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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

changing of the coats

i will never give up on my dream for a closet big enough to house a chest of drawers in middle. this one below is courtesy of one of the kardashian sisters. helpful hint- dont google pictures of their closets, it gets so much more depressing than this.

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this time of year i usually do a few things with regards to my wardrobe:

+pack away the summery things and rearrange the cold weather gear

+feel like i don't have enough sweaters

+try but fail to get rid of some of my scarves

all the closet reorganization usually launches me into a full blown stuff assessment and semi panic attack. too much stuff everywhere. STUFF OVERLOAD. the other day I saw this little lovely:

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love this philosophy! now instead of panicking i'm asking myself

is this beautiful?

is it useful?

if the answer to both is no, than i know what to do with it!
{victory points if the answer to both is yes}

also can we talk about this? i'd kill for a washer dryer in my closet.

he sailed the ocean blue

right before columbus day j and I went to see the man himself, in his very own living room.

the view from his window

oh hey

really dug his wallpaper... chic yet modern :)

our gracious host

this living room party was bumpin

cc & me

cc is a well read man

this was such a strange/muggy day so naturally it was a strange/awkward hair day for me. dont judge.

go here to check out the public art fund's exhibit