“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
a picture of a selfie she took with her polaroid camera that she got for her birthday
this is her last week of school and i cannot believe today will be her last monday of third grade
time needs to take it easier on me….
i feel like it’s been quite some time since i have done one of these “around here” posts
life has been good
it’s spring
spring makes everything better (anything but winter, really)
after tomorrow Lily will have only one week left of school
it’s been a great school year for her
she has had the most wonderful teacher and i am expecting many tears from Lily on that last day (she LOVES her teacher)
summer plans were hard to agree upon and hard to come together but for the most part they are figured out and i am excited for them
that said, i need to figure out more beach and ocean time
this weekend we are expecting family and we are so looking forward to it
hope you are all having a great week so far
i am off on my walk with foxy and then coming back to do some youtube exercise video (been trying to be good and do that every day)
have a happy one friends!
spring is by far my favorite season here in asheville. hate winter, fall is ok, summer is too damn hot with no access to the ocean, but spring…. spring is glorious!
peonies from our garden. i loved peony season this year
our two hibiscus trees are like small daily miami offerings in asheville
what school mornings look like
what weekend mornings look like
a rainbow filled corner
Lily is still consistently creating amazing art
what mother’s day looked like this year
what memorial day looked like this year
a car selfie. William and Lily call me Elton with these glasses on but i don’t mind
what weekends sometimes look like
what after school looks like when there are no after school activities
this year’s ballet four will be next year’s ballet five
despite everything i still miss miami and the ocean every day
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lily
as third grade slowly comes to an end, this is how i will remember her
confident, strong, more independent, creative, funny, smart, positive, kind…. all with a small side of attitude and crimped hair from the previous night’s braids
i can honestly say that i will wholeheartedly miss third grade
happy monday friends!
on this particular sunday, Jocey picked me up at our airbnb and then we grabbed the girls from their sleepover at Savannah’s house
we packed the car up with snacks and beach towels and headed south towards Lorelei in isla morada where we had spent many of good times kayaking when we lived in miami
once at Lorelei, we were told that no water activities were taking place due to winds and a storm that was in the horizon
we needed water
either a beach or a pool
two stops later we found the perfect little hangout place that from the outside seemed like the unlikeliest of choices
the girls swam in the pool, Jocey and i hung out in the sun, we ate delicious fried fish….
it was exactly the kind of sunday we had hoped for and needed
no luck at lorelei but at least we got to see our mermaid friend and remember amazing times
at our secret new found spot
“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
