Saturday, July 31, 2010: OCNJ

Mom breaking the news that the girls won @ Pier 9 Mini Golf!

Hondo and I went to Ocean City, NJ today.  We had beautiful weather for the beach, and spent a good 3 hours or so laying under the shade of the colorful umbrella lent to us by the Hawkes family.  Hondo was all about the ocean, as usual, and swam a few times.  I, on the other hand, slept!  It was glorious.

In the early evening, we went to see Jen and Dave's new villa in Marmora/Beekman's Point.  It's absolutely breathtaking.  So much artistry and history all in one home.  It's perfect for them.

My parents joined us for the tour of the villa and we drove to the boardwalk.  We hit up Mack and Manco Pizza, and then Jen and Dave joined us for a round of mini-golf.  We kept individual scores and added the "girls team" and the "boys team" scores together, and the girls won!!

It was an awesome day. 

Friday, July 30, 2010: John Mayer Concert

John Mayer.  Pure brillance.

Thursday, July 29, 2010: Asian & Chocolate

Aikou Crispy Sesame Chicken

Aikou is my favorite place to go for lunch by Hondo's work.  The best part of the day today was discovering an awesome chocolate store in Morristown and grabbing some delicious milk chocolate vanilla buttercreams to take home with me.  It was a delightfully tasty day!

Aikou in Morristown, NJ

Wednesday, July 28, 2010: Millburn Deli

The Millburn Deli.  So neat inside...tasty food too!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010: Lady Lucy

Rileigh's new "sister," Lucy

Tracey, Rileigh, and Adam had Jen and I over tonight for dinner and a sleepover.  We had such a great time!  Tracey made a beautiful meal and we ate it in their beautiful dining room.  Then, Adam gave us space we could have a girls' night.  We girls went to Union Lake to watch the sunset, and Ri swam as best she could with swimmer's ear!  She's a sailboat master after sail camp this summer!   Jen and I waded in the water; it was surprisingly warm. We came back to the house and played several rounds of A to Z. 

At the house, there is a little bundle of joy.  Her name is Lucy and she is a nine week old Boston Terrier puppy.  She is a pistol.  Fearless and spunky, she stole my heart, and made me think of the good old days of ella's puppyhood.  

I'm so blessed to have such wonderful friends....with cute puppies to boot!

Monday, July 26, 2010: Staying in

Cleaning the toilet.

ella and I stayed in alllllllll day today.  I packed and cleaned, and she slept, ate, walked, and napped.  It's a rough life we have.  

*Please note...I know this isn't the most lovely picture to view, but this truly was the most exciting thing that happened today.  ha! :)

Sunday, July 25, 2010: Added bonous

Shopping with Hondo today...found this added Bonous!