new england jaunts.

Phew! How is it Monday already!? My {long} weekend went all too quickly... I took a vacation day on Friday to enjoy the day with our dear friends, the {d}'s, who made the trip from Denver all the way to New England! We went with them to California earlier this year, so it was fabulous to be reunited again :) {jd}, {rd} and I tooled around Boston a bit on Friday afternoon before hitting the Harpoon Brewery on our way back down to Providence. {cv} joined us after work on Federal Hill for some true Italian fare, including tasty cannolis. We ended the night with some wine from our California trip back at the apartment--a perfect end to a fantastic day!


On Saturday, we made our way down to Newport and finally toured The Breakers. I love history, so I was delighted to see a little BIG glimpse into the Gilded Age close to home. I couldn't believe the incredible copper-filled kitchen! A few of the rooms even transported {cv} and I back to Versailles, one of our favorite stops on our honeymoon. After our tour, we enjoyed a quintessential New England meal at The Black Pearl. Our night ended much like the nights we had in North Carolina with the {d}'s...playing board games with lots of laughter involved. Sunday was a bit more low-key, but our visit ended with a yummy dinner at our apartment before they had to head to Boston for the night. All of these fun little New England jaunts got me thinking about how much more for us to discover here! It also raised this question:


Be sure to check out other fun instagram-filled posts at a {little} dash of ash today :) By the way, you can find me on instagram here! I know I'm already looking forward to next weekend--and our next visit with the {d}'s. {I'm also dreaming of a way to move Denver closer to Providence! sigh.}


P.S. My cobalt arm party was totally J.Crew. I love love love my Timex Traveler watch and its interchangeable straps! 
{The bracelets were from earlier this summer and they're no longer available at J.Crew. BOO!}

17 comments:

  1. i am in LOVE with your cobalt arm party - gorgeous!

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  2. Obsessed with the cobalt jewelry!!

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  3. i am obsessed with the breakers! when i took manu to newport we went for a mansion tour and we loved it! that copper kitchen kills me! :)

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  4. I went to Harpoon on my last visit to Boston, lots of fun!

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  5. Love spending time with close friends! It sounds like a fun-filled weekend!

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  6. I really have been wanting to go there! Thanks for the insight!

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  7. thanks for linking up lady!!! :) lots of love!

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  8. despite the fact that i live about 1 mile away, i've never been the harpoon brewery! i need to change that.

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  9. Love the cobalt arm party :)

    - Sara @ Gameday Stylist

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  10. sounds like a terrific weekend! hopefully one day the husband and i will make it to boston for a fall weekend. *cross our fingers*

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  11. What a great weekend you seemed to have! I love visiting all the neat little local shops in my area. I'm always finding new places to go and supporting people in my community :)

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  12. cannoli?
    give me give me. they are so delicious.
    isn't it great to explore your town and find something you never knew was there!?
    love it! have a happy monday!

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  13. What a wonderful weekend trip-and now I'm dying for a cannoli!

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  14. Love the colbalt! Looks like a great weekend!

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  15. How fun! We have a lot going on in LA but our history is so much "newer" that yours on the East Coast. I'd love to move back there one day...but then again I'm used to winters in the 50s so I don't know if I could deal with the snow :)

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  16. Lovely photos! What a great weekend. :) I've recently fallen in love with this restaurant called Zombie Burger where I live.

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