AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

me and chris are currently in our car headed upstate to a cabin in the woods.

we'll be spending new years cooking food, hiking, and soaking in a hot tub.

happy new year friends.

here's to 2012 being even better than the rest

MY GIRLS WANT TO PARTY ALL THE TIME

refinery29 holiday party

december 2011

THE OUT OF TOWNERS

seamus and his sister megan came to visit NYC.

sure it took him 6.5 years to get here, but glad he made it none the less

HIGH STAKES DREIDEL

before all of the holiday madness, my buddy josh had a hanukkah party where he schooled all us non-jews on the ways of hanukkah and more importantly taught us how to play high stakes dreidel. i still have the dreidel song in my head.

TAKE FLIGHT

chris and i are headed to missouri today to spend six days with my family
i'm sooooo excited to go home and hang with everyone. and even more excited chris can be there with me.

happy holidays friends.

THE TREE'S BEEN TRIMMED

nina's annual pajama tree trimming party (09, 10)
december 2011

YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH A SINGING CHICKEN

neha's birthday singing chicken telegram at the office
there was a michael jackson medley involved.

TURNIN' BLANKETS INTO BAGS

yesterday me and some lady friends had our annual white elephant-gift swap-taco party-brunchmas. the cap was $15 so i found a blanket at a local thrift store and made this little tote.

awesome part is i can make two or three out of each blanket

one for you, one for me...

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER POM POM DIY

our editor in chief stopped by my desk one day with this tear sheet in hand and mentioned this would be a cool DIY. done and done.

check out my step by step instructions on how to make this tory burch necklace on Refinery29 today.

TIS THE SEASON

to paint everything glittery and gold
december 2011

SPECTATOR SPORTING

nyc marathon watchers
brooklyn, ny

LOVE LETTERS FROM KITTIES

pretty sure chris helped her make the sign

BRING IT ON COLD

bring it on cold.

i got you.

winter 2011

THESE NAILS BE FESTIVE

by now you should know there's no way i could get through the christmas season without creating some festive holiday nail art how-to's. check out my step by step directions for these three designs on Refinery29

CHRISTMAS CHEESEBALL

cheeseburger's favorite spot to hang out is under the christmas tree

the cute factor is off the charts

MUNCHIE MIX

chex mix for everyone
always double the seasoning.

ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

our second christmas tree, just as pretty as the first

williamsburg, brooklyn

ORNAMENTAL

ornaments are way more fun when they're personalized

i made this lil guy for moose and jane's tree decorating party tonight

and yes, the snowman is holding a taco.

I'M IN NEED OF SOME ISLAND TIME

this island isn't quite cutting it.
new york, new york

TOE PICK

if you need a little something to boost your holiday spirit i highly recommend checking out the rink at bryant park. although, if you're anything like me you won't be able to get scenes from the "The Cutting Edge" out of your head

man i loved that movie.

toe pick.

toooooooooe piiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

L AND R

my grandpa's love for marking things with sharpie shows no bounds

logansport, indiana

november 2011

THANKSGIVING 2011

another successful thanksgiving spent with family

thanks. gave.

logansport, indiana