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Happy Mother's Day

I hope all the Mother's in the world who work tirelessly, day in and day out with almost no thanks at all.....had a chance yesterday to be doted on, even if it only lasted for five minutes and even if it was self induced doting.  

Happy Mother's Day!!

This was what I had to show for my Mother's Day before we headed out to two different back to back sporting events on two totally different parts of Long Island along with a side excursion to Ikea because that can't be a bad thing.

{Lily made me this tiny plant holder which says, "Mom, my love blooms for you..."  Precious.}

 

{This is the view from the top of the plant holder.} 

{Lily's card, which cracked me up for a few different reasons, the biggest being that she painted my nails red which would NEVER, EVER happen.} 

{Belle's card which I loved, especially the face to the side of the big heart with arms and legs.  What is that?}

{Lily gave me this amazing paper weight which gave me a laugh because do people even use paperweights any more?  Do people even have paper on their desks anymore??  I sure as shit don't.}

{And last but not least, Belle gave me this picture frame because Duh, I am the coolest Mom in the world.}

Much love to all your Mother's!  Rock on!!

Random Gratefulness

So far, this week has been a particularly stressful one for me.  The majority of that stress dissipated at 11:30am today when I finished with a three hour long test that I had to take for work. 

I felt like a college student again during finals week.  NOTHING feels better than that feeling you have when you finish something that has been hanging over your head, waiting to be completed.

I walked back to my office with the sun shining down on me and for a precious few moments, there was no where I had to be and I was stress-less.  I thought about all the things in my life at that very moment, that I am grateful for....

1)    The sun is FINALLY up when I get up in the morning and head to work.

2)    The sun is STILL out when I leave the office in the early evening.

3)    For the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred DVD that only takes 30 minutes to do, but is actually lifting my ass up a little higher than it was before.

4)    For the Alpha Hydroxy Souffle that I have been using for the last six weeks and the repairing effects it has had on my sun ravaged skin that I was stupid and neglectful enough to allow to happen this past summer.

5)    For beach weather being that much closer.

6)    For the hat that I bought last weekend to wear at #5, so that #4 doesn't EVER happen again.

7)    For working right smack in the middle of the MOST dynamic city in the world and at the same time hating it just as much as I love it. 

8)    For craving a simple and content life, instead of a life filled with shallowness and materialism.

9)    For stealing a quick nap on the train at the beginning of my day and another one at the end.

10)    For my girls.

11)    For my girls.

12)    And for my girls.  And this one could go on forever.

13)    For my husband who happens to also be the only person in the world that I always want to be with, even when I want to kick him really hard.

14)    The love I get to experience and the fun I get to participate in every single day with #10, #11, #12 and #13. 

Tell me one quick thing that you are thankful for this week!

Xo
Sadie

Merry Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas everyone! 

We had a great Christmas morning and the girls were so excited by all of their amazing presents.  They decided this was the best Christmas yet.  Although, I think I hear them say that every year. 

I wanted to share a gift that I got from Lily that I will definitely be enjoying over the next couple of months....

 

The last coupon makes me laugh the most.  How very smart kids are!

Thank you Lily, for the sweetest most priceless gift ever.  I hope you all got one of this homemade gifts that you can cherish forever.

Fascination with Silver

The walls in our house are covered in muted earth tones and Drew and I both share a love for a simplistic contemporary style. 

BUT I love silver! 

I don't know what it is, but silver is probably one of my favorite colors for just about any piece of furniture or accent piece in my house. 

The only place where my love of silver does not extend to, is my wardrobe.  I do not, nor would I ever own anything silver.  Perhaps a hot dressy tank top could make its way into my wardrobe if I had a darker skin tone, but alas I do not, so I will have to stick with pops of silver in my house and not my closet.

Last year I got these two mini Christmas trees at Home Goods and when I pulled them out the other day I realized I still loved them just as much as the day I bought them.  So they will sit right beside our fireplace allowing Santa to see them when he comes down the chimney to drop off our presents! 

 

 

Have a great weekend everyone!!

 

Loving

I sat outside in Bryant Park yesterday for a quick break at lunch and thought about some things that I am loving right now on this summer day, and this is what I came up with....

 

The idea of commuting to work with my husband.  Getting up and being on a train that early would not seem quite so bad if he were sitting next to me.

 

Eating my daily salad at 2:30pm means that after I have finished it, there are only two more hours until my work day is over.

 

Realizing that I actually need about 5000 IU's of vitamin D to get the adequate amount that my body needs to thrive and hoping that if that's what I give it, my body in turn, will give me twenty years of retirement filled with lots of cruises and unlimited buffets.

 

Wearing super high heels for ten hours a day and not having swollen funky feet when I take them off.

 

A new pocketbook that reeks of leather.

 

Dreaming about what my girls will become in their life and hoping they go to a college somewhere warm so Drew and I can move with them.

 

Summer.  The sun.  Being warm.  Drenching myself in sunshine. 

 

 

Drinking my fair share of white wine while watching the ocean from my comfy beach chair while my girls play safely in front of me.

 

Fridays....wait, even better...Summer Friday's.

 

 

My family.

 

Feeling relaxed because all of my To Do's are actually done.

 

Being excited for our trip to Hilton Head, Charleston and Savannah.

 

The possibilities of life.

 

And how could I ever leave off Mexican food.

 

Love always,
Sadie