five good things

1. Brunch with good friends two mornings in a row

2.  Opening the door and picking up the paper every Sunday, Tony Soprano-style

3. That last night on the way home from our road trip (more on this later) I had a Quarter Pounder with cheese, and while it made me feel really, truly, incredibly gross afterward, it was totally worth it

4. Sudafed Allergy Sinus (I wasn’t kidding about the non-drug remedies, you guys, but you haven’t come through!)

5. It’s summertime. It really, really is.

1. A quick trip home tonight for a ziti dinner with Boy Scouts

2. A bitchin’ road trip mix (keep an eye out for a playlist next week)

3. A sweet J.Crew dress that’s perfect for a weekend in the suburbs

4. A clean(ish) apartment to come home to tomorrow night

5. New friends falling right out of the sky

1. A truly excellent birthday weekend, including but certainly not limited to Newcastles and white bean puree, scorpion bowls, ice cream for lunch, three new dresses, lots of flowers, some quality writing time, pizza in Eastie, giggles with a new buddy in Faneuil Hall, walks to the beach, a giant barbecue, and a bonus birthday brunch. My friends are pretty much amazing. 

2. Eye doctor tomorrow, which is amazing because I need new sunglasses STAT. Also, today I met a kid who had laser eye surgery and he told me all about it, and it was the coolest, most disgusting thing I ever heard. I totally want that ish. 

3.  All of my herbs are coming up after all! I’m rocking the basil, oregano, and even some rosemary these days. However, my parsley seems to be blighted. Please send help. 

4. My life these days being all words and pictures, story notes in scribbled in greeting cards, songs on repeat one. Turns out I have a lot to say. 

5. This song.

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You guys. PIMP SHIP. 

Tomorrow: the easiest, best guacamole recipe ever. ALSO, if any of you have had a personal experience with the Domino’s Pasta Breadbowl…we should talk. 

Glad to be back,

1. First barbecue of the season today! There are lights on the roof deck, beers in my fridge, and four boys (so far) hanging out in my living room. Silly.

2. M is on her way to me right at this very moment

3. I didn’t cook at all this week, but I somehow managed not to spend any money, either. Love that. 

4. Abercrombie shorts, Martin + Osa tshirts, and Reef flipflops= my very favorite warm-weather uniform

5. A playtime kind of day.

YO. My boss went into the hospital yesterday. He’s a good guy, so keep your fingers crossed, yes?

1. Catching up with my college roommate. We might not have been the best of friends when we lived together, but boy howdy does that girl get me. It’s nice.

2. Tom hanging up approximately one million pictures around this apartment this afternoon, PLUS he made me an egg sandwich even though I crabbed at him. My boyfriend is cool.

3. Having written thirty pages in the last two weeks, with about twenty more on the horizon. I’m not prolific. I don’t know what’s happening to me.

4. A nap on a Saturday

5. A new/old spring scarf, courtesy of my mom. It’s so good to be rid of the wool and flannel around here. Smells like April.