New York 2017

For the Memorial day weekend I was able to go back to New York for my friend Amanda's wedding. I'll share a blog about the wedding coming up next week. But this week, I'd like to share some photos of my friend Anna's great new Upper West Side apartment, some delicious looking pastries from Maison Kayser (one of my favs), and other snapshots from around the city. It's always nice going back to New York to catch up with friends and walk around to see new and old things.

A lot happening here...

Inside Anna's new UWS apartment.

Fancy neighbors.

A loud bro this somewhere over here.

Maison Kayser. YUM.

(Beloved) Frick Collection.

Cocktails with Billy and Angela at the newly renovated Campbell Apartment.

Fourth Universalist where John and I got hitched.

Visiting Home

Last week I was able to travel home to Virginia where I was able to catch up with family, spend time with close friends, and to celebrate the new year. After a very long day spent delayed at O'Hare airport I finally made it home. Once settled, we took my nephew Tyler to the National Harbor where we rode on a Ferris wheel and spent the evening at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. The Gaylord had a special ice exhibition that I'll talk in a future blog. The following morning, I was able to check out PAUL, which is a French bakery franchise that is one of my favorite places to get French pastries, especially macaron. That night I was able to spend time with my sister Heidi and her husband Jeff, who took me to get some delicious Neapolitan pizza from a restaurant called Pupatella. Heidi and Jeff also introduced me to their very cute French bulldog Napoleon. Later in the week, I was able to tour the home of my friends Ryan and Xuan (try and spot on of my paintings in their living room), and I was able to catch up with Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson and their adorable lab/retriever Finbar. It was a fun filled week with lots of good friends, delicious food, and catching up with my family. Future blogs will showcase a lot more of what I did in Virginia -- stay tuned and Happy New Year!