a grateful heart

we traveled to annapolis, maryland over the weekend
and i fell so in love.
the entire atmosphere of this city is fabulous;
the harbor, colorful row homes, seafood, boats on the water, unique shops, proud u.s sailors;
the undeniable patriotism in the air.
we had such a great time at the wedding
 {so many personal touches, so much love, and so much fun.}
i plan to show photos with you soon … both from our road trip to raleigh and to annapolis.
during the wedding, i looked down at the floor and saw this on the boards-
it immediately made me think of grateful heart mondays and my gratitude project.
both of these initiatives have encouraged me to live more in the moment
and to take everything in- all the time.  

this week my heart is grateful for:
– a weekend with new and old friends in one adorable city
– exploring new & very cute cafes for our #simplygreycoffeetour
– i am starting to watch parenthood again {on netflix}. my sister and i used to watch it and i always LOVED it- she kept going and i stopped. i am at the end of season two and can’t get enough. very excited to continue watching- just love, love some braverman family time.
 so many amazing characters and life lessons. another confession: i cry almost every episode.
– watching a beautiful wedding take place in front of my eyes this past weekend- so much love.
– two fun road trips with mr. monaco – we had a great time together.
– trader joe’s – everything.
– fresh cut flowers
– a job i love – esp. when you receive this note on a monday morning from a sweet soul/student:

 – the warmth of the sun on my face this weekend
– $1 trolley rides around new cities 
– warm fresh sheets 

 & lastly,
my strong relationship with my sister
i love what liz at simply complex mom wrote today
for the bond is unbreakable
and i am so grateful.

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Grateful Heart w/ Ember Grey

what are you grateful for this week?

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Comments (9)

  • Julie | A Hopeful Hood

    February 9, 2015 at 11:47 pm

    As a teacher, that note just melted my heart! I love your blog header, btw. So glad you posted this to the peony project this week!

    1. nelle monaco

      February 10, 2015 at 1:51 am

      awe – thank you! it def. melted my heart as well… so sweet. thank you so much for the blog love. <3 i really appreciate it and am loving your blog, too!!

    2. Kelly Daniel

      February 14, 2015 at 4:37 pm

      I too am a teacher and it’s those kind of notes that really show how appreciated you are. That’s awesome 🙂

      Kelly

  • Michelle Thompson

    February 10, 2015 at 1:32 am

    I love Annapolis!!! One of my favorite cities…the seafood, the boats and the men in uniform…I'm happly married to my own uniformed man but I like the eye candy 😉 I also just started to watch parenthood on netflix. I have never seen it. Its amazing but can I watch an episode with out crying for goodness sake!

    1. nelle monaco

      February 10, 2015 at 1:52 am

      love it. it was amazing. everything about it. loving your blog and appreciate all the love. and i can't get enough of that show- love those bravermans!!!

  • Rachel Nicole | littlebluesailboat.blogspot.com

    February 10, 2015 at 2:07 am

    I knew you would love Annapolis! It looks like you guys squeezed in a lot of sight seeing despite the short trip–so glad! And not sure if you saw my post about Team Braverman a few weeks ago…but Parenthood is my most favorite show of all time. I've seen every episode twice and might just start watching them again on Netflix because I miss those Bravermans. The finale episode was so beautifully perfect.

    1. nelle monaco

      February 10, 2015 at 2:52 am

      you were so right, love. it was amazing. we plan to go back… so much more to see! it was a whirlwind- but a great one. lovely city. and yes, i saw your post but didn't read it because i didn't want to find out anything 🙂 but will after watching… lots of more episodes left. so excited to watch the rest- it's SO good.

  • Emily @ Ember Grey

    February 11, 2015 at 2:35 am

    !!!! I love, I love, I LOVE those boards!! (So much in fact that I seriously want to print out that picture and frame it for my office. Would that be weird?!) I have always wanted to visit Maryland, even more so now. How sweet to get such kind and affirming words from one of your students! 🙂 That has to feel so good. Wishing you a happy week, Nelle! I'll be venturing out to a café tomorrow!! 😉

  • Rebecca

    February 11, 2015 at 5:22 am

    Ooooh Parenthood…such a tearjerker! LOVE it – you are going to get even more attached to everyone, straight up.
    And what a sweet, sweet note from your student. My mom taught for 30 years and she just retired last year – she has saved a few notes and letters from students like that from the years. She still treasures them! What an important job you do. xo

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