Blog friends and family!
The calendar is HERE!!!!
I am so so so proud to be a part of this project.
My heart swells every time I think about it.
You can purchase your own calendar by visiting Brim Papery.
{want two? click here!}
And to those who’ve already snagged one–
THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
xo
This past summer, I took at trip to the Catskill Mountains in New York with a bunch of local Boston creatives {and friends!} for a very special overnight. The event was dubbed “#CREATIVEOVERNIGHT: no work, all play” and with my friend Lauren running the show, I was instantly up for being a part of it. We drove down on a Tuesday morning, spent the day stopping here and there around the Hudson Valley, and then spent the late afternoon and evening doing the kinds of things that fun people do when they are together. There was rain, which was not ideal for swimming or sunbathing, but there was certainly plenty of instagramming, taco eating, flower crown making, and S’MORES, which was QUITE IDEAL and perfectly delightful.
Here are some of my favorite photos from the trip…
Rachael, Natalie, Laura and I all drove up together from Boston. We piled into my car and coasted out on the thruway, heading towards the Hudson Valley and the Catskills– and we stopped in the town of Hudson for lunch!
Hudson is so cool! Old School vibes with both vintage and trendy storefronts.
…
Destination #creativeovernight: Phoenicia, NY
Home of The Graham and Co!
Rachael and I were roommates for the night! Loved!
The Graham and Co. was amazing. It’s a small but mighty boutique hotel located in the town of Phoenicia. This wasn’t my first trip visiting the Catskills, but it has been a very long time {my cousins have a cabin in “upstate” where we visited once or twice when we were little} so everything felt very new to me. There is just such an old fashioned feel to the whole town, like you’ve stepped back in time. The Graham and Co was the perfect spot for our getaway– and so kind and accommodating, too. They had simple cozy rooms, and both a lobby garage and a den, which saved us from the rain and was also the perfect movie theatre for Moonrise Kingdom!
The next morning we headed to the Phoenicia Diner for brunch. SO DELICIOUS!
This is the kind of place I would go back to every weekend if I could.
I just loved everything about it.
Because it’s fun to have a good time, eat good food, and spend time with good, kind, inspiring people. And because this getaway was the dreamiest.
Thank you, Lauren for organizing the best #creativeovernight ever!
![{creative overnight]](http://dearfriendblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1412815180.431154.IMG_9910.jpg)
And 3 cheers for The Graham and Co! Such a sweet place!
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{diner food by Rachael + map photo by Natalie}
{group photos by JAMES. Thank you for everything, James!}
♥
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.
clutch | blouse | necklace | dress | top | sweater
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!
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.
:)
