wrong roads

i always thought going to down the wrong road was all about learning from your mistakes. it never occurred to me that sometimes we are lead down the wrong path so that when we change course we can have confidence in our decision. really comforting.

GOD IS GOOD.

dad's beach bonfire bday

well this is WAY overdue. fall has been a whirlwind. so i guess this peek back into summer is nice. we got to spend a good amount of time in CA first half of the year. heavenly. in august we celebrated floydie's bday at the beach. it was a little last minute, but glad almost everyone could make it. can't wait to get home for a visit over the holidays.

sandy mouth!

love this family of mine.

dang i miss this...

an apology

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i've become a pretty firm believer in faking it until you make it, but ive also come to learn you can't always make it. you can only play your part. you cannot make someone see it your way, say they are sorry, or change their behavior. you can't make anyone do anything.

you can, on your own, practice acceptance.

this is me learning to accept.

trying to accept:
 what i cannot change
the mistakes i've made
the closure i don't have
 the apologies i never got

and trying to do better.

surprises and sandygrams

another good old fashioned back-post. from the storm week. (go ahead and ignore)

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a few nights before sandy. i can't remember now but this was lincoln center blanketted in a fresh sheet of snow. it was eery. sandy took so many of us by surprise.

here's the week of sandy in iphone pictures in the terribly wrong order because i'm too tired to fix them. my mom, sister, and niece were coming for a long weekend, but got stuck for 9 days instead. this brought us lots of surprises... and sorrows (sandy damage + barely making it to my uncle's funeral + missing halloween + trapped a studio with 5 people) but we made the best of it and had a blast.

sky at american girl

having a city halloween with a make shift costume (she'd made an incredible milk carton costume and her best friend at home was going to be the cookie... we had to make do with a cute witch)

 tired witches get piggy back rides from their aunts who love them.

 before sandy struck we got second row seats to see annie. so cute.

 i think sky could def hold her own against the star of the show

 stopping at my office to re-fuel 

 late night treat run

ward halloween party in which i executed with help from mom & sis in this last minute costume.

 we shake shacked of course

 what mom and i saw while keri & sky were at wicked

 eating dinner in times square

 we even ventured to economy candy and the tenement museum 

 lucky lottery winner!

 breakfast outing the morning of sandy

 sandy exploration at the boat basin

 just about everywhere

 stuck indoors. we kept our cool with tea, treats, and pride & prejudice 

 out to survey sandy damage and get fresh air

 reese's puffs help everything

enjoying time together

we did have a good time together even though it wasn't exactly how we planned, it turned into a blessing. i'm super grateful so many family & friends were able to come visit us in NYC!

oh and this article