PINK LIMEADE | BEHIND THE SCENES

y'all, i've been saying i want to create something for like 3 years now. (probably has something to do with a grueling full-time job, which i love most days, but leaves me exhausted.) this past spring my friend and i started talking about doing a test together. fast forward to a couple of months ago (while i was out of state on a press check) and we finally decided to quit talking about it and get our shit together. an homage to the end of summer, we channeled our inner palm springs, all things bright, pink, & green. we worked on this outside of our full-time jobs for about a month and half. we labored, laughed, almost killed each other, consumed way too coffee & sugar, pet mouthy cats, went crazy listening to put out pop, and spit out one hell of a body of work. i love it and now you love it too. ;)

NYC | DAY FOUR

our last full day day in nyc began at irving farm coffee roasters. we spent a few mornings here, they really did have some great coffee + food, and there's a few throughout the city. this morning was super fucking cold, it even flurried a little when we got into brooklyn. i don't know how that bride made it through those photos, but she was too cute.

my friend is OBSESSED with tea, so of course we had to pop in bellocq. we actually walked around the building a couple of times, it looked like an empty warehouse, but inside was the prettiest tea shop + tea room. we sniffed all kinds of white, green, black, oolong, and rooibos. we also asked the girls working there for a lunch recommendation and wandered over to a delicious place in greenpoint called glasserie. whatever i had was fucking amazing, i remember that much!

we ubered over to williamsburg to shop the boutiques and came across this amazing bookstore that had an egggleston collection of books for $1000. a lot out of my price range, but definitely great to see in person. we ended up in a bar that had a half pipe caged off inside of it. we sat at our table watching the skaters for hours and drinking til we couldn't anymore. we met a couple of sweet long island couples and danced with people we'll never see again. perfect way to end a trip.

i was hoping to go back this year, but maybe next. there's so much to do in the city we couldn't find time to go to any of the big art museums. and that is a must see for me.  

NYC | DAY THREE

you guys, it's been so long since i've blogged i don't even remember what we did in nyc! but i'll do my best...

after looking through these photos from almost a year ago it's coming back to me. we started our day out at stumptown in the ace hotel. i was too distracted and hungry and tired to take any photos, but one day i'll stay in that beautiful hotel. after i've married rich. we headed toward chelsea afterwards to visit the aperture gallery and some others in the area. luckily we found a delicious place to have lunch at proteño before exploring. i picked up a book on diane arbus and a couple of others that contain writings on photography. i haven't looked at either much since, but one article stuck out to me entitled sex again. it was all about how sex has gotten so mainstream, how people are accustomed to hard-core porn, and nothing is shocking anymore in that regard, people get more of a thrill going to the mall. talk amongst yourselves.

after we looked at some art, we wandered around chelsea some more, popped in a couple of bookstores and checked out intelligentsia. which i was wonderfully surprised to see that my local fresh market carries their beans! hooray! also, have i mentioned i love nothing more than grabbing coffee with a friend? we probably did this twice a day during our nyc visit. after we were nicely caffeinated we walked along the hi-line and watched the traffic build as it got towards rush hour. i believe this was the day we also ended up in midtown and tried to visit the library but it was closed. sad panda. and made our way to the empire state building. ummm talk about some beautiful detail! the marble! the granite! the gold! oh my! it was... fucking cold y'all. and dark. the lights were cool from the city, but i love the aerial shots i see on instagram. maybe next time, if i feel like standing in line during the day. but probably not. 

and that was our day. it was long, it was cold, it was new york. it's weird to visit a place and have it feel exactly like you would expect. la was the same when i went last year for work. it felt like i'd already been there a dozen times, but it was my first.

i realize this was not the most exciting post, but i'm trying to get back into this. plus, i want to document what i did! i've said this for probably a couple of years now, but i miss blogging. i miss having an outlet to express myself, not only with photos, but words and thoughts. i have one more nyc post, and then i'll move on to something else. i noticed a while ago that i tend to blog about my travels. i don't necessarily want this space to be only about new and different places, but my whole life. and that includes a mundane photo of a cup of coffee. 

NYC | DAY TWO

we got a jump on the subway our first night in nyc to try and figure things out. we wanted our first full day to go a little bit more smoothly if possible. as soon as we got underground i was in love. we have a train system here in dallas, but it's not anything like the subway of nyc. the subway is old, and dirty, and dark, and gross. and i love it. using it makes you feel like a real new yorker, and once you figure it out (which wasn't too hard with a handy app) you can pretty much go anywhere you want. we mostly rode it during down times, but being on it during rush hour was quite an experience. 

our second day we headed to soho and saw the flatiron while walking. it was cold and rainy, so the building didn't photograph well. next time. we happened upon a darling little coffee shop that i don't remember the name of with a wonderful little bookstore attached. i picked up a few of my favorite independent magazines. we also stopped in a 2 story madewell and i bought a pair of boots i'd been lusting over for months. on sale! we walked around some more, grew hungry, and headed over to chinatown where my sister suggested we eat at dimes. she'd read a lot about it and highly recommended it. and i do too, it was very delicious and VERY tiny. probably 8 tables in the whole place. after lunch, we headed up to the lower east side, stopped for coffee because let's face it, my ass is not used to walking 8 miles a day and i needed constant breaks and caffeine. we happened to be down there when a big 7 alarm fire and building collapse happened. it was very odd timing. 

my friend, holly, is blogging about our trip as well. 

NYC | DAY ONE

my friend, holly, and i traveled to nyc for the first time each at the end of march. we used my 30th birthday as an excuse to visit the city that never sleeps. i have been wanting to go to nyc since i was in college, but hadn't had the chance until now. i will admit, i thought i'd be more in love. i think i'm spoiled by the west coast and it's laid back vibe. i tend to be very high strung at times, and the slow pace of the pnw seems to compliment that side of me well. that doesn't mean i didn't enjoy myself or have a good time, i most certainly did. i photographed our trip with only my phone, lately i can't be bothered with anything else. 

i have come to love traveling, it somehow calms me. maybe it's that i don't have to be at work for a few days, maybe it's knowing i won't be at my destination for a few hours so there's no need to rush through my day. i can finally start to relax and ease into not having my mind racing through the day. it's a process getting from one place to the next, and i enjoy every minute of it. every trip is different and filled with new sites and experiences.