Happy Friday!

I am particularly happy today because it is almost the start of a long weekend! And I just booked a trip to the Bahamas in February (insert sunglasses emoji here). A few other things that are making me smile:

+ This Buzzfeed article about gummy bear reviews on Amazon (died laughing at work)..

+Aerin Lauder saw my blog post about her and sent me the most thoughtful gift. As if I could like her more... P.S. I love the Ikat Jasmine

+ This puppy (and others like him)

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+This book. Get it?? Tequila Mockingbird?? Love it

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+ Knowing I have a bottle of Veuve in my fridge (thank you boss for the wonderful xmas prezzie!)

+ Chanel Pre-Fall 2014. Just because. Yea

P.S. Follow me on Instagram to see what's going on behind the scenes metropolitan_musings

Happy Friday!

Thank goodness for short weeks. After amazing times in Florida and Raleigh, I have to say I am sort of happy to be back in the swing of things. Although I am not thatttt happy to be leaving this:

Florida really was gorgeous and I had time to recharge my batteries for 2014. 

I can't wait to get up to Greenwich to see my pups for the first time in 3 weeks! I think they realllly missed me : )

I have fun pictures from break to show all of you next week but until then, hope everyone is staying warm in this winter storm and has a great weekend. 

P.S. saw this mug on Pinterest - a great reminder every morning...

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Working on my gift guide to share with you all next week. Have a great weekend everyone!

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Hi everyone! Hope you had a great week. I'm super excited for the weekend because I am here in NYC and my bestie, Jen, is coming in for a WEEK from San Fran. We have dinner planned Saturday and then brunch Sunday. I love New York in the fall but I have to admit I don't like anything with pumpkin in it. I mean, I am actually like repulsed by it. Do people actually like pumpkin in their food/drinks or do they just like the ideaaa of it because it festive?? I digress... Have a great weekend everyone!

Recently

I haven't given many updates recently so I wanted to post a few photos of my life lately. First and foremost, a very special birthday shoutout to my wonderful, beautiful, great mama! Love you so much!

We have three fall birthdays in my house so we've had lots of cake (luckily 2 were before I started paleo!)

My dad, Lu, Olive and I on my dad's bday in September

Speaking of paleo - I made the most amazing gluten-free/grain-free/rice-free/dairy-free bread. I have to say I was unbelievably proud of myself. Thanks to Danielle from Against All Grain for the wonderful recipe. Even Mr. white bread himself, Billy Berner, was trying to get his paws on it and he loved it! I made my own almond milk too, which was a lot easier than I thought it would be and so tasty! I've been spending a lot of time (and money) at Hu Kitchen, which if you're in NY and trying to eat healthy, I recommend going. They even serve organic wine, beer, gluten-free beer and some amazing looking cocktails.

Kale salad, turkey meatloaf, brussel sprouts and amazing curried sweet potatoes from Hu Kitchen

I had a lot of great weekends in New York in September with friends and family but the next few I'm gone. This weekend I'm heading to Raleigh for the Hurricanes season opener (and to see Riley, of course) and then DC the weekend after for a birthday and Boston the weekend after to see Tory as the lead in the BC play! I'm happy that I got a few NYC weekends in before a hectic (but amazingly fun) few weeks of travel.

Happy Friday!

Hi everyone! I'm off to the lake and couldn't be more excited for what is supposed to be a gorgeous weekend. Fall is my favorite time of year in the Berkshires and, although the leaves haven't turned, I still love the cool nights and mornings (great sleeping!) My mom and I are heading up tonight and we're planning on doing a great hike and the 22 mile bike ride that I love. We also have apple picking on our agenda and Crisp Architects is holding an event in Milbrook that we are going to check out. My parents close on their house a week from today (my mom's birthday - strange coincidence!) and I can't wait to see all of the great stuff they do with the property. I'm sure the Crisp event, where lots of home vendors show off their work, will give us tons of good ideas (although we already have about a million on our private Pinterest board)! I also got a new camera lens for my Nikon that I'm dying to try out. Hopefully lots of greats photos will be coming your way next week! I'm on day 12 of Paleo and feel awesome - highly recommend it -- let's see if I can say no to an apple cider donut this weekend! Have a great weekend!

My dad and Pixie off to fish at the lake last fall

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Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend. I saw the below quote on Pinterest and did some collaging and had to share. So sweet!

Happy Friday! (and some changes)

Hi everyone! This week really flew by (not complaining!) I had a great weekend last weekend with Riley and Lauren and my friends who were in town for my bday. We had a fantastic dinner Friday and the weather for wonderfulllll (pics below).

So tomorrow I impulsively signed up for Baci di Sole, courtesy of De Beradinis Salon, and am so so nervous but excited. I've never colored my hair before and even made an appointment last summer for ombre but chickened out. Baci di sole is a specialty of de beradinis where they basically just put a "touch of sun" in your hair (watch the video here). It's supposed to make you look like you just spent a month or two in the Mediterranean in the sun and swimming in the ocean. It's super low maintenance and they don't touch your roots so if I decide I don't like it I can literally just get a haircut in a month and it will be pretty much back to normal. Friends - do not talk me out of this! I'm doing it! I also signed up for a keratin (got an awesome groupon for the same salon!) next weekend, which you're supposed to do after coloring and not before because the dye strips out the keratin. Some hair inspiration below. 

Another first - I'm trying an intro Cross Fit class tonight and signed up for 3 weeks of elements classes. I promise I won't become one of those people who starts blogging about how many squats and deadlifts I did that day but I can promise to share with you how it goes (how my body feels, any changes I see, pros/cons, etc.) I am also starting my 30 day paleo challenge, which is my own version of this. I did paleo for Lent and felt amazing. I've really been off the wagon since then so hoping to really get motivated. Many crossfitters eat paleo because they work really well together and I'm excited to get started. To learn more about paleo, read my post on it here. A typical day's food below:

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! I had such a wonderful birthday yesterday celebrating with my family up in Greenwich. My first stop was an early morning drybar appointment. The hairstylist asked which style I wanted to order and I responded that I wanted a Kate Middleton blowout. Not quiteeee as good as Kate's but it'll do for the weekend! We had dinner at the Homestead, which is one of my favorite restaurants in Greenwich. Tonight the real fun begins because Riley, a couple of my college roommates and a bunch of friends are coming in for the weekend. We're having dinner at a restaurant downtown called 508 Restaurant, which I'm really psyched about. The menu is full of fun cocktails and truffle pasta and pizza and all sorts of other goodies. The deserts look fabbbb, as well. Anyways, have a great weekend everyone! Can't wait to rehash fashion week looks next week!!

Happy Friday!

Hi everyone! This week dragged on but it's finally Fridayyyy. Riley gets in tonight and I'm taking work off on Monday so it's a long weekend for me. Tonight we're heading down to Aria wine bar for tapas and drinks and tomorrow we're going on the little wine bus up to a few wineries in the Hudson Valley. Should be a great time! Have a wonderful weekend!

*Image via thegiftsoflife.tumblr.com , collage by me

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Image from Piccsy.com, Quote by AW Tozer, Collage/Graphics by Me

Happy Friday!

Is it just me or did this week totally drag on?? The weather is finally starting to warm up, though, and my mom opened the pool in Greenwich so I'm excited for some outside R+R. Riley's in town so looking forward to showing him around and I'm sure my mom will be cooking up a storm when we head up to Greenwich. Have a great weekend everyone!

*Images from Pinterest.com

Happy Weekend!

*Image by katsumi omori, collage by me

Happy Friday!

Two weekends in a row in NYC... a record for me recently! I have some of my favorite people from Cornell coming in this weekend and then a black tie event on Saturday. I'm even going to try out DryBar, which I've heard rave reviews about. Might even mix in a little hockey viewing...we'll see! : ) Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! xo

*Image from Pinterest.com