This morning was SO nice! I totally got to sleep in. I can’t remember the last time I went to bed at a decent hour and got to sleep in too! Best Mother’s Day extension present ever!
Sadly I’m paying for it now and am running a little behind on the day. Isn’t that how it always goes though?
Friday was so fun. Claire, my second daughter, and I went on a little date. We had dinner and then went to see First Position. Claire’s super obsessed with ballet and is working on memorizing the moves and positions (Her favorite one to say is Grand Jete – she has the accent down!). The movie was beautiful and inspiring. Such amazing talent in those dancers!
Saturday was a work day, but I got to squeeze in some shopping at the flea market – and it was a GOOD day! I bought a desk, a console, a vanity chair, a decorative column, a floor lamp, and a bunch of cool odds and ends. This HUGE vintage Italian mirror was a little mother’s day gift to myself. I love the shape and texture. I’m hoping it works over the mantle in our new place.
Prices were so good and everyone was smiling and in the best mood. Maybe because the weather was just perfect.
You know it’s one of the first nice days of the year when every single blade of grass at every park is covered with people looking for some Vitamin D!
We also made some progress on securing our new place this weekend, which I am so excited about. Papers will be signed this week and then I’ll get to share all the details. Nostalgia for our current neighborhood is already starting to set in. It’s been a good two years here.
On Mother’s Day, I had a bunch of church responsibilities, so the day was a little crazy. By the time we got home in the late afternoon, all I wanted to do was curl up on the couch and catch up on our DVR queue. Michael took care of every little thing with the kids this weekend and I didn’t have to lift a finger. It was pretty much heaven. The girls even made me a mother’s day lunch – cereal, sugar snap peas and a soda. All very random, but I loved the thought and care behind it.
Jenny –
How did you get all of your treasures from the flea home (I'm assuming you do not have a car)? I'm always interested in the logistics of all your DIY projects in the city!
Thanks!
Amy
That mirror took my breath away. Love it!!
Sounds like a fantastic mothers day weekend, your girls are adorable.
Xx. Patience
Sweet. I was in Central Park yesterday, it was a great day. Did you catch the band visiting from France playing Brazilian Samba? Very cool.
Saw you and hubby walking around the financial district holding hands :) Just as cute in real life as on the internet
love that lunch!! What sweet cute girls you have. what are the ebst flea markets you recommend? I want to make sure go to them in June when I visit! thanks!
Amy – I've gone to great lengths to get furniture home! One time I had to get home quick and it was at the end of the day when all the cabs are off-duty, so I had to lug a pair of chairs and a box of lamps and accessories on the train by myself. I wish that was an isolated event. I have the craziest stories of taking 12 ft ladders on the subway and all sorts of crazy cramming into cabs. :) One time I saw someone dragging a sofa on a train! I'm not that intense though – a girls gotta draw the line somewhere (mine's with the ladder and chairs) :)
Most of the time I don't buy a huge haul like that. I can usually fit everything into a cab, no problem. But when I do buy a lot I use a delivery guy (they're called a Man with a Van – it's a thing here). He charged me $40 to pick it all up from the Flea and deliver it to my place. I'd pay half that for cab fare and more than that to rent a zipcar, so I use him a lot.
WOW! That was definitely more than you wanted to know :)
xx
Love the mirror, it's unique..
anyway, your kids are so pretty.. You're lucky to have them… happy mother's day.. :D
Which NY flea was this one? I want to run in next weekend, and can't decide the one to hit.
Congrats on the new place! Can't wait to hear more about it. :)
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Christina
Aww. So sweet. Love the lunch your girls made :) Perfect. My 4 oldest kids pooled their resources and bought me a gift… a Twix bar and a bottle of Coke Zero :)
Loved it.
:)
hi,
just wondering which flea market you went to. would love to go to a good one to find cool home furnishings…
thx
HI Jenny-
I'm pretty obsessed with that mirror next to the one you purchased! What are the chances you remember the vendor and they have a website?
OR, what are the chances you could do a design purchase and ship?
You are awesome! Love your work. I guess you are in my ward, but I've never met you. HAHA.. I'd love to. We are moving actually in a couple of weeks…. but it's too bad I never got to meet you… Best of luck. Glad you had a great Mother's Day!
What a sweet brunch, too funny about their choices! Sounds like you had a perfect day.
What a sweet weekend! I'm impressed by your haul, not often you can find things like that in a major city. I'm always jealous of the Kentucky bloggers, they seem to have antiques just falling from the sky out there:)
Jessica
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Great mirror! I can't wait to see what you do with it!
Cluny
You are lucky! Beautiful family!
Thanks for answering me, Jenny! I appreciate you taking the time to do that! Amy
What a sweet weekend! What church do you go to? We've been church searching since we moved here 3 months ago and haven't found anything we love yet.
Thanks for sharing, I love reading you should post more often…
Thanks for sharing, I love reading you should post more often…