Summer Checklist

Although summer hasn't officially started yet, I've been out of school for a couple of weeks now. My weekdays and weekends have been so busy with work and other obligations that I haven't had a chance to really enjoy being free of homework, projects and crazy professors. So I decided it might be a good idea to make a list of things I want to do this summer, whether they be big or small. A checklist of sorts. I'm a sucker for a to-do list. These are ten things I want to do before summer ends: 

1. Go to the Atlantis Aquarium on Long Island.

2. Take a much needed vacation with my boyfriend.

3. Watch a movie on the lawn in Bryant Park at the HBO Summer Film Festival. 

4. Roast marshmallows and make s'mores with friends.

5. Purchase new bedding. Maybe from Anthropologie!

6. Take a day trip to Charleston, South Carolina. (Pat & I always say we're going to do this when I visit and we never follow through.)

7. Host a dinner party and invite all my girl friends.

8. Get my portfolio together and apply for Fall internships.

9. Spend a day doing some tourist-y things in New York City. I really want to see a play and go to the Bodies Exhibit at the South Street Seaport.

10. Go to the beach and be outside as much as possible.

Adventureeeee Is Out There!

Going to school in the heart of New York City surely has its benefits. This being said, I have never taken advantage of the fact that I'm in the city almost every day of week. With such a demanding school semester I never thought it would be possible to explore the city and find hidden treasures, but then my friends and I decided it was a must. So we declared every Tuesday our day of adventure. Every week we've been going to different places in the city. I think my New Year's resolution of taking more photographs is going to be fulfilled now. I plan to document our travels (as is my friend, here) every week so you can see what we're doing and what we've discovered. We've already taken quite a few trips including a Valentine's Day lunch at Max Brenner's in Union Square, celebrating the Giants winning the Super Bowl at the parade down by City Hall, a little window-shopping trip in SoHo and most recently our trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Personally I love when our adventures involve stopping to eat. Last week we went to New York Burger Co. and after, this little bakery that sold macaroons and decadent tarts. Both places were adorable! And delicious, of course! Seriously, I could eat cheeseburgers every single day. Definitely my weakness. Here's a few photos I took with Instagram... 

FP NYC

I always look forward to getting the Free People catalog in the mail. I just love the way they style the shoots and they're always so fun and creative. This past months catalog was one of my favorites thus far. The concept behind it was L.A. vs. N.Y.C. style. Being from New York and loving New York fashion, I obviously chose to emphasize the NYC shoot, which featured one of my favorite models, the beautiful Karlie Kloss. The shoot is so touristy but so perfect! She looks adorable parading through the city in the cutest outfits, stopping to pose in a Statue of Liberty hat and eating at hot dog and pretzel vendors. 

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Wishful Wednesday

Wishing the city wasn't going to be such a zoo today. I've always wanted to go to the christmas tree lighting in Rockefeller Center. 

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