09/08/2017
Happy Friday, friends! I instacarted wine, had take out delivered, ate two tiny pies in less than 24 hours, and “shushed” and bribed my way through both newborn and toddler meltdowns, but can say I’ve almost survived my first week of single parenting two children… hooray! We are celebrating my dad on Saturday– both his birthday and his return from a 10 month deployment in the middle east– with a pool party and barbecue and will likely take it easy the rest of the weekend. The weather here has been in … 
Sara here with another peek into a great living space! I am so excited to share with you the loveliest, warmest little family room from Jaclyn Isaac at Downtown Decorators in Jersey City, New Jersey. The comfy cozy space is home to Dana, a fragrance marketing executive, Drew, a Television producer and their wee little baby boy. This brave couple started this project when their son was only 12 days old! Wow. I chatted with Jaclyn about what she calls their warm-industrial-chic living room project and what it was like working alongside the … 
Interestingly enough, pants seem to be something that I’m having an issue with lately. There was the pantless hospital arrival of two weeks ago, followed by the realizing that between our three moves in the last year I couldn’t find any loose fitting, real world appropriate pants to wear when I got home. This led to the super market sweep of pant shopping that was had on Parker’s first day of school at the local Ann Taylor Loft store while Aaron circled the parking lot with newborn, toddler, and high-school aged nephew … 
Why don’t we cook more meals on a stick? I’ve never met a food on a stick that I didn’t love. Corn dogs? Delicious! Popsicles? Yes, please! Kabobs, of course, are no exception. You can basically kabob anything these days without judgement, but this simple flavor combination of pineapple, red bell pepper, chicken breast, sweet onion and sausage has made these Chicken Pineapple Kabobs our summer go-to. Parker, being the cliche toddler that we all know and love, enjoys everything except the bell pepper and onion. … 
