Day trip to Charlottesville and down the Blue Ridge parkway! Picking honeysuckles, stumbling across blue grass concerts, unofficial UVA tours, buskers, and sky bars. It was a much-needed escape.
"I decided I would put off the novel until I had gone to Europe and had a lover."
I often think about what I was doing this time last year, or the year before, etc… The past three years have gone by so quickly for me, and trying to remember as much as I can about them makes me feel…less sad? Because we all know I live a whole-heck-of-a-lot in my past. (i know, i know, i’m working on it)
Anyway, here was Paris last May!
I just bought tickets to see Sigur Ros in July! I’ve been such a huge fan for seven years; I can remember the exact moment I first heard one of their songs. If they broke up or stopped touring and I never got a chance to see them perform live, I would surely regret it for a long time. I know I’m going to weep through the entire show.
Aaaand speaking of tickets…..I also bought my plane ticket to Sicily!!! I only have 10 days off of work, so it’s probably not the best use of vacation time (or money), but my wanderlust is already in overdrive — and by the time August arrives, it will be the longest I’ll have gone without riding on a plane in over three years. To say that I’m already counting down the days would be an understatement. I’m so, so excited!
Here’s to wishing a Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmoms, aunts, and other motherly caregivers out there. And appreciating all the love, patience, support, acceptance, advice, and understanding that my mom has always given me. I love you!
Such a great Friday:
- started my day with a group hug/tackle by a bunch of toddlers shouting my name
- had an awesome afternoon with the kids, where I painted tiny hands for Mother’s Day art, chatted with them about weekend plans, and also got every.single.one of them to nap (which should be a bullet point of its own, because, omg, they all fell asleep)
- got two compliments on my glasses
- “When is your birthday?” “It’s in June-uary.” #preschoolism
- randomly agreed to go to Friday Cheers on Brown’s Island, only to find out that the Carolina Chocolate Drops were performing!
Ended the night with a cocktail and a dog walk.
Oh, and I’ve got a serious TOMS tan.
Weekend at my family’s bay house. Can you tell my dog loves it there?
After a post-work glass of wine and some reading on the patio at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, I remembered about the tiny Parisian street photography exhibit going on inside.
And then if I hadn’t already been nostalgic (let’s be honest, when am I ever not?), I melodramatically mumbled to myself, Paris me manque toujours…
me: Do you like the decorations?!
ragazzo: Yeah, but the colors, pink and black, are the colors of Palermo.”
four-year-old wit
internet goal: achieved!
(via dirtyrichmond)
Is it Autumn yet? I really hate the summertime, especially Richmond summertime. I don’t know how to dress for hot weather! I work with children, spending a lot of my day outside in the heat; I’ve never been a shorts person, but shorter skirts aren’t really bend-down-in-mulch friendly. I need some longer, flowy skirts and casual dresses. And I’ve yet to master the ability to dress myself comfortably and nicely, yet not too nice where I’m worried about getting dirty.
Someone tell me how to dress for summer days at work!
This weekend was the RVA Street Art Festival. Sometimes this city puts its foot in its mouth when it comes to promoting its reputation as an art hub, but this project at the flood wall is encouraging!
photo is staged, content is not — wine and cheese, all day every day.
It’s my birthday today!
I made borscht.
