tribe | wedding wisdom (part 3: readings)

Part 3 of many about our epic wedding, is about wedding readings.  Every Friday since November, I'm discussing one part of our very intentionally planned wedding, because reading about weddings can be addicting and crazy, but there's so much more about how to pick your colors than about how to choose the things that really matter

women | the hostess

I recently bought a copy of the magazine DARLING, which advertises itself as a magazine about "the art of being a woman".  I'd love if it said the "science and art of being a woman" but I'm a nerd.  It's one of those pretty expensive magazines on beautiful paper that I love to just hold in my hands - other versions being Kinfolk, and others.  This magazine was recommended by a good friend, Colette, and is just really fun.  This most recent addition is divided up into different roles that women play -

soul | five words

to stir up some thinking this weekend

“We have a game we play when we’re waiting for tables in restaurants, where you have to write the five things that describe yourself on a piece of paper. When I was [in my twenties], I would have put: ambitious, Wellesley graduate, daughter, Democrat, single. Ten years later not one of those five things turned up on my list. I was: journalist, feminist, New Yorker, divorced, funny. Today not one of those five things turns up in my list: writer, director, mother, sister, happy.”

- norah ephron 

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tribe | wedding wisdom (part 2: vows)

a few months ago, I married my best friend, favorite playmate, and partner in the most tremendous weekend wedding extravaganza imaginable (at least to us).   because it was so fabulous and I'm still savoring every single part (not to mention, actually being married to this guy - more on that soon), I'll take this in parts, one friday at a time.

PART 2: VOWS  

photo by our awesome photographer

we did a lot of thinking (and a lot of reading) to come up with our vows.   It was important to us that they reflected our shared vision for our marriage and our life together.

the best resource was the blog a practical wedding open thread.  It was so moving and inspiring to hear all the ways people promise to spend the rest of their lives as a team.

words | Wednesday 3

a few things for hump day 
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soul | autumn 2014 playlist

"but if you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing's changed at all..." - bastille

tribe | wedding wisdom (part 1: non-traditions)

PART 1 of many about my incredible wedding. This time on traditions, or non-traditions.

For our epic weekend wedding a few months ago, we decided to skip a whole lot of traditions.

These included but were not limited to the bouquet toss, the cake cutting, the not-sleeping-in-the-same-place-before-the-wedding, the keeping the bride a secret the day of the wedding, the receiving line, and the heading off at the end of the reception to be alone (we eventually did head off alone, don't worry).  This is a photo during our "scheduled photo-op" at the beginning of our ceremony, where our celebrant instructed everyone that they had 30 seconds to take our photo, and then they had to put away all cell-phones and cameras to be fully present.  It rocked.

striking a photo op pose at the beginning of our ceremony

photo cred: my mother in law

women | letters to a daughter

found this gem from the UK Times' caitlin moran in a letter to her 13 year old daughter.  It's not only very english, it's hilarious and profound:  it begins with first, be kind.  Last, never start smoking - it's like a baby dragon that will eventually burn your house down.   so good!

soul | ways of time

happy monday!

some words of wisdom

thoughts on time...

home | new art obsessions

as we decorate our home dream of decorating our home, I've been finding art styles that we dig, see below for some of my latest faves. I think my taste could definitely be described as bold and whimsical.  what art do you love in your house?  what art do you wish you had?

zoe pawlak

citizen | The American Dream in Organized Crime

Is it really November?  So much has happened this year that I couldn't even contain it in any way on this blog.  Since my last post I've become a very happily married woman (more details on the wedding and the actually being married soon, but in summary: it's the best)

our awesome photographer, kara brodgesell

But this post is actually about the American Dream.  I decided to subscribe to the NewYorker magazine way back at the start of medical school so that I would continue to have SOME input of information that did not involve medicine directly.  So I have been getting the magazine in the mail (and now on my ipad) for almost 6 years.  Each week, I look forward to seeing the art on the covers and to what stories are inside.

Flashbacks: November

Happy November!

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On the first day of every month, I like to reflect back to what I was thinking about/doing last year (and the year before...) this time of year.  November seems like a time for thinking.