Have a Great Weekend.

Rachel, did you mean, “About what would we even talk??”

(J/k. Lovely comment.)

One piece suits make me feel like Sally O’Malley from SNL. I feel unstoppable. Like I could roundhouse kick someone without spilling my Pina Colada.

Long Beach Island, my happy place! My family has been going there for as long as I can remember. Nothing feels better to me than driving over the Causeway on a Friday afternoon, windows down and Bruce Springsteen on my radio (yes, always Bruce when driving to the shore). It’s hard to put into words how much LBI means to me – it’s where I learned to drive, and where I fell in love for the first time. In my twenties, weary from late nights at the bar with my friends, I went to LBI for dance parties at dusk with my nieces and nephews. My husband proposed to me underneath the most beautiful LBI sunset, and years later, I cried as we drove our newborn son over the Causeway for the first time, thinking of all of the memories still ahead for him. A wise man once said “never fall in love at the Jersey shore”, and he was correct. You don’t fall in love at the shore…you fall in love with the shore, and it’s the love of a lifetime.

I’m a little late to offer suggestions, but I hope your visit to LBI was magical :)

Two piece for a confident, strong, stylish mama!

Always Be My Maybe was LOL funny. So good.

And re: Rachel’s comment- this is me! I am a huge reader and a stickler for grammar/spelling. I was always so judgmental of those who misused or misspelled words. And then I met my (now) husband, who is dyslexic. He has never read a full book in his life, definitely does not know the difference between your and you’re, and can’t spell to save his life. But, gosh, do I love him!

two piece + thank goodness ‘im in chicago b/c that lou malnati’s reminder would have been terrible … talking summer simplicity and travel kits this way: https://tps-steph.blogspot.com/2019/06/0039-simplifying.html

What a lovely quote about having a home of love. In law school I had a friend who dated a guy – going to medical school – who was awful to her. And she dated a guy who hadn’t finished college – who cherished her. And I was like “why are you even questioning who you want to be with? the guy who treats you like a queen!”

I am always, always early for my flights. Like, earlier than I really ever have to be. However, I recently had a connection from an international flight in Newark, NJ, and getting from one terminal to the other and going through security again took forever and I was one of those crazy out of breath people racing through the airport to make it to my next flight! Sometimes you do your best planning but you can’t control everything!

I legit laughed out loud while reading “How to stop being shy in 13 easy steps.” The entire time. Haha!

Also, Rachel’s comment was really beautiful.

Thank you for sharing.

Always Be My Maybe is SO good!! My husband and I were both laughing out loud (Sasha’s dinner date… omg I died laughing).

I am somewhere in between the two airport categories. I of course never want to be late, but I hate killing time at the airport. You check in, clear security, and have an hour or more to kill with nothing more than a news stand and an overpriced bar – worst. So my goal is to arrive and reach my gate with just enough time to grab a drink or snack to-go before boarding. I joke that I want to clear security and walk directly onto the plane ha.

Hi everybody! I wasn’t sure where to post this/ask this (hope this is okay). I’m looking to buy my niece her first ever lunch box! Does anybody know of a good recommendation? She will be starting daycare so I was thinking of something cute and durable.

Thanks everybody!!!

Definitely the two pice is more pretty, but anyway, with which one you feel most beautiful?
 

Can I make a request / suggestion?

I was clicking through to the Zen Shorts link, and also the spring reads post from a few weeks ago, and I notice that all of the links go to Amazon — even though I know you’re a huge lover of local, indie bookstores! Could you consider linking through Indiebound? It will send all of us readers — no matter how farflung — to local, independent bookstores. If people still choose to reroute to Amazon, so be it. But it just might encourage more people to support, or even discover, a local favorite!

Thanks for considering :)

2 piece. its good !

amazing !

Just finished Always be My Maybe! Such a fun rom com. I enjoyed it. Love Ali Wong and Randall Park! They are hilarious.

Please tell us you went with the two-piece, Joanna!

that bikini is so cute! And as a guacamole lover, I’ve never heard of the water trick until now, but that’s a game changer!

I think this would really motivate me! I am a late-airport-arriver, and my husband is an early-arriver. I should tell him this fabulous idea :).

Two piece!!

Joanna, you NEED to go to Ferrara’s Island Bakery! Their boston cream donuts and apple fritters are unreal! My mom would always wake us early one day of vacation to get donuts to eat on the beach at sunrise.

Get the two piece! My gf has that one (and I have a J. Crew two piece as well) and it looks ~100~.

Who are these people with leftover guacamole?!

I used to push it at the airport and then I had a terrible experience where I got stuck in traffic and had to rush, rush, rush and they were holding the southwest flight for me and then when I got on everyone clapped for me. It was MORTIFYING and I was totally wheezingly out of breath from sprinting and I just said, never ever again. Now I have a fun ritual to eat a leisurely airport meal at a sit down restaurant once I get through security. Then I go pick out a new book for the flight. It’s infinitely better! Time is an illusion anyway, so I love the peace of mind. :)

How about a Winki Suit? Two of my close friends (who have now ended up becoming sisters in law!) recently launched their range of swim suits! They have poured their hearts in to making these fun, functional and sustainable suits (they also help support women who have been victims of trafficking!) https://winkisuits.com so many mutual friends have pitched in to test and model and photograph and brand! It’s been amazing to see the process!