big sis advice

"just remember -- you are awesome. your time is limited. your energy is limited. surround yourself with people who appreciate, support and want to enhance your awesomeness. anyone who offers less than that is just draining to your time and energy."

she always knows how to make me feel better.

happy birthday to my oldest friend in the entire world...

the person who i'm not actually related to that i've known the longest is my bff/cousin (he's a fake cousin), chris. yes, i just shouted out his name on my blog. he better get over it.

to show how utterly dorky we were back in the day, here's an awesome pic from what i believe is our kindergarten graduation:

we're the dorks in the matching hats.

happy birthday, chris! i miss you lots and lots.

now i'm gonna go eat some bacon for your bday. bacon that looks like this:

(i really did buy bacon just for you! xoxo)

6.17.11 birthday wish!

this is my mom:

today is her birthday!

i could get all corny and cheesy and talk about all of the things she has done for me over my lifetime, but i won't. it's implied, right? but what you should know is that she is really the most amazing woman and very dear to my heart. happy birthday, mom.

D's thank you

 happy thanksgiving!

my family is pretty laid back when it comes to thanksgiving and the table setting, but if it were up to me, i would love to recreate this for our dinner:

*love*

anyway, there are always things to be thankful for. my list:

michael's arts and crafts store.

late night shawarma after a night of drinking.

lazy sundays.

my big curly hair.

big chunky jewelry.
dunkin "deathwish" donut.

and most of all: my family, boo and friends.

happy all hallow's eve

me and my sis back in the day.

happy halloween!

D's happy message

to the sweetest little man i know,

happy 3rd birthday!

i hope you enjoy that ride on the thomas train next month...

love,

your tia

D's new ring

do you see that?

you'll understand where i got it from if you click here.

happy birthday!

happy happy birthday, munchin!

4 years old is big time.

D's father's day wish

i <3 dad!

i'm wearing the tshirt i got for doing the father's day prostate cancer run earlier today. 

i decided i wanted to cut it a bit...but i may cut it even more...we'll see. i just wanted to wear something appropriate for when i went to have dinner with my parents.

anyway,

happy father's day to all of the incredible dad's out there...especially my own father!

D's bday wish

today is a very important day.

happy birthday to one of the most amazing women i know...my mom...

xoxo

D's sis

dear P--

go guuurl, it's your birfday.

hold the wine, i know yo thirstayyyy

say ahhhhhh.

(yes, i just quoted trey songz)

today marks the birthday of someone especially dear to my heart. she's more than my sister--she's always been a friend, a mentor, someone to look up to and the most stylish person i know. we've always looked out for each other and she's the only person who really knows how to make me laugh when i need it. and that is why i needed to devote an entire blog post to her.

now, i tried to find some great pics of us and unfortunately came up short. could it be that we haven't taken any recent pics in the last year or so? i MUST remedy that.

in the meantime, enjoy this classic pic of me and P with the bouncers at B.o.B.'s on the LES:

happy birthday, sis!

xoxo, your crazy sister

D's DIY

happy mother's day!

this year i decided to make my boo's mother and my own mother a nice little gift to celebrate their wonderfulness.

nothing says THANK YOU more than a potted herb garden...lol.

i headed to stew leonard's to pick up the materials...boy was that crazy. shopping for plant herbs, pots and soil can be difficult. but i did it.

i took it all out to the yard, grabbed dunkin and sat there for a good ten minutes.

the weather was just wonderful.

if this is a project you'd like to one day do for yourself, you'll need the following:

a large pot

potting soil

little shovel

4 types of herb plants (i choose basil, mint, parsley and chives for this one)

and then for fun you can get a garden gnome for the pot and make flags to tell each herb apart!

basically, i used the shovel to layer the soil in the pot and then put the plants where i wanted them. i filled up the gaps between each plant with more soil until it was all even. after all of the potting, i watered the plants, made flags with the names of the herbs using coffee straws, paper and tape and VIOLA! that was it.

best mother's day present EVER.

it's early but i'm about to head to bed...so tired..this has been a longgggg weekend. if you follow my twitter account, you would know how much fun i had this weekend and just how little sleep i really got...enjoy the rest of your weekend!