tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48966533750840364182024-02-19T02:04:19.526-08:00mad + vinelibbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617470292879319902noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-45401232121283248212012-03-05T15:10:00.001-08:002012-03-05T15:10:19.961-08:00wedding toes<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">at almost five years in, i'm guessing it's too late for me to get to wear these shoes with this full skirt and ten perfect red wedding toes.</span>..<br />
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<br />libbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617470292879319902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-87667115361253127862012-03-04T10:55:00.003-08:002012-03-04T10:56:33.617-08:00spring green<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">from pastels to
neon, it seems like there is extreme color everywhere you look for spring. i am particularly liking
this deeper version of spring green that is much more wearable for us
mortal folk...</span></div>libbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617470292879319902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-7058315485135882242012-02-22T11:42:00.001-08:002012-02-22T12:08:08.343-08:00color affection: mint<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">in case you missed the now-sold-out-everywhere-it-bag-for-spring </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> for those who just like a splash of mint!</span></span>libbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617470292879319902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-9197366494321166992012-02-07T12:53:00.000-08:002012-02-07T14:29:03.280-08:00spotted: triwa.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i spotted my first <a href="http://triwa.com/site/start.php" target="_blank">triwa</a> watch on my friend dan's arm in the elevator of our building at 919 third avenue about a month ago. i haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. today i will be taking the plunge and adding it to my collection. loving the classic shape in contrast with the modern materials. </span></div>
</div>Anne-Lisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766175995916823349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-68393592523150838442012-02-06T08:45:00.000-08:002012-02-06T11:48:43.526-08:00spotted: j.crew spring sneak preview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">eight years is a long time. or at least it's not a short time when it's a measurement of how long you've been dating someone and you're 31 (i don't think).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">with all this change (or at least the anticipation of change), abe and i have been doing a lot of s-o-u-l searching. we search first thing in the morning when we wake up, while walking to the subway, while making dinner, during commercials breaks on the couch while watching late night tv.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">the thing is, it's so easy in the day-to-day, especially with the fast-pace of the city, to get picked up by the whirlwind that is your (um, my) life. for me, that's being an attorney most days of the week, being (or trying to be) a consumer of all things new york (yep, the things that keep me glued to the city: following restaurant openings on <a href="http://newyork.grubstreet.com/" target="_blank">grub street</a>, the <a href="http://www.nycballet.com/company/rep.html?rep=574" target="_blank">ballet</a> at lincoln center, walking the hudson river). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">but sometimes, we have to stop </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and sort through our lives. organize and prioritize. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">figure out which things are our rocks (a move westward, a baby, a fast-track career in big law?), and letting the pebbles and sand fall where they may. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">right, i know. who measures life in pebbles and rocks? apparently the professors and students at columbia business school. ever since abe's retreat with CBS a few weeks ago, it seems like our discussions keep coming back to the same question: what things in life do we want to be our rocks? (and ultimately, how will the rest work itself out?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">our conversation on sunday to celebrate our 8-year anniversary was filled with exactly these questions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i don't have any answers for you. at least not yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">but we did get to enjoy some delicious <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/malaparte-manhattan" target="_blank">italian food</a> while at it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xoxo, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">anne-lise</span></div>
<br /></div>Anne-Lisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766175995916823349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-6549000952342067712012-01-30T13:46:00.000-08:002012-01-30T13:58:12.972-08:00spotted: nail school<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">chanel does color best.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> next season's</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> must have? april.</span></span>libbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617470292879319902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-2558169236297587892012-01-29T09:29:00.000-08:002012-01-30T16:16:13.463-08:00spotted: darling's spring collection.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">in the past few weeks, spring has begun to make its approach. slowly, but surely. nightfall doesn't arrive at 4:30 in the afternoon anymore. the weekends are sunny, and it's beginning to feel like this winter (albeit relatively mild so far) is coming to an end. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">darling's store front spring collection (which i walk by every morning on the way to work) has also got me thinking about some new colors, and best of all, dresses! (without leggings or tights or uggs). it may admittedly be too early to indulge completely in warmer weather, but i'm beginning to start counting down the days 'til spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">it is not even february yet and i know the last thing everyone wants to see ALREADY is a bunch of stuff about valentine's day but bear with me on this one. i love valentine's day. call it campy and forced and commercial and superficial but, really, what is wrong with an extra chance to love on the ones you choose? i'll take it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i was privy to a fantastic approach to valentine gifting as a child--my mom would find me something unexpected and useful that i wouldn't spring for myself. like cute pink camisoles or fun red and pink notebooks that were a joy to use everyday. instead of flowers and candy and crazy dinners for two, these are the kind of valentine's gifts i cherish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">the first year we were married i made my husband a heart shaped cake (angel food, thank you) and fell into an unplanned tradition. it is so satisfying to <i>make</i> for your valentine. of course, this perfectionist somehow forgets the stress of figuring out what to do until it's upon me. but unlike christmas and birthdays i've been able to keep this holiday relatively under control. my husband always gets his cake and, let's be honest, by now i've got that recipe memorized. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">this year i'm going to break a bit from the making tradition and buy something for my BIG boy (he's two). i think it is funny and he will love it and (bonus) it is on sale somewhere i have credit. one of my organizational goals of the new year is to use up the random credits i have from returning things...i'm pretty picky and that online ordering is dangerous! if you promise not to tell, here it is:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">so i get a notch for one unmade gift but it frees up more time for the gift i am most excited about this year--the one i am working on for my newest valentine. she's <i>lou</i> to me (from missy-lou and lily-lou and all the other crazy nicknames that arrive out of nowhere and somehow always end in <i>lou</i>) and <i>baby girl</i> to her older brother. she arrived last summer and by this valentine's day she will be a whopping eight months old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">she has these adorable, smoochable cheeks that go for days and are constantly fighting the winter cold. i decided to make her an appropriately cozy valentine's hat that will give her cheeks a break. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">it's a work in progress but one that will actually be done in time for february 14th. which is <i>something</i>, i say. and it will be useful and fun. everyday. at least for her mama...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">there are some down sides to change, you see. there are growing pains. you could call them bumps (even though sometimes they feel like turbulence). there’s a lot of putting yourself out there,
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">i listen to a little of <a href="http://www1.rollingstone.com/hearitnow/player/zoo.html" target="_blank">this</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">.</span></div>
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</div>Anne-Lisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766175995916823349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-89428396539224809512012-01-11T19:24:00.000-08:002012-01-13T14:47:10.885-08:00a year for resolutions.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">so, whether or not the mayans were right about 2012 being apocalyptic, i do predict that it's going to be a big year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and, you may be wondering, what exactly are my resolutions? i have really only </span><i style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">one</i><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">. at least only one that I've said aloud to myself or anyone else (my husband). and here it is, in all its oddity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">that's right, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">you may now also be asking yourself, is that really a fair resolution? or rather, is that a resolution at all? the thing is, i get nervous about having people over. i have always (always) had two fears. first, fear of being the center of attention. and second, fear of not being able to entertain flawlessly. entertaining, of course, embodies the first (a good hostess must be comfortable as the center of attention). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">but as an adult, and as a married person even more, i'd like to be that person who can host friends for dinner and drinks. and have <i>fun</i> while doing it. apparently <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/2011/06/gwyneth-paltrow" target="_blank">gwyneth paltrow</a> is a great hostess. so. this is the year to make that happen. practice makes perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and all this brings me to these amazing pictures by <a href="http://www.sararemington.net/" target="_blank">sara remington</a>.</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> they encompass everything about food and entertaining that i love. they are simple, beautiful, scrumptious, easy (or at least easy looking). hopefully i can update you soon on a successful evening of deliciousness. done with a sense of confidence and ease. until then, here are just a few to whet your appetite.</span></div>
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</div>Anne-Lisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766175995916823349noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-37076078286526293112012-01-11T09:04:00.000-08:002012-01-11T09:12:10.192-08:00football foodie<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">a fantastic host idea for all the super bowl party go-ers out there--the hampton popcorn company tins in peanut butter cup and cookies & cream. available for a steal today on <a href="http://www.gilttaste.com/" target="_blank">gilt taste</a>! i choose peanut butter cup...</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table>libbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617470292879319902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896653375084036418.post-59189901161252511912012-01-01T09:38:00.000-08:002012-01-01T20:53:17.096-08:00inspiration for a new year<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">i am determined to make this coming year as simple as this beautiful summer retreat in denmark...calm and approachable with attention paid to the details that matter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">happy 2012!</span>libbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617470292879319902noreply@blogger.com1