J and I decided that October would be chock full of surprises for the other person. The festivities begin this weekend, where I have a little something up my sleeve ;) Next? J's October 17th surprise involving a trip to "Hartford" which I think means New York City. Another hint? He says that I don't have to get too dressed up, but once I figure out what it is I'll have wanted to get dressed up. That doesn't even make sense! This lady needs to know what to wear! Geez, guys know nothin' :)
In addition to weekend mystery surprise, we're (hopefully) road trippin' up to the Big E with friends. Let's do the sunshine dance!
9.30.2009
9.27.2009
9.21.2009
Bye bye, summer
I took Bodhi out on his last longish walk of the summer just now, and he found a gigantic stick to play with on the patch of no-man's-grass just off Rte. 1 in Old Greenwich. It's not what I'd think of as the best place to play, but then again, I'm not a four-month-old puppy with an insatiable urge to put everything in the world in my mouth and fight it.
Watching this dog grow has been amazing. When we took him home a month and a half ago, he weighed fourteen pounds and could sit comfortably on Erica's lap in the car. Yesterday, when we went to visit Erica's grandparents in Queens, we realized that it was probably the last time Bodhi'd be able to sit on the floor of the passenger seat of my car. He's more than doubled in size since we've gotten him, and he's definitely learned a lot--he now runs up and down our stairs at will, has figured out what the fridge is for (for ice cubes, obviously), and can fetch when he wants to.
It's humbling to think that this is the dog that our kids will grow up with. Everything we do with him today will have massive repercussions down the line. The love and discipline we show Bodhi can only help him to learn his role in our family, his new pack. I know this is pretty obvious to anyone who has ever had a dog, but forgive me--this is my first.
I'm looking forward to helping him build a little endurance and tolerance for longer walks--this guy's got a ton of puppy energy that I'd love to redirect into a passion for mile-long (or longer!) walks, maybe even a trip to Sleeping Giant or something at some point this winter. While I'm excited to see how Bodhi turns out as a grown-up dog, I'm enjoying him as a puppy so much now that I can't imagine anything being better than these days.
Watching this dog grow has been amazing. When we took him home a month and a half ago, he weighed fourteen pounds and could sit comfortably on Erica's lap in the car. Yesterday, when we went to visit Erica's grandparents in Queens, we realized that it was probably the last time Bodhi'd be able to sit on the floor of the passenger seat of my car. He's more than doubled in size since we've gotten him, and he's definitely learned a lot--he now runs up and down our stairs at will, has figured out what the fridge is for (for ice cubes, obviously), and can fetch when he wants to.
It's humbling to think that this is the dog that our kids will grow up with. Everything we do with him today will have massive repercussions down the line. The love and discipline we show Bodhi can only help him to learn his role in our family, his new pack. I know this is pretty obvious to anyone who has ever had a dog, but forgive me--this is my first.
I'm looking forward to helping him build a little endurance and tolerance for longer walks--this guy's got a ton of puppy energy that I'd love to redirect into a passion for mile-long (or longer!) walks, maybe even a trip to Sleeping Giant or something at some point this winter. While I'm excited to see how Bodhi turns out as a grown-up dog, I'm enjoying him as a puppy so much now that I can't imagine anything being better than these days.
bhati beads pt. 2
I talked about my love for Bhati Beads a few months ago. I LOVE this company. What they're doing over there is so smart, and their merch is adorable. Well, guess what showed up on my doorstep Saturday morning?
J surprised me with this little gem, their "i love you" necklace :)9.18.2009
looking to shop this weekend?
Check out *jewelry without jewels* at The Goody Shop in Westport, CT:48 Hour Lockdown! Two Local Women are going to war with the recession!
Store owner Rachel Florio & Manager Sue Zaleta are making national new headlines this weekend! Help us lead the road to recovery! We need your support! We are not leaving the store for 48 continuous hours starting this Friday at 10am
*Your support is needed!
*Come see what all the BUZZ is about!
*Pitch a tent! Rally for us!
*$500 Shopping Spree Raffle!
*Free Candlelight Yoga with Erika Miller: Saturday @ 8PM
*Come see what all the BUZZ is about!
*Pitch a tent! Rally for us!
*$500 Shopping Spree Raffle!
*Free Candlelight Yoga with Erika Miller: Saturday @ 8PM
*DJ during the day on Saturday
These two offers are good during the SUPPORT A-THON:
Road to recovery: 20% off any one item
Midnight Madness: 50% off any one item
Road to recovery: 20% off any one item
Midnight Madness: 50% off any one item
9.17.2009
y'know what's really great?
...starting the day off with b-fast waiting for you, complete with a sweet note...:){22. Soon.}
Happy Thursday!
9.10.2009
it's a small world after all
When J and I first started this blog a few months ago, it was supposed to be a way for the two of us to share pictures and stories with our close friends and families. Since then, I have used it to connect to other bloggers and get the *jewelry without jewels* name out there. I have been SO lucky to meet some great people and have them spread the word about my necklaces. Still being fairly new to the blogging world, I never think about what a small world it is and how it may be possible that I've come across anonymous blogs and never realized that I knew their author. For awhile, I have been reading a blog (also part of what J refers to as the "preppy underground") and it turns out...after putting two and two together..I work at the same school as the person that writes this blog! Coincidence or what?
Anyways, I sometimes forget to think about who actually reads this thing, people we know, people we don't know, people we actually *know* but don't know they read it, it's kind of an amazing thing. I like looking at my little tracker and seeing different countries and cities. Where did they come across sunshine daydreamin'? Well readers, thanks for reading and keeping up with us for all these months. We're not super interesting, or have the most exciting stories to tell...we're just living our life--and I'm pretty okay with that :)
XO,
e
Anyways, I sometimes forget to think about who actually reads this thing, people we know, people we don't know, people we actually *know* but don't know they read it, it's kind of an amazing thing. I like looking at my little tracker and seeing different countries and cities. Where did they come across sunshine daydreamin'? Well readers, thanks for reading and keeping up with us for all these months. We're not super interesting, or have the most exciting stories to tell...we're just living our life--and I'm pretty okay with that :)
XO,
e
9.09.2009
back to reality
1st day back at school and it feels like I never left. How many more days until summer vacation? ;)
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