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fall 2015

Ashley Healy

l'shana tova

http://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/2012/05/sweet-lokshen-kugel/

http://cookingwithmanuela.blogspot.com/2015/03/apple-roses.html

http://www.marthastewart.com/315582/pomegranate-honey-coolers

 

dog fair

ohio state

ashe's shower and anniversary

florida

Last weekend was just the kind I'd been craving at home.  Quiet Friday night in with another delicious Blue Apron meal, followed by a very lazy Saturday with three trips to the dog park, and on Sunday, the Third Annual Badass Brooklyn Fall Festival, a dog-focused fair with games, treats, pup gear and all proceeds going to animal rescue.  Hard to believe anything could top that, but my first trip to Fairway in Red Hook was the grocery shopping adventure I've been craving in Brooklyn, especially to prepare some yummy traditional foods for the Jewish New Year!

 

 

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lake house life

Ashley Healy

We are working really really hard to make our lakehouse dream a reality!  One of the best ways I've found to focus on and reach a goal is to surround myself with it - changing screen backgrounds, updating passwords so that all my actions and spending remind me of what I'm working towards, etc.  

I'll only allow myself OUTDOOR pics right now - indoor inspirations can be entertained when we actually purchase! 

So here's some of my weekly lake house inspiration:


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just relax...

Ashley Healy

"Just relax."

"Don't think about it."

"It will happen."

And other asinine phrases are pieces of "advice" that I will never, ever, tell someone who has been trying to get pregnant.

After being 12 days late...AGAIN... TWELVE mornings, TWENTY FOUR pregnancy tests and countless prayers later, I got my period, which has NEVER been late since I first got my period when I was 13, until we started trying this year. 

I'm losing count of the number of women around me who have revealed their pregnancy.  And lost my patience with the delay in which my Doctor gets back to me about more test results because she had too many babies to deliver that week.  

The truth is that being a woman who is so often in control, it is maddening to not have any control over the outcome, when all the pieces that get you there are in place.  If only there were an Amazon button...kidding. Kind of.

Don't get me wrong, I'm aware that there will be sleepless nights, migraines, temper tantrums, sacrifices galore, perhaps depression, stress and tears.  But we want this.  We want to do this together, and we have faith that when the time is right, we WILL be blessed with what we desire. And we ARE appreciating every single second of life, and sleep in Saturday, in the meantime.

So, go ahead, and tell me to relax if you want.  Or that it will happen, you, woman with 4 screaming kids in Target.  I have no doubt.  But do remember that there was a time that you were anxiously waiting those little angles of your own, and please think about what you would have wanted someone to say to you that day.  Not thinking about it was not an option, nor was it the answer, was it?


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13.1

Ashley Healy

I am beyond proud of Dan!  When we signed up for the Brooklyn Rock n Roll Half Marathon in March, Dan had never run more than 5 miles.  We finally got our butts in gear in August and started training together, and hand in hand, we crossed the finish line on 10/10/15 after running 13.1 miles (actually 13.4 due to the course route!) in 2 hours and 36 minutes! Go Team H!

And now to treat ourselves to a delicious, decadent Sunday brunch!  No running today :)



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364 unbirthdays...

Ashley Healy

As the Mad Hatter states, "Statistics prove that you've ONE birthday." And today happens to be mine.  

35 years. When did that happen?

I'm grateful.  And thankful. And blessed.  And reflective. 

I honestly don't remember some birthdays. And then there are others that I'll never forget - all my family and friends at Radegast Beer Hall.  Alice in Wonderland. Cupcakes in the hallway of Day Hall at Syracuse. Dinosaur mini-golf with childhood friends.  But most of all, I remember waking up to cake for breakfast each year, a perfectly wrapped present, and all the hugs a daughter could ever receive in one hour before catching the bus from a mom who couldn't love me more.  I miss that.  

I woke up like any other normal day. Dan was traveling. I went to work. Had my 3-month review. And had an absolutely lovely dinner that Dan planned at Sauce with Julie, Jess Lasalle and surprise guest, Amy Dickson! But birthdays are hard for me. And as the years pass, I think more and more about Mom instead of myself.  This is her day. Their day.  This was the day SHE waited for for years.  And I'm sure he did too.  

And 35 was looming for me...I've now lived as long without him as I did with him.  And that....well that's just too much to comprehend.  Seriously, where have 17 years gone.  How I wish I could talk to him. Play out business scenarios.  Go to a Sox game.  Introduce him to Dan. And so much more. So. Much. More.

BREATHE

"Now blow the candle out my dear, and make your wish come true..."

My wish, my prayer.  

...I'll let you know when it comes true...



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mantras

Ashley Healy

The past couple of months, I've found myself reflecting more deeply on patterns in people's behavior, attitudes and work ethic - including my own!  And in this city, there's never lack of inspiration.  Maybe it's the moon cycles!  Opinions form, and like finding the perfect lyrical line in a song, a phrase starts to come together in my head.  These phrases have started to become mantras, and all of them together are creating some very cool words to live by, so I thought I'd start writing them down:

June:  The grass is green where you water it

July:  Progress is more important than perfection

August:  Bring a solution, don't be an excuse

September:  Yesterday's wow is today's so what

More to come, I'm sure!

Moon Cycle // Jasmine Sierra



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