hometown glory.

again, my ipod somehow knew my mood during my solo drive home from the beach last night. while on the garden state parkway, at dusk, hometown glory by adele started to play. i was so relaxed and mellow from my beach day and this song just made the ride even more soothing.

alex's lemonade stand 2010 lemon ball.

save the date for the 4th annual lemon ball benefiting alex's lemonade stand!
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saturday, january 9, 2010
philadelphia marriott downtown
presented by volvo
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for more information please visit www.TheLemonBall.com
if you are interested in volunteering for the event, please email lemonballvolunteers@gmail.com

luxe.

over the weekend, my mom and i went wedding shoe shopping and somehow i ended up with these fabulous steve madden luxe shoes (and no wedding shoes)...aren't they amazing?!

thanks mom :)

never think.

i kinda love never think by rob pattinson. since i just finished the first book in the twilight series and have started the second, new moon, i decided to the re-listen to the movie soundtrack and just fell in love with this song all over again...i am sure it has nothing to do with the singer.

we are getting there...

this is what it looked like when we first moved in...




aren't these the cutest, someone at our realtor's office made them for us!


this is the progress we have made in the past 2 weeks:





more before and after's soon!

moving (is the worst).

who knew we had SO much stuff!? and it all fit in that uhaul truck...thanks to dan's fabulous packing skills. thank you to everyone who helped us that day, city and lansdale shifts!

last night out (before the move) in philly.

chey and dave treated us to a phillies game and some yummy food and drinks at chickie's and pete's the friday night before our moving weekend. we had such a great time, even with the thunderstorm! thank you so much, we miss you already!

top 2 girls.

for anyone that missed it because it was cut off by commercials...

catching up.

since we had been without cable from the move, i finally caught up on last week's so you think you can dance last night. i heart these:


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vote for my mang.

vote for my friend allie in the mad men casting contest! do it! vote here!!!

how to photograph your baby, by nick kelsh.

my first blog design is finally complete, and live! we have been working on how to photograph your baby for the past few months at kelsh wilson design for principal and photographer, nick kelsh. it is based on his best-selling book of the same title, how to photograph your baby. the dvd provides new parents with a set of easy-to-follow tips that will allow them to commemorate the many stages of their children’s lives. it features nick offering tips in a lighthearted and uncomplicated format. it is a fabulous baby shower gift as well! order yours here!

i heart travis wall.

finally!

well now i can finally make our big announcement....we bought a house! it was official as of yesterday. we are moving to lansdale...yes suburbia! we will definitely miss the city, but are very excited for the yard and driveway :)

i still don't think it has fully set in yet. here are some pix, we love it!



living room


dining area


kitchen



my office


bathroom



den...aka pat's man room


back patio


back yard


we are officially moving in on july 26th!!

eternal moonwalk.

a friend of mine just sent me this tribute to michael jackson...check it out, it is pretty nifty.

happy fourth.

hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! how amazing was the weather!!! we spent a lot of time with friends and eating lots of delicious food. these pix were from a lovely bbq at my friend allie's (hi fi's mommy) house! good times.

great weekend.

last friday, allie, cheyenne and i went to see a dance performance by group motion dance company at the old metropolitan opera house. the building was so old and yet so beautiful. we had to wear hard hats through certain parts!






after the show we decided to go to northern liberties and check out the piazza!!! despite the event that happened on saturday, this place is really incredible. so many shops, condos, restaurants, artists...all in one amazing space. someday we hope to have a loveleigh boutique in there!! they were having an all-night michael jackson dance party in tribute to mj. check out the video. everyone just celebrating and so happy.






then we just walked across the street to liberties walk and hung out and had some cocktails at el camino!





sunday we took our first beach trip of the season. i heart ocnj.

bonjour mon coussin.

how fabulous are these pillows from bonjour mon coussin?! i definitely think my home office would benefit from a few these...

so grande!

it is official we just booked our honeymoon! i can't even believe it!!! we are going to st. lucia, staying at the sandals grande st. lucian. we decided to splurge since we aren't really going on a big vacation this year (and probably next year haha)...so we will be staying for a week in the penthouse honeymoon beachfront concierge room! i will be off from thanksgiving through december 15th, i cannot wait!

hope.

on june 12th at the children's hospital of philadelphia, one of my very best friends, kathy, did something very special. she was asked to make a speech honoring an extremley amazing and determined woman and doctor...Dr. Audrey E. Evans. she was receiving the pitcher of hope award from alex's lemonade stand.

when kathy was 18 months old, she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. which was the same form of cancer that alex scott (alex's lemonade stand) had been diagnosed with. this disease happened to be dr. evans' specialty. after many treatments, kathy miraculously beat many, many odds and was cancer free.

dr. evans asked kathy to speak about her an amazing story, giving hope to many other families in the same situation.

kath, i am so proud of you.


kathy and dr. evans











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