nyc the week from heaven

NYC has been so amazing this week. It was nice to get away, and I did want to spend some time here before I left. Bry is probably the most perfect New York City buddy. We stayed with her parents, on the upper east side, please check out our view:



We've done marvelous amounts of shopping. It's Christmas time (you can deny it all you want, but it's only 48 days away) And the spirit is ALMOST in the air. Window displays are changing, I haven't heard music yet, but you can believe I've started listening to it :) There is something about shopping, and walking into a department store that just makes me so happy. It definitely reminds me of being a kid, and walking around Seattle during the holidays. We used to get our picture with Santa at the Bon Marché every year. I loved that store. Everything was so glamorous, and the hustle and bustle was so exciting. I still love it.

We also took in a show last night. We picked Next to Normal, as I had heard good reviews from my sister and aunt. It was wonderful. I'm usually a bigger fan of traditional old broadway shows, so I was surprised I liked this one so much. It was a contemporary rock musical (which i bought the soundtrack for, because it was AMAZING) about a dysfunctional family. It brought tears to my eyes, and made me laugh. Well done!



"I miss the mountains"
I loved this song.

We're on for one more dinner, and then headed back to philly. Then only 10 days until i leave. AHHHHH.

ps- kielly found a cute little cottage that had a JACUZZI! whatttttt??

shark attack!

so i definitely saw this around the web, but had no idea where it was from. i saw it today at topshop, and snatched it up so fast! it's mineeeee! I also bought the most amazing, navajo jacket poncho thing..but i can't find a picture of it anywhere. I also got a crush on these steve madden boots. (also cannot find a picture of them online.)

rings!

I really love rings. the bigger and gaudier the better. Here are some I've been loving lately.

kate spade's holiday preview via oh joy!

disney couture via 80's purple.
house of harlow

Sarah Moon

These hauntingly beautiful photographs are stills from Moon's new film Circus based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl. The early model turned photographer achieves that dreamy hazy aesthetic exquisitely.

Some of her other work:

top 3 photos from here. bottom 2 photos from here.

my new home!

I'm so excited about moving. This will be my new store. So cute! Plus one of the bungalows I'm looking at. My friend who is moving up from CA, Kielly, and I are getting a place together. Yea yea yea! You may not believe this, but she loves cupcakes and baking as much as i do! Our house is gonna be crazies.

my hero

im so in love with cliff lee.



my entire insides go crazy when he pitches. i would cry if i ever met him in real life.

mad crushin

Coco Chanel

I saw Coco Before Chanel this week with Siobhan. It was lovely. It really could have been any woman, and the love story still would have been beautiful. But, it was almost like a fiction story..I can't believe that's what her life was really like. 1st of all, it definitely made me want to keep trying to learn french. i love the language and I want to be able to speak it before I die. 2nd, it's just fascinating how fashion started. It wasn't because someone was trying to become famous, or learned how to design. It was because of their circumstances in life, and they just WERE great. I love fashion. I'm so glad I went to school for something i love, and was able to make a career out of it. It's much better that way.

sofia

ive been slowly watching Sofia Coppola's movies over the past couple of months, because i had never seen any of them. Tonight I watched Lost in Translation which i really enjoyed, just like Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette. Jesus and the Mary Chain.

ahhhhhhhhh

Ok- i don't know if i've ever done this before, but i definitely have a new tag. KIDS STUFF. Keep (a favorite shoe company of mine) has a couple kids styles now. so freaking adorable!

Moss Botanicals

I made it down to Art in the Age last week with Colleen, and it was practically perfect. I loved everything in there. Including these Moss Botanicals room sprays. I picked up the "Ceremony" scent because it smells like a rainy forest. Ahhhhh it reminds me of home, and makes me happy. I wish you could smell it on my blog. wouldn't that be neat?

ridding ourselves

I wasn't excited about this, but now i am. I'm going to get rid of a bunch of stuff. Try to sell most of it- so I don't have to rent a truck to drive across the country. Mostly furniture. Because everything else is in boxes, that I frankly don't want to go through. So- In the next couple of weeks I'll post here and on facebook pictures of what I want to get rid of, and if you want it- just let me know!

I'm excited to go treasure hunting for new stuff once I'm in the NW!

tattoooooos

Siobhan and I have tentative plans to get tattooed next Tuesday. candy corn you're mine! I was also thinking about getting a Philly tattoo at some point. I was thinking about afriendship bracelet (the old school woven ones) and have a pretzel, bike wheel, and pint glass woven in the design..i don't know, still thinking about what philly means to me.

Also- I started a new blog, but I haven't actually written on it yet. It's going to be specifically for all of my baking and cooking adventures. I plan on hibernating this winter in my new town, and baking and cooking alot. I bought a new gluten free cookbook, so im going to test out recipes and send them to Siobhan.

AC was really fun, won some money, but got back super late, and had early morning breakfast plans. I am so extremely tired!

Kings of Convenience

New Album came out a few days ago, the first single is lovely.

What a freaking awesome day.

It's BEAUTIFUL in Philly right now. Siobhan and I went to Estelle for brunch (seems to be our go to place when we're together) then out of the city to Terrain for the afternoon. OH MAN- I am super excited to move back to the NW and be in the beautiful scenery there. I love living in the city- but you can have city and green in the NW. awesome. As the days get shorter and shorter..I'm getting more anxious/excited/nervous/sad. A little less than 3 years ago I moved here not knowing a single soul. Now I have so many amazing friends. I've been through some good relationships, friendships, ups, downs, hard times, good times, silly times, i learned about beer, I traveled a TON, I went on adventures..and i'm not stopping until I literally am pulling away from this city. Get at me in the next couple of weeks so we can go on adventures one last time. Atlantic City tonight, NYC once more in the next few weeks, etc etc.

xo