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<br />naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-90300907646921764442012-12-18T00:48:00.001-05:002012-12-18T00:48:15.868-05:00over the weekend...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
this weekend we had a few friends in town from DC. and in my opinion, there is never a better excuse to go eat and eat and eat in new york city like there is when people are in town. i feel like we just move from a bagel to a cupcake to an extra large donut to a cheeseburger and milkshake... you know? there's no place for gluttony like new york. right now, i sit here thinking that juice cleanse making its way around the internet doesn't sound like such a bad idea. but you know me.... ;)</div>
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and now, a few photos from our weekend...</div>
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---eleanor and papa admiring the rockerfeller christmas tree!---</div>
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---yes, that's my husband dancing on the street with a bunch of random santas---<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk4y-5wVZjYF7VpSB3Yz2XGDR9RpjFyMdR3CSCtU_7kT1SkwchqJ67w6zPtzLpRw8K4pX3hQgsehfOa7BEVUCAR0pQEuznHLZUmXj5fe93-SEHSpGJLbck3oVp-PRMOihyphenhyphennwF3dvoBvnC/s1600/d7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img 213="213" 320="320" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk4y-5wVZjYF7VpSB3Yz2XGDR9RpjFyMdR3CSCtU_7kT1SkwchqJ67w6zPtzLpRw8K4pX3hQgsehfOa7BEVUCAR0pQEuznHLZUmXj5fe93-SEHSpGJLbck3oVp-PRMOihyphenhyphennwF3dvoBvnC/s800/d7.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcHc5Ew1McHpXVBlmC3BKrcKf_qlGLMlHx2uDC0Xo9lxUPLuZoQyxZBw7xcKlvLYT__mZomxNHVMkpjPZv4RotVnE1-N4ofjOR8Vs1lDbq7p3z6MGCnjwjhlEX0ghv-1aYaerRpAcWCZP/s1600/d01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img 228="228" 320="320" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcHc5Ew1McHpXVBlmC3BKrcKf_qlGLMlHx2uDC0Xo9lxUPLuZoQyxZBw7xcKlvLYT__mZomxNHVMkpjPZv4RotVnE1-N4ofjOR8Vs1lDbq7p3z6MGCnjwjhlEX0ghv-1aYaerRpAcWCZP/s800/d01.jpg" /></a></div>
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---at le parker meridien with my boy---</div>
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---this "candycrane" gingerbread creation </div>
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at le parker meridien is so good---</div>
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---santas everywhere this weekend for the SantaCon---</div>
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---the windows at bergforf goodman----</div>
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---an afternoon with one of my favorites, miss marci---</div>
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---yessssssss---</div>
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new york, you're a whole lotta fun during the holidays. </div>
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we love you.</div>
naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-31620274580648305282012-12-17T01:13:00.001-05:002012-12-17T01:13:51.592-05:00connecticut. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i still can't believe what happened on friday in connecticut. this world we live in is beyond scary sometimes. i have been holding and hugging my family all weekend long... they are what i live for. losing one of them would destroy me. and yet people lose loved ones every day... i just don't know how they do it. i can't imagine what the families in connecticut must be going through who lost children or loved ones. how do you carry on after something like that? this world needs more love. more kindness. more compassion. </div>
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i found <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6-oiAobvYk&feature=youtu.be">this clip</a>, of a statement made by one of the fathers who lost his 6 year old daughter to be so inspiring. please please go watch it. as a parent who has not lost a child, i cannot begin to know the pain and suffering he is experiencing... i mean, how is he even standing there and forming sentences? but i'm so thankful he shared this message. there is still love, there is still kindness and there is still good in this world. although heaven knows we need more of it. my thoughts and prayers are with them. </div>
naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-30388360477026114692012-12-14T00:01:00.001-05:002012-12-14T00:01:30.359-05:00santa.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
we saw santa at the church christmas party last saturday. eleanor <a href="http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.html">still doesn't like</a> the guy...</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">merry christmas! </span></div>
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photos by <a href="http://www.markweinbergphoto.com/">mark weinberg.</a> </div>
naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com130tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-18974005435632055822012-12-12T23:13:00.002-05:002012-12-12T23:13:43.208-05:00cinque terre, italia!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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after our time <a href="http://www.taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/2012/12/firenze-italia.html">in florence</a>, we took the train to riomaggiore. we had heard nothing but rave reviews about cinque terre and we were really excited to explore the colorful little towns. unfortunately, all of the trails you can hike between the towns were closed due to landslides, and none of the boats were running either (a con to traveling during off season i suppose). we ended up taking the train between towns (which was OK, except for the long waits between trains) and visited monterosso al mare.</div>
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i'm not sure what it's like during other times of the year, but cinque terre felt really quiet and sleepy while we were there... i think we only passed a handful of other tourists during our stay. we slept in a little apartment that was 6 billion flights of stairs high (i kid. only 9 flights. but the steepest 9 flights of my life.) it paid off though because we had a view from our little room like no other. it didn't even feel real, it was so beautiful. </div>
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yep. we've been back a month now and i'm still not done recapping <a href="http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/search/label/italy">our time in italy</a>. with the holidays approaching, my two littles, and the fact that it gets dark by 5pm these days (i mean, really!) i just don't know where the time goes. but good news is, here are a few photos from our time in florence if you'd like to see. we were only there for a day and a night. and to put it simply, not long enough! this city was unreal. seeing michelanglo's<i> david</i> in person, walking through the old market, all of those beautiful narrow streets and well dressed italians on bikes with baskets and old fashioned bells... plus, we had rice gelato in florence and i'm pretty sure nothing will top that in this lifetime. try as hard as you'd like, non-rice-flavored gelato, but it's just not going to happen. </div>
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naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com131tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-8108474238274730082012-12-06T14:04:00.003-05:002012-12-06T14:04:41.529-05:00life lately, according to my iphone pictures...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com115tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-49255248806808163952012-12-05T06:29:00.000-05:002012-12-05T08:21:23.320-05:00a tea party with papa.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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long before that day in the delivery room when josh announced "it's a girl!", i had images in my head of hosting tea parties in the playroom for my future little girl someday. i couldn't wait for the day when we'd get dressed up and sit with her teddy bears and dolls and i'd pour her a tiny cup of tea as she sat ever so still. we'd giggle and chat and giggle some more while holding up our pinky fingers and snacking on tea sandwiches that of course would have no crust. as eleanor has grown older and come into her own little person the past few months, i felt like that day wasn't far off and i am not kidding, i have been talking about it nonstop to josh. </div>
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but rewind to a few days ago, when 22 month old eleanor, who carries two containers of play-doh around the house with her everywhere these days like most do a doll, decided to have a tea party of her own, with play-doh tea cups and... papa. papa?!?!?! i don't know but sometimes i just feel so robbed. i mean, she "ching ching-ed" her play-doh cup with his and everything. </div>
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am i hurt that eleanor experienced her first tea party and didn't invite me? no. well. ok maybe a little. but the next best things to being invited to her tea party was getting to witness it, in my opinion. and it seriously makes my day as her mother to see how much she loves her papa. because i know he loves her back so so much. and seeing them together? it's perfect. simple as that. just perfect. </div>
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when the clorox company asked if i'd be a part of their <a href="http://bleachitaway.clorox.com/?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=Influencer">bleach it away</a> program, i didn't even have to think about it. absolutely! because if you know me, you know i don't go anywhere without my trusted bleach pen. my love for the tiny thing all started when <a href="http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-we-love-ny-part-ii.html">that stranger in the subway handed me one</a> after i spilt chocolate gelato down my white blouse and looked like an idiot waiting for the train 4 or 5 years ago. oh, the good ol' days. </div>
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since then, i have become a mother of two. and if motherhood has taught me anything, it's that the messy moments are endless. i am one of those mothers that lets my children play with their food (somehow my very picky eater will eat it if she can draw, touch or build with it first.) i am also one of those mothers who allows us to eat in bed (<a href="http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/2012/05/good-mom-or-bad-mom.html">remember this?</a>). so naturally, we have a lot of messes around this apartment! it seems that clorox created the <a href="http://bleachitaway.clorox.com/?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=Influencer">bleach it away</a> site to remind you and me both that we'll have to be ready to handle all the messy and crazy moments life has in store (and while doing so, there are some seriously hilarious messy moment stories being shared.) </div>
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we have partnered with clorox to giveaway 3 prizes to 3 <i>rockstar diaries</i> readers today! the first prize is $300 plus a fun prize pack and the second and third winners will receive $100 and a prize pack each! to enter to win, please share one of your messiest moments below! be sure to visit <a href="http://bleachitaway.clorox.com/?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=Influencer">bleach it away</a> and check out some of the messy 1-liner stories others are sharing! <a href="http://bleachitaway.clorox.com/?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=Influencer">you can share yours there,</a> as well. the 3 winners will be drawn at random and announced next week. </div>
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*this post and giveaway is sponsored by the clorox company.naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com817tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-59437047973909971232012-12-03T10:04:00.002-05:002012-12-03T19:03:31.843-05:00traveling abroad with littles...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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hello! i've complied a few thoughts on traveling abroad with little ones below if you are interested. i know many of you are quite the experts here, but below are just a few things that worked well for us that i wanted to share. hopefully these tips can help someone else who is planning to travel abroad with a tiny one (or two!) in tow. it sure was exhausting at times and there were moments where i thought, <i>gosh! we aren't very smart, are we!</i>, but it sure was fun. i can't wait to share out photos and stories with the kids once they are older. </div>
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<b style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1.</span> stay flexible with your itinerary, pace yourself </b><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">-- since we were in italy for just two weeks, we wanted to pack in as much as possible. we spent 5 days in the south in sicily and the rest of our time up north (we covered rome, florence, cinque terre, parma & venice.)</span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> we kept the first week pretty low key (the first few days we just relaxed and adjusted to the time difference at <a href="http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/2012/11/an-olive-vineyard-in-sicily.html">the olive vineyard in sicily</a> since we knew the second week would be a bit more hectic and busy.) this plan definitely helped the kids ease into the new time change, and helped us relax and feel like we were on vacation. something else that really worked well for us was not planning everything down to a T. we didn't book every hotel or tour in advance because we knew we'd need flexibility with the kids (this might be tricky though if you are traveling during a peak time when hotels and tours are booked far in advance.) for example, we had initially planned on spending a day and a night in verona after parma, but decided to cut that out last minute and head straight from parma to venice because samson was coming down with a cold and we were all feeling a bit exhausted by this point. since we hadn't booked our hotel in verona yet, this worked out great. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">2.</span> pack light (we traveled with just two carry-on sized backpacks) -- </b> a few weeks before we left, josh mentioned one morning over breakfast that we should pack 2 carry on back packs for our 2 weeks in italy. no checked bags or rolling luggage. i laughed at him so hard. it's like he'd forgotten the amount of stuff i pack just to head to the playground with the kids in the afternoon. but he was adamant we at least try. and so we tried, and to my surprise, it worked. i honestly feel like this is the sole reason our trip went well. because between catching a plane and a number of different trains every few days, lugging two large suitcases plus our stroller and our kids would not have worked well. we managed to fit everything we needed for 2 weeks abroad with two small children in two large backpacks by packing layers (it was warm in the south and colder up north), buying diapers and wipes <i>when</i> we got to italy, and making plans to wash clothing mid-trip at the hotel. the only con to this plan was that we didn't foresee the hefty price tag our hotel would charge us to do laundry mid-trip. in retrospect, i'd have stuck to this plan, but made time in our schedule to take our laundry to a local laundromat and do it ourselves. i'm too embarrassed to ever tell anyone what we ended up paying at the hotel for our laundry. (it's like what <a href="http://jimgaffigan.com/">jim gaffigan</a> says, they must have washed everything in champagne.) </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">3. </span>take a stroller- and have your kids nap on the go -- </b>this will probably differ depending on your child, but since we are city dwellers, our little ones are used to napping on the go. up until the night before we left we were still debating if we should be bring <a href="http://www.bugaboo.com/bugaboo-donkey?gclid=CNex8Iu9_bMCFY-d4AodsW8AXg">our double stroller</a>, buy two smaller umbrella strollers to use instead, or only bring baby carriers and no stroller at all (but can you imagine our poor backs?!) we were literally here in manhattan in a baby store the night before we left trying to decide which option was best. we ended up deciding to take our stroller, and a baby carrier as a back up. i am really thankful we took our stroller because we ended up using it everywhere and always knew our kids were comfortable, warm and safe inside it. we brought a lock for our stroller and figured we would lock it up outside if we ever needed to but ended up only locking it up once in cinque terre where our tiny hotel room had 5 billion stairs to climb and a few times outside small restaurants where they had no room for strollers inside. *also, i couldn't find a travel case that fit our double stroller but we have found that a few heavy duty black garbage bags can do the trick if you're checking your stroller at the gate. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">4.</span> travel at off season for better prices and to avoid crowds of tourists -- </b>traveling is expensive. period. so we went during the off season (the first two weeks of november) and found better prices and less crowds. we never waited more than 30 or 40 minutes to get into a museum or a tour. and for the most part, enjoyed weather that wasn't too hot or too cold. (although venice flooded the day we left! that was quite the experience. i instagrammed a photo <a href="http://instagram.com/p/R59A6PSGf5/">HERE</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/p/R5-dpqyGRh/">HERE</a> while we were walking through the flooded streets trying to find a water taxi to take us to the airport.) </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">5.</span></b> <b>stay in the center of it all. splurge for a room with a view if you can -- </b>since traveling with little ones can bring a lot of unpredictability, we decided to find hotels that could act as home base throughout the day, if needed. staying somewhere central is key. and since you might find yourself spending more time at the hotel due to the little ones' schedules than you would if you were traveling alone, finding a nice space with a view doesn't hurt either. one night in rome, it started raining hard around 5pm and both the kids were starting to get very restless. if it would have just been josh and me, we'd have stayed out until midnight exploring the city in the pouring rain. but with the kids, it was different. we got out of the rain and back to the hotel quickly, ordered room service for dinner and stayed in for the night. our room had a beautiful balcony view of the city so we still felt like we were partaking of it, we had one of the best meals of our trip via room service, and the kids were happy as clams bouncing around our hotel space. paying a little more (than we would have if it had just been the two of us) to stay at a hotel we liked that had a little extra space and that was closer to historic downtown helped us out a lot here. </div>
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we really enjoyed having the kids with us in italy. i am so proud of them. they were such troopers. it's nice to spend time alone with josh, but i really loved traveling as a family and making these memories together. we can't wait to doing more of it in the future! </div>
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have you traveled abroad with little ones before? do you have any tips or advice you want to share with us? also, <a href="http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/2012/08/traveling-with-littles.html">HERE</a> is a post from earlier in the year about flying with little ones.naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com133tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-24869709653084759262012-11-30T23:00:00.002-05:002012-11-30T23:00:20.123-05:006 months. 6 of the very best months.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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samson is 6 months old today. 6 months! that went a whole lot quicker the second time. this little man is sitting up and starting solids and always finding a way to grab his sister's hair when it's in reach and pull it ever so hard (it starts young, huh?)</div>
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i love this little mister. all babies are miracles, but samson is my miracle. and i can't imagine life without him. the past 6 months have been such a joy. thank you for joining our little family, samson boy. you make us feel complete.</div>
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and just so you know, mister samson, you have also made this little girl below the happiest. watching you two interact throughout the day is my favorite. </div>
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naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com116tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-66516671377010381002012-11-29T12:38:00.000-05:002012-11-29T12:38:00.279-05:00hey, it's christmas! vol. 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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hey guess what? <a href="http://heyitschristmas.com/">hey, it's christmas</a> has a 3rd volume out! you can download it for free or stream the music <a href="http://heyitschristmas.bandcamp.com/album/hey-its-christmas-vol-3">HERE</a>. i blogged about the first 2 volumes the last few years and i love that they are still doing this! a fun way of supporting local and somewhat unknown musicians from around the country! you can check out all the artists who participated at the bottom of <a href="http://heyitschristmas.com/">this page.</a> </div>
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enjoy! </div>
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...see part I, <a href="http://www.taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/2012/11/roma-italia-part-i.html">HERE.</a></div>
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^^^the colosseum was unreal. someday i hope we can go back and finish our tour ;)</div>
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because eleanor was determined to explore and wander </div>
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of trying to make it work and just wandered about behind her.</div>
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^^^trying to explain to eleanor that she needs to stay in her stroller</div>
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because we were stopping just to look at the map for a minute.</div>
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it was cold and starting to rain and we were lost </div>
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and papa was trying to figure out how to get us back to the hotel.</div>
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(sigh.) this was a really fun moment. </div>
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^^^one of the three gelatos i sampled in one day. (oink oink.)</div>
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next up! florence!</div>
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...i finished sorting through the rest of our photos from italy last night. </div>
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so, you ready? because here we go!</div>
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rome, part I :: </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">a few things worth noting: we ate the most delicious homemade pasta at </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/100445350930931168096/about?gl=us&hl=en" style="text-align: justify;">da francesco's</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (thank you for the rec, <a href="http://thosehardings.com/">angie!</a>) </span><span style="text-align: justify;">we tried gelato on practically every corner but our favorite, hands down, had to be </span><a href="http://www.ilgelatodisancrispino.it/" style="text-align: justify;">san crispino's</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> (thanks to a number of you from your recommendations here on the blog and on instagram!) and can we talk about the sistine chapel for a minute? because seriously, i don't think i've ever seen something so beautiful. it blew my mind! thank you for that, michelangelo. we also went to church while we were in rome and while i was maybe bouncing a baby in the back the entire time, there is something pretty cool about finding members of your faith half way around the world and feeling like you're home. even if i couldn't understand a word of what was being said (although josh did translate most of the meeting for me)... rome, you're pretty great. thanks for showing us a good time! </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">ps. for those who have inquired on past italy posts, the beige hat i am wearing (and basically wore the entire trip) i found on <a href="http://www.gilt.com/invite/naomimegan">GILT</a>, the brand is hat attack. :)</span></div>
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today we are excited to be hosting another giveaway with our sponsor, <a href="http://9nl.com/7pgp/">sole society!</a> if you missed out last time, sole society is giving away 3 pairs of shoes to 3 lucky winners this week! the great thing about sole society is that they introduce a new on-trend shoe every day to members (it's completely free to join) and most pairs start at $49.95 with free shipping both ways! to enter to win, please visit <a href="http://9nl.com/7pgp/">sole society</a> and register if you aren't already a member. then come back here and comment below telling us which pair is your favorite. the 3 winners will be drawn at random and announced next week.</div>
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naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com1010tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-90331091432804397262012-11-26T06:51:00.002-05:002012-11-26T06:51:56.349-05:00o christmas tree!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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one of the things i love about new york city over the holidays are all the christmas trees for sale on the bustling city streets. it's like everywhere i walk, i'm surrounded by my own little forest in the city. and i'll take the smell of pine needles over trash anyday. </div>
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over the weekend, we shopped for our christmas tree on the street corner. while we were in the midst of picking out the perfect 8 foot tree, eleanor found one her own size. she was just so pleased with herself, and it was just so dang cute, we decided to bring both trees home. one for our front room, and one for the kids nursery. we decorated the trees last night and i caught a little bit of it on video which i'll share later. in the meantime, <a href="http://statigr.am/p/332042040882259586_719632">here is a photo of eleanor</a> after we brought the trees inside. i guess doing so confused her. what next? rain drops indoors? ;)</div>
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merry christmas everyone!</div>
naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com84tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-16351797869822159282012-11-22T22:14:00.001-05:002012-11-22T22:14:13.557-05:00a day to give thanks.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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thankful for so much. </div>
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i could make a list that would go on for days....</div>
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but i'm especially thankful for these two little munchkins.</div>
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and for the chance to be their mother and raise them here in new york city </div>
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with my best friend and love by my side.</div>
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what are you thankful for?</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">happy thanksgiving!</span></div>
naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-61984871075050281642012-11-20T23:12:00.003-05:002012-11-20T23:12:29.952-05:00duck, duck, pigeon!<div style="text-align: center;">
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after traveling all the way to rome, eleanor was more interested in chasing pigeons outside the colosseum than going inside it. is this why most people don't take their 21 month old to tour a 2,000 year old building? ;)</div>
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naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com82tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-83807131287096437082012-11-19T04:30:00.000-05:002012-11-19T04:30:00.139-05:00a morning at the market in syracusa, italia...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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everything was just so fresh and colorful. </div>
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and... absolutely delicious.</div>
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yes. it's true. </div>
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E is the coolest member of our family.</div>
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naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com140tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-19640889211551803492012-11-14T12:50:00.000-05:002012-11-14T12:50:52.577-05:00sicilia, italia!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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here are a few (ok, more than a few) photos from our time in sicily (<a href="http://taza-and-husband.blogspot.com/2012/11/italy-we-love-you.html">i posted a few</a> while we were there, too.) josh was a missionary for 2 years for our church in southern italy ten years ago, so it was extra special to get to see all the little towns and places where he lived. we spent a little time in gela, palma di montechiaro, ragusa and syracusa (my favorite!) southern italy had such a different vibe and feel compared to the north where we spent the second week of our trip. it was very laid back, and josh says not much had changed at all since he lived there ten years ago. i really loved it. the views were so beautiful. the food was delicious. the people were the sweetest. it is most certainly a very special place.</div>
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naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-5097806900345836542012-11-14T01:00:00.000-05:002012-11-14T01:00:02.220-05:00mormon helping hands, during hurricane sandy.<div style="text-align: center;">
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we left for italy a few hours before hurricane sandy hit our city. while i'm thankful we were able to make it out safely, i'm feeling a little bit guilty that we were overseas eating gelato every day when so many back home were hit hard by the storm. i don't think i realized the severity of sandy until we returned home on sunday and began to really catch up on the aftermath of the hurricane. </div>
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our friend, and my husband's old roommate from back in his single days, made this beautiful video of some of the recovery efforts put on in the city by members of our faith. i'm not sharing this video to promote my faith in your face or discredit any others who have been helping night and day the past few weeks to rebuild what sandy destroyed, but i found this film to be so inspirational, it brought tears to my eyes. whether you are of our faith or think we are complete crazies (hey now!), this is what it's all about, people. a huge thank you from the bottom of my heart to all those who have selflessly served during this time of need. </div>
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naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com107tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-57884551935335667882012-11-13T11:41:00.000-05:002012-11-13T11:41:34.595-05:00today, before 8 in the morning...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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my kids woke up at 4AM (thanks italy time.)</div>
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E bit samson's big toe. he cried hard.</div>
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we spilt OJ on my bed (fresh sheets too!)</div>
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samson broke my hard drive (in his defense, it was really my fault. i mean, obviously.)</div>
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and then, by 9AM, my kids fell asleep for their (first?!) nap of the day. (again, thanks italy time.)</div>
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i feel like it can only go up from here, but with naps at 9am, who am i kidding? can someone call me around 5 today to make sure i'm still alive over here?</div>
naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-28924336599391166162012-11-13T06:26:00.000-05:002012-11-24T13:33:51.543-05:00rockstar giveaway! (closed)<div style="text-align: justify;">
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today our sponsor, <a href="http://www.jamesjeans.us/new-arrivals">james jeans</a>, is giving away a pair of jeans of your choice to three lucky readers! designed and handmade in the US, james jeans are all about "fit, quality and trust, creating the best fitting jeans to complement a woman's body." to enter to win a pair, please visit <a href="http://www.jamesjeans.us/new-arrivals">james jeans</a>, then comment below telling us which pair you'd like to win. the winners will be drawn at random and announced next week.</div>
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<a href="http://www.jamesjeans.us/new-arrivals">james jeans</a> is also offering 25% off any purchase through december 31st with the code, JJ005. </div>
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<span style="color: red;">UPDATE</span> :: congrats to our three winners below! please email me your contact info!</div>
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naomi megan.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632573201485127599noreply@blogger.com1316tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634478861778819647.post-67917121174034127082012-11-12T12:30:00.000-05:002012-11-13T08:55:19.467-05:00a live chat about blogging!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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my friend joy (of <a href="http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/">oh joy!</a>, whom you surely know and read) recently wrote a great book about blogging called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1452107203/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1452107203&linkCode=as2&tag=oj06-20">blog, inc.</a> if you are curious about starting a blog, growing your current blog, or just blogging in general, i definitely recommend picking up a copy!</div>
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since joy just wrapped up her book tour, she's asked me to join her for a <a href="http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/2012/11/blog-inc-a-virtual-chat-giveaway.html">live chat about blogging</a> this thursday at 2pm est (11am pst). you can stream the chat live on <a href="http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/">her blog.</a> joy will be answering some of the most common questions she has been asked on her book tour q&a sessions, and i'll just be chiming in here and there with little things i've learned as a blogger throughout the last few years. </div>
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hope you tune in! see you then!<br />
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<i><span style="color: red;">UPDATE! </span>for those inquiring as how to watch the chat later if you are unavailable thursday, it will be archived afterwards in the blog post so you can tune in when it's convenient for you!</i></div>
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