these streets will make you feel brand new

take your kids to new york, they said. It'll be FUN they said. 

(To be fair, it WAS really fun. Until it wasn't. But that wasn't NYC's fault. We'll get to that.)

John and I had the idea to take the kiddos to the city for AG's birthday. We surprised them on a Thursday morning, and they were thrilled. Since this is my first time taking kiddos to NYC, I thought I would share a little roundup of the things we did RIGHT. And then some MJOR PARENT FOULS. 

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fall bucket list : RATMJ style

It's fall y'all. And if you follow pretty much any blogger on social media, then you know how we love us some fall.  Fall brings all the good things:  PSLs, NEW TV, college football, and buying up ALL THE BOOTS without experiencing guilt and shame.

(Jk. Of course I experience guilt and shame. That's what therapy is for.)

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the field jacket

close your eyes and pretend for a moment that fall is exactly how all of us #basics love it....a chill in the air, PSL in our hand, and a s'more AT THE READY.  Now, let's pretend that we are wearing this total fall staple of a field jacket to the pumpkin patch (in which we are currently frolicking, duh), and that we are NOT SWEATING THROUGH THE ARMPITS.

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the watch list

it's monday y'all! And what's better on a Monday than talking about our favorite ways to avoid reality? 

(Well, NO. It's really Tuesday. But this was SUPPOSED to be posted on a Monday. Except that Mondays hate me and I can't be held responsible.)

I have always loved tv, so you can imagine my insane obsession with Netflix. And hulu. And probably just apple tv in general. I'm pretty sure I would marry them all if that wasn't weird, and probably NOT LEGAL.

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