off to new york

[The evolution of New York City's skyline]

I'm off to New York for a childhood friend's wedding, sadly without Partner-in-Crime. Looking forward to a lovely reunion with family friends at the ceremony, along with visits with high school and college friends. Plus, I am going to see The Book of Mormon.

I'm also thrilled to be joining editor Victoria and the wonderful photographer Emily Anderson to shoot a stunning Home Tour for Rue Magazine to be published in our upcoming second Anniversary Issue (out on September 12!)

My last visit to New York was a quick trip just before moving to Berkeley, never enough time in this wonderful, overwhelming city.

Image via Tier1dc. Originally found via SwissMiss. 

update from the road: new york bbq

[fette sau bbq in brooklyn]


[ordering by the pound.]

[split with a friend, though on a good night I could eat it all.]

[whiskey at the bar and beer sold by the gallon.]

update from the road: big gay ice cream truck

[Big Gay Ice Cream Truck]

[The owner has a fascinating second life as a classically trained bassoonist and has been creating unique flavor combinations for classic soft serve ice cream since 2009.]

[I got the Bea Arthur. Dulce de leche? Yes, please!]

update from the road: the high line

[The High Line]

I love visiting places but getting to slowly explore them on my own. The High Line is a great way for tourists to come and soak in New York, stretching from Chelsea to almost Penn Station. It's also a place I would go back to if I lived in that area of Manhattan, to read, to eat ice cream or have a coffee. An especially great place for New Yorkers with kids. I followed my visit to the High Line with exploring Chelsea Market where I managed not to eat more treats or buy anything from the Anthropologie sale.

manrepeller

I had not seen my college roommate (of all four years!) since graduating a year and a half ago, so last weekend I went up to New York/New Jersey to visit. The week before I discovered a new blog to love, The Man Repeller. This was fortunitous timing for many reasons. First, because roommate L and I often were items that would have graced the pages of The Man Repeller. They had names like Boxer Dress and Sailor Suit. Secondly, because we had already stated that no men should attempt to talk to us during our weekend of girl time. So we swore to each other to do our manrepelling best and I took the following photos to document the weekend. Many of my piece repeat as I took the smallest luggage possible for the long weekend.

[Chinatown bus in RVA]

[With our very adorable non-manrepelling friend at brunch. Romper=manrepeller]

[In Central Park. Fur coats=manrepeller.]

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