Our staycation in New York last week was really refreshing and relaxing. (Thanks again to Miss Moss for guest posting!) While my mom took care of Toby, Alex and I met up with friends, rode bikes to Williamsburg, went bowling (for real), got massages, sipped gin cocktails at this rad bar, saw The King's Speech, hit up the Guggenheim, and went ice skating in Central Park. It was so great to just be together and "knock around," as Alex says. We felt like tourists in our own city.We also chilled with my mom and Toby, including brunch at a Mexican place in our neighborhood, where Toby thought the tablecloth was delicious. :) We miss you already, Mama!
that last picture is adorbale!!!
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so cute! i kind of have wanted to take off for a staycation...
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Yay for staycations!
ReplyDeleteLove this! I recently took a day-cation (a day long staycation in Boston) and went to the Wellesley College Greenhouses and pretended I was in the rain forest - it was just what the doctor ordered! Also, I love your glasses - may I ask who makes them?
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ADORABLE! toby is too too cute! staycations are the best :)
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joAnn
My sister and I were just discussing how we wish our mom was 'more like A Cup of Jo's mom'! How lucky you are. And how fun to spend a week in your own city and act like tourists.
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every one of those pictures is so SUPER cute! looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fantastic idea! I am glad you had some time off with your family. Wonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteA striped beanie for Toby? Such a Joanna influence!
love the concept of a 'staycation,' i think it's good to take a break from the everyday and spend some time really appreciating your city. looks like so much fun!
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How cute is that little Toby of yours? I love a good staycation - we live in a tourist down so once a year before tourist season starts we do all of the things that we'll have to avoid like the plague once they start rolling it. It's so fun and reminds us why we chose to live here in the first place.
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Awww..sounds like you had a great time and I love how your hair looks in that photo:) Super cute! Kisses, Joanna
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful! I have to ask, where did you get that adorable stripey hat for Toby? (He is much too sweet!).
ReplyDeleteglad to see you two got to enjoy the city! maybe a staycation is all I need to get out of my winter blues!!
ReplyDeletethanks, diana! i had just gotten a haircut :)
ReplyDeleteIn Scotland (where I live) when people say they go to 'get messages' they mean they go to the Newsagents to buy daily newspapers, I didn't realise people said that in NYC as well- interesting :)
ReplyDeletethe hat is from mabo:
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Every mamma needs something like this to keep sane. When I need a break like this I'll tell the husband that I need a chance to miss my kids:)
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I love that you guys did this, Joanna! I think we could all use something like that! Also, the photo of Toby, adorable!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you guys had fun. I think we forgot how awesome the cities we live in are. You kind of have an advantage with a city that big ;) The last picture is way too cute.
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Glad you had such a great time, it sounds like the perfect staycation! Toby is such a little heartbreaker already!
ReplyDeletejoanna, i was at dutch kills just this weekend (i love having friends who live in long island city!) and we got to talking with the owner. did you know that it has two sister bars? milk and honey in the east village, and little branch in the west village. now i want to go to those too!
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toby is too cute! sounds like an amazing weekend- i love being a tourist in your own city...you get to see and experience it from a whole new perspective.
ReplyDeleteToby is adorable! and I love that you and hubby have matching jackets!
ReplyDeletehe is so adorable! did you like the kings speech? i want to see it, especially now that it has won so many awards! you and your husband are so cute, its refreshing to see a couple who acts like they are best friends!
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looks like you two had fun. i've never done the staycation thing, but looks like an idea for the future! if you like rad cocktails, you might want to check out The Clover Club in BK. My fiance took me last week on our days off, we loved it!
ReplyDeleteLove staycations! As long as it's doing something fun:-)
ReplyDeleteCute pic of the lil man!
Isn't time away from the little one so hard but yet so very refreshing!?
ReplyDeleteThat's so fun! I would like to take an anywhere-cation from papers and classes right about now!
ReplyDeletePIECE OF CAKE. PEACE OF MIND.
Love the glasses on you.
ReplyDeletewe LOVED the kings speech!!!! it was so inspiring.
ReplyDeletehahaha you and your husband are glasses twins! So cute! And every picture of Toby just makes my heart melt :)
ReplyDeleteThat's great you did this! Lovely photos.
ReplyDeletehe has the most incredible eyes!
ReplyDeleteWow, Joanna you look gorgeous! Love those glasses.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are very stylish and you have a lovely family!
ReplyDeletelove your hair!
ReplyDeleteI recognize the chewing of the table....it's called teething!
ReplyDeleteDutch Kills is so awesome! It's really close to where I live and there is nothing like it in Queens! (Though it's become impossible to get into on a Saturday night. Boo!)
ReplyDeleteNYC staycations are the best :) I work full-time, so being 'let loose' around town during the hours when I'd normally be in the office is awesome. That last pic - too cute!
ReplyDeletetoby is the cutest baby ever!!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are perfect! You all look so happy!
ReplyDeleteCutie pie Toby!!! :)
Beth
Ah, I miss Dutch Kills! My favorite NY bar.
ReplyDeletegreat pictures!
ReplyDeleteToby is sooo cute!
I hope you could relax!
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What a great staycation! I wish more people would do this and actually spend time exploring their own city.
ReplyDeletelooks and sounds like you had a fabulous time! I so need to see The King's Speech too, especially after last night!
ReplyDeleteand does Toby get any cuter?! love his little beanie.
Love the idea of a staycation! sounds like you two had a great one : )
ReplyDeleteYou look great in glasses, J!
He is just adorable : )
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great staycation you both had! It is so nice when you can just enjoy your own city with "stolen moment" eyes.
Did King's Speech deserve all the oscars?
i don't think i've seen pictures as happy as these!!! must have been so much fun, xo!
ReplyDeletehow fun!
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE your glasses, Joanna.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am extremely envious that for you a staycation is in NYC -- one of my fave all-time cities.
staycation! great word and even better idea...
ReplyDeleteSo adorable!
ReplyDeleteaww that photo of toby is too sweet. glad you had a lovely staycation! xoxo jcd :: cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteI WANT your staycation !!!!
ReplyDeleteI can not wait to move to NY at the end of the summer! Esp for the winter there and ice skating!
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My gosh! Those photos are gorgeous. You're both radiating with happiness xo
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great week. So glad, you deserved it! I'm looking forward to our own staycation in May, when my mom's coming from MI for a week and helping out with our baby.
ReplyDeletei will have my first time in NY in april!!!!! I'm so happy!
ReplyDeleteBecause, duh, tablecloths are delish, Jo! Glad you got to knock around. I'm going to adopt that phrase;)
ReplyDeleteisn't he precious! my boyfriend (also named alex!) and i are having a staycation in boston next week :)
ReplyDeleteyour Toby is so precious, isn't it funny how little ones explore their world by tasting/chewing things?? glad I have found your blog- so refreshing. I'm a busy mom of 3/freelance makeup artist/beauty blogger in Georgia. please check out my site if u get a spare moment. http://www.jennysuemakeup.com
ReplyDeletedid you love the king's speech? i certainly did.
ReplyDeleteStaycations are the best!!!! But coming home to your bundle of joy is even better!!
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You're lucky to live in a great city for a staycation! I don't think it would be quite so much fun where I'm from, so I might just have to go for the real thing.
ReplyDeletei don't know how to tell you this...but you might have the cutest baby on the face of the planet.
ReplyDeletethanks for these sweet comments! becca, my glasses are by Selima. xo
ReplyDeleteSounds like such an amazing time!
ReplyDeleteToby has the most gorgeous blue eyes!!
adorable glasses! staycations are so much fun!
ReplyDeletethat might be the cutest picture you've posted of Toby so far (which says a lot, btw)! and you and your husband look so happy... isn't time off wonderful sometimes? :)
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Sounds like a blast!! My mom and I went to our local film forum and saw "God of Love," we absolutely love it!!! So creative!
ReplyDeleteA trip to New York is one of the things I'm saving up for.
ReplyDeleteYour Toby's sooo cute!
ilykpurple
that sounds like an amazing time! i've been to new york city before, but never made it to williamsburg. I've heard its great! lots of vintage shops too!!
ReplyDeleteglad you got to relax and enjoy some sweet moments together! toby's eyes! wow~
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great time and some special memories were made.
ReplyDeletethose things sound so fun! and very cute pictures.
ReplyDeleteHe has the most beautiful blue eyes!
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Toby is sooo cute :)
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Nawww...look how happy & relaxed you guys look! & what's better than returning home from a staycation to an adorable set of blue eyes like those? Toby you're going to be a heart breaker kid :) xx
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Wow you packed a lot into a weekend, sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteJoanna!
ReplyDeleteI just felt compelled to comment on your mother. First of all, she's gorgeous and second, has anyone ever said Toby looks like her? I couldn't believe the likeness in the pic of them together.
Also, how are you doing on the solids? I'm struggling with my 8 month old twins...I feel like I should be giving finger foods but I totally think they would choke!!
xo
Lisa M
Beautiful pics!! You live in a beautiful city and have an adorable child!
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Mayoli
Staycations are the best!! How sweet is that picture of Toby!!
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sometimes we do need a little staycation my hubby and i have that once in a year, didn't plan that intentionally but that's how it has been all these years!
ReplyDeleteWow, I never thought of this before but you look like Billie Piper in the pic you posted of yourself! I love your glasses, they suit you!
ReplyDeleteYour holiday sounds incredible! I've been wanting to see the King's Speech but I haven't got around to it....
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it!
Also, ice-skating sounds like so much fun...
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Wow, Joanna, you all look so gorgeous, and the Toby photo just highlights what huge eyes he has, just as yours were in your baby photos?
ReplyDeleteCute Toby. And you look good in glasses.
ReplyDeleteSuch a good idea to explore where you stay instead of going away. moms are the best hey!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your vacay:)
ReplyDeleteThe last photo looks so cute ♥
hey hey...lovely staycation....
ReplyDeleteamazing what you can do together when theres no gorgeous short people around!
but so lovely to get them back....ahhh little toby!
melissa x
Love your black and white pics... wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous! Would have loved a stay vacation at this point myself! Going to the movies is a rare event after children...
ReplyDeleteOh Toby! What a cutie pie!
ReplyDeleteJoanna - so delightful! I hope that when I have a baby I sill have the support network available to me to enjoy some breaks.
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I would love to have a staycation... your experience sounds amazing
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I really like the idea of a staycation - relaxing without breaking the budget. And getting to know your own city better is always cool.
ReplyDeleteDid you get a bit of fringe?
Looks nice!
Sounds like you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos.
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i am so jealous of your staycation! i am emailing your post to my whole family to see who might want to volunteer to babysit for us so we can have one too:)
ReplyDeletei'm glad you had a great week and i'm glad to see you back!
thanks for these sweet comments!
ReplyDeleteToby looks absolutely adorable! Glad to hear your staycation was a success!
ReplyDeleteAww, I'm so glad for you! And when I saw that top picture of you (lovely), I thought, "Wow, definitely Toby's mama!" He looks like you! (Or you look like him? :)
ReplyDeleteYou two look so happy! How lucky to live in a place like NYC where a staycation is actually thrilling!
ReplyDeleteLove staycations. But am looking forward to a trip to the Big apple soon. Yay!!! Weird question, but would you mind telling me what winter jacket you have. I have been searching for one forever. Thanks and have a good one.
ReplyDeleteAW! This looks and sounds like an absolutely amazing weekend. Ah, living in NYC--I can't wait to go there someday:) It seems amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe King's Speech! I really, really want to see that. AND, ice skating? in Central Park? so much fun! :)
I will have you know, Jo, that you basically have the most adorable little baby I have ever, ever seen. He is melting my heart:)
Happy Monday, dear!
xxxx
mum and dad days are the best!!
ReplyDeletetoby is just getting cuter and cuter(who knew it was possible to get CUTER!)
Staycations can be sooo nice!! Sounds/looks like you guys had a great (well deserved)little break!! XO
ReplyDeletethanks for these comments! anonymous, i have a northface men's jacket -- it's soooo cozy and warm. i never get nervous about cold days anymore!
ReplyDeleteHE. IS. PRECIOUS. OH my goodness! He is the cutest little boy in the world!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fab time.
ReplyDeleteYou're smile is beautiful, Joanna!
I cannot stop admiring Toby he is like sooooooo.. sweet Dough Nut.
ReplyDeletelooks like you guys had a wonderful
stay-cation..vow with all those rides.
Toby's picture is adorable!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you did a lot of great things during your staycation.
Sounds (and looks) like a great staycation! :)
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