it's the little things: new year.

today i'm linking up with lindsey for "it's the little things"- a post where we share a couple of the little highlights that made our week. here are some of mine:

after weeks of deciding if i wanted to do it or not, i finally decided to spray paint this fake birdcage gold. i'll bring it to the craft fair i'm doing as part of the display.

 vintage teacups. oh to be dainty again.

my morning cup of joe. this mug has become my favorite one for morning coffee. it holds just the right amount. 

 one of my little students invited me to her sleepover-ice skating birthday party. 

so. adorable.

i discovered these and there is no going back. dark chocolate. mint. fluffy. 

and possibly the only chocolate candy i will ever eat again.

tonight the hubs and i have no obligations or teaching. what a treat! we can actually hang out and have fun being best friends. 

lately we've gotten into the show LOST,

*sidenote:  i'm always one to be slow hopping on the popular bandwagon. for instance i waited almost 10 years to read harry potter. case and point. 

and since we're both late night snackers, a bag of popcorn usually goes perfect with that. maybe tonight we'll have some more of the pumpkin streusel muffins i made earlier. cuz they're so yummy. 

we're really enjoying his time off from teaching. it's nice to homebodies every once in a while.

now excuse me while i go hang out with a cool dude and make some pizza!

happy friday!

::it's the little things:: random lovlies

linking with lindsay from aisle to aloha with little things that made our week. 

a surprise gift from a friend (and blog reader!) i adore penzeys spices. if you've never checked this place out (and you love to cook) go look it up! they have a store in our town but also online. specialty spices that are aaaammmmaaazzzinnngggg. you get my drift.

getting some vacay time with K-man in the big city. anyone know where we were standing when i took this pict? ;)

oh, and speaking of K-man. i love him. he is so random. and awesome. (and doesn't know i'm writing this) :)

 we went to go see Hugo in 3-D! it was so good. so was the book, of course.

 christmas time! and over the top decorations. 

a yummy turkey. that cooked in record time.

a husband who can successfully wield 2 knives at a time. while wearing an apron. 

a little home away from home. we'll see you soon again, nyc. 

until then,

happy weekend, everybody!

Schnipper's Quality Kitchen and Levain's Bakery

 this past week we were blessed to have a little (and much needed) vacation. so off to new  york city we went! we always have a blast there and got to spend some time visiting my mom. all in all, good stuff.

warning: you may become hungry. i am a lover of food and some images below may be disturbing to your stomach. i suggest grabbing a snack before scrolling below ;)

here we go:

 We almost always go to Schnippers, near Times Square.  They have the best sloppy joes. FYI, Bobby Flay did one of his Throwdown shows here and lost. The food they serve is THAT good. I also recommend getting a chocolate malt. It's delicious. And unlike other malts. I don't like chocolate and I don't like malts but I like the Ghiradelli Chocolate malts at Schnippers. Menu items are from $7-9.

we got to stay in an awesome little apartment. (it used to be josh brolin's apt. years ago) we had a perfect view of the soldiers and sailors memorial from our windows.

 

The famous Levain's double dark chocolate cookie. If sweets are your thing, stop by this bakery. It's tucked away on a side street, but it's worth searching out. Here's the link: http://www.levainbakery.com/ It's on the upper west side. Cookies are around $4-5 each and they also have good coffee (hot or iced) and milk for very reasonable prices. 

happy friday everyone!

:: It's the little things::oct.28

This week we have had the most beautiful weather as well as some really gross stuff going on. Like darkness and rain and little ice pellets (why do I always forget my umbrella during times like these?). Linking up with Lindsey from Aisle to Aloha- recounting the little things that brought joy to our lives this week. Here are a couple of mine:

Before the icky weather set in, Karl and I took a little trip down the road to a park/farm/cool place. This "park" had a mini farm but also a greenhouse, a (large) garden, bee-keeping/hives, a horse, cow, donkey goats, sheep, geese, chickens, lamas, turkeys...(am I forgetting something? oh yes, pigs.) It's really cool because it's a public farm where you can go walk around during certain hours, but there's also a family who lives there and takes care of the animals/keeps a garden/bees/. You can even buy fresh eggs there. Which I think is pretty cool for being in the middle of a city. Oh yes, my camera died after 2 minutes worth of pictures. sorry 'bout that.

not sure why you would want to keep a llama on a farm....milk? wool? anyways, I love how all the animals graze together and get along: llamas, goats, sheep, horse, donkey.... :)

Trader Joes. so love going grocery shopping there. originally went there to get these apples.

ended up getting all this stuff too. i'm not very good with sticking to my grocery list.

I'm especially excited for this stuff: i know i could have made it myself, but it wouldn't have looked this cute.

went on a walk. love crunching leaves underfoot.

(on my walk) found these interesting flowers (?)

sold this headband in my etsy shop this week and shipped it off to croatia! (how fun)

{pretty} bottles {to look at}

  {pretty} smells {for when I've sauteed 100 onions and then must go out in public}

{pretty} hair oil {for everyday that my hair has a life of it's own. which is every.day.}

Happy friday everyone!

:: It's the little things::

Linking up with Lindsey from The Aisle to Aloha for a post on the little things this week that God has blessed my life with to enjoy! As I was looking over the pictures from this week I took to put in this post, I realized they're almost completely of food. I sincerely apologize. Not sure how that happened :)

A bowlful of yummy clementines from trader joe's. it's been such a long time since i've had a flavorful, juicy citrus. ahhhh.

there's a shake shack in connecticut!!!! it's only an hour away, haha. we went there after a concert we played nearby. best burgers and custards!

i finally designed an invitation for my students' upcoming recital. it's a ton different than my original design, but at least the file transfered to my jump drive. (after 6 days of trying with a different design and file) oophf.

we had time to make a real meal this week. and it was yummy: arugula grape salad, ratatouille rice and herbed salmon. 

frozen grapes. we don't always have enough fruit on hand. so freezing is a good way to keep it around longer.

my impromptu lunch. there are some days that I'm just not in the mood to eat anything i've had in the past week. so i've got to throw something weird i've never had before together. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.  this was preeety good. toasted  homemade bread with melted cheese drizzled with olive oil, arugula, red onion, salt, pepper and dill.