Graduation Week

I've been putting off this post because I have so many photos and so few words but here goes!   We spent a week in Boston celebrating College Girl back in May.

We drove up and went straight to her first ceremony for her individual college.

Celebrating her first graduation of the week!  We actually got to hear her name and see her walk across the stage to accept her diploma.

We hit up the hospitality hub after the ceremony with the other families.  There were tasty refreshments and lots of fun photo ops.

Walking home with our grad.  I had to get some of those beautiful flowering trees in the shot.

We changed into comfy clothes and met up with her for dinner in our hotel.

We got up early and went on campus to take some of her graduation photos.

We walked around campus, finding all of the prime photo spots.

More pretty flowers!

Heading to a reception for her major.

Stopping at the hub for more photos.

   We had brunch at Tatte one day.

Took selfies in a restaurant bathroom mirror.

We had dinner in Seaport when City Girl got into town.

Dinner at Lolita.  Always a treat!

The whole class graduation was held at Fenway Park.

Proud parents!

Waiting for the graduates to file in. I was pretty impressed that my toenails matched my dress so well.

Here they come!

At one point in the ceremony we all flipped over cards on our seats to send this message to the grads. It was so cool. (*not my photo)

A family photo before heading to dinner and home the next day. What a bittersweet and whirlwind of a week!

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My Beauty Product Empties

I like seeing what other people use in their daily lives so I'm sharing some of my recent faves. 

It's all about beauty products today!

1) ELF cleansing balm - I'm loving this cleansing balm for washing my face at night. It dissolves my makeup and I use a warm washcloth after I apply it. I feel like I'm getting a spa treatment!  I get mine at Target.

2) Dr Denese Avanced Firming Facial Pads-I used these years ago and don't know why I ever stopped.  They exfoliate fairly gently but you have to get used to the "tingling"at first and build up to using them every night.

3) Kirkland Body Wash-I'm on my second bottle and still love the fresh, citrusy fragrance!

4) The Ordinary 100% Plant Derived Squalane Oil-I love a facial oil and this one is super hydrating to put on at night before my moisturizer. I've put it in my hair too.

5)The Ordinary Granactive Retinoid 5% in Squalane-I try different retinoid products from The Ordinary. This one is in an oil which I prefer.

6)The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% +ECGC-This lasts forever and is used to help with puffiness around the eyes.  

7) The Ordinary "The Buffet" - I go back and forth with this formula and another one but lately this one has been my go-to.

8) Matrixyl 10% + HA-This is what I use when I'm not using "The Buffet".

9)Mad Hippie Vitamin A Serum-I got to try free samples of these two Mad Hippie products. I love this serum for daytime.

10)Mad Hippie Antioxidant Facial Oil-this is another hydrating oil that I've used in my hair too.  

What is your favorite go-to beauty product?

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A Small Trader Joe's Haul

A couple of new (to me) things and some staples are in this TJ's haul.

I didn't expect to love this salad as much as I do. The combination of the greens, veggies, crunchy toppings and creamy ranch dressing is SO good! I double the veggies when I make it to stretch the salad and the dressing.

I fully expected to love this and I do! Addictive!

We've been going through a lot of tomatoes lately so I picked up another package of the grape tomatoes.  I got raw cashew pieces instead of whole cashews because I use them in sauces mostly and it's cheaper to get the pieces.

I picked up some summer scented tin candles and some lemon kitchen soap.

Have you been to TJ's lately?

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{Field Trip} The Bronx Zoo

We visited the Bronx Zoo on a lovely weekend in April.   

It was our first time there and we were excited to explore. We got up there early to make sure we'd get parking and it wasn't a problem.   We were meeting up with some family so we waited for them and got some coffee.

While we were waiting we explored the entrance area.

We read about The Healing Totem that stands proudly near the entrance.  

City Girl met up with us and got to meet our youngest nephew.  They were instant buddies!  

It's definitely more fun to visit the zoo with a kiddo!

I didn't take many animal pics because were just enjoying the time with our nephew and seeing it through his eyes. The zoo is huge and we definitely did not get to visit every exhibit. We loved it and can't wait to go back!

After the zoo, City Girl took us to a wine bar in Brooklyn called Coast & Valley.  The three of us each did a different wine flight.

We had late lunch/early dinner at Fandi Mata.

The decor was gorgeous!

The food was yummy too!  Have you ever been to the Bronx Zoo? 

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