i hope your weekend was filled with....

dairy free birthday cake!!!!!!!!!
(sweet sweet sweet surprise from miss echo)

a cat that loves to strike a pose,

spending time with some great pals,



giggling kiddos,

and pretty sunsets!

happy memorial day everyone!
tomorrow...I TURN 28!!

Good Luck Caitlin & Chris!

Two of my nearest and dearest officially moved to California yesterday evening...Although they will be missed TONS I'm so excited for this chapter of their lives! Good luck guys and Caitlin, DON'T FORGET TO WEAR SUNSCREEN!!!



Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!!

The Bay Head 5K

Last week I volunteered as the photographer for The Bay Head 5K, a race that gives to the Kate Shea Foundation. Kate Shea passed away at the young age of 25 from Leukemia. My friend Meg is her sister. Some photos from the day...






Check out the WEBSITE for this great cause! I feel lucky to be able to be a part of it. It's a fantastic way to remember someone who was clearly loved by many and give back to the community!

Best. Reaction. Ever.

Crafts and amazing reaction to us being on tv care of my fairy godbabies :-)

a very wendy engagement!

incase you missed today's wendy william's show episode, you should prooooobably watch this!!!!

I was SO excited to go back to the show (WITH TRISTAN THIS TIME!!!!) AND I was even more excited for hair and makeup (if being more excited was even possible)
here are some pics....
the green rooms at wendy are PINK!






PS was also so excited my sister and liz could be there too!!! :-)

and one more thing...

What made yesterday even more special was getting to see our families right after!
HUGE THANKS TO THEM...for moving their tuesdays into the city and for RACHEL AND ADAM DRIVING BACK FROM BUFFALO EARLY! we appreciate it tons, and love you all!
Devin and Logan you were missed & we can't wait to celebrate with you asap!!!

an engagement story :-)

They say you fall in love when you least expect it...in my case, it involved declaring my singleness and dating rules and regulations on the Wendy Williams Show in January, 2010.
Fast forward to last night...May 17, 2011- a TUESDAY (the day of the week I considered jinxed) where Tristan changed that superstition forever...
and....
asked me to be his wife :-)
I woke up to 99 photos spread all over the apartment, each with a reason he loves me written on it. some sentimental, some silly- ALL AMAZING.
He then picked me up after work...in a taxi....
but, not just any taxi.
MY GRANDFATHER'S TAXI. Charlie Wexler was my favorite person in the universe, and he drove taxi 1G28 for his career. Somehow, Tristan got a hold of the cab with that medallion number, and asked me to take a ride in my grandfather's cab....
and inside of it, he asked me to marry him!!!!!!
We then went out to dinner, where my family and Tristan's family (who had never met) were!!
The night was perfect. Tristan is perfect. I couldn't be happier or feel any luckier and here are a few photos from the evening....



and no...we don't know when the wedding is yet ;-)

OH! and this morning I woke up to the photo with reason #100 on it...reason being, I said yes!

a SMASHing new company!

Yesterday I took a trip down to the Javits Center to check out the Surtex Stationery Show. I came across a cute little booth called SMASH and had to share! You can visit their blog HERE and check out there site HERE!


will share some more things i loved from the print show later!

i hope your weekend was filled with....

buffalo wings IN buffalo, ny...


awesome murals at local coffee shops,

lots of family photos,




and graduations...



my sister graduated grad school this weekend! congrats to rachel & adam (who graduated med school earlier this month)!

Happy Mother's Day!

to all the moms out there...but i gotta tell you, mine is the best!

Paper flowers...

I love paper flowers! well, really i love paper EVERYTHING LOL.
I recently started making some and then, um, found out I'm not so good at it. Will have to practice again buttt for now, I came across THIS site via THIS site this morning and am blown away!
Some lovely creations from The Green Vase...