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Feb 7, 2012, 2:11 pm
{a phrase borrowed from my mentor Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live}
Friendship Bracelets! I mean, I shouldn't need a reason to wear a neon pink bracelet (above, $55, by MadeByGirl) but I would just LOVE to say its because my BFF gave me it. Some of my blogger BFFs (BBFFs) might need to get in o... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2012, 8:14 am
Its Super Bowl Sunday! Not excited?? Figured that much.. although I must say, watching tv and reading the Internet.. no one is routing for the New England Patriots except for people in New England! Everyone is routing for the Giants... well poo to you.. and Eli Manning who has permanent stink eye
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Feb 3, 2012, 7:03 am
So I'm probably weeks late to the party on this one, but within the last couple of days, I've been giggling up a storm with these 'Sh!t girls say' videos.. only to find out there are some even funnier ones added to the mix.
I've probably said 98% of these things..
And another one..
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Feb 2, 2012, 8:29 am
The Internet is the best place to go when you are upset at the world or want to bash a place or service, but this is not one of those posts. This morning I received an email letting me know that my Amazon Mom deal will be expiring in a week after one year of service, and I just wanted to say a huge ... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 9:11 am
Its not even February yet and I'm already giddy. I don't even care about the actual 14th of February when you are supposed to buy triple marked up roses and get a reservation to the fanciest restaurant in town. I just like hearts and glitter and girly things and think that February is the most appro... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 2:09 pm
Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler are having a baby! Not the news one would be expecting from them, but I'd totally be down for relocating to Chi-town to throw myself into the PTA drama zone with KCav when our little ones go to school together. Come on, anyone who didn't love her on Laguna beach is a... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2012, 1:56 pm
me checking my twitter during 'the waddle'
lil c, checking her imaginary twitter at m's 1st bday party lunch
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Jan 15, 2012, 4:25 pm
I've been bitten by the craft bug! There are so many fabulous blogs out there that I've been pining over lately with projects I want to try out.. well this weekend I tackled my first one inspired by Jen at Tatertots and Jello: making a striped closet.
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Jan 8, 2012, 5:31 pm
I never read Harry Potter or Twilight or any real series besides The Baby Sitters Club (Stacey was my fav!) and Encyclopedia Brown.. Then my dearest Erica sent me a simple email (a couple of months ago actually) only stating that I MUST read The Hunger Games. And then this Friday, for some strange r... Comment - Like
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Jan 2, 2012, 2:29 pm
The most exciting thing about the holidays being over? NEW TV is back in our lives!!!
But there were a few shows that I let slip by in 2011 that I luckily got a chance to catch up on..
Enlightened, on HBO
I think since this series premiered around the same time Entourage was ending, I placed it in... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2011, 10:05 am
So I've been such a bad blogger not posting all of the awesome things I got when Missoni for Target debuted back in September. I promise I will grab a picture of all said items, its just that most of them got stowed away in C's closet because I wasn't ready to use them yet!! But now I just want to r... Comment - Like
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Dec 23, 2011, 1:49 pm
Hope everyone has a safe and fabulous holiday with the ones they love! Its been so fun getting Lil C ready for the holiday season. Although its true what they say.. all you really need is wrapping paper and empty boxes, and your baby will be amused for days.
A Special Thank you to Tiffany & Co for t... Comment - Like
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Dec 13, 2011, 9:00 am
Earlier this month I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Champions for Children's Event at the Seaport World Trade Center as Tough Guy's plus 1. This is considered one of the ultimate fund raising events of the year for Children's Hospital Boston. They raised over 3.5 million dollars this ye... Comment - Like
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Dec 10, 2011, 1:31 pm
Its as if Vicks knew Lil C was having her first cold when I received an invitation to attend a Winter Warm-up event this week with some other local mommy bloggers.
It was held at Finale Bakery in Boston, which is known for their famous hot chocolate. We nibbled on a delicious lunch while listening ... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2011, 10:24 am
Leave it to the Boston Bloggers to come up with the great idea of a Craft Night for Christmas goodness! Susie, Becca, Kristen and I headed over to Chelsee's place on a Monday night for glitter, drinks, treats, more glitter, and laughs.
Chelsee just whips this up!! This plate was a gift from Tom Coli... Comment - Like
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Dec 2, 2011, 9:41 am
When I was flipping through the Sephora December Catalog, love was already in the air by page 5.
This model's nails were simply divine. I just had to have them. I ordered the 2 colors, waited patiently for 2 days and finally began to play around with it. And it was MUCH easier then I thought!
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Dec 1, 2011, 9:57 am
this is the "Mom, we all know you took this "8 month" picture of me 3 days before I turn 9 months.. who are we kidding?!?
The other 7 monthly pictures were so easy to take!! She didn't like to move at all! Now she squirms and immediately rips off the monthly sticker's Auntie Becs got her as soon as... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2011, 2:41 pm
Thanks for all your tweets & comments! The Patento Pet Dog-e-Lite goes to Angie! Congrats, and send me your address so I can get that out to you.
I know I've already tweeted and tumblr'd these two videos, but they are just too awesome not to share considering I still tear up laughing at the first on... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 9:30 am
Since Lil C has blessed this household, we still have two other babies that still need (and deserve) all the attention in the world.
They have embraced this new little tiny person and love giving her kisses and have yet to eat one of her toys, which is quite the accomplishment because a lot of her t... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2011, 2:54 pm
The premise.. take ABC's The Bachelor & Bachelorette shows, and give them a little southern twang. I watched the first season of CMT's Sweet Home Alabama earlier this year when they had a blond hair gorgeous southern belle, Devin, find true love via reality tv when they introduced her to a bunch of ... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2011, 9:05 am
Annelise of Quarter Life Lifestyle said "Do you know @Sabbespot? She's pregnant too!"
This was when I was about 7 months pregnant. I clicked on Stephanie's blog, and the first post I saw was of her husband setting up their soon to be baby's crib, and I knew I adored them already! We tried to grab c... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 10:01 am
Every October I love to highlight a few items that donate a portion of their sales to Breast Cancer Research. Before I share some of the items, my best wishes go out to Giuliana Ranci, who announced earlier this week she has Breast Cancer. I was absolutely crushed when watching the Today Show and he... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 9:28 am
I've always had long hair, but have had no clue how to curl it. Naturally my hair is thick and straight... with an awkward wave thrown into the mix if I air dry it. I've owned many curling irons, and even dabbled with the 'straight iron curl' which had pretty decent results.. but I finally have foun... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2011, 4:18 pm
This totally made my day. This lil girl in France cannot get over how this iPad made out of paper doesn't work as she wants it to.
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Oct 11, 2011, 2:25 pm
After a lot of blood, sweat and tears.. we are finally ready to unveil the new kitchen!!!
Thank you to those who let BabyQ and I crash at your place when it was too dusty to sleep here (3 weeks we spent out of the house at 4 different places). I'd like to think this sweet ass kitchen has magically ... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2011, 9:11 am
Can I just say I'm obsessed with More magazine? I'd grown out of Cosmo cover stories years ago, though still love my Glamour subscription that I believe goes til 2013, but More magazine is 'more' my jam right now. HA! Especially the Julie Bowen September Issue. My favorite quote is "Children are lik... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2011, 12:03 pm
I wish I'd paid attention more in high school.
It wasn't until last year with the Nintendo Book Club tea party where I revisited Pride & Prejudice by reading it on my Nintendo DSi XL. I realized how much I loved the story. In high school the only appreciation was towards how the cliff notes cou... Comment - Like
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Aug 14, 2011, 10:35 am
After my huge comeback to the blogging world, we've hit a road block that is kitchen renovation. We've lived in our house for 3 years now, and had the goofiest kitchen in the world. It just didn't make sense. I tried to make it fun by painting a wall Salmon. If we had to look at a silly kitchen, at ... Comment - Like
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Aug 6, 2011, 5:32 am
Thanks to the faboolooos @katelin & @laurenb, I was introduced to Suri's Burn Book on tumblr. BTW, my daughter almost has as much hair as Suri in that picture above. And I heart those sunglasses.
There are many LOL occurrences on this tumblr.
Such snarkiness and fun.
Oh, Suri. We would be besties. Comment - Like
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Aug 6, 2011, 5:32 am
Thanks to the faboolooos @katelin & @laurenb, I was introduced to Suri's Burn Book on tumblr. BTW, my daughter almost has as much hair as Suri in that picture above. And I heart those sunglasses.
There are many LOL occurrences on this tumblr.
Such snarkiness and fun.
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Jul 25, 2011, 2:51 pm
Today we stopped into the Paper Source to visit one of my favorite bloggers, Chelsee of We are Not Martha. She's one of the most creative ladies I know (um, hello, you can figure out that in 2 seconds reading her and Susie's blog!) so I was excited to pick her brain about some crafts I've started up... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2011, 12:15 pm
Another installment of one of my favorite segments on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. I cannot believe these books actually exist.
Jimmy's favorite excerpt from the book "Well in a little over 7 yrs I have been out on 116 first dates, I've had 94 second dates, and I had actual sexual contact of some ... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2011, 12:15 pm
Another installment of one of my favorite segments on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. I cannot believe these books actually exist.
Jimmy's favorite excerpt from the book "Well in a little over 7 yrs I have been out on 116 first dates, I've had 94 second dates, and I had actual sexual contact of some ... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2011, 7:16 pm
Oh, JLo and Marc Anthony. Your split is boring. Now JLo's split with Chris Judd was the juicy one. When Ben Affleck sent her those flowers at her restaurant opening while she was walking in with Chris? That's before the TMZ days when we didn't have that much real time media. Nowadays its not that in... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2011, 7:16 pm
Oh, JLo and Marc Anthony. Your split is boring. Now JLo's split with Chris Judd was the juicy one. When Ben Affleck sent her those flowers at her restaurant opening while she was walking in with Chris? That's before the TMZ days when we didn't have that much real time media. Nowadays its not that in... Comment - Like
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Jul 17, 2011, 11:01 am
I've seen way too many movies lately and wanted to share...
Soul Kitchen: Not since Amelie has there been a subtitled movie that I've enjoyed so much. Its based in Germany, and it is awesome. Its about a Greek guy named Zinos (*such a selling point right there*) who owns a tiny little restaurant tha... Comment - Like
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Jul 17, 2011, 11:01 am
I've seen way too many movies lately and wanted to share...
Soul Kitchen: Not since Amelie has there been a subtitled movie that I've enjoyed so much. Its based in Germany, and it is awesome. Its about a Greek guy named Zinos (*such a selling point right there*) who owns a tiny little restaurant tha... Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2011, 1:52 pm
When I first came across the fakes are never in fashion website on Harper Bazaar's home page, the first thing that popped into my head was 'It's a center to help kids read good' from Zoolander.
I'd never really considered what had gone into this 'fake trade'. I just figured they made the bags like... Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2011, 12:10 pm
Blog Maternity leave is officially over. My baby girl is almost 20 weeks old and loves rocking out in her Exersaucer (think of it as an equivalent to a Sephora shopping spree but for babies) so I now get some time to type type type away.
Over the past 4 months, I've not wanted to think about the JQ ... Comment - Like
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Jun 13, 2011, 4:02 pm
hanging out with a gorgeous 3 month old! How the heck did this time go by so quickly? She is a very fun baby who is in the smiling and laughing stage which melts my heart every single second.
aching! My wrists started bothering me during pregnancy but they just assumed it was Carpal Tunnel. Welp, af... Comment - Like
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May 22, 2011, 4:20 pm
The scene: Friday night at a nice restaurant. Tough Guy orders a Margarita... and a GIGANTIC drink arrives.
Me: You know, if this was our first date, I would totally have judged you with that choice.
Tough Guy: Honey, if this was our first date, I would also have judged you with bringing an 11 week... Comment - Like
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May 10, 2011, 11:31 am
that I am totally jealous of Rachel Zoe and her Push Present. People.com reports her hubby Rodger gave her a $250,000 cushion cut diamond ring. Dazaaaaaam! I need to see more pictures of her baby to see how she is styling him these days.
that Sonja and Ramona are now my two favorite Housewives of Ne... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2011, 3:27 pm
This weekend we made a very tough decision. We picked a Sheep Shearing festival over the Bacon and Beerfest. It was a tough call, but it would have been awkward rocking my kid in the little carrier while in line at a beer tent (actually, I'm sure it would have been somewhat acceptable).
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Apr 28, 2011, 2:13 pm
This week I was extended a lovely invite from Tiffany & Co to visit their Natick Collection store to see what gorgeous gifts are in store for Mother's Day! "Bring Lil C" they said, and immediately I envisioned the Reece Witherspoon scene in Sweet Home Alabama.. but just throw in a little baby just s... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2011, 4:10 pm
Jimmy Fallon has an awesome segment on his late night show where he adds books to his Do Not Read list. Every time I see it, I make a mental note that it is completely blog worthy. YES, these are actual books.
A few of my favs..
And my absolute favorite...
"Better a sweater from a dog you know and ... Comment - Like
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Apr 23, 2011, 2:22 pm
Post baby, my shopping has pretty much come to a halt due to me having to consider 'do I want this or do I need this'. By the way, that's the worst phrase EVER and I should become a lawyer because I can justify ANY purchase to being I NEED THIS.
But that doesn't stop me from window shopping online, ... Comment - Like
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Apr 10, 2011, 8:39 am
Am I the only Bostonian who thought Marathon Monday was tomorrow?
Apparently its next Monday on the 18th, but at least it will be almost 80 degrees in Boston tomorrow! I'm sure the runners are stoked that they don't have to trek 26.2 miles in that weather, so that's good.
Last year I wrote about my ... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2011, 1:27 pm
Bravo programming is such a treat these days. And after this weeks announcement of programming for 2011-2012, I am the happiest TV junkie out there!
Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis: our favorite grumpy yet sweet house flipper is back as he redesigns people's homes and personal lives. I'm already a... Comment - Like
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Mar 14, 2011, 7:52 pm
This is adorable. Zach G killed it this weekend hosting SNL.
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