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saturday we took the train to providence for the kentucky derby party and we had a grand old time. it was sunny and warm and mild, and we wandered through the RISD alumni art fair, and we wandered past a pow-wow, and everything was blooming and pretty and perfect. we brought a thermos full of our special lime gin concoction, and i had a few mint juleps too many while we waited for, watched, and then marveled at the ultra-brief spectacle of unidentifiable horses running in a small circle. i picked the winner! except, in my drink, i kept wanting to call him smarty pants, not smarty jones.

we stayed the night with jenn & conan, and they made us a fabulous brunch, and we all lounged around lazily, reading the paper and drinking coffee etcetera. sunday was our second anniversary (our first meeting was here in boston, our first anniversary was here during the roadtrip), and i think the weekend was a lovely anniversary. it was easy and comfortable and pretty and i was so relaxed.

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despite my thrifty intentions, i signed up for the $10/month towel service at the gym, to lighten the load when walking to & from work and working out. i am not a fan of the back-breaking shoulder bag. i am lazy and refuse to carry shoes, either, so i walk from the gym to work in my sneakers. although in theory i like the idea of wearing sneakers with skirts, i always want those sneakers to be


like this (fashionable)


not this (functional).