WELCOME TO LISA BY THE SEA

1. Save our New Date Sweatshirt This little surprise just arrived in the mail yesterday from my bridesmaid Hannah, and I am truly obsessed with it. The Vogue...

Happy happy Friday! As I'm writing this on Thursday, it is a BEAUTIFUL sunny day here in Maine and 61°, which I think might be the warmest it's been since we...

So, I accidentally took about three months off from Friday Favorites. With everything going on, it was hard for a while to have any favorites, admittedly. Bu...

Good morning, friends! After a few beautiful days (weather-wise) here in Maine, and a couple of outdoor runs as a result, I'm feeling re-energized! The other...

It has been just over one year since I started this blog, and almost two months to the day since I last published a post. What a different world it was two m...

1. Nike Running Shoes Is there anything better, or more motivating, than a new pair of running shoes? Yes, yes there is. New running shoes with blush laces a...

I've been thinking about doing this post for a while, but I want to start right away by saying I am by no means an expert on makeup. I don't know how to cont...

Friends, we made it to Friday. This week felt really short on Tuesday and Wednesday after having Monday off, but let me tell you: yesterday dragged on. I'm a...

Good morning! What a long week it’s been. Luckily for me it’s a long weekend and we have very few plans! I’m looking forward to tidying up at home, getting a...

New year, new site!! I can't believe that it's officially 2020... and that Les and I are getting married this year! I knew as soon as we turned this corner i...

I had actually said, and Les can attest to this, that we weren't going to do Christmas cards this year. We did our first ever one last year, but it felt li...

I. Love. Christmas. If I could, I would leave our Christmas decorations up all year long. I feel like these past three years I've actually been jilted a bit w...

Last week I hosted my second annual Christmas Cookie Exchange! Every year while I was growing up, my mom would go to one of our neighbor's houses for a holid...

Happy November, and happy day-after-Halloween! Les and I are definitely bummed that this spooky season has come to a close. We managed to watch more Hallowee...

1. Bride Bag I almost don't have words for how I feel about this bag. But here are a few: Pom poms. Straw. Less than $30. From the minute I opened this up af...

1. Pleats! I have always loved a good skirt or dress with pleats. In fact, the dress I almost wore to my senior prom in high school was a pleated navy blue c...

Hello friends! I sort of took an impromptu week or so off from blogging; work has been incredibly busy and my sister's wedding is.... TOMORROW! There has bee...

So it turns out that only 5.2 miles down the road from where we live is the oldest active polo grounds in the country. Who knew?! We've lived on the North ...

A few friends and family have asked me what my goals are for lisa by the sea. Truthfully, I don't really have any. I've just been having fun documenting the w...

It's been a while since I did a true Friday Favorites! Things have been a little crazy around here gearing up for my sister's wedding in LESS THAN A MONTH!!!...