scenes from the weekend.

Weekends are always a fun time, but they’re especially great now that I live within walking distance of most of my favorite places in the city.

…like St. Paul’s German Church, where we had an amazing Liberty Sisterhood gathering on Friday.

Followed by a cozy late night dinner at the Meatball Shop.

Then after a few hours of bopping around we ended up at the “neighborhood club.”

In case you missed everyone’s Instagram updates, the weather in the Northeast this weekend was per-fec-tion. No winter coat necessary!

And springy nails to match.

The West Village was doing all sorts of showing off.

We brunched 13 people strong at De Santos.

I’m thankful that Rachel likes splitting meals as much as I do. Why on earth get one entrée when you can have two?

We kicked the new week off right with a visit to the gym on Sunday morning.

(Sunglasses to cover up the post-gym roughness, ha.)

With a weekly Quest Bar restock on the way home, of course.

Spring-ish attire, day two.

Dinner of lazy folk champions.

(This was actually really good!)

Last but not last is the most special part of my weekend. This is Ayanda, the adorable little girl from Zimbabwe that I’m so blessed to sponsoring through Children’s Cup.

I’ll leave you with some inspiration for the week ahead…

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What was the highlight of your weekend?

girl meets: 11.7.13.

food.

THESE. So good.

(Even though “uber” is probably one of my least favorite words in the history of…ever.)

I grabbed them ^ when I went grocery shopping for the first time in weeks, along with the fixin’s for this bomb lunch bowl.

In the mix: chick peas, gluten free pasta, spinach, turkey sausage, pesto.

fun.

The only thing better than a pedi is a DELUX pedi. Treat yo’self.

Last night’s Sisterhood Cause Party was so great. We raised enough money to send each mom home with a stroller, winter jackets, and a ton of other products.

We also shared inspiring stories, ate cupcakes, and sang “Roar” together. AKA the girliest evening you could imagine, in the best possible way.

face.

I am all about a deep red lip these days. I (impulsively) bought this shade – “Wild Thing” – at H&M, and I just love it for the fall.

fail.

I wonder why my mom keeps trying to trick me into buying new boots…

Whatever. The more torn up those old faithfuls get, the more I love ‘em.

faith.

^^ …what he said!

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What’s your favorite makeup look for the fall?
Have you tried Uber LaraBars?

snapshots.

(Almost) autumn in New York.

Art in motion.

Too many new candles? No such thing.

Cookies for days.
(or a lot of hungry girls at Sisterhood.)

I <3 my bike.

Messy hair don’t care. Or maybe I should…

Gold on gold on gold.

Muggy city.

Good talk.

Yay for new friends!

And those old ones are pretty cool too ;)

Trusting Him from A to B.

The pressure is good for you.

Enjoy your weekend, babes! Have anything fun planned?