weekly wrap-up

it has been a busy week, and my apologies for the spotty posting! here is one of the things i was excited about accomplishing around the apartment:
adding family tavern sign to our gallery wall! i won't tell where it came from originally (hint: my family did not and does not own a tavern) but it hung in the kitchen of my childhood home and i thought it would look great in the new place!

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happy friday, everyone!

this week was kind of a blur in the way that the week after vacation always is. 

notable accomplishments: 

+  i went to bikram twice (and plan to go twice more over the weekend!)

+  i did NOT purchase anything from j.crew's new fall arrivals. yet. #willpower

+  i am finally less sunburned. remember that citrus mint lotion from whole foods? lifesaver.

+  i may have another craigslist whisperer chronicle; if everything comes together, i will have details on monday!

+  the boyfriend made amazing chicken lettuce wraps with peanut sauce for dinner last night. 

i would share the recipe, but he just made it up. 

yummy. and healthy!

tonight is date night at the apartment, and we are making this tyler florence gnocchi dish with peas, prosciutto, and lemon ricotta. it rained pretty much the entire time we were in florida, so sunday morning was spent reading the paper and watching food network. when this episode came on, we looked at each other and said, yup, we need to make that!

otherwise, i am tucking in for some reading, relaxing, and secret single behavior while the boyfriend is at a bachelor party on saturday. what is secret single behavior? well, shannon darrow of i love your crazy did a great post on it, but basically it's the stuff you do that no one knows about. my signature ssb? 30 rock marathon with wine and popcorn. in comfy clothes. probably with a magazine or two.  

best wishes for a relaxing weekend!

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ferragosto

closed for vacation from the 6th to the 26th

in italy (and much of the rest of europe, for that matter) everyone takes a serious vacation in august. most stores are closed, restaurants are shuttered, and entire cities settle into a sleepy pace.

i am wrapping this week up early because i am heading to florida tomorrow for a little ferie of my own: a long weekend celebration in honor of my dad's birthday!

let us all raise a beachy bloody mary to his health!

i shall leave you with a few highlights from this week:

+  celebrated summer with an impromptu clambake, complete with cat/lobster encounter.

+  made some pesto from our garden basil!

+  tried a fabulous new recipe for tandoori salmon, courtesy of a new favorite food blog, french revolution.

and, notable but not pictured:

+  i went to bikram 4 times (and plan on going again tomorrow before our flight!)

+  west elm is having an upholstery sale! jury is still out on whether it is a good time to make that new sofa purchase, but i'm thinking this one in dove gray!

see you next week, hopefully with a tan :)

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it's friday - hooray!

for some reason, as the summer drags on, i feel more and more tired by friday. probably because my exercise schedule has slid to an almost complete stop, despite my best efforts (who am i kidding? the only effort i am making is the one it takes to hit snooze as soon as the alarm goes off!)

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happy friday!

it has been a long, busy week but it isn't over yet... very excited for our celebration tonight, and for the start of the olympics!

i will have plenty of snaps next week, but in the meantime here is a quick wrap-up of rumors about tonight's opening ceremonies!

+ article about danny boyle, architect of the opening ceremonies [cnn]

+ a sneak preview of the 3 hour event, which will include sheep and a lot of british history [huffington post]

+ 10 things to look for (the cast of downton abbey?!) [eonline]

+ perhaps my favorite, a choreographed battle between voldemort and mary poppins. yes, you read that right. [gawker]

happy olympic games! and may the odds be ever in your favor.

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happy friday!
it is also national fortune cookie day, so you should celebrate with some chinese takeout!
or, extra points if you want to make your own with this recipe (from martha. of COURSE she has one.)

going forward, i have decided that friday posts will be a weekly wrap-up of sorts - one of my 101 in 1001 was to have more regular features on the blog, and this is a great way to start!

this week i...

-  met new animal friends at work (you can see more on my instagram!)

-  completed week 2 of bringing my lunch and coffee to work everyday. hooray, saving money!
-  scored a pair of red pumps on super sale from j.crew. i can't wait to wear them with, well, everything!
-  started planning the menu for our olympic housewarming next friday night - more on that to come.
-  enjoyed a beer tasting/talk at our local historical society with friends.

overall, a great week and i am looking forward to an equally fun weekend.
hope you have a good one!

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