BAKING

Made a batch of blueberry breakfast cookies (with added protein powder) since we drove to Montreal this week.

COOKING

How hard is it to cook a dumpling? I feel like it’s one of those foods that always tastes better when someone else makes it for you. I think I really just want to eat the Mimi Cheng cheeseburger dumplings (available all July in NYC) and I’m deluding myself into thinking that I could make them.

CRAVING

This entire meal (that consists of lettuce wrap burgers, roasted broccoli, caprese and chive grilled potatoes).

DRINKING

Dreaming of having a cocktail in the lobby of the (finally) reopened Waldorf Astoria. Must happen soon.

EATING

Nutella on an oatmeal Dad’s Cookies. Nothing better.

EXPERIENCING

Pinterest wedding decor that makes me cringe. Not all of it is bad, but so much really is. I want to murder that one font. You know the one I mean. And if I could personally smash all of the existing mason jars on this planet - I happily would. MASON JARS ARE FOR JAM, fight me.

LISTENING

LOVING

Break ideas - I love it, especially in the summer.

SHOPPING

Got a .44 cent dill pickle flavoured hummus that somehow wasn’t terrible.

WATCHING

New season of The Summer I Turned Pretty just started and I can’t express how jacked I am about it. I will fight you if you think Conrad is even remotely good for Belly.

WEARING

There’s a good chance that I might just live in this Aritzia outfit for the rest of the summer.

You can find last week’s Summer Saturdays Vol. 7 over here.

I know that I'm still working on my autumn list of things to do, but here's the thing - autumn and Christmastime kind of overlap since the first day of winter is December 21st (did you think it was in November? 'Cause I did up until MAYBE last year). Anyway, Christmastime is happening and Imma get all up in it this year. Here's what I want to do.

Have drinks at the Waldorf Astoria. I've only done this once before and it was beautifully decorated for the holidays, so I really want to go again. (Update: since it’s 2022 and the Waldorf is still under construction - a better suggestion would be The Plaza or The Peninsula.)
Bake those cupcakes with the ice cream cone Christmas tree because those look badass.
Donate any old blankets, clothes & shoes (if you have kids, it might be a good idea to donate some of their old toys).
Mail our (personalized) Christmas cards. It'd be weird if this didn't happen.
Look for local Christmas fairs to visit (like these in New York or these in Toronto).
Decorate the house and put up the tree!
Wear new pajamas on Christmas morning.
Go see the decorations at The Plaza Hotel & Macy's.
Buy some mistletoe at Trader Joe's.
Take a family portrait.

I encourage you to make a list of your own, not because I love lists but because if you do make one, then you're likely to actually complete some of these things and have a memorable December.

Summer Saturdays Vol. 8

10 Things To Do Before Christmas