Per Iowa Girl’s tradition , it’s 3 Questions Thursday so here goes.
- What’s your favorite season? I absolutely love summer. I think it has to do with the fact that it is light for hours so you can enjoy the day more and be more productive. In addition, I live in cute summer dresses and my rainbows though i’m currently searching for a more “NYC appropriate” pair of sandals. If anyone has suggestions please send them my way. I am looking for two- one for the commute/long walks in the city and the other are just for evenings out in the city.
- What was your favorite television show growing up? My family would laugh so hard if they knew I was telling you this but I used to be OBSESSED with Rescue 911. I don’t know if anyone else remembers it but I think it was on around 8pm on Tuesday nights. (I have a really scary memory folks- ask Bo). I would make my family watch this show religiously and since we only had one tv when I was growing up everyone had the joy of hearing “Rescue 911 what’s the cause of your emergency”
- Where/how do you want to retire? I want to retire and enjoy life. My goal is to do all the things that take too much time for me to currently enjoy. For example, I have the opportunity to play golf 3-4x per year right now which is far to little to actually hone my skills. My aunt has epitomized what I hope my retirement to be like. She is more active now than ever before, enjoys countless hours of cooking, entertaining, and laughing over great wine and activity.
Yesterday was fabulous for many reasons some of which were the GORGEOUS weather we enjoyed in NYC, the breeze our apartment gets when I have all the windows open, our wonderful dinner which I’ll discuss later in the post, and OUR SOFA AND CHAIR ARRIVED! Seriously guys, I was jumping up and down when the front desk called to let me know they were escorting the van guys up with our furniture. The color turned out perfectly and now they are screaming to be adorned with a comfy throw and some vibrant pillows . I’m currently lusting over a few at Pottery Barn and think i’ll have to put our two 10% Welcome to the Neighborhood coupons to good use this weekend! Last night when Bo got home he graced the empty wall space with two more paintings. This nook is really starting to feel like a home. We can’t figure out what to do with the bare wall space above the chair. If you have any suggestions please send them our way. As for the corner between the chair and sofa, we’ve decided on this gorgeous piece and actually found the wall accessory that holds wine bottles and glasses on Craigslist last night! Bo is picking them up this afternoon in Chelsea for $100!! I love saving some money whenever possible!
Easy Roasted Chicken with lemon, herbs, and garlicGIVEAWAY ALERT:
Sara is giving away some fabulous hummus so check her out here
Ashley, I loved this post, and can't wait to hear the rest of your running story! I am in the process of becoming a runner *again* (used to love it, but fell out of the swing in the last couple years), and baby steps are definitely the key. I hope you get into the marathon!!!
I saw your comment on Bobbi's blog that you are from LIC. I am born and raised in LIC!!! Hunters point area. I live upstate right now but my mom, family & friends are all back in LIC 🙂
Ashley – It was so great hanging out with you yesterday! I'm so sorry we got rained out, but good for us both for hitting the mills. 🙂 You are so sweet and your story is such a motivation. You have come so far!! I never would have known that you just started running a few short years ago. Good-luck with the lottery today! Would love to have you run it with me! Can't wait to hang out again!