The orangest sweater in the whole wide world is now my favoritest sweater in the whole wide world (Ralph Lauren, from TJMaxx; I saw a bunch there so run run run if you, too, enjoy looking like a citrus fruit). In related news, I would like Francesca to come live with me and photobomb all of my Instagram pictures, please.
This slideshow of what really happens during a baby's first hour of life is so cool.
Not too terrible of a location for a runway show.
OK, so Cotton's 24-Hour Runway Show (you can see the highlights here) was SUPER cool. I'm not sure if you realized this, but the 24-hour thing wasn't an exaggeration: the event went from 8PM Friday to 8PM Saturday, and there were literally models walking the runway at 3AM. I mean…I can't testify to that myself, because I was basically comatose (all alone in a very large hotel bed, yesssss), but it was live-streaming the whole time, and even ended up setting a Guinness World Record for longest runway show.
You may have noticed that we’re pretty big on family trips.
As difficult as traveling with a toddler and an infant in tow can be, it’s one of our all-time favorite things to do, because sure, when kids are involved you have to be flexible, and sure, sometimes things may not go as planned…but those are the best parts: those unplanned detours and wrong turns down dusty roads so often end up being the moments you remember most of all. It’s not about staying in fancy hotels or eating expensive meals or planning out the ‘perfect’ itinerary…it’s about taking your family on adventures that are unique to you, creating the kinds of experiences that your kids (and you) will remember forever.
But getting it together to plan family trips isn’t always easy. You mean to book that special vacation that you’ve always dreamed of going on, but then the months fly by and all of a sudden the time when you could have gone is past. You want to try out a new destination, but it’s so much easier to just head back to that same town and that same hotel you’ve always gone to. You tell yourself that this is the year you’ll have that experience you’ve always dreamed of, but then just…don’t. Because it’s easier to do what you know.
I mean, I don't…but I feel like I probably should, based on just how cool my son looks in them. (To be clear, I had exactly nothing to do with this outfit, which makes me extremely proud; that's some serious accessorizing right there.)
Seriously, these boots? Are PHENOMENAL. The problem with kids' rainboots (speaking from experience) is that they're often either heavy and clunky or hard to get off and on, but these are super lightweight and easy enough to put on that my son can do it himself. And does. Every morning, whether it's raining or not. (They also come in blue, fuchsia, and light pink, but I think yellow is the obvious pick.)
#roadtripping to Philly!
I've been to Philadelphia to meet with my publisher a few times over the past year or so, but it's always a quick in-and-out trip; a stop into the office, a nearby lunch, and then back in the car for a mad rush back up the Garden State Parkway to get home in time for dinner. I did do the whole cobblestone streets/historical landmarks/mustard pretzels thing way back in the fifth grade, but my major takeaway from that particular visit is the fact that Francesco told me that he liked Sarah better than he liked me, so: time for a return trip.
