OK y'all so i know i haven't blogged in a while...i promise i haven't forgot about y'all. :) I have been super busy...but life has slowed down for now. I just recently went on a trip to New York with Mr. Matt.
I know when people think of NY they think of the city, the lights, the tourist attractions,and the skyscrapers. But upstate New York is absolutely gorgeous. That's where we were visiting, Matt's Mom and her family live near Syracuse, however we stayed with his grandmother (Lorraine) and Aunt (Cindy) in a smaller town called "Horseheads" :) Y'all i just have to say the mountains and the way you can see for miles and miles and see only farms is breathtaking. I was so grateful to have spent the week with Matt's Family and all while traveling and sightseeing as well. Oh and y'all know me....I Had to SHOP!! ( That was one of the to-do's before we even got up there) So this is how the story goes of our week in New York.
(Eddie in front, Bailey to the right,
Ms Lorraine on the left, Cait behind her,
Me and Matt) (Matt, his aunt Cindy, & I)
Keep in mind we drove all the way from little bitty Unionville to New York, but it actually wasn't too bad of a drive...great scenic route. We visited with his family the first day we were there and oh how i love them. I had to take all the ladies a lil something special, from the Renn's Nest of course. :) It was nice to relax and play yard games and enjoy the company....below is a picture of what i wore the first day we were there...i was so excited because it was perfect with what we were doing and for the weather...i got the sweater and skirt on sale (as always) at American Eagle...i wanted to pair it with gold jewelry so i also added my Lindsay Phillips Gold snap shoes to help pop the Gold :)
Day Two was Memorial day so we had lots of fun things planned. We had a fun day on top of this, what i would call a mountain but they called it Harris Hill. We played putt putt, Matt hit a few golf balls, we raced go carts, and Matt had some quality brother sister time with Eddie and Bailey in the Batting cages. It was awesome, couldn't have asked for a better day. We came home to a picnic lunch that day, and as we were winding down, Cindy asked if I would like to go to the mall....well we all know the answer...i said Yes. So she and I , along with Eddie and Bailey went to their local mall. They have a lot of the same stores up there as they do down here, however, they had a Bon Ton. That is like a New York, Belk's. I bought the cutest Seahorse ring, Miss Bailey helped me pick it out :) I decided to dress cute and comfortable that day, because i knew we would be doing lots of fun things. I decided to wear a cute Hot pink ruffle tank layered with a plain white tank underneath. It was hot that day, so i opted to wear navy Tommy Hilfiger shorts. I also have a pair of navy snap shoes like my gold ones, so i put those with the outfit. I didn't wear much jewelry only because we were doing some many activities :) Here are a few pics of Matt and I and his family at the top of Harris Hill :)
Matt, His Mom, and I :)
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Love this pic with Eddie and Bailey
Let's go Racing :))
We ended day two on a good note we had supper with Cait, Matt's sister. Ah what a great day.
(Bailey, Cait and I )
Day three was jam packed with lots of fun things to do. We got up and drove straight to Ithaca, its an eclectic town know for Cornell University. That was about an hour away from Horseheads, so we got to enjoy the scenery. Ithaca was cool, very UNIQUE, very hippish. We went shopping in what they call the commons, its different kinds of stores, small businesses, locally owned. I did some shopping for my mom, found a great scarf and cute peace sign earrings. My mom and step dad love listening to music so i got them some records from a really cool music store. (Yes i actually mean records, the big black round vinyl things. lol ) i didn't really find anything for myself, very hard to imagine. LOL
We met Dan, Matt's Step dad for lurch at a great Thai food restaurant. Then we were on the open road again. Matt took me to Cortland, where he went to college, and then we wound up in Dryden his hometown. We had supper with his Mom, sisters, and brother. He showed me around town and it was so neat that he lived that close to town but it was still considered country. (It's the little things that amaze me. haha) I wanted my outfit for the day to be cute, so i purchased this awesome little top at Anthropologie just before we left on our trip. I love that store but it so expensive...so i was very happy when i snagged the top for $19.99 :)) The top is navy with a floral print, quarter length sleeves and a tie to the side, the flowers have lots of color so i pulled out the pink and wore pink shorts, along with navy shoes and my new gold jewelry. Turned out to be very cute and casual. :)
On the commons in Ithaca
Driving through the countryside leaving Cortland, heading toward Dryden
Matt & His sweet family
One of my favorite pics of us
After a long fun day and a wonderful supper, we went down to the Dryden Hotel. It's a local spot to hang out with friends or even stay there. The top floor is a hotel and the bottom floor has tables and you can order food, or have drinks, there is a pool table. Very cool place. We were meeting some of Matt's friends there, well i had to do a wardrobe change. I didn't want his friends to meet for the first time without looking great. So i put on my white Cabi jeans, (love Cabi stuff, kind of pricey, but luckily i have a sweet friend who gave me those) I put this really cute ruffled top with a Kelly green tank underneath. I didn't want the jeans to drag the ground, because they are long, so i wore some white wedges with gold embellishments. Gold is making a huge comeback, so if you hear me talking alot about gold accessories that is why. I wore my gold hoop earrings, and a gold bangle bracelet. :) It was awesome meeting his friends, they were very laid back and so much fun. Alot like Matt :))
To the left is Matt, his Friend Nick, and his friend who he calls Hansen (Justin)
This is the outfit i wore that night to the right!
So y'all should have seen my suitcases, lol, yes i said suitcases. I had one bag for shoes only, another bag for clothes, and another for everything else. Let's just say a girl can never be too prepared. There is so much more i cant wait to share about our trip, but.......
To Be Continued.................;)
