[here is christmas] | boston, ma

The night was black and velvet

 The stars were all around

 A stranger landed lightly on the frosty ground

 His eyes were wide with wonder filled with stars and space

 He'd searched the heavens over till he found this place

 A sweet and snowy carol echoed in his ears 

A song so faint and distant, so strong it drew him here

 Here is Christmas come inside, here is Christmas far and wide

 A thousand candles burning bright

 Here is Christmas shining in our eyes

{a.wilson - n. wilson - r. zito}

we were sure we made the right decision to change up christmas this year by this reaction.  the boston ballet's nutcracker on christmas eve in my beloved boston, dinner at teatro, a cozy room at the gorgeous nine zero, cookies and milk for st. nick, a bubble bath in a large tub, a christmas story on repeat, the beautiful boston roof tops, the sleepy city from our window, hot coffee and croissants delivered to your bed, the delight of santa presents in a hotel room, an early morning walk christmas day on the common, the calm cold air, pho in chinatown, the excitement of driving home to newburyport, did santa come while we were gone?!!! 

what do you think?!!

 best.christmas.ever. xoxo

[where you're meant to be] | newburyport, ma

Nothing you can know that isn't known

Nothing you can see that isn't shown

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

It's easy

All you need is love

All you need is love

All you need is love, love

Love is all you need

{j. lennon}

[dreamboat annie] | newburyport ma

Heading out this morning into the sun

Riding on the diamond waves, little darlin' one

Warm wind caress her

Her lover it seems

Oh, Annie

Dreamboat Annie my little ship of dreams

{a. wilson + n. wilson}

my girl is 6 today. 6 years of delighting me. 6 years of filling up my heart. 6 years of growing and discovering and laughing and reminding. reminding me how truly blessed i am to be her mother. reminding me that dreams do come true. somewhere in the cosmos she + i were meant to be. as much as i long to hold that sweet little baby she once was, i am so in love with this very moment in her life. it is truly magical. she is such an easy child. she breezes in every morning and twirls through the day and quietly calms the night. she reads books i never had in my hand at her age, she questions everything, loves to have conversations. sitting at her table with pencil in hand she writes, she draws, she counts. the sponge in her brain absorbing it all - beware, this child doesn't miss a trick. she remembers the details. she remembers being in her crib, she remembers her baby house and thankfully she remembers toddling in the yard at my parents house in connecticut. if only for a moment. that warms my heart. oh how i wish my mom was here to help her blow out her candles. if you asked her she would tell you she is here - forever in her heart. my girl has such a kindness about her.

my sweet annie, i am wishing you the happiest of birthdays. followed by the happiest days. always. i love you from the farthest corners of my heart to the deepest part of my soul. you. my dreamboat annie. are everything. xo

[three] newburyport, ma

Three is a magic number,

Yes it is, it's a magic number.

Somewhere in the ancient, mystic trinity

You get three as a magic number.

The past and the present and the future.

Faith and Hope and Charity,

The heart and the brain and the body

Give you three as a magic number.

{b. dorough}