My Summer Vacation

I know I've mentioned before that I love my job. I'm really lucky, because it's tons of fun! Best of all I get a ton of vacation time, especially in August! This summer I've taken full advantage of time away from the City and away from the office. Since Monday morning I'll be back in the office and into a routine, I thought I'd celebrate summer one last time. What were your favorite summer memories?

Here are a few of my highlights...

Florida...

Long Island & Fire Island...

Taken on my iPhone in Kismet, Fire Island

My Birthday party...

It was a lobster bake!

Me & Hubby - who's a teacher and doesn't like to shave or get haircuts in the summer :)

My fabulous cake made my Marney!

All of these photos were taken by my friend, Kelly. My camera broke! If I can get some more pics, I'll add them later.
It was tons of fun!

The Lake...NYC...

Many days in the park with Hubby & Daphne.
My Mom and two Grandmothers in Central Park


...and of course a day at Six Flags with my cousins. Too fun!

I've Missed You...

Hello, friends! It's been a while, huh? I've missed you!

I've been away for just over a week, trying to soak up as much summer as I can before it's gone! Spent a few days with my hubby and his family at Ossippe Lake, NH. It's a beautiful lake in the middle of the mountains. So relaxing! From there we spent a few days with my family by the beach. I love summer, don't you? I'm also really lucky to have a ton of vacation time at work, much of which was used this August. Fun!

What have you been up to?

Happy Birthday to Me!

Well loves, it's that time of year again... tomorrow is my 28th Birthday!!

I am looking forward to celebrating with family and some good friends. Tomorrow I will be heading to Fire Island with my love and my sister! We'll have a day at the beach, followed by dinner and drinks by the water. One of my favorite things to do in the Summer! Sunday I'll be hosting some good friends and family for a lobster bake at my Mom's house. I'm really looking forward to a lovely weekend. I couldn't imagine a better way to spend my special day.

My birthday wish? That's a secret, of course! But the truth is that I often think I'm the luckiest gal in the World. I can only wish for that to continue.

What are your weekend plans? Whatever you do, I hope it's fabulous!

xo,
Ellen

Yes, please.

A couple of weekends ago my hubby & I did some wondering around this fabulous city. We started in the West Village and just roamed around from there. It was a beautiful day! On our journey, we came across some dream homes. Obviously, we couldn't see the insides - but for me that's the fun! Can you imagine what the insides would look like? Wouldn't you love to live in one of these homes?

If one of these gorgeous homes belong to you... can I come over?

Don't you just love the red door?

My appologies for the poor quality of the pics - they were all taken with my iPhone on a very sunny day!

Only in New York

So I'm walking down the street yesterday and stumble upon this cupcake truck.

Now, maybe this is old news. But it's new to me! And I thought it was such a great idea - gourmet cupcakes on the go. Just thought I'd share...

I appologize for the terrible picture, it was taken on my phone at night... and no, that's not me in the picture.

Kate Spade

So I know I'm not the first person who's noticed the new Kate Spade clothing line. But have you seen it?! Wow. It's darling! I happened to wander past her store in NYC the other night and was blown away by the color and designs. In fact, I had to snap a picture right then! (The store was closed so it wasn't completely embarrassing!) My current dream item for fall has to be this black & white coat. Isn't it something?

Bottom 5 photos found here.

Home Sweet Home...

After 10 days in Florida, we're home!

As much as I love to travel and go away, I equally love coming home. It's a nice feeling.

We did have a great vacation though. As I mentioned, it was a big family party for my Uncle's 50th Birthday. So almost all of my Aunts, Uncles and Cousins were there. I can't remember the last time I spent a week with my cousins, especially now that we live around the country and all work full-time. So it was great to hang out and reconnect. My Uncle rented a condo at a beach club in Jupiter, Fl right on the ocean. It was beautiful! Most of us didn't actually stay there, but it became our meeting place because of the beach access, pools and grills for BBQing. We were lucky enough to stay with my Grandmother who rented a nice size condo so we could stay with her - this is what made it so easy for us to extend out vacation! One highlight was watching the sea turtles. We watched several nests of baby turtles hatch and make their first trek into the ocean. It was one of the most beautiful experiences I've ever had. I wasn't able to get a good picture, but my Aunt got one. As soon as I get it, I'll be sure to post! It was truly awesome!

I have to be honest though... I missed this little blog. As you may have noticed, I couldn't help myself from figuring out how to access my blog from my phone to update. I also sat for some time each morning on my little phone scanning my favorite blogs. What can I say. I'm hooked!

So below are some pictures I took on my iPhone last week - I haven't uploaded my camera yet, so these pictures will have to do!

But I'm also dying to know what you've been up to while I was away? I must also send a huge thanks to those who have left me comments - it's such a wonderful feeling to know that someone is reading!
Thank you.

Palm trees make me smile.

Some of my family hanging out in the evening.

The moon was amazing reflecting over the ocean.

My cousin Nicole watching the sunrise.

Nicole, Hubby & I got up at 6am to watch the sun come up.
It was worth it!

This was taken from the plane window on our way to Florida. The clouds looked so cool!

Quick post from Florida

Hello Friends!

I'm trying out email posting for the first time from my iPhone in Florida. My appologies if it doesn't come out nicely!

I was excited to tell you that some of my engagement photos have been posted onprettychicky.com!!
(http://prettychicky.com/1819/engagement/engagement-session-on-the-beach#comments)
Naturally, I'm completely biased, but I think they're hilarious!

I hope you're all having a fabulous week! We're having such a great time that we've decided to extend our vacation until Monday!

Have a wonderful day!
xoxo

A ocean sunrise