rochester ny – Jenn Delle Fave

Friday was full of fun for our family!

Joe was able to take Bradley on his field trip to a local Maple Syrup farm. They loved it!

I was able to set up and serve The Royal Tea for Brooke’s Kindergarten class. It was adorable! We sent in some Lorna Dunes, jam and apple juice while the kids got to dress up, dance and enjoy their tea time!

She will not take a serious shot for me ever!! (Just like her Daddy!)

She insisted on wearing one of my old dance costumes (I think I was 15 when I wore it?!)

She begged me to bring in this tea pot from home to serve with.

It then prompted me to serve myself some tea on Saturday. Do you ever have those days where you’re under the weather, trying to still do all the things and your body is like, HELLO? Are you listening? No? Ok, well I’m gonna shut ya down right now.

That’s basically what happened to me. I pretty much laid in my bed all day, and other than feeding the kids, letting the dogs out, doing the bare minimum — dishes/laundry– I did shower, but I also napped. It was glorious. I realized that I never do this for myself. I finished 2 books that day, both I had started previously.

I’m very much a go go go type of person, and I married one as well, so to allow ourselves to rest, really isn’t an option. Then we get sick. So as much as I wanted to go to the gym and do “all the things,” I didn’t. I did what I felt that was best for me and I honestly enjoyed every second. I felt bad as we had a sitter lined up and dinner plans with friends, but there will be more times ahead. Health should always come first.

In the teapot: English Breakfast, soy milk and dang these Advo Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bars are SO GOOD!! You can grab them here.

I finished my home girl’s book and it was a good one!! I gotta say I thought the beginning was one FIRE. I definitely took a lot of nuggets… and the hardest (and most fitting timing wise) chapter was Asking For Help. Successful people ask for help. They DON’T do it all by themselves. So much happens behind the scenes, and I know both Joe and I need to get better about delegating some responsibilities so we can do a better job at what we are good at and what we want to do. #truthbombs left and right!! Thanks again Rach!

This little gem—HOLY smokes. If you think you’re not in sales, you’re wrong. You sell yourself to your kids, your employer, your friends, or maybe you do actually sling houses, bracelets, leggings, hair products, lip gloss… Either way, this is a book that I can’t stop thinking about and WHOA. I need to go back and re-read some more… I can’t even begin to tell you how many quotes I have running through my mind from this one.

Next up book wise, will be this thriller. I snagged a copy from the library–yay! It’s for our book club and I have to have it read in a little under 2 weeks. I got dis!

Sunday I snuck out for a bit of alone time, bumped some music and basked in the 30 degree sun. I enjoyed my Matcha Latté— is it just me or do they make them PERFECT sometimes and just ehhhh ok, others? This one was kissed by unicorns.

After my morning peaceful alone time, Joe and I worked quite a bit on our biz. We’ve always bought houses (obvs!) But we haven’t really put much effort into marketing. We’ve decided to change it up a bit and we are now,

How adorably perfect is this logo?! My girl Rachel who runs Simply Mama Boutique on Etsy HOOKED me up. She makes custom logos and she kills it!! We will be adding to our social media sites and promoting more, so that we can help as many people as possible. Sometimes folks end up in sticky situations where they’re accidental landlords or inherited a home, or simply want to walk away without putting the house on the market. We can help! We’ve met so many amazing people and I can’t wait to see how many more people we can help this year.

Rach also made me this bomb hat— is it not perfection?! Know someone who wants to sell a home in the 585? Refer them to me! (we always pay you as a thank you!!)

And in other news, the condo in Brockport is available—SUMMER is coming and this could be enjoyed by you (or someone you know daily!!)

Some #mondaymotivation

Peace and love y’all!! Happy Monday.

We didn’t get a break from puppy training, but we are so grateful that my dad and stepmom took the kiddos Friday til Sunday. It was Ugly Disco time and we had not had a kid free weekend since Joe’s 40th Birthday up at the Ritz in Toronto! We were a little excited to reconnect, enjoy some delicious food & get our boogie on!

We hit up our favorite restaurant in the city, The Revelry. We ordered our drinks at the bar; Joe’s favorite is the East Ender & I was super excited that they had brought back Rosé! We dined upstairs and had some fantastic oysters! They were so good, we ordered seconds. We also tried the Corn Gnocchi –TO DIE FOR! Joe always orders the duck and this time I went with the butter poached lobster tail. It was out of this world–black truffle sauce–the thought of it is making my mouth water at this very moment…it is that good.

I felt like wearing some snazzy Gita tassels with my LBD.

The next day we hit up a late brunch at McCann’s Local Meats. We’ve had lunch here several times, and we always see photos of the Saturday brunch. Since we had no plans, we knew we’d try it out after seeing it on Facebook. If you’re local and love meats, you’ve got to try it out.

I am a sucker for Eggs Benedict, and this was so savory, and creamy. It was the perfect mix of sweet and salty and the ham had an incredible flavor.

Joe had the buttermilk pancakes, and I may have had more than just a few bites. I couldn’t believe how good they were!

We went for a nice quiet drive, which has always been our thing. Car rides are a great way to connect, talk and really hear what the other person is saying. It’s not easy when our 3 and 5 year old are always chattering; life with littles is super tough sometimes. That’s why moments like this and weekends like these are really special but also necessary.

He said I was weird, but I love this profile view of him. Something about the collar and his smile; it gets me every time! I hope you know how happy you make me baby. I love being in your passenger seat.

We cruised over to our land and talked about where the house will be, how far over the barn will go and how much dirt we’ll need.

I tried to take a quick disco nap but the new pup was barking non stop. (Probably because she slept on me while I zoned out on the couch.

After my attempt at napping, Joe ordered sushi takeout and then it was time to get ready! I bought this outfit last year and I felt no need to buy anything new. I used as much curling spray, hair spry and glitter I could get my hands on!

Joe loves channeling his inner Rick James and bounces those curls all night long. We have gone to the Ugly Disco quite a few times now, I actually want to say this was number 7? It’s for a great cause and we love supporting the Golissano Children’s Hospital. Why would you not want to dress up in 70’s garb and boogie all night?!

The real stash and sideburns were a real treat!

I just felt like playing around with my iphone filters…haha

I was really playing around with my diet before this so I think I may share what I did to get into “disco dress” shape. I by no means work out 7 days a week for hours on end, nor do I only eat salad. I believe in the 80/20 rule and have started to dabble in some intermittent fasting. Anyone want to hear more about that?

My other #1 trick is get a good SPRAY TAN! I went to Glow Sunless Tanning. The girl did a great job and their organic solution was awesome. I’m also thinking of doing a blog post on how to prep/what to expect from a spray tan. (I was nervous before my very first one!)

Had to snap a selfie of me and my boa! I mean really, how often can you rock a boa?! We danced til midnight or so, grabbed an Uber and totally hit up Steve T Hots for a Garbage Plate. We have not done that in YEARS…so bad for you but oh so good. Never heard of a garbage plate? Check it out…

Sunday we had a late start, I took a nap (GLORIOUS!) and we drove out to get the kids. We missed them and they had a great time, so it was happiness all around. I knew I’d be in no shape or have zero desire to cook. I also knew after all of the eating and drinking, we would just want simple: enter chicken in a slow cooker.

My attempt at being healthy once again: brussel sprouts.

I know that I’m barely making the “Monday cut off” deadline that is in my head for blogging. It’s 11:03 and I’m about ready to hit publish.

I legitimately had zero time for myself (other than a quick shower!) from the moment my eyes opened until about 25 minutes ago. I desperately needed that kid free weekend, more than I really knew.

Yesterday I could have done the dishes, washed, dried, folded laundry. Grocery shopped. Blogged. Cleaned up all of the mess that is a home filled with dogs and children, but instead? Instead I took that little nap on the couch with both dogs. Something I’m not sure I’d ever be able to do if kids were here, because they’re usually on me! That gave me so much determination and push to just keep going today.

And tomorrow? I’ve got a whole lot of new stuff going on and I am excited and nervous all at the same time.