hotel havana.

 

 

while we were in san antonio this past weekend, we stayed at the funky fresh - hotel havana.  if you are traveling to this area anytime soon, i highly recommend this super fun hotel (they also own hotel san jose and hotel saint cecilia in austin, texas - which i also highly recommend).  all of these hotels are funky, have great design and include amazing bars.  ocho bar (pictured above) at hotel havana was the bomb dot com.  i mean just look at those color combinations.

xoxoxox

a welsh gathering.

on sunday, after gina and brian's wedding, the lovely aggie - matriarch of the welsh family - hosted a charming little brunch at her wonderfully arty home.  many many cousins, uncles, aunts, second cousins and even third cousins gathered to catch up and have a merry time.

 {the lovely table scape}

 {checking out the maverick family reunion pictures}

 {the houston welsh clan!}

 {houston welshes - the younger generation}

 {the older welsh generation}

 

{the younger welsh generation}

xoxoxo

gina's wedding.

we traveled down to TEJAS this weekend (san antonio, texas) for the wedding of my cousin, gina to her man brian.  the festivities were delightful and it was fabulous to spend time with family, cousins and extended family - i simply can never get enough.  after the lovely ceremony we went around the corner to the argyle where the festivities continued.  it was a wonderful and delightful evening. 

 {cousins: kathryn and michael at the ceremony}

 {more cousins: katie mae and curt}

 {the beautiful bride!}

 congrats congrats gina and brian!

 the awkward - holding the belly bump pose - which jeffrey loves to do

+ parents.

 {the welsh gang}

{more cousins: meredith, uncle tex (as in texas maverick welsh is his full name) and kathryn

+ their fans.

xoxox

a day of celebration.

today marks a day of celebration 

for my oldest and dearest friend, maggie, since it is her day o birth

and a day of celebration for my lovely parents

since it is their 33rd wedding anniversary!

 here maggie and i are doing our "mang faces"

something we thought was pretty hilarious in the 3rd grade 

until we got the entire grade doing it and our teacher had to outlaw it.

since maggie and i have our bdays so close together 

we grew up having joint bday parties.

here we are on one of my favorite parties: 

a scavenger hunt through the galleria mall.

i can't remember if the blue or turquoise team won - mags do you?

and don't you love our rolled sleeves. 

we were so cool in 1993.

i love you mags and love all the bday memories we have together!

happy happy birthday!

and to my lovely parents

HAPPY 33rd ANNIVERSARY! 

yall have taught us so much of what a 

loving, trusting, caring and supportive marriage involves.

and so glad mom came over and picked up dad many moons ago!

i love you mommo and daddo!

xoxoxo

bday love.

yesterday, i turned 29.

tons of bday love was shown through the mail, emails, texts,

goodies, meals and even a prenatal massage.

it was glorious

and a delightful birthday.

so thank you thank you

i felt very loved.

{dinner with jeffrey at obelisk}

xoxoxo

nyc: according to my iphone.

jeff and i jetted off to nyc this weekend for a little get-a-way and early birthday weekend.  we had some fun shopping in soho, explored the high line, indulged in nyc cuisine and got some quality time with my very dear and sweet friend - kat - who i just adore!  it was a lovely lovely weekend.  we heart nyc.

 

 

 

{the high line - view from our hotel}

 

 

{kat and me: LOVE!}

 

{high line flowers}

 

{high line views}

{all pictures were taken with my hipstamatic app on my iphone}

xoxox

for those of you visiting nyc - i highly recommend visiting high line park.  it is an elevated park running through the west side, meat packing district, and west chelsea.  it just opened and is extremely well done.

happy father's day dads.

to our lovely, amazing, caring, loving, patient, generous, and supportive dads - we are so lucky to have yall as our fathers!  thank you for all you have done and continue to do for us!  we love you!

 {march 2011}

{june 2011}

xoxox

logan circle.

 

a quick pic from our evening stroll last night

in logan circle.

the temps have been AMAZING here in dc

and made the evening even more delightful.

xoxox

ladies of wednesday!

ladies of wednesday is finally here!

to kick off the first one of the summer

carol and i did a little mini shower for megan and 

little "cheek" that is due at the end of the summer.

carol rocked the food and we sprinkled megan with some goodies.

hooray for ladies of wednesday!

i heart these lovely ladies!

{megan's mom was in town - so she got to join us too!}

xoxox

texas bbq in dc.

last night, we ventured to a new restaurant in the area - hill country barbecue - to dine on some good ole texas bbq outside the great state of texas.  we enjoyed ourselves with friends, julie and andrew, as we chowed down on some brisket, sausage, ribs, potato salad, co slaw, dr. pepper, shiner beer and of course some lovely blue bell ice cream for dessert.  hill country barbecue proved to be closest thing to texas bbq in these parts.  the dr. pepper and blue bell ice cream made me the most happy.  the texas country playing in the background - didn't hurt either.

 {andrew and julie}

{enjoying some blue bell ice cream}

xoxox

summer to do.

 

{picture from last summer's trip to middleburg, va}

i've come up with a list of things i would like to accomplish before labor day.  they aren't complicated and instead are carefree and embrace the season of summer.  here is what i have so far.

1. take an art class.

2. make a major purge of our current closets.

3. start to plan and work on the baby's room.

4. take a nightly stroll with jeffrey at least three times a week.

5. sneak into a fancy hotel pool.

6. master at least five new recipes in the kitchen.

7. plan and book our babymoon.

8. rent bikes and coast around the city.

9. work on designing my own note cards (again).

10. enjoy some yummy crabs*

* this is no small feat as seafood makes me want to puke due to my pregnancy.  although, i don't want to miss out on this summer tradition.

any summer to dos on your list?

schooooool's out for summer!

 

well, technically i'm out tomorrow.

but tomorrow involves me dropping off my keys, a slide show

and a festive cook out.

so i'm starting to celebrate this evening.

wahooo!

it has been a crazy week with field day, prize day and 

packing up my classroom.

it has been an emotional one as well 

since i'm saying goodbye to stone ridge and my co-workers

and going to try this stay at home mom thing

for a little bit.

happy happy early weekend!

xoxo

stamp love.

look at these adorable

custom stamps by

paper source.

they just went to the top of my

bday list.

xoxoxox

the ainsworths come for a visit.

this past weekend, we hosted jeff's lovely parents, ann and jim.  we ate some AMAZING food at corduroy, logans, pizza paradiso, masa 14, and of course enjoyed some home cooked meals by chef jeff.  we ventured to annapolis for a day, strolled around georgetown and visited roosevelt island.  it was a fabulous weekend filled with many good times and great company.  come again soon ann and jim!

 {our day trip to annapolis}

 {roosevelt island fun}

 {baby bump: roosevelt memorial - 15 weeks}

xoxox

happy happy bday jim!

 

{memorial day weekend 2010}

jeff's parents are in town and 

on top of that it is jim bday today!

we look forward to celebrating with them this weekend in dc!

happy weekend everyone!

xoxox

baby update.

{14 weeks}

here is our little one at 14 weeks.

apparently, not wanting to getting his or her picture taken.

isn't technology amazing these days?

not knowing the sex is seriously killing me.

i just want to know.

but we have to wait until mid july before we can find out.

another month and half away.

in the mean time...

i bought a little something for a girl

and a little something for a boy.

just to hold me over....

xoxox