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Green Meadows Farm

This past Memorial Day, we decided to visit Green Meadows Farm, a “petting farm” 45 mins from Manhattan.

My daughters seem to be city girls. Aerin wasn’t too impressed with the farm animals, while Claire was scared of most of them. We weren’t able to get too many pictures because we had to keep holding the girls (Aerin to keep her from running into the woods, and Claire to calm her down), but we were able to get a few memorable snapshots.

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We started the tour with chicks and ducklings. I have an irrational fear of birds, but I managed to keep my composure.

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Comfy Jeans Rave: Gap 1969 Sexy Boyfriend Jeans

We interrupt this self-imposed, life-is-damn-busy-and-hard blogging break to bring you an item of frivolity. (You can scroll down to the bottom of the post for a tiny update on my going-abouts.) Once again, I am waaayyyyy late to a fashion trend. I remember borrowing J's jeans a few times when I was pregnant, when none of my regular jeans would fit and I didn't think my still-expanding belly yet warranted maternity jeans. I didn't like the look too much at the time, so I eschewed the boyfriend jeans mania when it started to become popular a couple of years ago. Thinking back, I hated my pregnant body (both times) and I didn't like the way anything looked on me back then, so I probably didn't give boyfriend jeans a proper...

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At-Home Try Ons: Warby Parker vs. Classic Specs

I was incorrect in guessing that my glasses frames from Warby Parker hadn't yet shipped, because they arrived yesterday! Once again, I apologize for my sucky selfies. My favorites are the ones on the top two rows.  :-) As mentioned in yesterday's post, I also ordered at-home try on frames from Classic Specs: The frames from both companies seem to be of comparable quality. (Although I've worn glasses since my early teens, I've only owned one pair of designer frames — Giorgio Armani — and I personally don't believe the markup of a high-brand name is worth the extra $$$ in the case of glasses frames.) All the frames I received were of high-quality acetate with reinforced hinges, made in China. As of this writing,...

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