3 things i approve of

the red ballon 1956

b&o speakers

sexy clog heels. yes please

agam

i love yaacov agam

and this image on ffffound today reminded me of his work

i love you lady liberty

i love waking up in the morning and hearing the cars on the streets and the people singing and talking on the streets below. i love listening to the pigeons on the window seal as i get ready in the morning. i like sitting on the subway in the morning just thinking about the day ahead and enjoying people watching at it's finest. i love walking up the subway stairs in union square and seeing the city all a buzz.

last sunday, marissa and i took the staten island ferry. seeing the city from the view was so breathtaking. the whole time i couldn't get over how excited and lucky i felt to be calling this place home for the next couple of months. the best thing about the ferry is you don't have to pay a dime. the ferry has definately been added to my favorite things i have done in new york. i want to go back when the sun is shining and perhaps take some time to explore staten island.

afterwards, marissa and i went and explored the chinatown and little italy. although the little italy restaurants were tempting, we decided we would come back another night. but we couldn't resist the cannolis. the chocolate ones are the way to go.

cookies increase productivity

at work this week i continued to fall in love with the dogs that run the place, the fizzy lizzys and wasabi rice crackers that are kept stoked, the beautiful flatiron building, and city bakery's cookies, oh and 'wichcraft's aren't too shabby either.

on monday night, marissa, nick and i went on a pinkberry date and it hit the spot for sure. it left nick

craving more for the rest of the week.

on tuesday, cassie finally got me to get on instagram and if you haven't yet got on board, whatcha waiting for? 

on wednesday, cassie brought sister's dog gus to work. gus sure kept me in check.

and i came home to amazing blondies sitting in the kitchen. jess is amazing and we miss her already.

i also found out my piece in the aiga 100 show was selected for a merit award. booyah

on thursday, i cut my finger open with an xacto. best part about it? it was on the fingers that was also a burn victim. cassie was able to doctor me up pretty well with some butterfly closures though. 

wes lets us know that eating cookies increases productivity. give in

and my little sister graduated from high school. oh and she is valedictorian. she's awesome. wish i could have been there. 

on friday, itty bitty came back from his little vacation and warmed our hearts. oh how we missed him.

and the weekend began.

my best friend

kristen and andrew
5.14.11

i have said it so many times, but it is the truth. i have been blessed with the absolute best friends and family anyone could ask for.

my freshman year, i showed up to my dorm room and met my room mate miss kristen savage. neither of us knew or even expected that we would become best friends. we really couldn't have been more different. but it only took us a week or two at the most to become joined at the hip.

kristen over the past three years has become a part of my family. my dad has even referred to her as one of his own daughters. i have been so lucky to have her as a sista. it's crazy to me that i have only know her for three years because there are very few people that know me as well as she does. she has influenced my life for the better.

friday, as i rode the bus to DC, i couldn't help but reminisce about all the fun times we had together. for every song that came on my ipod, there was a kristen story or memory that popped into my head. on weekends, we were also so content to just hang out as the two of us. i'll miss those nights were we laughed until we cried or cried until we laughed. i'll miss eating cake batter, rainbow chip frosting or entire cookie cakes from walmart. and i'll sure miss driving around jamming everywhere we went.

i was hit with a wave of emotion as i watched kristen and andrew walked out of the DC temple. my bestfriend is officially wed. i can't believe how fast time flown by. and it was sad for me to think that our lives are now on different paths. it made me wish i we had been able to spend more time together these few past couple of months. but i was also proud. proud of the choices kristen and andrew have been and their decision to get married in the temple. and i was so touched by the love that was so obvious between the two of them.

i remember when kristen and andrew started dating. i was hesitant at first that andrew was trying to steal my girl away. but i wouldn't have given up the fight if i didn't think andrew was the best guy for my girl. i am glad i have had the opportunity to watch their relationship grow and develop. they make an absolutely beautiful couple. they are a joy to be around. and i know andrew loves ksav so very much. i am incredibly happy for them.

congrats khar but for habit's sake i'll still call you ksav if andrew's alright with that
i love you so stinkin much

cure burned fingers with food lovin

band aids with smily faces work pretty well

bandage artwork by cassie

but food therapy is the best for burned fingers and long hours at work.

cassie introduced me to westville, which i ate two nights in a row, cassie did three in a row, and the whole clan has been introduced as well. 

westville is an organic food joint, and upon hearing that i was doubtful of it's awesome ness. if it had a name like pies & thighs (which just happens to be a place that i've heard i must go to in brooklyn) we would all know of its obvious yumminess. that being said i went into the deal with certain reservations. 

but

their grilled cheese is still blowing my mind

it is gouda and cheddar on a portuguese muffin. the taste sensation is so beautiful. 

and the sweet potato fries are superb,  i think this was the only time i have had sweet potato fries where in my head i wasn't thinking, "my mom makes this a million times better than you fools do"

next on my list to try there is the mac and cheese, the critics rank this as some of the best stuff in nyc

cassie also took us to black hound cakes. i will be attributing any weight gain this summer to her. 

the cakes at black hound were not only adorable and miniature but also celestial status food. i got myself the triple chocolate mousse cake. the plan was to save the cakes til after dinner. but that wasn't stopping me. so with bare hands and my face i dug in. however i failed to notice that my piggish actions were about to take a disastrous turn. my half eaten cake fell onto the ground. i screamed. cassie jumped and yelled thinking i saw a rat and nick and kent tried to halt the tears that were welling up in my eyes. and they all talked me out of eating it off the sidewalk of east village. 

but i'd still pay 7.50 to endure the pain of watching half of my cake fall to the ground each and every time. 

i do think someone should pay me to eat food all day. its hard work. 

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"