A Special Easter Ahead (The Catch-Up | Vol 40)
plus: An amazing new shop in Charleston, the best shorts for littles and my dress picks for spring.
Hello friends!
Happy Thursday, happy almost Easter, and spring break! We get out for spring break today after Easter egg hunts at my boys’ preschool. Our family from Los Angeles get out for spring break today too and are coming to spend the week with us. We cannot wait! My boys have been making plans for things to do with their cousins for months now. It is so earnest and endearing. We also have an extra special big Easter ahead of us, we are finally baptising Peter this weekend on Easter Sunday! My blessed boy! He is one lucky spring duck too because all four of his godparents are here or traveling in for the occasion. It is a reminder to me of how fortunate we are to have a life filled with the most treasured loved ones. Nora, Annika, Evan, and Blake, Peter is so lucky to have you! I hope everyone has a beautiful weekend with the ones you love the most. x
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What you may have missed on the blog
From the Archives: My Favorite Easter Dessert Recipes so you can make one this weekend!
Thoughtful Questions to Ask Your Best Friend
what caught my eye
what caught my heart
I know I’ve said this before and I can guarantee you I will say it many, many more times but I have the most thoughtful, fun-loving, creative, talented, and driven friends! One of my girlfriends here, Sara, just did a BIG thing. She opened a brand new store as an extension of her brand and her original flagship. Beau & Ro has been a King Street must-visit for womenswear and accessories for a few years now. Sara has ties to Nantucket so she first expanded with an über cute and successful second location there. Now, she’s back at it in Charleston giving all of us more beauty to discover and shop. Enter: Sister Shop.
The location right next to Beau & Ro became available and Sara jumped on it as a chance to expand her brand to bring in a more highly curated mix of brands from around the world and brands with really beautiful takes on things like color and fabric. I wanted to share Sister Shop on here for two main reasons: to give Sara the spotlight because she deserves every bit of glow from it and to give you all another wonderful recommendation for your next trip to Charleston. The boutique carries some of my favorite contemporary brands like Louise, Daydress, De Castro, Kate Ford, and Fanm Mon among so many others!
Sara really caught my heart a few weeks ago at her opening party for Sister Shop. To know Sara is to know that she is highly motivated and there is nothing she can’t do when she puts her mind to something. So, I asked her if the opening felt like a big deal or if it felt like just another day in the life. Her daughter turned one the day before the opening so Sara remarked that it felt like possibly the biggest deal out of all of her career accomplishments so far. She’d never done something so massive as opening a brand new store and brand since becoming a mother. She shared how her perspective shifted because she felt the push, pull of motherhood and career in such a poignant way. She smiled at the end of our chat, as her daughter came up to her, and said it was all worth it to be celebrating with her there. It was so beautiful. Truly like out of a movie. Women!
what caught my interest
Let’s make social nutrition a thing!!! Read this post from Derek, My fancy concierge doctor answers every single question about health (and happiness), right now. It is funny, insightful, and powerful. He hits on everything from Ozempic to fiber, alcohol to sleep, and inflammation to influencers! He debunks ALOT.
what caught my imagination
We are staying home in Charleston for spring break next week but my imagination went on a little trip, if you will, thinking about what I would pack for a few of my favorite spring break destinations. Pack with me!
what caught my kids
Free the knees! It is finally shorts season in Charleston! I’ve chatted about boys shorts before but, ‘tis the season so I’m back to talking your ear off about this riveting subject matter.
There are so many options when it comes to little boy shorts so I thought I’d share our five very most favorite styles:
the Bingo Shorts from Oso & Me
the Classic Shorts from Cadets
the Cloud Shorts from Cadets (my boys call these their “sporty shorts”)
the French Terry Shorts from Minnow
the Twill Shorts from Minnow.
These five styles of shorts are the bread and butter of my boys’ wardrobes. We have each style in multiple colors and in every size imaginable 5T and smaller. All five styles are fantastic quality, absolutely darling, short in length (a must!), and hold up enough to be washed constantly + passed down brother to brother. You can’t go wrong here!
A note: the Jackson Shorts from Pink Chicken are quickly climbing the charts for me. They are a bit longer but I love the way they subtly flare out. It’s a cute fit. Also, I haven’t tried the Linen Cocktail Shorts from Cadets but have them in my cart to buy for an upcoming dressier occasion. So stinking cute!
Thank you so very much for reading this week’s edition of The Catch-Up. I’m so grateful you are here. Feel free to drop a comment below - I love to chat! Also, if you made it this far and like what you read, would you consider heart-ing this post, just below here? It helps Substack know people like my writing, which means the world to me! See you next week with vol 40! x
