another few wonderful days in new york...the city lends itself to settings either massive or intimate, because there isn't the physical room for much in between. either you're at dinner in a tiny restaurant with one or two close friends, or you're at a huge city-wide event. either way, you're anonymous. as much as i love seeing all of my friends, and leisurely dinner parties, somehow new york isn't quite the place for that. you need more space and more time for groups of 5 or 10 because walking and decision making become lethargic.
yesterday, meredith and i went to the museum of the city of new york to see a special exhibit on cecil beaton (fashion photographer, writer, socialite, costume designer). we then went on a stroll in central park, by the reservoir. the water looked beautiful next to the barren-ness of everything else. we then went out to lunch. it was nice to spend that time with her.
today, i sent my first suitcase from new york back to california. i am beyond excited to have all of my belongings in one place, and really set up shop (aka home), but i will be very sorry to leave this place.
i met up with lia at le singe vert, a little bistro seemingly plopped directly from paris into chelsea. we talked everything over beet salad and mussels mariniere. we then headed over to the museum at FIT to see their new exhibit on american designers. i saw the most exquisite red dress with folds of tulle swathing the ankles, and decided that if i ever walk down the aisle someday, it just might have to be in red (although i've long been somewhat anti-white dresses...).
as we left the museum we found a huge truck with clear siding, and inside was a free makeover station happening in promotion of covergirl / polyvore. after some free goodies and painted faces, we headed over to mood in the garment district to see what all of the hullabaloo over a fabric store was about. we browsed the isles (i looked for some lace trim for a blouse of mine and lia fell in love with a certain bluish grey marc jacobs wool) for a while, and then decided it was high time for dessert.
as we headed over to a train station, we stopped in a fur shop in the garment district. we had to be buzzed in, and the shopkeeper was very wary of us (as if we didn't know fur was expensive!). after a few minutes, she relaxed, and we tried on some hats. i love random spontaneous things like that that you find in new york. we hopped on the train to the lower east side (i'm starting to think that here and the east village might be my favorite parts of manhattan...it's all interconnected with chinatown and little italy and is chock full of hidden streets and small gems...i just love it). we sat at peels, and shared elderflower tea and a sundae with salted caramel over candlelight.
valentine's day is very prominent in new york, the flowers spilling into the sidewalks from the bodegas, the bright foil balloons taking up space on the subway. for me, at the end of the day, it's about spending meaningful time with those people you choose to spend the time in your life with, no matter what day of the year it is. but since it does happen to be valentine's day today, i will say this- i really couldn't have asked for a better valentine. thank you, new york, for another perfect day.
yesterday, meredith and i went to the museum of the city of new york to see a special exhibit on cecil beaton (fashion photographer, writer, socialite, costume designer). we then went on a stroll in central park, by the reservoir. the water looked beautiful next to the barren-ness of everything else. we then went out to lunch. it was nice to spend that time with her.
today, i sent my first suitcase from new york back to california. i am beyond excited to have all of my belongings in one place, and really set up shop (aka home), but i will be very sorry to leave this place.
i met up with lia at le singe vert, a little bistro seemingly plopped directly from paris into chelsea. we talked everything over beet salad and mussels mariniere. we then headed over to the museum at FIT to see their new exhibit on american designers. i saw the most exquisite red dress with folds of tulle swathing the ankles, and decided that if i ever walk down the aisle someday, it just might have to be in red (although i've long been somewhat anti-white dresses...).
as we left the museum we found a huge truck with clear siding, and inside was a free makeover station happening in promotion of covergirl / polyvore. after some free goodies and painted faces, we headed over to mood in the garment district to see what all of the hullabaloo over a fabric store was about. we browsed the isles (i looked for some lace trim for a blouse of mine and lia fell in love with a certain bluish grey marc jacobs wool) for a while, and then decided it was high time for dessert.
as we headed over to a train station, we stopped in a fur shop in the garment district. we had to be buzzed in, and the shopkeeper was very wary of us (as if we didn't know fur was expensive!). after a few minutes, she relaxed, and we tried on some hats. i love random spontaneous things like that that you find in new york. we hopped on the train to the lower east side (i'm starting to think that here and the east village might be my favorite parts of manhattan...it's all interconnected with chinatown and little italy and is chock full of hidden streets and small gems...i just love it). we sat at peels, and shared elderflower tea and a sundae with salted caramel over candlelight.
valentine's day is very prominent in new york, the flowers spilling into the sidewalks from the bodegas, the bright foil balloons taking up space on the subway. for me, at the end of the day, it's about spending meaningful time with those people you choose to spend the time in your life with, no matter what day of the year it is. but since it does happen to be valentine's day today, i will say this- i really couldn't have asked for a better valentine. thank you, new york, for another perfect day.
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