be careful what you wish for.

to be honest, i really shouldn't have wished for more snow. 

it's back and worse than before. 

{and just as it was starting to warm up!!}

 all i wish for now is spring

 but until then i'll to head to the park and make a monster snowman.

happy weekend!!

utah trip: loves

hubs and i loved spending a long weekend in utah. 

we have missed our family and friends dearly and were overjoyed 

to be back with them.

we were able to eat at all our favorite restaurants

{costa vida, in & out, the chocolate}

and visit all our favorite places

{sundance, *target*, byu}

utah, i love you.

utah trip: baby stella

sister-in-law landry has such a beautiful camera that i was

more than eager to try out.

no better subject than her beautiful baby stella.

in love.
{with camera and baby}

Rise and Shout!

say hello to our newest cougar!

yesterday was such a wonderful day as sydney found out she was

accepted to byu! she's worked her butt off this year and even took the act three times

to get the score she wanted. she definitely deserves this, and I am so proud of her!

{she'll look good in cougar blue, don't you think?}

ps :: sorry boys. she's already taken by one of byu's finest athletes.

pps :: he leaves for his mish soon, that'll be your prime time to pounce!

{V} weekend update

the long weekend was very much appreciated by me and todd. we've both been

quite busy with work, so four long days were well received. here's what kept us busy:

{friday}

•  visited takahachi, a new sushi restaurant near our house on ave A. the line was a bit long (no surprise there) but the cheap sushi made up for it.

 

• changed into our comfy clothes and kicked-off our romantic movie weekend. after a toss-up between shakespeare in love and penelope, we went with the latter. bad decision.

{saturday}

• woke up to the smell of cinnamon rolls cooking in the oven
• cashed in on my vday mani/pedi while todd got his haircut at the barbershop next door 

• shopped soho
• met friends at lombardi’s. i never seem to get tired of that place!
• hubs took me to see valentine’s day. after keeping our expectations low, we were pleasantly surprised. so surprised, you just might be receiving a call from me to go watch it again.

{sunday}

• hubs taught a great lesson to the young men, while i listened to a great lesson in relief society. as much as i hate to say this, sometimes the only motivation i have to get dressed and out to church is knowing i get to go to relief society! i love the lessons. i love the women in my ward. and as an added bonus, i love the treats.
• made some disastrous valentine pancakes. i don’t know what was more disastrous: my attempt at pink, heart shapes or the forgotten egg in my recipe. yet todd still ate them. and this is why I love him.
• in order to counter my failed lunch, i cooked up one of my favorite dishes for todd and ryan: enchiladas. this is the one recipe where i’ve had higher success rate than not.

{monday}

• slept in late. snuggled up to my hubby even later.
• went to the apple store to get todd’s new valentine’s iphone synced and updated

•  visited the shake shack near apple. how convenient you might say… yep! nothing better than shakin’ it on your day off.
• went back to soho to finish my weekend shopping while the hubs went to work for a few hours. lame
• watched bachelor(!!) and some olympics before getting some shut eye for the upcoming busy week

{next weekend}

• UTAH! a vday gift from the hubs!!

l.o.v.e.

happy valentine's weekend!

now grab a box of chocolates and curl up to your someone special, 

for this is the one day your man is not allowed to protest your movie choice.

i'm especially happy for the long weekend that awaits 

me and my hot valentine. 

{and did i mention how i'm dying to see "valentine's day?"} 

update: saw it. LOVED it. and to all you hubbies out there, even my 
dear hubs had a few hearty laughs...

east village whiteout.

 the view from my window looking down into our cute little park

it happened! 

the snowflakes started last night and have been falling down all day.

and while it may not turn out to be the blizzard of the decade as expected, it sure is

refreshing to see the dirty streets covered in a blanket of fresh snow.

it was so great walking to my subway this morning and seeing my 'hood as beautiful

as ever. now this is the nyc winter i've been hoping for!

{if only i had brought my snowboard to the city...}

an unhealthy addiction.

 

after visiting stand burger with the egans two weeks ago, i have developed

an unhealthy addiction for their roasted marshmallow shakes. i thought about them
all week and excitedly went back for more friday night.

these babies taste just like, you guessed it, perfectly 

roasted marshmallows. it's actually pretty incredible how exact they taste.

they were featured on foodtv’s, “the best thing i ever ate,”

and it truly is the best thing i ever ate!

now if only they were twice the size.

{my apologies for the low quality--my iphone was near at hand and the shakes were about to be devoured}

our pola wall.

when i first bought my polaroid camera at the flee market this summer
i hadn't decided what i was going to take pics of. and with the cost of film as expensive as it is,
i decided every picture had to be a golden shot.
it just so happens though that EVERY shot in the city is the shot.

now if i could just get my hands on more film.
i'm running low, and i've got walls to fill people!!

{ps i got the pola clips at this rockin' store}

tim burton exhibit.

{a few personal drawings}

{all the actual faces used for jack the pumpkin king}

{look familiar? willy wonka}

every time we went to the moma to see the tim burton exhibit it was sold out, but we 

finally got lucky. and as you can imagine, there was a wide variety of people hoping to 

see it as well. it's amazing how talented this man has been, even at a young age, but he 

certainly lives in a world of his own. 

the exhibit was filled with his drawings and poems. and even a bunch of costumes and props from

batman, willy wonka, mars attack, and a nightmare before christmas. 

if you haven't gotten to see this exhibit yet, i would highly recommend it. 

Baby Stella!

In a last minute decision, my sister-in-law, Landry and Baby Stella flew out to NYC.

It was the first time Todd and I have been able to see Stella, and we 

have fallen absolutely in LOVE with her!

I mean look at those cheeks and big blue eyes!

It breaks my heart when we have to put her down for her naps, 

and even more when I've had to leave for work. I'd be lying if I said i haven't 

contemplated a sick day {or 2}

I want one!!