Have a Lovely Weekend.

What are you up to this weekend? We’re going to see my friend Rob’s movie Little Boxes tonight, and on Sunday we’re taking the boys to Coney Island! They’re so excited to ride all the mini planes, boats and trains. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web…

Are you awkward? Take this funny quiz…

Sweetest baby blankets.

When did you become an adult? (The comments were great.)

Five of the most popular recipes on the Internet put to the test.

All the times Kate Middleton has played sports in heels.

I’ve been noticing tassel earrings everywhere. Would you wear them?

What it feels like to live on a houseboat.

Genius parenting hacks.

Would you dare sleep in this Airbnb?

Broccoli melts.

Made me laugh.

“What is wrong again with a woman aging?” Bravo.

I’m not a dog person, but I was so moved by this.

Last but not least, Blue Bottle Coffee is giving Cup of Jo readers free shipping on their delicious coffee (and coffee gear) in their online store, through April 30th. Just visit using this link to get the discount.

(Photo by Mitchell Phun. Flower power via Swissmiss. Baby blankets via Storq. Cheese tweet via Veronica McCarthy.)

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Jennifer

April 20, 2016 11:48 am

I love the “why do you care how old I am” article. It’s wonderful and I hope this kind of thought catches on and spreads all over. I am battling with my own emotions over being the number 40 so these things are a refreshing reminder. Thank you!

redweather

April 18, 2016 4:32 pm

Thank you for the link to the beautiful and heartwarming link to the Flower Power Pitbull photos. The images brought a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. Pitbulls have such big hearts for loving and I’m always happy to see them shown as the soulful dogs they truly are.

April 18, 2016 1:00 pm

The woman being accosted in the airport reminds me of a similar experience – after having been on two flights totaling 20 hours, a woman in the Sydney airport tried to sell me some fancy face mask. It was all fine until she turned a mirror on me to point out all my pores. So on no sleep and having airplane air-skin, my mood quickly changed from “politely accommodating” to “HELL NO, BYE.”

Laura Mitbrodt

April 18, 2016 12:31 pm

These all look great, I am going to check out those recipes! I hope you had a great weekend!
xo
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Tammy

April 18, 2016 11:38 am

the houseboat is beautiful. i love the idea of living on something that’s temporarily located somewhere

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Annie from Brimful

April 18, 2016 10:52 am

Oh gosh – Blue Bottle Coffee is so good! Just had some at the LA Shop Up….I need to find where it’s sold here in DC!

Azu

April 18, 2016 10:16 am

Yes…I would totally wear tassel earrings. I haven’t worn anything besides studs in years. But I think now is the time to try something different lol.

xo Azu

http://www.raven-locks.blogspot.com

Briana

April 18, 2016 9:12 am

What a coincidence! I made the Smitten Kitchen broccoli melts over the weekend (before having read this post) and they were super easy and delicious.

Briana
http://www.youngsophisticate.com

Emily

April 17, 2016 3:52 pm

Terrific links, as usual.

“I’m not a dog person, but…” I’m not either, and when I read those words I immediately admired you for your bravery. Sounds weird, right? But I’ve come to think that people will dislike or even distrust me if I admit it!

I had a handful of bad experiences with dogs as a child (my aunt’s St. Bernard biting my face and my puppy getting hit and killed by an elderly driver top the list). On the other hand, I had a couple beloved cats growing up, and all my friends’ families had cats.

But ever since I went off to college ten years ago, all my new friends have loved dogs. My sister got an adorable husky, and I like him… most of the time. My newest friend has two pit mixes that are very sweet.

So I like *individual* dogs very much, but I don’t think I’ll ever be a dog person. (And frankly, I don’t think I’m a pet person either — if I’m going to commit to cleaning up your poo for several years, you’d better take care of me in my old age. But if I take a step further and ‘fess up to not wanting *any* pets, people get this uncomfortable look on their face, like they just realized they’re having drinks with a sociopath.)

Do you ever encounter these attitudes, Joanna? Do you and Alex think you’ll own pets some day?

Amy P

Reply to Emily

April 19, 2016 4:16 pm

I’ve encountered the same attitudes, and so I don’t often admit that I’m not a ‘pet-person’. Most people seem to think that if you’re not head-over-heels over animals, you are cold and uncaring. I don’t think that’s true about me! Instead of caring for a dog, I have more hours in my life to care for my family and to volunteer at my church. It’s not better or worse; just different.
Our family had labs growing up and I liked them enough, and I helped my brother pick out his current dog (a Swiss Mountain dog…who unfortunately bit my toddler son by his eye a year ago so now he stays kenneled when we visit. He’s getting cranky in his old age). But I just don’t need a dog, or even a cat, in my life and that’s okay.

audrey

April 17, 2016 1:22 am

Joanna, I’m moved that you were moved by the pit bull calendar. I grew up a dog person, for sure, but had a lot of preconceived notions about pit bulls until pretty recently– I became involved in working with local animal shelters and have been so overcome with a protective love for pit bulls. I think the world, and especially our little corner here in the US, needs to learn to understand that dogs are dogs, regardless of breed, and I am glad that there are people working to help folks understand that blockheads are just like any other dog. Not vicious, not genetically predisposed to hurt us or our loved ones. Just doggies. Thanks for sharing that link about the Flower Power calendar. With love, a longtime reader.

Amy P

Reply to audrey

April 19, 2016 4:19 pm

I don’t tend to think of pit bulls as more aggressive as other dogs, but I do consider the fact that if provoked enough to attack, they could cause more damage than another dog. I have little kids whose faces are right at a dog’s mouth height and so yes, I do avoid the more ‘dangerous’ breeds (for lack of a better word coming to mind right now). My toddler son was bit on the face by my brother’s Swiss Mountain dog a year ago. It was a combo of my toddler being in the dog’s personal space and the dog getting cranky in his age, but it has made me more wary of other people’s dogs for sure.

Amanda

April 16, 2016 3:33 pm

Those broccoli melts are so good. I keep the broccoli “mess” in my fridge and make them in place of avocado toast. I love love love them.

Kate

April 16, 2016 11:59 am

Lol giant NO to those earrings. Happy weekend!

Abby | Lace & Lilacs

April 16, 2016 10:24 am

Oh, that airbnb! It’s a shame the contest is closed, I SO would have entered… // And I’m a tiny bit awkward, as it turns out. ;)

Roxana

April 16, 2016 9:35 am

My mom told me once that she finally felt like an adult when her mother passed-away.

I never quite feel like an adult. I have moments when I’m “the adult” in a situation (like, um, with my kids), but I otherwise always have a vague sense of not-knowing-what-I’m-doing. I’m trying to embrace this feeling. I hope that, at heart, I’m always a kid.

That said, I love that piece about women and aging. Bravo to that lovely lady in the airport!!!!!!

yael steren

April 16, 2016 9:07 am

I’m working today and tomorrow I have a wedding! I got an amazing sequin jumpsuit, which I think is a fun alternative to a traditional gown that I’m wearing! Before the wedding I’m going to take some photos of it for my blog!! Hope you have a great weekend and are enjoying this AMAZING weather! yay!!! xx yael

http://www.yaelsteren.com/blog

Clarissa

April 16, 2016 2:07 am

Yes! What is wrong with a woman ageing indeed!? Love the article! She’s so right.
http://www.ladiesandcroissants.blogspot.com

Claire

April 16, 2016 1:39 am

The beauty article – surely the only thing that makes us beautiful is kindness to our fellow human beings.

Lori McEvoy

April 15, 2016 9:13 pm

Is this a picture of you place? Love the shadows, quaint street and comforting feeling of the street. Have a great weekend! Love the blog!

Liz

April 15, 2016 9:12 pm

I don’t understand the comment.. “I’m not a dog person”. How could you not love dogs….they are so amazing.

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Reply to Liz

April 15, 2016 10:07 pm

I always think they’re going to bite me! We didn’t grow up with animals so I think I need to spend more time with them. :)

Cristina

April 15, 2016 8:25 pm

TASSEL EARRINGS, OMG YES!!! Not the ones from that link, they seem too clunky but these are the most sophisticated, colorful beauties ever! http://www.ora-c.com/ SWOOOON!

Felisha

April 15, 2016 8:13 pm

I look forward to these lists every week! The only downside is that I have SO many tabs open now!

http://www.smallestthing.com

C. Elizabeth

April 15, 2016 7:39 pm

Love the Kate Middleton in heels article! Here’s another fun one about Kate :)

http://theroyalpost.com/2016/03/02/kates-10-best-evening-gowns/

Have fun at Coney Island!

Our French Oasis

April 15, 2016 6:20 pm

I lived on a houseboat for two years, I was surrounded by yachts and my happiest memory is going to sleep listening to the rigging slapping against the masts in the wind, it is a mesmerising sound that I learnt to love.

Libbynan

April 15, 2016 6:15 pm

Thanks for the pit bull gallery. My new neighbors have two American pit bull terriers that are just the sweetest things. Drug dealers and other criminals have brutalized these types of dogs to turn them vicious and people think they are born that way. Dogs are what their owners make them. Good owners make good dogs. Bull terrier breeds are born as sweet and loving as any other breeds.

Kristi

April 15, 2016 6:06 pm

Love the awkward quiz! I’m a tiny “extremely awkward”.

This weekend I plan to binge watch season two of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and tomorrow night I’m getting together with my best friends from high school. We haven’t all been together for probably 8 years, so it will be a fun reunion!
Have a lovely weekend!

Kristi | Be Loverly

Carmen B.

April 15, 2016 5:55 pm

OMG. I’m super mega awkward.

Regine Karpel

April 15, 2016 5:24 pm

Happy weekend.
http://www.rsrue.blogspot.com

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