grand central station

this fall i took a photography class at NYU. one of our sessions included grand central, it was a foggy night and i had to leave early, but i was still able to snag some cool pics. i <3 ny.

this was in the window of a gallery on the walk home. kinda love it. haha.

we're looking up at the same night sky

I know I've done this before... but this is my favorite view of the city. had to capture it at dusk. I love that I can see my office building in that skyline. living in this place has been such an adventure. the park and I, especially up around the reservoir have a special love affair. a lot of special things have taken place in central park:

first trip to new york dating jray, first I love yous, and getting engaged.

ahhhh... ok enough of that

I see the moon and the moon sees me

I sincerely love our walks in the park. its not something we do all  the time, but when we do (and the weather is just right) it's my favorite thing.

 I wish I could say it was jordan's favorite thing that I stop to take photos every five minutes of our life, but you can't win em all.

silent disco

the combs always keep us in the know about great things to do in the city. they've been to the lincoln center's midsummer night swing for a few years so I knew it must be good. I've been wanting go every summer, but never got around to it. plus since slade was going I knew I could rope jordan in. bingo! midsummer night swing usually ends at 10pm, but we stayed for the silent disco. there were two battling DJs broadcasting on two channels to the wireless headphones everyone got at the dance floor entrance. you could switch back and forth depending on who was playing what you liked. it was SO MUCH FUN. the crowd made their own music singing and dancing along to our headphones. it was pretty cool.

billie jean, can you tell?

unintentional (?) matching

as a reward for andrea and I braving the soul train we topped the night off with a trip to sev.

last night slurps and a few jelly donuts. 

I don't care what anyone says/thinks, I'd pay good money to go back in time and relive my hs dances... prom, homecoming, winter formal, morp! we had some real good times. who's with me?

home sweet home

amazing nyc time lapse.

where I am now

for my 10K training I've been running around the reservoir. it reminds me a lot of the pond in hyde park and london naturally. I can't believe it's been four years since I lived there. I am dying for a visit across the pond but, in exchange I will definitely take the views in my neck of the woods. they are pretty breathe-taking. which leads me to thinking about how much time I spend longing for something. I'm trying to pin point what is a healthy amount of wanting that keeps me reaching higher, but not so much so that I can't enjoy the now. I have a friend who begins almost every sentence with "I'll be happy when...." and it pains me that she can't seem to enjoy where she is right now. 

I don't want to miss out on enjoying where I am because I'm thinking about where I have been or could be. 

“home is not where you live, but where they understand you”

-Christian Morganstern 

the weather lately (well disregarding the past three days) has been perfection.

for a little family time we took a walk downtown along the hudson with the combs & the spencers (some of our nyc family) on a lovely monday night a few weeks ago

I miss california on a daily basis, but this city has really started to feel like home. It has definitely shaped me like no other place I have lived. 

 I've probably said all this before, but it's true. even on days when living here exhausts me I am grateful that we do. 

sometimes it's loud, and it smells, but it's home.