>> golden.

team usa grabs gold and oh how sweet it is.

and that segment on jordyn wieber with the quote below by nastia:

"that her soul is richer than most

and that champion can still be revealed

and in gymnastics she can still be remembered forever"

brought me to tears.

soccer + ice cream.

yesterday we all went to my lil brother's soccer game. one of the many perks of being home is getting to see him play. he is so talented and the lucky duck got to go to a liverpool game tonight at fenway park. so jealous. we then stopped at the durham dairy serve and got our favorite ice creams at the famous place. perfect day.

downton abbey

my latest obsession.

i'm hooked on this english drama that's currently filming it's third season. the costumes, the scenery, the storyline... and these three sisters who have quickly become new sensations. 

 the crawley sisters played by Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, & Jessica Brown-Findlay. photo courtesy of PBS.

Vogue. (photo by nick briggs)

Vogue. (photo by Uli Weber)

the ladies in Vogue UK photo 

credit: Jason Bell

Lady Mary in Oscar de la Renta

photo credit: Jason Bell

Lady Sybil in Valentino

photo credit: Jason Bell

Lady Edith in Oscar de la Renta
photo credit: Jason Bell

update.

waiting for surgery + all ready to go...

QUICK UPDATE: it's been 13 days since surgery... my mom drove me to Dr. Kane's office in jersey yesterday to have my stitches removed. i never got to speak with him after surgery to see how everything went so it was interesting to hear him talk about what he found when he went in. he said the bottom two vertebrates were moving on their own plane as well as the top, larger vertebrate. he was shocked at how much mobility there was and it just confirmed that surgery was the right decision.

he then took out my stitches and said everything looked great, but to take it easy. the top stitch opened up a hole that is now draining (yuck) but he said it would close up in the next week or two. i still can't sit down and i get very tired by late afternoon but i'm doing very well and keeping busy thanks to my amazing friends + family... here's to more time on the couch.

wish list: sparkles & stripes

a few of my current favorite things...

 the cutest ribbon coat rack ever.

           

string lights to make any night a starry one + sparkly sequin strap to jazz up any camera.

my favorite bath/lotion scent + striped backpack.

jewelry boxes shaped as macarons + the cutest hair ties.

the prettiest color swiss army knife + patterned envelopes for tiny keepsakes.




links to original sources + products in purple

team usa.

holy smokes. this is the one time i am glad that pete gets weekly editions of sports illustrated. not that i'm not a sports junky.. i wake up every morning to sportscenter.. but EVERY week they come and they pile up faster than pete can read them.. and now look who is on the cover. i have to give myself a little pat on the back for picking the team correctly, but now comes the really hard part. who will compete what event. they could go so many different ways... here's my predictions:

VAULT

mckayla

jordyn

gabby



BARS

gabby

kyla

jordyn

BEAM

gabby

aly

kyla

FLOOR

jordyn

gabby

aly





weekly grams

OVER THE WEEK pics -wild things painting i made for the twins, kittens, roomie, deep river chips, home made ice cream sandwiches, flower tree, chocolate cake, & itty bitty turtle.

beach house.

 BEACH HOUSE in old lyme. family tradition every summer. crabbing, good food, family. -and look at that  football throwing form, i throw like a girl.