Showing posts with label pictures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pictures. Show all posts

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Pea Brain...

That's what my mom calls my inability to remember anything...ANYTHING...these days.  For all of you non-preggars out there, it's a pregnancy induced state of amnesia that leaves you walking around like, "duh..." all day long.  For the past seven-ish months I'm proud of myself if I remember to put on real clothes before leaving the house in the mornings...

Poor little peanut.  He's not even here yet and he's already being blamed for his mother's short comings...

Anywho...
I wanted to share a picture or two from our trip to Bermuda in May.  Bermuda is just one of the prettiest places on the planet and we look forward to returning every year, so it only made sense that our fifth or sixth trip in as many years would be the perfect opportunity to tie the knot!

On a weekday evening in the middle of our two weeks on the tiny little island, D and I met on a tiny little strip of pink sand beach as the sun went down and said "I do."  It was just the two of us, the sand and the waves as the sun sank behind the backside of the island.  It was magic...


It rained and rained and rained that morning and we worried that our perfect day was going to be a little soggy.  But magically--as if the universe knew--exactly an hour before we exchanged vows, the skies cleared and the sun came out, leaving the water crystal clear and the beaches calm and quiet.

But before we took off our shoes and walked down to the beach we played in a puddle or two...


I've decided it's good luck to play in the rain puddles on your wedding day...


And then, so quickly, the day came to an end, and after six and a half years of ups and downs, in and outs, lots of trips, dates and more fun than should be legal in one lifetime, we finally became Mr and Mrs D!


And we've been living happily together ever since...


It was our best trip yet.

A special thanks to the very talented Amanda Temple for our gorgeous photographs and Michelle at Flowers by Gimi for my beautiful bouquet.

xo...
ki


Sunday, January 16, 2011

have I mentioned lately...

how much I just love--Love--LOVE my little nephew?!!

He's the cutest little fellow I've ever met...





And I just miss him so.

Have an extra happy, wonderfully relaxing Sunday...hope you're spending it with the ones you just love--Love--LOVE...

xo...
ki

Sunday, January 9, 2011

scenes from the south...Caribbean Style

Upon finding ourselves snowed out of the City after Christmas, D and I decided the only way to remedy the stress of the situation was to travel even further south and have a little fun.  We FedExed our sweaters and coats back to New York and hopped on a plane to St Thomas. 

We arrived in the Caribbean with no bathing suits, flip flops, sunscreen...not one useful thing.  On New Year's Eve we walked into the hotel gift shop and bought flip flops, t-shirts and sunscreen; we borrowed a few towels from the pool, made a quick trip to the market, and we were off...

We spent the day at Cinnamon Bay in St John, watching the boats float by, and snacking on our thrown together picnic.  It was certainly not the way we imagined our New Year's Eve, but it quickly became one of the best days of 2010... 

our gift shop flops

and shirts...

thank goodness I at least had my cat eyes...




In the afternoon, clouds started rolling over the bay...
We were convinced that it was nothing, so we stayed.
Seconds later D and I were in the midst of a crazy wind and rain storm.  We were drenched!


Fortunately, the storm departed as quickly as it arrived and even left a peace offering for those of us who were brave enough to weather the storm...


Almost immediately the sky became clear and blue, so we found a fresh spot on the beach to enjoy the rest of the day and watch the sun set.


There's nothing like the feeling of sand on your feet, sun on your skin, and the salty breeze in your hair...it was beyond relaxing.


A perfect day and a perfect farewell to 2010.




xo...
ki


Friday, January 7, 2011

boy...

has it been a day and a half...
Between the snowy, wintery weather and my crazy dress making week, it's hard to believe I took this picture exactly a week ago today.

Cinnamon Bay Beach
Dec 31, 2010 

I am too pooped to type, but I just wanted to wish you all a very happy first Friday of the year.  May 2011 bring all of us lots of luck, love, success and every happiness we hope for...

xo...
ki

Monday, December 27, 2010

scenes from the south...

I hope everyone had a very very merry!

After three action packed days of food and family in South GA (preceded by a travel day that will surely go down in the books...bloody fingers, lost luggage and all...) life is finally returning to a normal level of chaos. Well, until I have to board a plane again...

But while I am still basking in a post holiday food coma, here is a favorite shot from Christmas day.
My Grandma and Grandpa, both in their eighties, still decorate the farm house they have lived in their whole lives (from top to bottom and inside-out).  They use the same garland on the porch, wreaths on the windows and candles on the ledges that they have used since my father was a boy.
And while I am definitely not what one would call a "country girl" these days (I finally exchanged heels for flats and a dress for jeans this Thanksgiving...I only had to turn thirty to figure out that five inchers and farm land do not mix), I am in fact just a big ol' country girl!
After nearly eight years in a very big city, this simple little Christmas scene at the farm has become a welcome reminder that I have come home and back to my roots.


Grandma's and Grandpa's
Christmas 2010
Blufton, GA

Hope this past weekend was spent making memories, laughing, loving, and eating with the ones who matter most.

Happy Monday...

xo...
ki

Monday, November 29, 2010

princess for a day...

I am sad to say that somehow in the midst of all the holiday madness, I completely forgot to take pictures of Thanksgiving...
not even one.  
D and I were on the go from the moment he arrived in my hometown Wednesday night until we left for Atlanta to see his family on Saturday morning.  And after a quick stay over night in Buckhead (which was amazing by the way, but a story for another day), we were on our way back to New York...
Our heads were positively spinning by the time we got home last night.

I had really hoped to snap a few frames of my city boy D at my dad's cabin in the woods or my  little brother  running around at my grandparent's farm, but there never seemed to be time...

I didn't even realize that my camera had been so neglected until ten minutes before D and I left my mom's house...
I heard a little voice coming from upstairs.  "Ooooooh Kiiiiiii!  Come here for a second..."
It was Miss B and she was dressed from head to toe as a princess...sort of a Rapunzel meets Marie Antoinette look.  
Inspired by the movie, Tangled, which she had just seen the day before, she had transformed herself in honor of our departure.  



She was so funny in her fluffy little get up, bouncing around and swinging her long synthetic hair like a it was a lasso.  Every time I look at this picture I smile....Oh to be a princess for the day!    

May your day filled with just the tiniest bit of whimsy and imagination...
May you find something that makes you smile...
And may we all find the time--even if it's only for a moment--to feel like a princess today and everyday!

Happy Monday!

xo...
ki



Monday, November 8, 2010

back in wonderland...

Yesterday, I had the priviledge of joining my two very gorgeous siblings at Alice and Jay's holiday open house in Sasser, Ga...



While the parents shopped, the three of us played...
Alice and Jay's garden is the perfect place for a spirited game of hide 'n' seek.
With so many treasures to discover and places to hide, these two never ran out of ideas...
(or energy)


There was lots of plotting and planning,
and Cheshire Cat grins galore...


They were definitely up to something.
When I asked, the co-conspirators simply sang in unison, "Nothing..."


The dainty little Miss B finally had to take a break and repair her reindeer, a special guest she brought in honor of the open house...



But not Jon...
"Breaks are for girls!" he exclaimed and he was off again!

A very special thanks to my incredibly inspiring aunt and her beautiful store for hosting a wonderfully whimsical day full of treats, surprises and, most of all, imagination...


xo...
ki

www.aliceandjay.com


Saturday, November 6, 2010

scenes from the south...

Greetings from Georgia!
Have you ever seen anything more beautiful?

Flint River
Albany GA

xo...
ki

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

thinking about...

Autumn in Central Park and all of the beautiful colors...
  

october 27, 2010

I wish I could bottle this perfect orangey-red and paint with it...


xo...
ki





Thursday, October 28, 2010

scenes from the south...

Football season is certainly heating up in the SEC...
Before NCAA football was even off and running, my little brother was already half way through his little league football season.  I had the honor of attending a few of his games while I was home in August...


He told me really wants to play tackle football, but he has to wait until third grade...


He kept his eye on the ball and his opponent like a seasoned player... 


The competition was fierce and the huddles were intense...


He never lost focus in spite of the balmy South Georgia heat...
and even scored a touchdown!


Look at those eyes...
Gorgeous and athletic.  Ladies, look out...

xo...
ki

go Jon go!!!



Tuesday, October 26, 2010

city sights...

Sunday D and I had brunch at the famous Little Owl.  As we waited outside for a table, I snapped a couple pics of our surroundings...


It was another perfect October day.


I took a few more once we were seated. 
(much to the embarrassment of D...he said I looked like a tourist.)
I love the mismatched table tops the crowded shelves in this teeny weeny little restaurant...
it feels so homey and comforting.



The food is delicious too...I love their brussel sprout home fries :)

I am so grateful for this wonderfully friendly October.  Every weekend has been picture perfect.  
Two years ago it snowed in October.  I remember because my old apartment on Perry St had a fireplace and D tried to build a fire.  Someone (I'm not blaming anyone, but it wasn't me) accidentally bought damp wood and instead of a cozy fire, we ended up with the perfect conditions for a BBQ pit.  The thick hickory smoke blanketed my little 500 sq ft loft.  My curtains smelled like baby-back ribs for a year...
  
I hope November is just as friendly...
(fortunately, we don't have a fireplace anymore if it's not)

xo...
ki


Monday, October 25, 2010



oh sugar! cookies

How cute are those cookies?
They're southern spookies (spooky cookies) in the city...

(yep...I said spookies.)

Happy Monday!

xo...
ki

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

scenes from the south...

Here are a few shots from September in Georgia...
I like to call them:


Miss B's Backyard Adventure


She said she wanted to take me on a journey through the "seven seas"...


She found beautiful things to share...


a few very curious things too...


She told me that she had discovered a magical new world...


She never left the backyard.
  
A little reminder to celebrate the power of imagination, to stop and feel the grass under your feet and to find beauty in everything everywhere....

(Thanks Miss B!)

xo...
ki