It seems only fitting that I should be writing about a watch, considering all the time I’ve let pass by while neglecting F&F. Just in case you were super curious, here’s a quick re-cap of everything that’s been keeping me busy the past month: A’s San Juan bachelorette has come and gone, leaving me with three important things: Make sure to pack layers when traveling to warm places, because a cute sun dress does little to keep you warm when…
After two jam-packed (& expensive weekends) it was nice to spend this past Saturday & Sunday simply sitting on my porch – minus the brief break for mojito’s and Mr. Christian Grey with SG. Prior to J getting ready to move to Texas, we spent Memorial Day weekend at his family’s cottage in Old Saybrook, CT. When you think of summer, you should think of Old Saybrook – quaint cottages with grassy lawns, kids biking around the neighborhood, and sandy beaches up against…
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this enough, but I’m a huge fan of Madewell. Ever since I did my Wednesday Wish List post about their slim boyjeans, I’ve stalked the interwebs almost daily waiting for them to go on sale. It shocked me to see that Net-A-Porter carries Madewell, as I didn’t think they sold anything for less than $500. I was further shocked to see that even though the jeans were full price at both Madewell and Nordstrom,…
How was everyone’s weekend? I spent this past Saturday & Sunday binge-watching Entourage, which was a welcome break for me and my bank account after the past two very busy weekends. My only interruption from the tale of Vinnie Chase and his friends came in the form of Christian Grey, which I screened with my friend SG Saturday night. Sunday morning I popped over to the Coventry Regional Farm Market, where I normally volunteer, but morning experiments left me with little…
There’s very few people who I know that aren’t addicted to Pinterest. My room-mate doesn’t even have an account, and up until recently, neither did my Mom. Rarely a day goes by that I don’t scroll through my home page, either liking or saving things that I’ll want to look at in the future. It’s on the days that I freak out about the cost of being in A’s wedding and how I’ll manage to pay for food & rent,…
If it weren’t for the blizzard of pollen falling outside my window, it’d be the perfect spring day. Rarely do I ever suffer from allergies, but I’m not sure if Chloe would appreciate a fine coating of yellow dust all over her (Chloe is my MacBook – my friend Gary got me in the habit of naming my technology back in undergrad). There is a benefit to being forced to sit inside – I won’t be distracted by all of the…
I feel like it’s been months since I’ve perused Nordstrom’s website. It’s just too much temptation, especially when I’m trying to reduce my spending with A’s bachelorette imminent (bank account, please excuse my Lilly for Target purchases – those were fashion incidentals). Three months ago, maybe even less, Nordstrom started carrying Madewell, a J. Crew affiliated denim company that I love. It’s kind of a funny contrast between Madewell and J. Crew – J. Crew is classic prep while Madewell is…
It’s official. Finals are over, my grades are submitted, and all the undergrads have left campus, meaning that there will no longer be a half hour wait for any of the cardio equipment at the gym. UConn is in desperate need of a larger facility, and even though they plan on opening one in Fall 2016, I have yet to see any construction equipment even placed near the future site. So for now, I pay $10 a month for a gym…
Happy Mother’s Day everyone!! Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to give my Mom an extra big hug this weekend, but I just want to give a shout out to her and our favorite mother/daughter duo. From middle school to high school, we always made it a point to watch Gilmore Girls together and catching re-runs in college always made me feel like she was there with me. Cheers to you today Mom and to all of the advice that you’ve given…
It’s official! F&F’s very first giveaway is up and running and I’m so happy to be sharing something with you from my absolute favorite place, Target. When I originally came to UConn I first Googled how far away Trader Joe’s was, and then second, how far away I was from Target. As both my Mom and my boyfriend unfortunately know, I can literally spend three hours in Target walking up and down the aisles putting things in my cart, only to…
My Dad loves burning candles – there’s always been a Yankee Candle burning on our butcher block from the moment I get home to when I go to sleep. They were always food scented, a preference which he has passed on to me (excepting pine, it’s my favorite winter scent). Even now I’m burning a maple pancake scented candle. A little over a month ago I went into Bath and Body Works for a Scentportable refill and I walked out with three…