BUSY BEE

so sorry my posting has been so slow. i hope i still have some readers out there! i have been very busy working on some really exciting projects that i will tell you about very soon. in the meantime, look out for: 

-my summer recap
-a glimpse of my toiletries (into the gloss style)

-crafts/recipes (this weekend I wanna make these and this !!) 

-and, after october 8th, my birthday recap!

thank you all for continuing to read!

VEUVE CLICQUOT

summer is in full swing and im loving it. the warm weather is perfect for being adventurous and new york offers so much. yesterday i went to the veuve clicquot polo classic and it was great. after a short ferry ride on the hudson, we arrived on the lawns and set up our picnic site. we had bottles of champ and delicious sandwiches. the match was great, i cheered for nacho and his team won. as i mentioned before, veuve is my favorite champagne so this was definitely my kind of daydrinking. 

CUPIDITY

i love judith leiber's crystal cake slice minaudière. how perfect with a girly silk dress?
[see my last cupidity post here]

BACK!

the view of the empire state building from the rooftop pool at the gansevoort on park 

coachella lawn and ferris wheel

adam

wow it has been almost 7 months since ive posted! in that time so much has happened. i moved back to new york which has been amazing. i flew to california for coachella [saw sooo many great artists]. and perhaps most exciting, i have a new nephew! ava has a brand new baby brother named adam. i am really happy with where my life is right now and im excited for the future. i made a longgg list of all the things i want to do this summer and id like to share a few:

1. see more documentary films including somm 

2. see tomás saraceno on the roof of the met [the last time i was on the met roof was for jeff koons!]

3. ride the dumbo carousel

4. go to jg melon for burgers [a summer essential]

5. go jogging along the west side highway 

UPDATES

brewskis at the game

fresh picked apples dipped in caramel and nuts on site

ava!

over the weekend: a pirate, lady liberty, floyd mayweather, a vampire, and an angel

happy halloween!! sorry to neglect you guys, but im a working woman now! after a nice leisurely end to the summer [in MV as always] and a nice anniversary trip with my boyfriend, i began work in september on my sister's birthday. later in september we went to the eagles home opener [which they lost as with last year and the year before: maybe we're bad luck?!]. almost a month later it was my birthday which I spent picking apples and pumpkins during the day and dancing on a party bus with my closest friends at night. Time is flying by and i cant believe it's already november! [though it looks more like december with the snow on the ground]. ive been working, hanging out with my family [especially my niece], spending time with my boyfriend [when he's not away playing football] and looking for apartments. im sooo excited to decorate a new place, i just bought this headboard, i love the corners! ill keep you updated on my big move!

CURRENTLY OBSESSED

my sister has had the nars body glow duo for years but i was never a fan because i was too busy being a teenager wearing scented deodorant and scented lotion and spraying perfume on top of that [clearly i did not need another layer of scent]. as i got older i switched to unscented deodorant and lotion and even toyed with the idea of not adding perfume. while i appreciated that i no longer smelled like an entire floral bouquet, i did not like smelling like nothing so i added a dab of chloe perfume to my routine and i was content... until this summer when i decided i wanted something a little less girly floral and a little more beach sexy. nars body glow 2 is the perfect summer scent. it's light and absorbs right into the skin so it feels as if you have nothing on. it screams for white clothing and tossled beach hair and i am happy to oblige.

SUMMER

just a chubby baby poolside on her first vacation [to vegas!]

summer is in full swing and ive been having such a good time! there have been bbqs, happy hours, and even an impromtu party at my friend's music studio [i mastered the drums]. aside from some trips i plan to take, i compiled a casual list of other things i would like to do during this vacation and i wanted to share it:

go to the casino
go to some outdoor concerts
go to an art gallery [my friend asa has a show in july]
go to a baseball game [go phils!]
go to some sort of food festival
make all sorts of mixed cds for summer drives [im currently burning a justin bieber/willow smith/miley cyrus/taylor swift/selena gomez mix]
do karaoke
go to franklin square to play mini golf, ride the carousel, and get a butterscotch krimpet milkshake [yikes]

ill keep you posted as i cross things off!

APRIL, MAY, JUNE...

senior formal

graduation!

j and i on the beach for memorial day weekend

at bloomingdales' "girls' night out" event where they served cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and mini ice cream cones with sprinkles. my sister and i had so much fun

ava making a kiss face xoxoxo

sorry for the lull in posts, here's what ive been up to: during april i was partying hard with my class [there were soooo many events for seniors, including several bar crawls] and trying to prevent my senioritis from ruining my gpa. in may i finished my final exams and then i GRADUATED from college! i moved out of my apartment and back home with my parents for the summer. now it's june and the living is easy. i pretty much just hang out with j and the rest of our friends in the city and at the beach. ive also been doing a lot of shopping with my sister. and of course hanging out with my little baby niece who i adore!

AVA

[clearly she didnt like the flash of my camera]

my niece ava was born on march 25th and weighed in at 9 pounds, 8 ounces! she's sooo chubby and everyone is elated!
congrats to my big brother and his wife :D

MARDI GRAS

[a tamborine]
[heart shaped glasses i caught at the zulu parade]
[j with a man in a pompom suit]
[a float]
[beignets from cafe du monde]

[we used j's iphone to get the old school camera effect on these photos]
i went to mardi gras for spring break with j and some girls from our schools. it was such a wild time, definitely something everyone should experience once! going to new orleans however, is something everyone should do over and over again - if only for the food! [red beans and rice, jambalaya, beignets etc]

BEEN GONE FOR A BIT

while watching the oscars i got the urge to blog and realized i hadnt posted in a very long time; sorry 'bout that. how was everyone's valentine's day? mine was sweet [my boyfriend made all my favorite foods for dinner]. but now february is almost over and that means one thing........spring break!!!! im super stoked and cant wait to jet off with my girlfriends. when i get back ill really try to post more often!

CRAVING

happy new year! winter break was epic but im happy to be back at school, just in time for restaurant week! im totally craving buddakan's five spice sugar doughnuts served with blackberry jam, chocolate sauce, and gingered cream cheese. #fatkid