white riot

i feel so blessed at this point in my life. as the weather gets colder (and i get fatter) i get jollier. doesn't seem to make sense, but it is true. i love the christmas holiday, and don't even get me started on thanksgiving! we will be hosting thanksgiving at my house this year and i am quite excited. i love cooking and baking for the holidays. i have my pinterest board filled with delicious goodness. 

i got a haircut. chopped off close to seven inches, i was hyperventilating in the salon chair, but i was pleasantly surprised on how it turned out. thoughts?

i went out with a girlfriend last night for (epically delicious) sushi. we ate at genki ya and i would definitely recommend it. 

outfit cred: top shop skinnies, nasty gal top, & vintage biker jacket.

i am so excited for the holidays! get ready for many pictures of food & family. 

xxxo

paint the sky with stars

oh what a beautiful day! boston was unbelievable. its mid-november but feels like august. i love cloudy skies, it reminds me of the uk (my favorite place in the world). today i met an old friend for coffee and photographs. we went to the boston public gardens and spent the afternoon. we parted ways when the water started falling from the empty sky, we knew darkness was upon us. i met this beaut my senior year of high school and we've been close ever since. she lives just across the commons from me. a lovely gal she is. 

 olivia is wearing a burberry coat (i am absolutely obsessed with it), her jeans shirt and necklace are from jcrew, and her booties are from bp (found at nordstrom). i am happy to announce she is also in love with madewells transport tote so we have the same bag. great minds think alike! olivia is my all time favorite person to shop with; she is a fashion student at fisher college and we have a very similar sense of style. we give it to each other straight, a quality one can only share with a true friend, and i consider this lovely girl a true friend. (plus she shares my undeniable love for iced carmel macchiatos).

i'm next, the weather was so quaint i decided to go with thin tights and a sweater, my favorite sweater to be exact.

im in simple black madewell tights, black suede wedges that i bought years ago, i'm embarrassed to say i can't remember where they are from. my dress is vintage, and my lovely sweater is from jcrew. of course i have my madewell transport tote, and my hat is from an eclectic hat shop in cambridge called goorin bros. if you haven't heard of them you need to check them out: Goorin Bros.

it was such a lovely afternoon, i even ran into some friends filming a short film by mistake--boston is a small city. i love it so incredibly much. happy sunday everyone!

(ps. listen to enya)

xxxo

street style | friends

i am quite fond of of taking street style photography. i also love taking photos of my friends, so i decided to combine both. this is jake, he is an adorable, eccentric creature with the best heart. i can't get over his style. i have styled him before (he's quite a lovely model) and the pictures came out beautiful.

paulina is next, she is a bombshell. i keep telling her she needs to pursue modeling. her fashion sense is equally as grand as her looks. 

chantelle is a funky gal. her clothes are always bright and happy. she is also a beaut. 

then there is maddie. this girl is an unbelievable makeup artist. she has a youtube channel y'all should most definitely check out: MadelineKaay Youtube Channel

i got my picture taken too, the weather and light was too lovely for me to resist.

(i'm wearing a jcrew sweater, jcrew jeans, dolce vita booties, and my lovely madewell tote)

there are more to come! so stay tuned. 

xxxo

nyc | sophie

i have had an extremely hectic weekend. it is so nice to just sit, relax, and write. i spent halloween night in salem, ma with my good friends. it was quite an experience, in all my years of traveling, i have never experienced anything quite like it. after an hour of sleep i was off to nyc on a day trip to see my love, sophie. i hadnt seen sophie in nine years. nine years! we met in the netherlands at an international school when i was quite young. she is british and a beaut. seeing her was like we never parted ways, she will always be my best and longest friend. 

we spent the day touring the met, going out to a lovely lunch, then admiring the memorable building standing tall over ground zero.

as i usually do at the met, i cried over the renoirs on display. lucky for me, sophie (who is a wedding photographer back in the uk) cried in the photography section. 

the guggenheim is a gorgeous building. inside lives my favorite picasso. 

for lunch we ate at dean & deluca on the upper east side of manhattan. it was devine. 

i had a wonderful day in a wonderful city with a wonderful gal. saying goodbye is always hard, but i know it wont be nine years until i see her again. 

yesterday was the red sox parade, i had a shoot for em Magazine (i got a gig styling). i had to walk 3 miles towards back bay because the mbta was down for the parade. i found myself running right into big papi on my way. it was fun to watch. congratulations red sox! i am very proud of my city.

xxxo

night life | the north end

i will not be the first to say boston's north end is simply wonderful. good food, quaint surroundings, fun and interesting people. you cannot go wrong. 

i love boston night life. perhaps it's because boston remains a relatively early-bird city, unlike nyc, most bostonians actually go to bed at a reasonable hour. i am an early riser (at least i try to be) and i never feel alone or outcasted for liking to be in bed before the clock ticks midnight. 

the line at this tiny little place in the north end is ridiculous! every time i pass by there is a line of at least 20 people. i have waited in this line (in the middle of winter) and it was worth it. the food is incredible! you are rushed when eating (its a very small and crammed  place) but it is certainly an experience.

i drink coffee as if it was holy water. i love checking out new cafes. i found this one called equal exchange between the north end and north station and i loved the coffee and the atmosphere. i would definitely recommend it.

friends + coffee = daily joys

i love this city. that is the only way i can explain it. im so gracious to universe for providing me with such opportunity. 

xxxo