Happy (almost) New Year! This was a light week on the blog, but next week we'll be back to our regular scheduled programming. Do you have any fun plans for tomorrow night? Alex and I will be heading to our friends' apartment for blinis and Champagne, while Toby will sleep in his travel crib in their bedroom. Quiet New Year's Eves are my favorite. Have a wonderful weekend, and here are a few fun posts from around the web...The world's best new affordable hotels.
A sweet take on a bedtime story.
Fun shoe clips to jazz up black flats.
Fashion from a book.
Three years.
The world according to Michigan. (Fellow Michiganders will chuckle:)
Inspiring tomboy style.
How to host house guests.
Did you see this insane pie in Oprah magazine?
Louis C.K. makes me laugh.
Remember A Very Young Dancer?
Plus, three Cup of Jo posts you may have missed:
* Winter bicyclists.
* Chop onions without crying.
* Adorable families.
(Photo of Hitchcock as a grandpa)
Happy New Year, Joanna! Sounds like a wonderful way to ring in 2012...I can't believe how fast the year went!
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Happy new year Jo! I have similar plans to you for tmr night
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My plan is to hit the early seating at Homeroom (http://homeroom510.com), this mac 'n' cheese joint in Oakland, for a mac 'n' cheese pairing with beer or wine. It's supposed to be a low-key alternative to all the fancy-shmancy expensive NYE blowouts. Just my thing since I'd like to go out this year but not have it be too crazy. :)
ReplyDeleteLots of cuteness in this one! I especially loved the Michigan shirt ... Sent it to a friend who has michigan tatooed on his body :)
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Wishing you a great 2012! Can you believe I still haven't planned what I will do? Long live spontaneity (I hope!)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you'll be having a safe and restful celebration! I'll be doing something similar with the fam. I've never been one to get all crazy to ring in the New Year.
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PS... a note on chopping onions, if you wear contacts you're good to go. I'll be in the kitchen chopping them up and completely fine, while my mom is three feet away crying! :)
For those who don't wear contacts, I hear putting it in the freezer for a little bit helps, too!
did you see the weight of that pie on the website? 14 lbs. fourteen. pounds! i can't even.
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Thank you Joanna for making 2011 a little easier. Your blog is a gift I can count on to bring me at least 5 mins of rest and inspiration (who knew they could go hand in hand?) each day. I adore your talent & taste. Best wishes to you & yours in 2012. In adoration, Stacy
ReplyDeleteWe're going to Key Largo for New Years with my fiancee's family! Happy New Year Joanna! Best wishes in 2012!! cmm
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, Louis CK is great. I am so thankful for that guy being out there. We just started watching Louie and though I feel like I am clinically depressed after watching some of the episodes, it's still one of the very best shows ever.
ReplyDeleteAll that aside, have a wonderfully relaxing and festive new year's eve!
Happy New Year, Joanna! And thank you so much for your beautiful, honest, fun blog that I look forward to reading every day. You're an inspiration!
ReplyDeletehappy new year! we'll be celebrating our first new year's eve abroad. my sis visited for christmas and left this morning, so i'm still sad. but my husband and i will run a 10k tomorrow evening and then going to a party. :) happy holidays joanna! xo
ReplyDeletehave a happy happy new year! your blog brightens my day every morning. thanks for inspiring!
ReplyDeletep.s. love the young dancer. she know lives in my neck of the woods :)
Happy New Year! Thank you for the article on A Very Young Dancer. So glad not to have missed it!
ReplyDeleteI cherish these Friday posts. :)
ReplyDeleteLove that pic of Hitchcock...so playful and fun.
Happy 2012!!!
Thank you for brightening my days Joanna.Your blog was such a happy find.
ReplyDeleteMy family and I always pass the new year backpacking or camping somewhere. This year we'll be on the California coast with a fire and some sake.
Have a happy new year!
I am flying to snowy Colorado to celebrate the new year in a mountain cabin. Happy New Year!
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ReplyDeleteSound like such a lovely New Year's Eve plan. Mine is very similar, and I can't wait to hear about yours. Love this blog, thanks for making my year a bit brighter.
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I'm gonna be going through some of our wedding pictures and deciding which to send out to friends and family. Also, probably catching up on some Breaking Bad. :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Love, love, love that picture of Alfred Hitchcock! The mister and I like to snuggle up and watch Alfred Hitchcock presents every Wednesday night. It's this weird tradition we have. :)
Really nice the links you posted!
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I'll be staying home...but will have champagne for sure! Happy New Year! Have a wonderful and safe one! Thanks for the great Friday posts once again
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Happy New Year! I adore Louis CK. He really makes me laugh out loud and love life a little more. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteRecently found your blog-I enjoy! Happy New Year and thank you for taking the time!
ReplyDeleteOn a more important note..I live close to the Blue Owl and those pies are fandamntasti...there cookies ain't bad either!
such fun links. Thanks for posting. I love your blog :)
ReplyDeleteStaying home and playing games tomorrow after dinner. Your New Year's sounds like fun!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year! Enjoy.
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Happy New Year everyone! 2011 was great as I discovered your lovely blog (yes I am a bit behind). Friends are coming over for some bouillabaisse and we are taking turns: boys, girls then couples for heading up the road for a drink while babies sleep! Can see us girls staying out too long and missing the countdown back at home tee hee :)
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ReplyDeleteChampagne - yum! Always New Year's favorite. I think the kiddo and I will just stay home and chill. Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year, Joanna. I just finished the Very Young Dancer article. Wow. I remember the stories well. I grew up riding with the girl in A Very Young Rider and was boarding my horse at their house, taking lessons from her older sister, when her book came out. Crazy where life takes you...
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ReplyDeleteYour lists of links are always the best! Hope you have a happy low key new year's eve!
ReplyDeletei love how Ohio to Michiganders is Cedar Point! So true. :)
ReplyDeleteI live across the road from the Berlin hotel that's featured in the link .... always wondered what the rooms look like behind those curtains I see out of my window. Happy new year!
ReplyDeletei love quiet new year's eves, too. i'll be heading to a friend-of-a-friend's apartment for a party...should be interesting! happy almost 2012 :)
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How to host the guests wins!!!
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the world according to michigan cracks me up. being from michigan, i can totally agree with some of those. especially the "chicago" and "not chicago" part of it. even Cedar Pointe :)
ReplyDeletehappy new year, joanna! hope you, alex, and toby have a great evening!
Happy New Year to you and your family Jo! Thanks for sharing the article on budget hotels - perfect timing for fulfilling my new year resolution to travel more!
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Happy New Year Joanna! Thanks for all the smiles you brought to my face this last year. Have the most amazing start for 2012 x
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Joanna! Your blog is so inspiring. I am looking forward to reading your posts in 2012.
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Jo- Happy new year to you, Alex and Toby! Hope you have a fantastic year this year. much love Sammi x
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Joanna! Hope you guys all had a great day. I love reading your blog and look forward to all the fun posts you'll bring us in 2012!
ReplyDeleteI started my New Year off with a dip in the ocean - in Maine!
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Happy new year! Already waiting new posts :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like the perfect New Year's Eve. Kind of wish we had done that instead of going to a club. So not my scene anymore. Haha...guess I'm getting old.
ReplyDeleteNow, that is a surefire way to make your house guests happy :-) Except then they won't leave!
ReplyDeleteI saw the shoe clips too, so adorable!!
Happy New Year Joanna!
Happy New Year! 2011 was an amazing year for your amazing blog. I know 2012 will be even better :)
ReplyDeleteWishing you, Alex and Toby a wonderful new year filled with laughter, love and new discoveries! I've been reading since the Erstwhile jewelry post, and I am still so happy to have stumbled upon your blog (curation?). Thank you for writing about such interesting things.
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