Friday Favorites

Happy Friday dear reader! Congrats on finishing the week! Let's dive into my favorites shall we?

1) I have a super secret project in the works for the blog, and I think you are going to love it

2) I got eyelash extensions this week!!!!! let me just say...game changer.

 

3) The best news came today! She&Him  announce  their new album coming this fall! sounds spectacular -per usual

4) I'm amazed by just how big the world is, and how many people from amazing places come to live in Brooklyn. I sat beside the sweetest lady yesterday on the train-look at her book-can you imagine reading sentences vertically?

 

5) I finally got a great phone call in with my Sloan yesterday. She has been traveling abroad all summer-my favorite is she is back in the states!

6) coming from someone who is verrryyyy intimidated by cooking anything.... I must tell you this girl's cooking blog is the greatest thing I've ever found! Also the recipe I am listing below is spot on! I crave Chick-fil-a all the time in the city-so when I saw this I was pretty excited. I made it tonight so so good-can't wait to try everything else she lists!

damn delicious

7) my final favorite is binge watching The Real Housewives of New York City-no I'm not ashamed. It's been a long week for me and no sunshine for the city. Just curling up with Bartholomew and watching crazy women in fun shoes has been an excellent use of my time!

cheers to Friday! Happy Weekending pals xo

 

Thursday

I have this theory that Thursday is the most awkward day of the week. It can be great, but it will never be Friday.  In honor of Thursday, I decided to share my favorite awkward picture of all time with you  dear reader!
On a cloudy day in Memphis, Jessica and I were in the car on the way back to her apartment...from grabbing lunch I think...minding our own business...when we spotted THIS.

After we finished laughing- we backed the car up to take a picture-knowing no one would believe what we had seen, or for that matter understand how perfect it was. 
A sky blue house, with a white picket fence, baby toys all around, and puppies cuddling. The little guy on top was fast asleep until we reversed-he promptly looked up like "um what."

that grown up life

I just composed a grocery list, and a week of meals that I'm going to attempt to cook....
who am I?!
 Does this mean I am growing up or something?
I still used a pretty/impractical notebook!

show time show timeeeee

 Hey!

so last week I saw Bear's Den play a show at The Bowery Ballroom! The venue was beautiful-easy to see why it has become such a New York staple.

 Bear's Den has been on my list of people to go see for a while now, so I pounced on tickets when I found out they would be here! They were a sweet, humble group of guys who played very well. They talked mostly about being very excited to be staying in the city, and playing at a beautiful venue-they're originally from England. The crowd could not have been better-I ended up meeting about ten really kind people throughout the night.

This song was the best one of the night-everyone was singing and the band couldn't stop smiling as they played!

you should be watching

 

I feel like my cousin and I are always texting the same message each night....what should I watch?

I saw "The Immigrant" on a complete whim at 2 a.m.-YOU GUYS, it is amazing.

so if tonight you are wondering...what should I watch? Do it.

 

real talk.

This is a space made simply for pleasure, a space for me. A space, where I talk to those who are far away. It is not a place for stress. 
This has been a crazy week for me!
I flew in on a Monday, was jet lagged on a Tuesday, ran errands on a Wednesday, and went out on a Thursday...here we are on  Friday favorites...and I feel rushed.
 I want this blog to be good, ya know? Honest. Authentic. Genuine.
Not thrown together to meet deadlines-this is just a silly place for me. SO I am not doing a favorite list this Friday because it would be stupid. I will be back on track this coming week dear reader! Please don't give up on me! I have so many stories to tell you! Likeeee the cab driver tonight who talked to me about life, the amazing concert I saw, the people I met at said concert, the phone calls experienced this week...interested? 

so for tonight...Just two genuine favorites pal

1) all white manicure! they look beautiful if I do say so myself

2) taking off my make-up and putting on pajamas and climbing underneath clean sheets-IT'S BED TIME GIRL.

cheers to the weekend xo

I'm sorry

so I disappeared....
honestly I went to Memphis, and my days were much more full than I expected. I had no time or desire to sit down and write. I'm sorry for making a false promise! 
Are we still pals dear reader? I sure hope so.

 I have decided not to do an all time favorite list. It felt oddly...personal...like very personal. Instead, I'm going to tell you some stuff, and throw in a few favorites as I go along.

Let's begin with this song:

It has had such a profound impact on me-I don't even know how to put into words how much I love it.  It has the prettiest, most melancholy melody that has seeped deep into my brain. I hum it when I'm not playing it, and I've played it about 200x since I first heard it randomly in my car. Nothing is better than music in my car, with summer air blowing around, late in the evening. nothing.

I've been having a bit of a tough time with this new number in my life-twenty four. I'm trying to calm down, but I feel older this year. I'm trying to see all the beauty in this number. I moved across the country alone, I'm acting, I'm meeting beautiful, kind people daily, and the scars I do have-I'm pretty proud of. Still....it's a weird number. I know most of my friends my age feel a little lost right now so let's call it normal, shall we?

 

I had such good days this past week-I looked through old photo albums with Pops and Molly and Mom. I danced with Jeffrey and Jessica. I spent the day at Gigi's house. I took hugs from my brother that he didn't want to give.  I slept late with the cats, and gave the dogs my food scraps. I read-currently on Gone Girl-almost to the end. I saw some movies. I took a long walk around the neighborhood, and ate birthday cake.

Now I'm back in this little ole town-happy to be here...