“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
at her ballet dress rehearsal on thursday
her ballet spring recital was yesterday afternoon and what a joy it was to see her take the stage
she has grown so much this scholastic year
in so many ways
including ballet ways
happy monday friends
one of the things i have always loved about miami is the art
it is everywhere
in the architecture, painted on large walls free for everyone to see, in so many art galleries and museums….
miami is art
after a day at the pool with the girls, i dropped them off at Savannah’s house for a sleepover and had a big girls night out in southbeach
it started with the opening of Sheila Hicks at the bass museum and it ended with a walk down memory lane through the hotels on collins avenue where i used to hang out back in the day
i miss those kind of miami nights
i saw more art and color in one day/night in miami than i have living here in asheville for the past almost four years
thus the reason why my soul aches living here in these mountains
especially in the winter time
happy friday friends!
Ugo Rondinone, miami mountain. entering the bass. i want to go see these in the nevada desert
Sheila Hicks. she blew my mind. and to make it all even better, she was present at her opening
my good friend Jane and i
a wonderful exhibit by the Haas brothers
all beaded
with my friend and ex co-worker Jocey at the shoreclub hotel where i worked at a high-end retail store for six years
at one of my favorite hotels, the national where we had a drink, took in some live music and the color changing pools
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
on mother’s day with her hair still braided from our long weekend in nyc, putting on music (weird al) and waiting for all mother’s day festivities to begin
happy monday friends!
our first morning at our airbnb, was spent at the pool with Savannah
it felt like old times
it felt organic and how things should be
me with the girls in water
it is how i think of Lily with her miami bff
i always think of them in water
after some much needed pool time and vitamin d, we went and grabbed lunch at a very familiar place to us
also surrounded by water
which also felt organic and what the norm should be
because being surrounded by water is what feels organic and normal to me
no matter how long i live in these mountains for, not a day goes by when i don’t long for that to be the norm again
happy friday and happy mother’s day to you mamas!!!!
views i miss waking up to
lunch at our usual with amazing views
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
in NYC where we spent this past weekend at the mood fabric store with its mascot dog swatch
all project runway, mood, swatch dreams were made true on this day
ps- i did not take my nikon camera with me on this trip so this shot was taken with my canon
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
angel faced sitting and waiting for her papa to take her to the avengers end game movie which she loved
happy tuesday friends
the blog was acting like a jerk but thanks to William, it is back
two weeks ago (already?) Lily and i got in the car at 7am and drove 12.5 hours straight from asheville to miami where we arrived at 7:30pm
even though the car radio/gps system did not work and only my phone was used, even though Lily’s i-pad did not work the whole entire drive, we are badass road warriors who made the trip in one day by only making three quick stops
because long car trips are something we have done with Lily since she was one month old, she has always been a great car rider
that said, as she has gotten older, she just keeps getting better and better and road trips with her just keep getting more and more fun
so yes, we arrived in miami at 7:30pm on thursday two weeks ago and eighty degree weather and car windows down never felt so good
neither did that sweet miami air
our airbnb was not booked until the following day so we drove to surfside where we spent the night with dear friends
we couldn’t have asked for a better welcome and a better way to start our spring break
ps- not pictured: our trip to publix after we left our friends’ home, checking into our airbnb and a much anticipated reunion between Lily and her miami bff Savannah as well as friday happy hour in our old hood
welcome to miami
i met these two lovely people in 2002 when i interviewed with Min for a sales position at a high end jewelry store. she quickly not only became my manager but a good friend. their daughter was the same age as Lily is now when we met. 15 years of friendship later, their daughter is now 26
friday morning. i miss waking up to a miami jungle
breakfast
their daughter Lulu is a wonderful artist. she and Lily love doodling together
i have a thing with window sills….
the beach! the beach! the beach! omg it had been so long…. too long
post beach outdoor shower
hi
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
on spring break at the beach in miami beach
if she wasn’t in the water, she was on the sand doing gymnastics and being a contortionist
it is all about being a contortionist these days
happy monday friends
it’s back to school and back to asheville life for us….
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
on spring break
in miami
happy monday friends!
all is better now….
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
post shower, pre dinner
happy monday friends
