Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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


Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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



Monday, June 27, 2011

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


Thursday, June 23, 2011

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


Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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


Monday, June 20, 2011

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.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

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


Thursday, June 16, 2011

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


Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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


Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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


Sunday, June 12, 2011

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?


Thursday, June 09, 2011

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



Wednesday, June 08, 2011

stamp love.

look at these adorable
custom stamps by

they just went to the top of my
bday list.

xoxoxox




Tuesday, June 07, 2011

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

Friday, June 03, 2011

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

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

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