Monday

Today has been a typical Monday. Plenty of stuff at work to keep me busy, but time seems to be dragging. It's raining. I'm sleepy. And I want to curl up with a good book or a movie. There are a few things getting me through this day...

I just bought these tickets to sail around Manhattan on a vintage sail boat. Summer date night? Check.

Other fun NYC activities to think about this summer...
 
Kayaking is free from this city location.

For a rush of adrenaline, you can try a trapeze class (idea via ACupofJo).

I love food. So this food walking tour and tasting seems like it would be fun.

I also discovered the "Living In..." portion of Design Sponge and have been filling the idle time in my day immersing myself in some of my favorite movies. I've also gotten some inspiration for a serious movie marathon - a lot of my favorites have been posted here.

Hopefully, I make it through the rest of the school day with enough motivation to make my evening somewhat productive.

Weekend recap

There's nothing better at curing the the Monday blues than by reflecting on an awesome weekend. John kidnapped me and brought me to the NYC Aquarium and Coney Island - two places in NY that I'd never been. On the way home we stopped and had a nice lunch by the water. We then ended the day with a trip to our favorite little bookstore. The whole day was a thoughtful surprise, which was the best part.

 

John and I also took my brother to walk around West Point and to visit the museum. It was really nice to see them bond over their love of history, (and weaponry) and watching my brother realize the importance of something that we grew up right across the river from was pretty cool.

Took this for you Mia! A little taste of home for you and Nick.

The weather was perfect this weekend and I'm glad we took advantage of it. Saturday night we kicked off the season with a BBQ and I even had time to start (and finish) a book.

Monday not-so-fun-day

Yes, it's Monday. Yes, it's the start of a long week. But tonight I decided to make some banana-walnut-chocolate chip muffins. I have also started to pack for my trip to Florida (I leave this week to be in my cousin's wedding). So, I guess the day is coming to a pretty nice end.

Happy Monday

Why is it that when you have something really fun to do on the weekend, it seems as if a few extra hours creep into every Monday? ...and perhaps even every day for the rest of the week? Mondays are rarely a "happy" occasion for anyone, but after a good weekend, this one wasn't too bad for me. 

It would be nice to wake up to this tomorrow...

 

via hemingwaycool

Future cafe interior perhaps?

via hemingwaycool

Amazing nook...

  I actually don't have a source for this :( Sorry! 

Stripes and layers? Yes. Love this Anthro dress.

No source here either...I need to stop getting lost on the web

Also, I made a delish veggie quiche tonight for dinner...loving my "Food Matters Cookbook" (and my creative imagination)