Green Again
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
You know you're not a full-time blogger when you finally create a new blog post only to realize you've shot the same exact outfit before. Whoops, my bad. But hey, I would be lying if I said I didn't repeat outfits on the regular, and I guess this is clear evidence.
I didn't want my mom's efforts behind the camera to go to waste and honestly, this is easily one of my favorite outfits for all breezy seasons. The last time I photographed this look it was springtime atop a mountain in Bar Harbor, Maine. This past weekend I unintentionally packed the same outfit for a quiet family visit in autumn, this time trading the sneakers for heeled mules and gold earrings.
An outfit that goes a long way is one worth keeping.
Autumnal Heat: Stars & Stripes
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
I was going to skip this post entirely but with a seemingly endless summer in New York, a few final warm weather looks still feel somewhat relevant. It's funny to think about how much pressure I used to put on myself to update this blog, when Instagram was still in its early stages of a social media takeover. These days I'm only motivated by certain moments to take blog photos, especially if I'm not traveling. Instagram has made all this content creation too easy - and I say that as both a positive and negative.
But I won't spend much time complaining about the changes and effects of social media - it is what it is. Instead, I'm using this lingering summer heat to share some final memories from the season through these outfits. As much as I am ready for fall, I love that summer always holds some of the best memories.
These photos were taken during two of my favorite kinds of moments - the first on a trip to Austin and the second on an afternoon with friends in the city. They indicate summer ease by way of travel, and at home. Now that it's October the season has definitely overstayed its welcome, but at least it gave me an extra reminder to reflect on the best of it.
Date Night On The Hudson
Monday, October 2, 2017 New York, NY, USA
Getting older means learning the value of time - your own, that of others, and how to manage yours to coincide with others'. My boyfriend and I have been juggling alternate schedules for a while, between attending different colleges and now having opposite working hours. It's a challenge, but certainly not the worst. Ultimately this makes the time we spend together something to look forward to, and we are always conscious not to waste it.
Last week's date night was a dinner sail on the Hudson River with Hudson's at Pier 81, something I don't usually consider as a resident of New York City. These dinner cruises are usually associated with tourist activities, much like Times Square that any non-tourist avoids like the plague. But with the summer air dwindling we took the opportunity to hit the water for the last time this year, and it quickly became the perfect date night.
I swear I wasn't asked to write this blog post - there was just something about this experience that gave me motivation to compile a diary of photos. Between watching the sun set in vivid color and dining as larger parties danced carefree to throwback music, it was nice to experience a side of New York that I often take for granted.
Funny how New York manages to tug at your heartstrings just when you think you've had enough. But I guess that's all part of the madness of this city.
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