the goody shop

BTW, *jewelry without jewels* can now be found at The Goody Shop in Westport! This store is a-dorable, and I'm proud to have my pieces there for a limited time.

Happy Shopping!
xo,
E

where in the world are e & j?

We've been MIA for a few days. Let's get you all caught up:

-DMB show? AWESOME. After walking around the parking lot for awhile and seeing other people trying to get tickets, we thought we were for sure out of luck. But then, as we're standing in the tickets line (hoping they would release more) J's cousin calls us telling he found a lady selling 2 tickets for under face value. The seats were fantastic, and if you haven't already--you must see a show at Jones Beach...it's a great venue right on the water. Summer perfection.

-While we were at the show, we also got an o so important phone call. We had been down in Jersey earlier that week looking at a wedding venue, and decided to drive an hour farther to check out this breeder we had been in contact with. So we get to the house, and see this little guy sitting on the front steps:


Love.at.first.sight. I knew he was our dog. We played with him for about 2 hours, told the breeder we had to sleep on it, and we would call her in the morning. Well the next day we tried calling her over, and over, and over. Nada. By the time the DMB show came along on Wed., I had pretty much lost all hope that we weren't hearing back from her. Until.....ring, ring, a phone call from the breeder during the show telling us the puppy was ours!!

We picked Bodhi (goldendoodle/labradoodle/poodle) up on Sunday, and have spent the last week tired, covered in puppy kisses, and surrounded by tons of squeaky toys.

I love our little family.

today's adventure..

We're off to Jones Beach this afternoon to (hopefully) score some cheap tickets to the Dave show tonight! During my days at UConn, we would fill a car with as many people as humanly possible and drive down to the Meadows for a fun, music filled night. Cheapest tix we ever got? $5! Oh yeah...eat that, Ticketmaster :)

Stay tuned for the latest in wedding plan news!

Travel

Long Pond
Originally uploaded by One Ping Only

I'm back from Maine. It was good, worth the sevenish hours of driving each way. I wonder what it says about us as a society that we need to go so far in order to just unplug and relax, but that's a topic for another day.

Some friends of mine are much better at traveling, though. Read up on Keath and Ceridwen's completion of their fifty-state goal and Guy's Mongol Rally, then tell me how adventurous I am. Sigh.

home sweet home

We're back...

Nantucket
Originally uploaded by One Ping Only

...and in about twelve hours, I'll be gone again, this time to rendezvous with my parents and sisters at a cabin in The Middle of Nowhere, Maine. I hear it's lovely up there at this time of year. When I get back on Sunday, I'm assuming that the New England-style jet-setting will be over and I'll be able to relax a little bit and get ready for next Thursday's Kovax show.

Anyway, the trip was awesome, and exactly what we needed. We'd gotten into a kind of cabin-fever funk around here--everything's been unpacked, painted, and repaired, and we just sat around sticking to the couch and wishing we could go somewhere. It turns out that driving less than four hours can yield some pretty amazing results. We had some good food, read a lot, saw a dozen and a half whales, and felt fancy on Nantucket (witness my outfit in the picture, and please, no snickering).

It never ceases to amaze me how great it is to be able to travel from time to time, especially with the ones you love. I'll report more after the Maine adventure...

road trip!

Summer is definitely the time to be spontaneous...so on Friday J and I decided this week would be the perfecto time to get away. We did a little research and found great last minute deals to the Cape. A week away in Nantucket, Hyannis, MV...o yes, I'm excited.

The wedding last night was tres fab. So fun that we've been moving pretty slowly today. After a yummy lunch of mac and cheese, I think we're ready to hit the road!

Be back in a few days!
xo,
E

what's going on

We've had a busy couple of days! I did really well at the flea market and sold a bunch of necklaces. The market is always an interesting place...you get there around 6am and then just wait. and wait. and wait. Eventually the first customers come around and voila, sale after sale!

Tonight we're having a bbq for some of our local friends. I love hosting parties. I love getting the place clean and ready for guests. This afternoon we've spent some time preparing food. Our chocolate covered strawberries are ready for dessert, and our pasta salad is chilling in the fridge. It will be really nice to have a calm Thursday night surrounded by good friends. What's your favorite thing about entertaining?

This weekend we have a wedding for two of J's friends/coworkers. J's one of the groomdudes, so we're going to the rehearsal dinner tomorrow night. I popped into Anthropologie this morning and I found an awesome dress which I think will be perfect for tomorrow. I can't seem to find it online anywhere, but take my word on it--C-U-T-E. And I finally get to wear this dress to the wedding!

We've been living in the new place for a little under 2 months, and we have done A LOT to this place. Last night we finally planted flowers in the beds on our balcony. Stay tuned for photos in the next post!

My fiancee's a Yankees fan.

Gig last night, Yankees game (our first at the new stadium) today, and off to Jersey tomorrow.

Summer is the time for doing nothing, right?

wave that flag

We have a bunch of busy days ahead of us...here's where you'll find us this holiday weekend:

Tonight: Alive at 5
Friday: dinner, drinks, & fireworks with friends
Saturday: TLB at Bobby Q's in Westport
Sunday: Yankees game!!
Monday: Jersey
Tuesday: selling *jewelry without jewels* in New Hope, PA

Hope you all have a wonderful, safe weekend...happy 4th!
xo,
e