It's Me, KP

Snapshots of My Weekend: 6.6.10

Home sweet home after a quick trip away this weekend.  I've got some snapshots to share...





Kicked the weekend off with some fun friends + beers at the Frying Pan on Friday night.  It was a great night to sit back and enjoy the breeze.  Saturday morning a friend and I took the bus down to Baltimore for a night.  We got there early and the #1 priority was finding some crab cakes.  I think we found the best ones in Baltimore... with a side of the most amazing mac 'n cheese EVER :)  Such a delicious lunch.  We walked around for a while enjoying the water, then ended up taking the water taxi (which I loved!!!) back to the inner harbor.  The main reason for the trip was a visit to Camden Yards to see the Orioles + Red Sox.  Where we talked a guard into letting us into the club level to get some yummy BBQ sandies.  The game wasn't too exciting until the end, but as always I love just being at the ballpark.

This weekend I laughed a lot. It was so nice.
Exactly what I needed.

Watch

Hello.

Thank you for your comments on yesterday's post.  I read and appreciated every single one of them.  Your words were so kind and made me smile.  I really love what everyone wrote and receiving them throughout the day meant a lot to me.  Thank you so much.

Today is a much better day.

I saw these two movie trailers before SATC2 last night and they both made me really happy.  Eat Pray Love is one of my all-time favorite books.  I could see myself going on a quest someday like Elizabeth did... especially if it includes all that pasta.  And Bali.  And Javier Bardem.  Or James Franco.  I'm not too picky.

The song in the trailer also happens to be a favorite of mine... its "The Dog Days are Over" by Florence + the Machine.  That band also has a rendition of "You've Got the Love" which is the final song played at the very end on the series finale of SATC (when they're walking out of the coffee shop and you see the montages) - so Florence + the Machine gets a lot of play around here :)

We also saw the trailer to Going the Distance.  It made me laugh out loud many times.  Justin + Drew = doesn't get better than that.

Happy weekend friends.

Open My Eyes, I See Sky

*I just want to edit that I am paraphrasing Suzy here... I think our conversation was about creating positive layouts.  Magazines publish 95% happy layouts.  That's how I get paid, that's my job.  I do not remember exactly what was said, so please don't take it word for word.

One night at dinner my friend Suzy said that in this industry, it's often part of our job to make it look like our lives are perfect.  So true.  I post happy photos of cupcakes and friends and trips and good things in my life.  Just about 99.9% of my work is positive and about the amazing life I have.  I adore and admire my friends who blog about the realities of life and what they struggle with.  I always wish that I had the courage to share more and be completely open.

So it's truth time.
Putting on the big girl shoes and being honest today.
My life... it sure is not perfect.
Far from it.

Only two days into the month of June and it's taken a toll on me already.  A lot of sadness going on for a handful of different people in my life.  Tough times all coming at once.  Enough to make my heart ache.

In my own life things are confusing.
And I miss Chicago.  I miss my friends.  I am feeling lonely.
Along with other things going on that I can't figure out.

Deep down I know it will get better.  We all have our good times and our bad.  We get knocked down and we get up again.  I have faith that I'll be smiling true smiles again soon.  I just need to keep swimming swimming swimming.

So as much as I would love to always pretend that I'm living some fabulous big city, jet setting, delicious, perfect life... today I just needed to come clean.  Be a little honest here on the bloggo.  And I think that this Thursday calls for a day in bed under the covers with fluffy pillows and a good book.


Photo taken on my flight back from Buffalo last month.

Snapshots of My Weekend: 5.30.10

I have to be honest... this past weekend has made me happier than I've been in a long time.  I think I'm given weekends like this to be reminded how incredibly lucky I am.  Not that I really need too much reminding ;) 

Jennifer says weekend like this feed your soul and I couldn't agree more...

Jennifer +Nichol arrived Friday afternoon and I got to show them around NYC... which pretty much meant eating, walking, eating, shopping, eating, drinking, talking, laughing, eating.  The first treat was a cupcake at Magnolia Bakery down in the Village.  They requested seafood for dinner so I took them to The Mermaid Inn in the East Village and we had a fun patio dinner.  Saturday afternoon was spent eating lunch from 'Wichcraft and lounging on the Southwest patio in Bryant Park.  Then some shopping, including Tinsel Trading and M+J Trimmings then dinner at Crispo.  I was also so lucky to share the weekend with my sweet friend Emily + her awesome husband Jay.  Emily has been one of my scrappy friends for six years who knew me back when I was living in East Lansing and dreaming of moving to New York.  It was the best treat to spend time with her.  After a tasty breakfast at Clinton St. Baking Co, we walked down to Donut Plant for a snack.  Sunday also included a matinee of Promises, Promises + dinner at Republic and some great bonding time. 

And because it was a long weekend, I'm throwing in two more...

It's quite pricey but I couldn't resist taking them to Norma's for breakfast this morning... and it was pure heaven on a plate.  And one shot of us all together before I had to say goodbye.  I spent the rest of the holiday relaxing, having fun, and hanging with more friends here.  I am lucky.

I love having visitors in the city.
I love it.
I love NYC when I'm on my own but it's even better when I get to share it with people I care about.
And I especially love planning out everywhere we're going to eat ;)

It was such a delight to see all my friends this weekend.  These ladies are so incredibly smart and unbelievably talented with huge hearts.  Jennifer has been one of my biggest cheerleaders for years... her kindness and generosity amazes me and I felt so fortunate to have been able to spend so much time with her.  

And my favorite shot from the weekend...

Now who is coming to visit me next?  You better be ready to eat ;)