runner & stone

this weekend while jill was in town visiting, we met up with some friends for brunch in gowanus at runner & stone. upon entering the restaurant, we were immediately intoxicated by the delicious smells of freshly baked bread and pastries. the head baker, Peter Endriss, used to work at per se and bouchon so he really knows his bread! we all loved our dishes and at the end of our meal, our waiter dubbed us members of the "clean plate club." hehe.

not only was the food delicious, but i really loved the design of the restaurant itself as well. each month, they showcase a different artist's work which is available for purchase. you can see more pics of the interior here. it makes me so happy to see the gowanus area growing with yummy restaurants along third avenue.

hello again...

hello blogging world. it's been SO long! i can hardly believe my last post was from 2011... i suppose sometimes life just gets in the way. since my last post, i started a graduate program at FIT (while still working full-time) and am about to start on my second semester. I worry i won't be able to keep up with posting as often as i'd like (school really has a tendency to take over my life) but i figured i would give it a try anyway.

i spent the weekend with some of my lovely friends from my undergrad FIT days to celebrate joan's baby shower. jill and christie left the city a few years ago so we don't get to spend as much time together as i'd like. the four of us hadn't all been together at the same time in quite a few years so it was a treat to catch up and hang out like the old days.

we're pretty cute right?

i'm grateful that even though so much time has passed, we have sort of friendships where we can just pick up right where we left off. i'm so thankful to have these ladies in my life.

how did you spend your weekends?

apologies for the delay in posting this week. it's been quite busy this week at work since my supervisor is out on vacay. how were your weekends?

saturday i had brunch at cafe cluny with friends and and then we headed over to joanna's stoop sale! sunday we went to the whitney, had a late lunch and then watched i the oscars at home with matt. my favorite dress of the night? definitely elie saab's dress on rachel mcadams. i love the watercolor print and the flowiness of it...

which one was your favorite?
image via fabsugar

the happiness project

yesterday my friend julia's picture was included on gallerist james danziger's blog, the year in pictures, and i could not be more thrilled for her! she submitted the photograph below into the happiness project in which readers were asked to submit their happiest picture along with a caption explaining why the picture is meaningful to them. he listed jules' as one of his favorites!

jules on why she chose it:

This is a portrait I snapped of three friends while I was dressed up as Andy Warhol this past Halloween.

It is particularly happy for me because it represents all the fun (and comedy) that is this holiday in New York City. We've got a child's cartoon character, a hot dog, and a vampire all in one frame. It is also special because it represents the surprises that occur when shooting film. The surprise here was that I caught them just at that exact moment of laughter and it made the image much more meaningful.

part of the reason why i love it so much is because the photo is of two of my friends, alex (dora) and gill (hot dog! how great is that costume?), as well as my bf (the vampire). it was such a fun night out in nyc and it makes me happy to look back on it.

check out more of james' favorites here and give julia some love! :)

say cheese

this weekend, my lovely friends jillian and alex were game for a photo shoot in tribeca. how adorable are they?

i have the prettiest friends.

update: check out the rest of the photos from the shoot on flickr