To Chop or Not to Chop

Girls,

After 24 years of being on this planet, its official...I think I may have hit my mini quarter-life crisis mode.  I know, I know ...you are thinking, wait that is supposed to happen at 25! But kids, it has happened a year early.  Among many things that are running through this OLD lady's head, the two major ones are a change of location and change of hair do!

Let's be honest change of location may not be in the cards just yet (although watch out Kathleen and Megan, both NYC and San Fran are on my radar), but I have a strong desire to chop off my long locks to join my chic sisters below.

What do you think?  Could I pull it off?

 Much Love!

xoxox

Matty

Friday Favs...

Sissies-

I must admist that I have had a pretty great week! Here are some fun images that have added a little bit more joy to my already fantastic week:

1) Kim K's ring. A 20.5 carat ROCK  is totally normal, right?




2) Next year I am getting myself some Geronimo balloons to celebrate my birth!



3) Cutest little nugget ever. I want a dog, stat!


I am ready for lots of rest and relaxation this weekend. Lord knows that majority of my 3 day weekend will be spent being a macbook-monster because I am obsessed with my new computer!

Love from SF!

Thoughts on Oprah's Final Show...

Sissies-

Our little brother is funny (as if you didn't already know that). His tweets seriously cracked me up, so I thought I would share!

Oh, baby Robbie.... you da bomb.

A McQueen Dream

Sisters,
I went to the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met this weekend and it was AMAZING. I know very little about fashion (sorry Megan - I try) or art (again, sorry Christina - I try) but I do know that whatever I witnessed on Sunday was brilliant. McQueen has this beautiful ability to push political, social, and economic boundaries while also respecting the traditions of fashion that he's grown up and out of. You walk from tailored jackets, past dominatrix inspired head pieces and clothing, tartan pants, a Kate Moss filled hologram box, and end up staring in awe at a line up of space-aged goodness. The exhibit was curated to tell us a story, the one of McQueen, but also the one most of us hope to have. Nathan walked away inspired to pick up his history books and delve into the Jacobite Rebellion, and inspired to use history to help him create more and to create better. I wanted to come home and write something. A poem, a story, anything. I just wanted to throw my hat in the ring, or at least throw it so that the brim of my hat skims the artistic ring McQueen is in the middle of.

Some of my favorites are below...

To take a video tour of the exhibit go here.
To see more pictures head here.

All images found on Vogue

My Day Off...

Sissies-

For the first time ever I decided to take my birthday off! Let me tell you, this was the best idea EVER. I took the day to enjoy some quality time with myself :) My day included:

A mid morning workout with a view (squint hard and you can see the GG  bridge)

Lunch with my bestie

A visit to the Apple store! (ps we need to iChat!)

 


My biggest indulgence/my favorite thing in the world, a massage (I have no picture for this because I figured no one really wants to see me laying naked on a massage table)

A visit to the nail salon to fix my bad habit (aka nail biting). And YES, the nail lady said to me "oh you have short nail" just like all the rest. I don't really understand the need for them to tell me this. YES I KNOW I have short nails.

I have some serious sausage fingers. Which parent do I blame this on?

Then a delicious dinner at Wayfare Tavern. Matthew and I had to be rolled out of the restaurant after our meal!

At then end of this GLORIOUS day, I am reminded of the wonderful life I have. I am grateful for my friends and my family. I am grateful for the person I am and the person that I am becoming. I encourage everyone to spend a day just simply enjoy the life that you work so hard to get.

xoxo,
from SF

Happy Birthday Megan!

Megan,

We are so happy that you were born 20 some years ago! Life is incredibly entertaining with you as a sister and as the self proclaimed "idea factory" of the family, we can't get enough of your phone calls about a new adventure or product that will change our lives. Your ridiculous antics are hilarious and always full of optimism. Because this little girls reminds us of you and because everybody needs a pep talk on their birthday, here is an inspirational message from Jessica:

This could be a video of you has a child (mom don't you agree?).


Happy birthday to the most enthusiastic and positive person we know! We hope you have a great day in SF and we're so sad we can't celebrate with you in person - but we are both sure we'll get a nice 3am phone call from you when you're out on the town :)

Much love from your older sisters!

The Perfect Tuna Salad for Summer

Sisters,

Lately I have been thinking that I should bite the bullet and grow my cullinary skills. So I have started with something simple: Tuna Salad. I am not a huge mayonaise fan and so I emailed the lovely bloggers at The Bitten Word and asked for a recommendation on how to prepare tuna mayonaise free. They passed along this recipe for Mediterranean Tuna Salad.

The Bitten Word: Mediterranean Tuna Salad

Mediterranean Tuna Salad

4 6-oz. cans tuna, packed in olive oil
1 15-oz. can garbanzo beans or cannellini beans (white beans), drained and rinsed
1 medium red onion, diced
1/2 cup olive oil, plus more to taste
2 tsp lemon zest
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp Italian parsley, finely chopped
2 tsp salt
2 tsp fresh ground pepper

All you have to do is mix it together! It is so easy and so delicious. I normally eat it with pita bread or pita chips.
 

Much love from Chicago!