story of my life

via thehotchkiss

printers are from hell. they never work. ever.

but wes hotchkiss makes me laugh with his "how i know we never landed on the moon"
he is one of the funniest guys i know, like who says, "a group of monkeys with their fingers chopped off"

wes does.

check
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the words of wes

yes, this is steve jobs head made of cheese
thank you

"cheese is like steve jobs you can have issues with him but no one doesn't like him"

"i wanna squeeze him til his eyes pop out" (speaking of itty bitty)

"lets make like a baby and head out"

"she's like babe-raham lincoln"

ole!

photo from the moderns cinco de mayo party for emeco
taken by the lovely cassie

i have the best friends and family. on my first day of work i woke up from text messages from some of my best buds wishing me good luck. my roommate jess even sent me on my way with a warm cookie in hand.

on thursday, the moderns had a big cinco de mayo party. after a long and busy day getting everything set up, i was so happy to see nick, kent and zack. they all showed up to hang out with wes and i. i couldn't have been happier to see them! they loved the moderns beautiful space and of course the free food.

i have the best little support group right here with me in new york.

brittle star

amazing photography by nick veasey
that nick shared with me

i once heard the there is no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth zone.

i am not sure if i always agree with that philosophy. and perhaps it applies best to working out, but there have been so many times this past year where i have felt like i had been pushed to my absolute limit. somehow i found a way to power through. and looking back those experiences were huge learning opportunities for me. i have grown so much this past year and am so grateful to be to new york city!

prior to coming out, i was overwhelmed with apprehension. i have wanted this for so long, but the closer it got the more i began to doubt myself. i am blessed with wonderful friends and family who were there to tell me to put on my big girl panties and stop being such a scaredy cat, well figuratively that is. but as soon as i walked off the plane, my fears subsided. and i am so excited for a great summer in the big city.

growing up, i always thought it would have been awesome to have an older brother. and now, it feels like i have several. here in new york within our little group, its the boys + me. i think i might just come back walking and talking like a boy. today i made them all laugh with my classic butcher joke and i felt so awesome. since i know you are now dyeing to hear it, 

what happened when the butcher backed into the meat-grinder?

he got a little behind on his work

if you are a single girl in new york city this summer i know some fellas ya ought to meet. well, not wes, he is engaged, so stay away ladies.