Meet Blanca!

December 16, 2012December 16, 20121 Comment

I bought a new car! 🙂 🙂 🙂 I don’t think I can do enough smiley faces to show how happy I am 🙂 Meet Blanca!

I had a silver Volkswagen Beetle since I was 17 years old. (Thanks to my loving parents <3) It was sooo cute and bubbly, and every time someone asked me what kind of car I had, they always had the same response when I answered, “That is so you!”. I loved that car. I was able to zip around and easily find and park in spots that were way too small for any other cars. And although Bugley was basically a round car, she never objected to overly successful trips to HomeGoods and generously let me pack her all the way to the top with square objects.

But the past few years, she was in need of repairs, and I was in need of something that would fit my working girl lifestyle. So I started lusting after a white Honda CR-V.

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HJ and I looked for weeks for a slightly used one (2010), since I liked the look better than the new ones, and also so it would fit in my price range. After I took one out for a spin, I was really “cr-v”ing the car! HJ really negotiated (maybe I should change his initials to MN for Master Negotiator…) got me a great deal, and after 5 hours of inspecting, bartering, and paperwork, we drove her of of the lot that same night!

It was emotional, because I had become so attached to Bugs, but it was soooooooo worth it. AND after celebrating Christmas with my Dad and Barb last night, she received a gift herself! Her very own name plate! (Picture coming soon!)

Thankful for a Short Week

November 26, 2012Leave a comment

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you enjoyed spending time with your families and friends. HJ and I did lots of traveling along the East Coast, but it was wonderful, and today, on our way home, we made a pit stop in NYC to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular!

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It was really wonderful and definitely got me in the mood for Christmas! It’s just something that I think you have to see just once if you get the chance 🙂 We planned on going closer to Christmas, but the tickets were getting expensive! Since we decided to go today, I was able to get better seats for only $85.00 each! (Just in case you were wondering, we had seats in the Orchestra level, Row E, seats 412 and 413. They were really good, because we were close enough to see all of the detail, but far enough away so we could see the whole show, which always includes projections and dancers throughout the whole auditorium)

I didn’t take any photos of what I wore this long weekend, because most of the outfits are repeats of my fav work clothes (I guess that happens as you get older-your work and play clothes are the same…) Anyway, here is Monday through Wednesday!

Monday:

Hoop Earrings: Express

Black Top: H&M

Purple Scarf: TJ Maxx, $12.99

Striped Maxi Skirt: Loehmann’s Online, $24.00

Shoes: TJ Maxx, Lucky Brand, $29.99

Tuesday:

Navy Top: J Crew Outlet

Aztec Print Scarf: TJ Maxx, $12.99

Ankle Pants: Express, Editor Ankle Pants in Panama Beige. I loved the black pair I had of these, so I recently got 4 more pairs in different colors, because Express was having a great sale, where it was buy one get one 50% off, and then an additional 15% off of that! So the first 2 pairs were $60, but then the last 2 were only $30 and I had FREE shipping. That’s why I am the Huntress! 🙂

Shoes: Nine West Outlet

Wednesday:

Periwinkle Knit Tunic: Target

Purple Necklace: Target

Pants: Express

Shoes: Famous Footwear, Dr. Scholls

Nautical Nonsense

September 23, 2012September 24, 20125 Comments

Another Post!

So I went away this weekend for a little boating excursion with Hunky J’s family up north. I knew it was going to be 70s during the day, and much cooler at night. Take a look at my outfits! And HJ wondered why it was taking me so long to pack…HA! I needed to document the process so I could share!

Mini Getaway

February 28, 2012September 17, 20123 Comments

So, in keeping with my promise, here is a “little” peek at me and HJ’s weekend!

He was really not prepared to see what he was about to see…We went to Roadside America in Shartlesville, PA. Its an amazing 6,000 sqft. display of tiny models depicting America throughout the 1600s to 1960s. Every building was made by hand! (Insert bad Advil commercial parody-“And if you’ve ever built a wood model”, *pause* “You know how hard that is…”)-I hope everyone has seen that awful commercial, and the extreme closeup view of that girl’s unfortunate mug…Anyway…

I didn’t get any pictures during the Night Scene, but its cool-All of the main overhead lights are slowly turned off, and the model lights slowly turn on, and suddenly, you really feel like you are flying over a small town at night. It is amazing that all of the homemade magnet motors and wiring have lasted all this time!

And last but not least,

Some good, old-fashioned Pennsylvania Anthracite! I pretty much love that its from Reading and the same place Pops gets his coal for his house!

Overall, it was a really good time and brought me back to my childhood. It only took about an hour to get there, and was a really fun day trip to share with someone you love!

Weekend Excursion

October 13, 2011September 17, 2012Leave a comment

I would like to share some pictures that Hunky J and I took this weekend when we visited my old stomping grounds, Hopewell Village in Elverson, PA. I think that some of these photos may make it up on the walls of TTC.

Ha! Pay close attention to my face in this one, cause the next one shows how I really feel about large animals with heads almost the size of my whole body…

Here we are next to the original furnace, and the “pig iron” of course (its down on the bottom right)

And now, I am about to make a mold for a stove door

See!

Oh, and there is the cutest little cottage on the right. Inside, there are some wonderful built-ins and I believe there is a fireplace hiding behind that far left cabinet!

Oh, and those colonials had fabulous taste, isn’t this mustard hutch to die for?! (ok, so I’m sure its not original, but there had to have been someone back then who cared about having a nice-looking home!)

Oh, and here is HJ trying to pump some water. Better luck next time love ❤

Here is the Big House, see HJ chillin’ on the porch?

The General Store:

This one’s for you Dad, some Good Pennsylvania Anthracite!

And now the sweetest part of our weekend!

Apple Picking! We got some real beauties! York, Staymen, and Baldwin, which was our favorite 🙂 Many of the apples in their orchard go back to original flavors from the 1700s! They were delicious! Spots and all!

Here you go!

Happy Fall!

Vaca Pics

September 11, 2011September 17, 2012Leave a comment

Good Morning! Today I want to do a quick recap of my vacation 2 weeks ago. It was for relaxing and spending time with those who matter. My Mom and Step-Dad, Doc let me and my old friend, Heather, use a week of their timeshare in St. Thomas and my Dad and Step-Mom, Barbie came to visit us halfway through the week. Here are some of the highlights of this trip:

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I Want To Go Back To The Islands…

August 3, 2011September 17, 20121 Comment

This weekend, HJ and I went to Block Island in Rhode Island. Have you ever been? It was WONDERFUL, more than wonderful…heavenly 🙂 HJ’s family has some generous friends that let us stay at their beautiful home, just a stroll away from a private beach. We had such a perfect weekend. It was so quiet and peaceful. Let me share our adventures with you!

This is where we ate breakfast every morning! If I could, I would blog from here every day!