard Square, Saturday night at the Red Sox game (a win!), and Sunday walking our toes through the sand at Good Harbor Beach. September is still very much summer in my eyes and these few days proved it. Oh, I wanted it to last forever. I always do.

The weekend favorites:

EATS//

Harvard Square: Daedalus + Shake Shack

Fenway: The Lower Depths {dollar hot dogs!}

Goucester, Ma: Sugar Mags {BEST}

SHOP//

Oona’s

Anthropologie {always!}

Harvard Book Store

PLAY//

America’s BEST Ballpark ;)

Good Harbor Beach

…

It was H O T on Saturday. We hopped from air conditioned store to air conditioned store looking at this that and everything. Mostly, we walked the stairs up and down at Anthro just eyeing all the goodies. That place! I can never get enough of it! In the late afternoon a storm rolled through, with dark skies and lightning, but luckily not much rain. We were still able to go to the Red Sox game and I loved it. I just kept thinking the whole time I was sitting there, THIS IS MY CITY! And I was proud. Then of course, Good Harbor Beach is always our choice for a beach day. It’s just the prettiest there. We spent the morning in the sun and the sand, and then came back in the afternoon and worked more on setting up our new place. Zan and I took a trip to Home Depot and Costco, before coming back to cook up a chili dinner for both our families.

Good and full in every single way.

this post was inspired by
my great friend Colleen.
Get your groove back
soon girl, ya hear? xo

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