(Re-posting this ridiculous video because of high relevance to what I'm talking about below. Also because it's ridiculous.)
OK, so Kendrick's been an official full-time student for about three weeks now.
And while life hasn't made a 180 or anything - things are more or less clicking along as usual - there are definitely some differences between what life was like Before Grad School and what life is like During.
Kendrick and I have been wanting to spend a full day in the city at some point this summer - Chinatown, Little Italy, that kind of thing - and decided that this weekend presented the perfect opportunity: my parents were out of town, so we could both help them out by looking after their animals and spend two whole days in NYC, with no need to drive back and forth in between.
Kendrick had school stuff going on until late on Friday, but I thought hey, I'll just drive in by myself with Indy and the dogs and all our bags. It'll be fun!
Ehhhh.
Q. My boyfriend and I often take day trips to get out of the city, and want to do some thrifting to decorate our Brooklyn apartment. I thought I would ask for some outside-the-city thrift store recommendations, as you seem to have such amazing luck when it comes to well-priced finds!
Andrea
A. Before we even talk getting out of the city: you have to stop into the Salvation Army on 46th between 10th and 11th (where Kendrick and I picked up our first joint purchase ever). It's the rare city thrift store that charges for-real thrift-store prices - sure, the pieces will be more expensive than at, say, a rural tag sale, but they'll still be within the realm of reason. Another plus: the Salvation Army charges a flat delivery fee (last time I checked it was $50), so make sure to pick up as many items as you can in a single trip.
I've been talking about Joe Fresh's kids' stuff for years. They sell it at the superstore near my relatives' house in Canada, and every time I visit I stock up, because it is THE BEST: adorable, affordable, cool (but not too trendy), well-made...the best.
That's my son in the Joe Fresh leather jacket that I bought for him in Moncton when he was less than a year old because I couldn't help it...and that finally fits. This is very exciting news.
Despite the fact that you couldn't find the line in the States or order it online and recommending it thus made...well, not a ton of sense, I kept on recommending it on RG anyway, just because I'm such a fan and I love it.
