our trip to the city

our first night in manhattan was perfect for a stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge

...dinner at Superfine

...and of course Times Square

this is Bryant Park... it's crazy to me that you can find such 

serenity so close to the madness at Times Square

oh how I loved you, fashion week

putting on my wedges right before we went in

(i wasn't the only one doing this)

tracy reese's clothes were beautiful!

we saw natalie morales

we had access to the VIP lounge!!

and betsey johnson was like a rock concert

we saw Kelly Osborne and Denise Richards... and Carmen Electra

(we didn't recognize Carmen, but found out later she was sitting right next to Kelly)

the blonde on the left of this picture was sitting right next to me... with the little girl and her mom...

they let me go down to the floor with them to get this picture! 

(I'm pretty sure she was shamelessly using the little girl just to get her pic taken with celebs. 

she was a total snob to me when i was all 

giddy and showing my small-town-girl-in-a-big-city-at-fashion-week side... but whatever)

what's funny about this picture, though is what's going on behind denise and the girls. 

such an interesting group of people there at fashion week

and then there was MoMA... a whole different kind of magic

and of course fao schwartz

we went into the Mercedes-Benz of Manhattan dealership... 

the showroom was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

last night in New York City was perfect for a Mets game

i'm so ready to go back!! 

hi stranger

it's been a long time. as usual i've been too busy to blog. i tried a few times to blog a video from fashion week... but it didn't quite work. i'm sorry. i have so much to share with you now that i don't even know where to start!!

so for today... head on over here and check out the most magical video of my friends sweet newborn.

check it out!!!

i'm teaching a class over at LHUCA this fall!!! 

i'd love to have you in class :) 

ps... click on the words above to register for the class

i HAVE accomplished something

you MIGHT have noticed that little button over there ->
that says "home ec".

home ec is an online class i'm taking right now and

it's been a true lifesaver this week. 

it's giving me projects to work on as i get my strength back... and keeps me from feeling 

COMPLETELY lazy and worthless during this time when i have to force 

myself to slow down.

i made myself a fancy new ironing board

and made a few things for a friend's baby shower 

**see what i made here**

courtney, leigh ann, and rachel 

are doing a phenomenal job teaching the class!!! 

if you think you might be interested in taking a crafty online class, follow their blogs...

rachel and elsie have one coming up that features projects for kiddos!!! 

planning...

and dreaming

rainy nyc day by revsanford featuring distressed skinny jeans

our NYC trip is coming up... if only my closet contained everything found over at polyvore, i'd end up with the perfect outfit for every day of the trip!!

if you had mono like me, you'd have the time to spend putting dozens of outfits together at polyvore. is it just me or is that website pretty much like barbie for grown-ups? (my favorite toys growing up were my barbies, btw)

on this first day of school...

which was a great success, by the way...

i thought i'd share with you one last installment of 

sanford summer 2010

one of my favorite things we did this summer... 

a friendly game of "pirates"

the kids were really into it... and made sure michael and i were really into it as well

sarah was pretty feisty... i called her scrappy the whole night

haaaapy haaaappy biiiirthdayy baaayybe

on this day, 33 years ago... the world got the gift of my michael

he's my favorite. remember this post? 

and today... of all days... i am sick with mono. been sick all week. maybe two... three weeks to go??

so let me add one to the list: he just wants to take care of me today.

suddenly i'm being forced to take life at a snail's pace. when this is the time of the year that i like to take life fast and furious. 

i should just enjoy it right? that's what isaiah says. last night i was in tears over the whole thing and he said "i love being sick! it means you just get to lay around and watch movies!" 

okay, i get it. still. maybe some sewing projects can still be in my near future?