A is for...

...away. 




We bought our tickets!
This August, my husband, myself and our eldest son are going away
to the city so nice they named it twice!

I have never been there,
but have always wanted to go!
Now it is happening,
and I am oh so excited about it!

And the reason for our travels? My husband will be competing in
the World Police and Fire Games 2011. 
He will ride for 3 days, racing in 3 different types of mountain biking ~
Downhill, Cross-country, & Dual Slalom.

The only things on the itinerary so far, besides the racing, are

a Sunday Yankees Game

(versus the Toronto Jays who happen to be hubby's hometown team!)

and a day spent at Coney Island

(we will certainly be riding the Cyclone, as I love roller coasters!).

Have you ever been to New York?  Did you love it?

And tell me if you know of or have heard of ,

a MUST-SEE

bakery

restaurant

or boutique.

I am all ears!

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Friday finds from Etsy

Yikes! Where is the time going?  I have been knee deep in wedding plans, and this past week has just come and gone.

Things are starting to really get underway with the wedding I am planning.  Up until this point, it was mostly just ideas floating around in my head, but now with just a few months to go, we are flying around and finalizing all the fun details. 

It goes without saying that most of the wedding trimmings are coming from some fabulous shops we have found on Etsy...it is just too easy to not utilize the one-stop shopping!

So with many hours this week spent perusing on Etsy, here are just a few of the lovelies that have caught my eye.

Happy Friday everyone!  Enjoy the weekend!

just love the beachy color of these glass bottles ~

a fun & whimsical garland ~

sweet 'la petite rose' necklace ~

pretty summertime coasters for your lemonade ~

you know me and bunting, can't get enough of it! ~

perfectly feminine, dusty pink clutch ~

Happy Father's Day weekend

Click here to download this free poster card. 

Isn't it fun?  There's a cute message when you read the colored words.

Over in my neck of the woods, we'll be celebrating this man on Sunday ~

We're just going to spend a quiet day around the house,

probably make him some mile-high pancakes in the morning. 

It's Dad though who is famous around here for his pancakes,

and my boys haven't failed to remind me of this! 

They have even subtly suggested we just make

eggs for him instead!

But whether the menu calls for eggs or pancakes,

this Dad deserves a special day

just for him.

He is a really good man, and an even better Dad!

No doubts about it!

Any fun plans in your weekend agenda?

Happy weekend everyone!