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I love the farmer’s market and even more so now that I have read Animal, Vegetable Miracle, Eating Animals and watching Food Inc. Anthony likes to joke that I am now his hippy wife. I’m alright with that if that means I can make a difference. The Trenton Farmer’s Market is now open 6 days a week and is next door to Halo Farm. Love local antibiotic-free/hormone free milk, eggs, and ice cream. On my recent trip, I was able to snag some parsley, basil and rosemary. Most of the stores were closed so I will be going back in the coming weeks to get more items. A few photos of the market!

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I had such a great time at this family session last week. The weather couldn’t have been better and look at these gorgeous people! Mr. J wasn’t a huge fan of the grass on his feet – a different texture that he wasn’t so sure about. Mike and Sonja enjoy your little sneak peek!

Absolutely LOVE his chubby cheeks!

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Right after we moved to Princeton I had a gorgeous maternity session with this momma-to-be x2. It seriously is still one of my favorite maternity sessions – the light that evening was beautiful! Misty and Brian are about to welcome baby boy #2 this summer. I am so jealous that their entire family is going back to Oklahoma for the entire summer – how I dream to spend my summers back there!

All the yummy details – I so wish I would have won that rosemary plant. Looks much better than the one I snagged at the farmer’s market the other day. One of the hostesses, Kelly, made the famous Bakerella Cupcake Pops. She did a much better job than any attempt I’ve made. Mad props to you Kelly!

The three hostesses + Misty (Kelly, Amy, Misty, and Sarah)

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Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to tour the grounds for sculpture in hamilton with the central nj tri delta alumnae group. It was the perfect day – weather was gorgeous and the fellowship was wonderful!

The beautiful ladies!

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You can view my Earth Day post from last year. An update this year…

• We still recycle everything that can be recycled in our area.
• We continue to use cloth napkins. Our neighbors always laugh when we bring them out for our weekly cookouts.
• I continue to use reusable shopping bags.
• I have acquired even more Kleen Klanteens – I think I have a small obsession with them.
• We have started to buy our food locally this year. We watched Food Inc., I’ve read both Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and Eating Animals and my eyes are now very much open. We as consumers have the right to know what is in our food, but big businesses are not allowing it to be made known. We as consumers have the power to change that by choosing to eat locally and support local businesses. I am becoming very passionate about this.
• For my birthday Anthony got me the Shark Deluxe Steam Pocket Mop. I asked for it because our floors are disgusting and I hate mopping. I’m in heaven! I’ve had it for two days and I’ve steam mopped the floors twice. This is cutting down on water use (I use about 8 ounces of water for our entire place) and the pads are washable. ETA: I’ve had several people ask about using these on hardwood floors. We have crappy (seriously very crappy) parquet flooring and I’m not worried about ruining them (Our apartment is set to be torn down next year – that says a lot!). I did some research and there was mixed feelings about using them on hardwood. My mom has a different Shark model and hasn’t had any issues on her hardwood floors. If you do get it, I recommend getting it from BBB, using the 20% off coupon that is always in the mail, and if you have issues you can take it back. You can always try it on a small spot that isn’t noticeable to see if it works.

We need to be aware of what we do to our Earth. Leave a comment with what you are doing. I always love to hear them!

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Anthony and I drove down to Wilmington, Delaware to the Hagley Museum to celebrate my 27th. It was very peaceful, we had beautiful weather, and it was just what I needed.

This photo is of the family home – Eleutherian Mills. 5 generations of the DuPont family lived in this home. It was built in 1803.

We also spent the evening with all our neighbors/friends cooking on the grill. I am so thankful we live in this great community – and that they all came out to celebrate. I’m pretty sure I got them with homemade cupcakes!

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