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scenes from the weekend.

I had an amazing time in Florida, but it’s so great to be back in New York!

I got back to the city on Saturday, and after unpacking/getting settled in, I was in need of some serious nap action. I missed my cozy room!

Candlelit naps = the best naps.

I slept a little

5 reasons new yorkers love fall.

It’s that time of year again – autumn is finally upon us. While the rest of the world is obsessing over Pumpkin Spice Lattes and making DIY Halloween decorations, New Yorkers have some different things we’re excited about this season.

1. getting places goes from being torturous to enjoyable.

Walking in the summer heat is

jessi’s {nyc} bachelorette party.

Yesterday we celebrated my best friend Jessi’s last big hoorah as a single lady.

As the Maid of Honor, the bachelorette party was one of my main responsibilities. I’ll be honest – I wasn’t sure how to impress someone who has worked in events for 10 years and knows the ins and outs of

summertime happiness.

I love me some Lana, and the Cedric Gervais remix of Summertime Sadness is still one of my favorite jams. Thankfully, though, this summer has been anything but sad. Instead, it’s been full of fun, good friends, adventures, and then some.

This past week has been a particularly good one. First of all, one of

lessons lately.

Tuesdays are still the best nights out.

That would be Jessi enjoying her birthday extravaganza last night, which started at Tequila Park and ended at Lil Charlie’s.

Rule #1 of being in charge of the cake: don’t forget the cake.

That’s right – I got a great big birthday (cookie)

scenes from the weekend.

Happy birthday Monica!!!

AKA Monjean

On Friday we went out to celebrate one of the coolest chicks I know, who also happens to be one of my best friends.

I hadn’t been out in the city in a while, and it was quite fun.

I somehow managed to wake

a visit from katie.

Look who came to visit me!

That would be my beautiful sister, Katie. She doesn’t get to visit me nearly enough – and I’ve been needing her big sister love/advice more than ever lately - so the time together literally meant the world to me.

Katie got here Tuesday afternoon as I was wrapping

short and sweet.

Sometimes there’s a gap in between blog posts where way too many things happen, and it’s easier to just keep the words short let the photos speak for themselves.

This is one of those times. Sound good?

Thursday night was an impromptu dinner at Alta, which turned out to be one of the most amazing