I don't know exactly where my love for the East Coast came from. Maybe it was those J.CREW catalogs I started to get in the mail when I was in 5th grade? I used to spend hours "shopping" the catalog, tabbing the pages, circling every item I thought I couldn't live without & even writing down the desired size and color...ok, so I still do that...! I would see the models in their perfectly feminine oversized men's shirts and white tenni's or cashmere cable sweaters and just die. I wanted to look just like them! Through middle & high school I was probably the most stylish nerd around-I looked at least 30! Now, instead of "shopping" the catalog, I dream shop online. It's like a game. I fill my cart with items I love, and then I see the $ total and I quickly click close! J.CREW has definitely influenced my love of East Coast style.
Another contender for most influential would be the magazine, Coastal Living. Enough said.
In November of 2007, Ryan & I decided to use our time share and stay on Cape Cod. It was such a dream to be going there in the fall. As we drove from Boston down the coast to "The Cape", the reds, yellows and oranges of the changing leaves were stunning! Breathtaking, really. We vowed to make a yearly trip--we had that wonderful of a time! Fall of 2008 brought the beautiful Evie & Ella into the world. Fall of 2009...well, with the economy and babies, a trip just wasn't gonna happen. Fall of 2010...my fingers are crossed! We've banked our time share now for the past 2 years and I think it might actually get to happen this year! I'm am SOOO excited. Beachcoming, leisurely drives through neighborhood older than my grandparent's parents, lobster cooked to perfection (and eaten in the same fashion), antiquing, eating more seafood, attending time share tours and dreaming...
So today, I'm dreaming of the Cape!
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