There are some people that come into your life and just change it, that’s Vera Sweeney to me. She is my best friend.  The kind of friend I have talked to (I’m not kidding) about 10-15 times a day for the last 2 years… that’s her to me. Today is her birthday.  She turns 21… I mean, 34. I wanted [...]

Today I am 31 years old. Brian always makes fun of me (jokingly, of course) because I take a lot of headshots of myself on my iPhone. It’s not that I’m vain. Sometimes I just want to know if I look the same way I feel (whether it’s refreshed, tired, pretty, unattractive… you get the picture – pun intended). Sometimes [...]

I always wanted to be a mother.  Always, always, always. When I was 2 1/2 years old, my mom and dad brought home the best gift in the world for me… a baby sister. That little baby girl, Janie… was my precious little package, I took care of her with my mom with every chance I got. For the last [...]

Alexander came into this world with a unique story. Many, many, many (many) people have asked me through the last 6 years if we planned on having Alexander so close in age to William. They are exactly 12 months and 3 days apart. Truth is, out of all of my children, Alexander was the most planned of all! On November [...]

7 years ago today was very much like today… a balmy, lovely late September day. It was a perfect day for apple picking. Well, if we weren’t waiting for a baby, that is. Our entire family had traveled from Rhode Island to New York City to welcome Audrey and Matt’s first baby.  We knew the baby was a boy.  We [...]

7 years ago today, I was at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC waiting, waiting and waiting to have my first baby. The 25th of Sept, at least the morning of it 7 years ago, is still a blur. William was stuck in the birth canal and wouldn’t come out! I pushed and pushed and pushed some more for hours! Finally [...]

I cannot believe Henry is 3 years old today. I do not know (for the life of me) where the time has gone… in a blink of an eye, he’s 3. My Henry. I laugh when I meet someone for the first time and they ask me how many kids I have, when I say 4 boys, they always smile. [...]

It’s my BIRTHDAY TODAY! Oh, yes…. the big 33 years old! In honor of my birthday, I thought I’d put together a little Happy Birthday Fashion and Beauty FUN! Who needs actual cake? Here are some of my faves…

Today’s my birthday! 33 years old. God, I love my birthday! I’m just one of those people, even at the age of (now) 33, that still counts down from May 1st all the way through May 23rd waiting for “my” day.  It’s still that exciting for me! It’s funny, last night I set my alarm for 5:30AM thinking, “I want [...]

My grandmother turns 86 years old today! 86 years old… that’s a lotta’ life! To celebrate my Grandma… I wanted to share 86 things I love about her… because she’s one of my #1 girl’s in my life! 1. Her love of fashion. 2. How she always signs her cards to me… xoxo Grandma (I think that’s where I get [...]