WEEK IN MY LIFE ON NANTUCKET πβ΅π best week of the year! beach days, shopping, cisco, restaurants
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This week on Nantucket was defined by a blend of relaxation, creative work, and preparing for the arrival of friends, marking what the creator considers the best week of the year. The vlog begins with the host wrapping up her solo stay in a charming guest house, which she highly recommends as an affordable alternative to typical hotels or standalone homes on the island. She emphasizes that while Nantucket is inherently expensive, this specific Airbnb offered incredible value and a warm, friend-like host experience. The week kicked off with a successful pop-up event for her Stitch tour at Erica Wilson, followed by a move to a new, stunning Airbnb selected by her friend Harrison, featuring a delightful basement area with a plant wall that perfectly matched her aesthetic.
As the friends arrived, including Macy and Alexa on Monday, the group settled into their new home and immediately embraced local activities like visiting the farmers market and heading to the beach. The host shared details about her personal projects, showcasing various needlepoint pieces she has been working on, including a "Dolly of the Month" door hanger and designs for future ornaments that celebrate Nantucket's basket culture. Despite the busy schedule and the island becoming more crowded due to adaptations of Elin Hilderbrand's books into TV shows, the group managed to enjoy their favorite local spots, such as Born & Bread, though they faced long lines and occasional closures on Sundays and Mondays. The social aspect was highlighted by matching outfits that drew mixed reactions from locals, ranging from compliments to humorous insults about escaping jail, adding a layer of fun chaos to their beach days.
The culinary highlights of the week included enjoying excellent iced lattes and chai at local cafes, dining at "Where the Whale" for a reservation-worthy meal, and Harrison hosting a beautiful dinner party featuring lobster cobb salad prepared with greens from Bartlett Farms. The group also indulged in gift-giving, with Macy receiving a cookbook store find that was perfect for future dinner parties, and the host finishing her read of *The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo*. Entertainment-wise, the friends spent time watching true crime documentaries like *Send Her to Mother* and discussing plot twists, while the host also shared her excitement about upcoming content plans. The week concluded with cozy evenings at home, unwinding after beach trips, and preparing for future adventures, capturing the essence of a perfect summer getaway filled with friendship, creativity, and island charm.
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Hi everyone. Welcome back to another
Nantucket vlog. We've actually been here
basically for the week and then today my
friends start to come in. We're
switching Airbnbs um and we actually
have our Stitch tour pop-up this
morning. So this past week Charlie and I
really just been like relaxing / working
/ like prepping for the pop-up, doing
all that stuff, and just trying to get
as much done as we could work wise so
that this week we could take off more.
So we are actually we're checking out of
this Airbnb and then we're going to move
to the one with our friends. Harrison,
Caroline, and Presley are getting here
today around 3:30. And then Macy and
Alexa are coming on Monday which I'm
really excited for. Also I'm just like
dying to be in like hey guys and gosh
just doing all that. Anyway, um this
morning is the Stitch tour pop-up at
Erica Wilson on Nantucket obviously
which is like so exciting. Nantucket is
my favorite place in the entire world. I
just love it here. The whole no
influencers thing is unfortunate.
Anyway, so like my camera you won't see.
My phone if I get any clips out it'll be
incognito. You'll have to literally no
idea. Also by the way I get a lot of
questions on how to do Nantucket on a
budget. Here's the thing about Nantucket
it is so expensive. Like it really is
just so expensive so I'm never going to
sit here and tell you that like these
things are on a budget just because
like they're expensive. They're not. But
I will say the Airbnb that we just
stayed in it's a guest house
at this woman's house which is like kind
of the experience I wanted anyway. I
have been in Nantucket this is like my
sixth or seventh time here and I've
never stayed in like a guest house it's
always been either hotels or like
stand-alone houses and I really wanted
to one I've never just come with like
one person so I was like this is my time
to like stay. I wanted to like stay at
like a local's property. You know what I
mean? Anyway, we stayed here at Jill's
house. And guys, unbelievable. She's the
best. And it's a really good price. So,
if you're looking for in Nantucket, I
want to preface this by for Nantucket,
it's not that this is like
um nothing is like super cheap here here
like at all. But, for Nantucket pricing,
really amazing place. And the host is so
incredible. And she's more like a friend
than a host. And like she's just the
best. So, if you guys are interested, I
will link that Airbnb listing for you
guys below. But, anyway, we're about to
head off to Born and Bread to get my
favorite iced latte, and then to Erica
Wilson for the pop-up. And then after
that, we're going to check in to the new
Airbnb. But anyways, here's what I'm
wearing.
This um skirt that I got in Charleston
at Hill House. You guys might have seen
that vlog. And then it matches my
headband, which is really cute. Erica
Wilson's actually like right next door
to
um
I was going to say to Nantucket, to Hill
House. I'm also I'm not wearing this to
Born and Bread, but I will be wearing
this to the pop-up. Like that has to
happen. Also, I got this bag. It's a
Chanel bag on resale for like the best
price I've ever paid for
any sort of like nice bag like that. I
don't even know the name. I can figure
it out, but it fits so much. I have my
needlepoint book, everything in here.
This is the best purchase. I got it when
I was looking for bridal bags in the
Hamptons more recently. And I'm like,
wait, honestly, when I got it in, I'm
like, I will actually wear this like
more than any other bag. And I brought
so many bags this trip, and all I've
been wearing is this. And then really my
Margo shoes, which These are not Margo
shoes. I'll show you guys those later.
But, anyway, I haven't vlogged in a
week, so like suddenly this is a
4-minute clip. But, I hope you guys
enjoy the Nantucket vlog. It's going to
be so good.
>> First margarita of the season.
Celebrate a successful stop.
Beautiful.
The event went so well. Thank you guys,
anyone who came. My friends have now
arrived. We've checked into our new
Airbnb. Harrison picked it out, and
guys, it is
so nice. It's actually insane. Like,
I'll show you this little
basement area
that we have currently.
Literally the cutest thing ever. Y'all
know how I feel about a plant wall. I
mean, hello. Hello, everyone.
This is just beautiful. Harrison, this
is some of your best work. I will say.
Oh my gosh.
I love how they designed the place.
Oh, I'm not sure.
Mahjong will be here soon.
>> We're We're wasting no time.
>> We're wasting no time.
Oh, thank you.
>> Cheers.
>> Cheers, too.
>> When you guys got here, it felt like
Christmas morning. I don't know.
>> It did feel like Christmas morning.
>> It did.
>> Harrison, that is so lovely. Thank you
so much.
Okay. I haven't had my coffee all week,
but we got some last night at the coffee
shop. Best day ever.
>> Wait, Tara.
>> Thanks.
>> Build it.
>> Okay. Morning, guys. Let me see if I can
get up a little bit taller. Um we are
devastated, absolutely devastated,
because I'm going to get over to this
trolley. Boarding Bread is closed on
Sundays and Mondays.
>> Wait, what?
>> Exactly. Exactly.
>> That sucks.
>> Yeah, thank god I got my coffee last
night. Obviously, as you guys I'm sure
have seen on social media, or maybe you
haven't. If you haven't seen the whole
influencer debacle thing, I will say,
like I think it's just people who are
being not like thoughtful about other
people and just like having their phones
out taking photos and videos and stuff.
All the time I think it's like
necessarily influencers. I think it's
like just people with like phones in the
streets or whatever. Also, with that
being said, there's been two major TV
shows that have been made from Elin
Hilderbrand's books, who was our book
club author in the past couple of years.
So, like obviously, the island right now
is busier. Anyway, all I have to say,
Boarding Bread is like so busy now. Like
the line's insane. And we used to go to
Boarding Bread because there wasn't a
line there, and that's why I discovered
that that's the best iced chai in the
world, cuz I got it randomly and like
there was no line. And now there's a
line, and this has been this way for a
bit now. There's a line for like so
long. So, anyways, we were going to like
get up and just like wait in it again,
like we've been doing every morning.
Closed Sundays and Mondays. Guess what?
Today's Sunday.
My poor friends who have just gotten
here. At least I've had it all week, you
know? But thank god I got my coffee. So,
here we are.
It's fabulous.
Really fab. I can show you guys
the needlepoint products that been
working on. I'm waiting for my friends
to wake up. Also, I brought mahjong for
us all and I think I forgot the racks.
Like
I'm devastated. The new Nantucket
mahjong map though, as I'm sure you saw
yesterday at the
um Erica Wilson pop-up, like oh my god,
she's everything. Okay, so let me show
you guys what I have been stitching.
So, oh yeah, first up, here's my August
dolly of the month. How cute. Sorry if
I'm whispering this is super annoying,
but I'm going to make this a little door
hanger I think for like birthdays,
whenever it's someone's birthday it'll
come out. Kind of how I wanted to do for
the like birthday cake, but now I just
love that one and that it stays out
year-round as a celebration cake, so
love that. I stitched this. I'm not
done. I obviously have another
background. I'm not done. Also, like the
detailing on this isn't so amazing on my
end as a stitcher, but I stitched it
outside and it was really bright, so I
couldn't really see well, which is why
it's not amazing, but I still really
like it. I'm kind of thinking about
making it an acrylic stand um or I'll
just do an ornament. We'll see. I've
never done a stand before and I feel
like this could be cute in our living
room. I'm also stitching the Nantucket
collection as a manifestation for our
future Nantucket home. Also, doing this
and then I just need to get an oval to
trace for the background and then I'm
going to do a little sand background and
it's going to be
a an ornament, but like it's really
really really cute. Another part of our
Nantucket collection. Um okay, I ran out
of my very velvet, so I'm not done with
this one yet and I will when I get home.
This one's going to be an ornament. It's
our Nantucket dolly 13 mesh and then I
did a little basket background as a
little nod to like the Nantucket baskets
cuz I thought it was really sweet, but I
still need to get that velvet back and
they haven't had it at either of the
Erica Wilsons, so I need to get that
when I'm home.
Oh, I haven't started on this. I have a
bunch of other projects that I just
brought with me and then last night I
finally started on
my big
Nantucket scene, which I love and I just
did some of the pink detailing around.
Loving that. I've been on like crazy
true crime kick this week. We've watched
like four documentaries. Like we just
get home and like watch the
documentaries. It's like one hour we'll
do it. It's like I haven't been doing
it.
We watched Send Her to Mother.
What else have we watched?
Um oh, I like Cherry, Merry and Murderer
something like that. I just finished
that one yesterday.
Send Her to Mother that one
um
Amy Bradley, The Disappearance of Amy
Bradley. I just started the new Idaho
Murders one.
I'm just like really on a kick. It's not
even all true crime, but I'm just really
on like a documentary kick and I'm like,
"Oh my god, this world is like
crazy." The Amy Bradley thing, oh my
god, if you guys have watched any of
those, please let me know your theories.
That was she's definitely alive. Like
it's actually like horrific. I can't
even like get into it, but anyway, I
need to
drink my coffee, wait for my friends to
wake up. We had the best dinner at Where
the Whale Last Night. Um it's a really
good one if you're looking to get into a
restaurant like and you need
reservations and you can't get a
reservation anywhere else.
Um not because like you would only go
there to get a reservation I'm just
trying to say like you can't get
reservations there typically. Um and
it's really really good. Good morning,
gorgeous gorgeous gals.
We are off to town. We're staying
outside of town. We're going to go get
breakfast, go to the farmers market.
I need see if I can get mahjong racks.
I need to get hats.
It's seriously so perfect. And Kenzie
security. You guys actually
Yeah, they're the anchors.
That looks delicious.
Delicious. I don't have all my stuff
here. It's so good.
Wow.
We're getting our matching pajamas.
>> lives on.
>> Finally, they're beautiful.
>> We didn't have to hunt this time.
>> This time.
Hello, fancy seeing you here. Hey, I
heard the owner is like really cool.
Isn't it insane?
It's so good.
Wait, these are actually so
cute.
>> That's so cute.
>> The dolly.
>> I did a background like a
a basket background on that one. It was
really cute.
Oh, there's more.
Guys, look over here. One year later,
look at us now.
Really, 13 months later.
Guys, we're now ready for Cisco.
It's going to be so fab. We've got a lot
of things happening today.
This is what I'm wearing in case any Oh.
Well,
just dropped a couple things. J. Crew
dress, flip-flops,
and the tiger hat I got this morning,
Longchamp bag. The hat is really cute.
Thank you.
Yeah, I got this
different one to wear to the beach.
Thank you. See, I love a hat in the
summer.
In high school I went through a big that
hat
phase. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
>> There's two sisters.
Hi guys, happy Monday. We are getting
ready for the beach. Harrison did a
little grocery run cuz he is really just
the best and the most put together in
this here.
Wasn't that so nice of me?
>> So nice of you.
>> So nice. So Alexa and Macy are almost
here. They're landing Oh, hey guys.
They're landing in like 30 minutes.
We're going to get dropped off at the
beach. I think Or wait, are we waiting
for What are we doing?
>> I'm going to drop you off at the beach
first and then I'll go pick them up from
the airport.
>> He's like, "Our guys." And then he just
hangs up on her. Um anyway, I got my
Union Jack and Hyde.
>> I love that hat. It's so
cute.
>> this thing is still in there. I'm just
having one of those days where my brain
is just like it is not It's so slow.
It's not working. I was trying to film
something earlier and just saying simple
words.
It was so not for me. It's just not my
journey today. So I think I've just got
to, you know, call it.
>> We're calling it. We're done.
>> We're going to the beach.
>> We're done. We're going to the beach.
We're done.
>> We're going to the beach. We're going to
the beach. I need to work on my needle
point and I need to just
Get our Uber driver.
Five stars.
>> Hey you guys, be sure to rate.
>> Say hi to Macy.
Did you miss them?
>> I missed them so much.
>> I know you You already do the whole
boyfriend thing immediately. So I don't
know what else I can get.
Guys, we're so happy to have you here
and we did already get a pair of
matching pajamas just now at Hill House.
If you guys would like to join
our journey. Unboxing the beach,
drinking some spritzies, we're staying
in tonight. We're ordering pizza.
>> It's like perfect. It's exactly what I
want to do.
>> It is a perfect day. And also to like
get back from the beach and just shower.
And they Oh my god, I was talking to
this someone earlier. I love shampoo and
conditioner. It's like my favorite
powder.
>> Do they have that here?
>> They have it downstairs. I washed my
hair twice today. It just looks so good.
>> This is like the good part.
>> Yes. That's the good part.
>> The good part? The good part?
>> It smells so good.
>> Okay, Macy just came down and said that
she has a gift for me.
So, I'm excited to see what this could
possibly be. I do think it's going to be
a joke. No, it's not.
>> Really?
>> It's
>> Cuz your birthday.
>> Oh, I forgot about that.
>> In a per- Thank you. In a perfect world,
I would have wrapped it and there would
have been a really cute card inside.
>> Totally.
>> But we're like you're not 30 yet.
>> I'm not 30.
>> I was like, but I'm not 30.
>> Okay, so there's in my new neighborhood
in the East Village, there is a cookbook
store.
And I don't know if you have this
already cuz it's totally right up your
alley, but I thought it'd be so perfect
for a dinner party.
>> Oh my god, I love it.
>> Do you HAVE IT?
>> YES.
I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF EVEN ASK.
I KNEW IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE best
gift ever. I love it so much more than
the other one that I have.
But you were right, it's so me.
>> I was telling the owner all about how
you're the I was like, she has like
everything, but she would never have
this.
>> No, the only reason I do have it is cuz
I went to the Gilmore Girls thing, but
it's perfect that I love it.
>> Okay, perfect.
>> And you know what?
>> Well, I was thinking ahead of content
and you do need a Gilmore Girls.
>> And I do. And you know what?
>> Dinner party for the fall.
>> You know how I manifest my knit project?
You know how I manifest things? With all
my knitting project. So, like when I
need to take it home, this can go into
my knitting take it home. So, I can have
>> Perfect.
>> That's what I was thinking. Like you're
already perfect for your Dallas.
>> I don't even need it. Like
Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks.
>> Well, we should go back to that cookbook
store.
>> Well, this one's like more special. I do
want to go back there.
>> Thank you. Also, at the cookbook store,
I asked her she had anything Nantucket
Central, and she was like, "Oh my gosh,
we just sold out of the one that Ina
Garten just posted on her Instagram
story." And I was like, "I would have
been the best friend ever if I got
that." No, but this is amazing. This is
so much better. She was like, "I can
order it. It'll be here in like 2 to 4
weeks." I was like, "No."
No.
>> Okay, well, happy birthday.
>> Thank you so much. I love it so much.
It's the best.
>> I really like
>> the drawing board.
>> This is beautiful.
Live in action.
>> Boss's friend brought me a chai. Okay, I
came bearing presents.
Bourne & Bread did not have Kenzie's
chai today, but it's okay. It's okay.
>> She handles adversity very well.
>> I'm very resilient, so I did make it
through yesterday, so don't worry, guys.
>> Yeah, but we wanted to handle Bourne &
Bread.
>> We wanted to handle Bourne & Bread.
>> Yeah, exactly. For a latte, and they had
chai.
>> Wow. Is it
>> It's really good. I miss it at Bourne &
Bread, but it's very good.
>> What's different about Bourne & Bread's?
Is it like more of a vanilla?
>> Macy, you know I could never explain
that to you.
>> You're who explains it to me.
You should have explained it. It's okay.
Macy's just has a skill where she'll
drink So, you guys saw it earlier. Like,
she'll drink something and be like, "Uh,
needs just a dash of cinnamon." And I'm
like, I could never do that. I don't
know what it is.
>> She's a chef perfecting her chai latte.
>> It's probably like
I don't think to like the actual chai
lover or coffee lover like that they
would think that, you know?
>> Well, that's like more nutmeg. I'll try
it.
>> She should pinch more salt.
>> Uh
>> There's a spice to it.
>> good, though. It's okay, Ron.
Well, for mine, for mine, I would do So,
I did a iced vanilla latte half sweet.
Tomorrow, I'm just going to do a regular
iced vanilla latte extra shot.
>> Oh, here.
>> Yeah, I love that.
>> Were they at least kind to you at Hang A
Bar?
>> Yeah.
Twice. She's was yeah, they kicked kick
>> It's cuz you guys are matching.
>> Oh, yeah. Story time on how we got
literally bullied on Nantucket. So,
and you think we're kidding? On
Nantucket.
>> I thought she was when she got back last
night, I thought she was like making a
joke about that whole influencer world.
No, she was being for real.
No, so Alexa and I wore these cute
little like Daily Drills sets.
>> God forbid. God forbid.
>> We're fully matching. No, literally.
We're fully matching in like navy and
white stripes.
And we're on a little night walk with
Harrison, which once we got back then I
realized Harrison was also wearing
striped shorts. So,
>> It was It didn't help your case.
>> It really didn't help anything.
>> No, thanks a lot for that.
>> It was a lot. And so we're walking and I
hear someone from like a rooftop yell,
"Go back to bed."
>> I look at her and I go,
>> I was like, was that to us? And then
she's like, "Oh my god, they heard."
She's like, "Duck." So, I was like,
"Okay, funny." Someone did compliment
our sets right after that. She was like,
"Love your sets." And I was like, "Thank
you."
>> Do you think she felt bad?
>> I was like,
>> And did she witness that or not?
>> No, I just told her. I told her how bad
I needed that compliment.
>> Okay, good.
>> And then, right after that,
um
someone goes
It's like an older lady and she looks at
us as walking past and she goes, "Looks
like they just escaped jail."
Awesome.
>> Okay.
>> Okay, perfect.
>> So good. Mind you, everyone is turning
to look at us.
>> Everyone.
>> Those were the two comments that we got
but everyone like in our matching sets
was like this.
>> Heads turning, pointing like fingers
pointing.
>> It was the craziest
thing.
They obviously have not been anywhere
other than here and like seen like you
go to Miami and people are like not
wearing anything. Imagine what they
would do if they saw that.
>> Good morning from Born and Bread,
everyone. The best place ever.
Having a bit of a devastating morning.
But I did get an iced
No, I just love ginger ale.
This is fabulous. I got an iced vanilla
latte here.
It's really really really good.
>> I'm trying iced vanilla latte to see how
it compares to mine back at home.
>> Oh well, obviously yours is better.
Don't worry.
I would never say that. Oh, that's
really good.
>> It is good, right?
>> Okay. So, you you'd make some edits.
>> Yeah, just half sweet. With cinnamon
would be really good.
>> Hey guys, we're off to the tavern.
Just kidding. We're having a really
fabulous day. I got some work done. Macy
and I are about to go do a little bit of
shopping. Tonight, Harrison is hosting a
really beautiful, gorgeous, perfect
dinner for us.
>> We hope.
>> What are you up to currently?
>> Right now, I'm just washing all of our
lettuce. We're doing lobster cobb salad.
>> Wow.
>> to be really nice. So, I'm just kind of
getting all the greens and veggies
ready, and then we'll keep it moving.
>> This kitchen is gorge.
>> is.
>> Oh my gosh, this looks so beautiful.
Oh my god. They went to Bartlett Farms
whenever I was on my calls, and it's the
cutest place ever.
>> It's fun.
>> Anyway, my brain has not been working
pretty much this entire week of
traveling. I don't know what's
happening, so I'm hoping that I like
snap back into it. Here's what I'm
wearing to go shop, by the way.
Okay, I'm hoping that like it's coming.
It's starting, you know.
>> Back at Erica Moulton for the hundredth
time this week. Look at how cute.
>> Oh, what are you going to show me?
>> This is what we walked past this
morning. Let's see.
>> Aw.
How cute.
>> fold your knees and see it.
>> Yeah, perfect. I'm going to die. So
cute.
This is what I needed, right? This
second. Wow. This diet Coke is also
bringing me back to life. Let's see it,
Charlie.
Oh, look at him. Taking it seriously.
>> Cutting board and knife are over there.
I just I cleaned them up for you.
>> Charlie, no. He means business.
You guys missed my birthday. He was
bartending for everyone.
And all the drinks were so good. You
look so cute.
Macy finished The Seven Husbands of
Evelyn Hugo today.
>> I started it February
>> of 2024.
No, it's actually this year. Okay, good.
But you've had it.
>> Yeah.
It was at 93%
Yeah, that's just for me.
>> Of course.
>> Good.
But
Wait, sorry. You know what I'm what I
was thinking of?
Um
No, not Seven Husbands. What was the
book
that you got at Half Price Books in
Dallas in 2024? Do you know what I'm
talking about?
>> Oh my god.
>> Was it called The Fortune? I don't know.
That's Okay, so that's not It's not the
same. No.
>> But like if you guys
>> Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is like a
page-turner and she's been at 93% for
forever, but she finally finished it.
Can you give us a little review?
>> Crazy. Crazy plot twist at the end. I
got I got into one plot twist, but like
the end end end. Yeah.
>> It's actually the Nantucket drink,
apparently.
>> It's so good.
>> She like spits it out.
>> It's very good.
>> Okay, guys. So I had a Celsius and I do
feel like I'm coming back to life a
little bit. I'm really excited for our
little dinner party at home. Our friend
Emma Watts Stitches coming over. Here's
my outfit. Oh, the lighting here is
awful.
Wait.
>> Wait, sorry. It's starting to grow on
me.
>> Am I giving
Whatever. I was going to sh- Sorry, I
didn't mean to interrupt, but I have to
show them I wiped off the table.
Here's who gave me a job.
>> You did. And you did it so great. did
>> amazingly well.
>> it
>> amazingly well.
We're going to have the best night ever.
Let's see Let's see the table. Let's see
this wiped off table. Macy, please take
us over.
>> Well, this is where I was just reading
this table a little, but I hid the
succulents like Harrison did too and I
wiped it all off with the granite
cleaner.
>> I have never seen a table wiped so
amazingly in my life.
>> Thank you.
>> It's unbelievable.
>> Thank you.
>> It looks great. It's so cute out here.
>> Isn't it? It's really perfect.
>> It's just so perfect like
Yes, I agree, but it looks amazing.
>> This is so beautiful.
>> put
Another day, another morning breath.