frenchie friday: "fan"tastic

LOVE this image i found on pinterest a few weeks ago.  

loved it even more when a "fan" sent it my way.

image via 

reminds me of fall in the city.  i miss NYC this time of year.  

not that i ever looked as adorbs as this gal or was coordinated {or sober} enough to ride a bike down the streets of the big apple during my years there.  especially with loo on board.  ha.  now that would be a sight!

happy weekend and special shout-out to CM -enjoy your ack-iversary! 

top 4 reasons i'm "fall"ing behind on the blog. . .

so yes my blog-slacking is OOC, i know!

so many balls in the air . . . and so so many exciting things going on.

just finished up L & J's wedding, a bon voyage brunch, and a froggy 40th.

and here are just a few highlights of things that have me a bit too excited for fall -- hopefully i can keep you posted on a somewhat regular basis while i juggle. . . 

number 1. {obvs}  the ash's wedding.  OMG so close!

there are fittings,  printings,  painting, slideshow creating, MOH speeches to be written, accessories to be chosen and meetings with THE most fabulous vendors to be had and it is all amaze at this stage of the game.   

cannot wait to share the deets!

{oh, and then there's the extreme makeover i'm perpetuating on my person.  SJLD back in full effect, as well as IPL treatments, teeth whitening & hair straightening. oh. my.}

number 2. the "R" party is not too far off either.  yikes!

i think i have my costume.  any ideas?

number 3.  C & P's 4th birthday party planning is underway, as well.  the wonderful jayme marie designs has been working around the clock on the invite . . . and it's pretty darn "fantastique", if i do say so myself.

and number 4. last but most certainly NOT least,  i might miss the wedding, the R, and the 4th, because THIS guy is filming in marblehead this fall.  i meannnn, really, could there be a bigger distraction?!  it's almost a joke.

will he come to the R party as RIDICULOUSLY gorge?  i'm creeping myself out on how much i worship.  and disrespecting horseface and jon's real life main squeeze while i'm at it.  sorry, you two.  why don't you commiserate over some vino while hamm and i discuss my inappropriateness.

yes, jon, that would make me smile, too.

black, white & pink all over

i'm dreaming in black, white & pretty pinks these days as a very special wedding is fast approaching.  {hence the blog hiatus}

i'll be a busy bee with L & J's main event this week so wanted to give a shout-out before things get too craycray.

these are for you, Ms. L!

congrats soon to be mr. and mrs. M - so happy for you!

xoxo

summer lovin' . . .

happened so fast. . .

OMG was I just quoting 'grease'?   it's clearly past my bedtime.

totes still slacking on the blog. obvs.  

but horseface is on vacay this week so we are attempting to enjoy the remaining days of our summer.   hope you are, too!

free printable here!

A-men.

BTW, can someone please explain this "rest" concept to c & p?

frenchie friday: model dogs

seems i've completely fallen off the grid.  i have some VERY good excuses . . . but only one of them really matters. 

 i survived the ash's bachelorette party. 

 this took days of mental and physical preparation on the front end and the obvious recuperation week on the backside. {sprinkle in a lil springsteen at fenway and pro bono partying planning in darien and you can thank me for checking in at all}

you're welcome.

now i just can't resist sharing this blast from my past.  was delighted to stumble across this e-mail in my junkmail when i regained post-bachey consciousness.

Hi Sarah,

I believe that I photographed George some time ago for Dogz Togz. I came across your posting regarding the horribles parade. I am researching the history of the parade and came across your listing. I loved your editorial take on the event so I thought you might enjoy some of the photographs I am putting into a book.

I hope that all else is well.

Rick

http://www.notrickashley.com/#/client/template.xml?aaa=portfolio/28016

Rick Ashley
19 Preston Beach Road
Marblehead, MA 01945
rick@notrickashley.com
www.notrickashley.com

rick had the absolute terror pleasure of shooting my sweet pups many moons ago for a high-end internet dog boutique.  {you heard me.  and yes, all the other bitches were jealous but looloo did not let it go to her head. that's just not how we roll.  obvs.}

 

i loved checking out rick's website.  the pics of the buildings in marblehead are amazebalz.  i didn't realize just how effed up quirky the architecture in this town was until i viewed it through rick's lense.  truly enlightening.  especially love this capture of the jeremiah lee mansion, which served as my view for four years at our previous address {aka george and loo's first home}.  totes looks fake.

anyhoot, let's not ignore the fact that he has compiled a real live book about the horribles parade. holla!

 but let's face it, rick can publish all the books & take all the amazing images he wants, but i'm pretty sure he reached the pinnacle of his career about 6 years ago.  

when this happened.  

O.M. F. G.

thank you, rick, for the stroll down memory lane and the reminder that george and loo do seem to have gotten quite plump. {reference fat frenchie friday}

and also raising the question: why was their modeling career so short-lived?

seriously tho, i'm excited for all of your future projects and can't wait to display the horribles parade book on my coffee table.  hopefully george won't tear it into one million pieces . . . but he probably will.  maybe your next book could be pics of all the things george has destroyed?

just beachy

huge potential for babble today so i'm going to attempt to make this short & sweet.

had a teeny health scare the last few weeks.  and indeed, the waiting was the hardest part.

i wasn't supposed to receive results until today and rather than sit around like cray cray person yesterday, i got a few of my fave ladies to rally for my first beach day of the season. 

because as they say--

{and the beach seemed a helluvalot more appealing than crying or exercising.  obvs}

we made the trek up to wingearsheek and it was phenom.  if you live in the area, run don't walk.

images via papadunesphotography

c & p frolicked for hours with their partners in crime, making lil footprints in the sand like these, and having too much fun to even stop and eat {or apparently let me properly apply sunscreen.  whoops}.  i think they ran at least 7 miles.  smiling all the while. 

it was just a really. good. day.

then came home to a big sandy mess to clean up, mounds of laundry, seagull crap on my cover-up, miz sunburned lil munkies, a slue of e-mails that need be returned, breakfast dishes still in the sink, plants that needed watering, dogs that needed love, a text from the horse asking if i picked up the dry-cleaning {which obvs i did not} . . . and a voicemail from my dr.'s office saying that they had 'good news results' for me.

relief. happiness. perspective. 

and lots of tearful hugs for c & p and horseface.  

fat frenchie friday

so george and loo had their annual check-ups yesterday with dr. rock {best. vet. evah}

seems they have put on a lil weight.  wonder why?  i'm no doc but i'm guessing the lack of exercise combined with their diet supplements {ahem, mac & cheese, hot dogs, nuggets via c & p} could be the culprit.

anyhoot, they look depressed this morning.

yet still. so. stunning.
obvs.