My cousin Augusta and I are +/- one month apart in age so for the past two years we’ve celebrated our births on earth with a joint celebration. Â While last year was one hell of a party, we weren’t feeling the bar birthday party this year and decided to invite our nearest and dearest for a day of wine tasting on the North Fork of…
Jet-Setting Pt. 2
Before arriving in CA I spent 5 days in Belize. It was the perfect getaway after a particularly stressful week at work! The weather was perfect, the seafood was unbelievable, the water was amazing, and the company even better 🙂 I would highly recommend a trip to “La Isla Bonita”…..there’s a reason Madonna was inspired to write a song about it!! Caye Caulker-“Go Slow” is…
Jet-Setting Pt. 1
Sticking with the working backwards theme, I spent my actual birthday at home in the Napa Valley. It was so weird to be at home on my birthday for the first time since my 18th (I remember it like it was yesterday, dinner at Mustard’s, Baskin-Robbins ice cream cake). It was nice to be with friends and family and to indulge in some of my…
Working backwards…Post Birthday-Birthday Celebrations!
So much has gone on in the past month I don’t even know where to start! I think I’ll start with the most recent and go back from there. This past weekend was my first weekend back in NY in almost a month, and I took full advantage. The weather was amazing!! My friends took the weekend to celebrate my birthday since I was in…
A Good Night for a Good Cause!
I was recently invited to attend a cocktail party at the beautiful Tory Burch townhouse on Madison Ave. to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation. It was a perfect Thursday night, I walked up there after work with my coworker Abigail who is a “young professional” member of the foundation; an inspiring young woman who is actually doing something to bring awareness to the disease…
NYC visitor!
Like I need any excuse to roam the city and try new restaurants, but there really is nothing better than when a friend comes to visit! It’s the perfect opportunity to explore new bits and pieces of my beloved city! My good friend Nicole from high school came for a visit. It had been over a year and a half since her last visit, and…
Easter in NYC
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend. Â It was a beautiful weekend here in the city; and felt surprisingly long even though I didn’t have Friday off. Â Friday night I caught up with my cousin over wine and nibbles, Saturday I had brunch at one of my favorites, followed by an unexpected trip to the Met to tour the Steins Collect. Â I don’t remember…
Pana-mania Part 2-The Islands
The second half of our trip we headed out to the islands of Bocas Del Toro, specifically the Island of Bastimentos. Getting there was something else all together! There are only 2 regional airlines that fly from Panama City to Bocas, and for whatever reason the flight times are either early in the morning, or later in the afternoon. We wanted to get a…
Panama Adventures Part 1
Remember the days when you used to drop your film off at the drug store to be developed, and days later you go back to pick them up? Such anticipation of reliving those moments from your most recent trip/celebration/experience. I’d sit in my car and immediately tear open the package and carefully go through every single photo, only to be disappointed that eyes were closed,…
Long Weekend in Photos
There was nothing special on the agenda for this long weekend-and I took full advantage of doing several versions of nothing! Although nothing really equated to relishing the finer points of NYC: happy hours, long brunches, and trying the hottest thing to happen to sushi/tacos in recent history. A cheese plate with the girls Manhattans at Monkey Bar, and a “Caroline” reserve Sushi and a…