Morning

Dallas Green wrote "It's the little things you miss, like waking up all alone."

For a long long time I didn't understand this. I had been waking up all alone for my entire life and couldn't imagine ever missing that feeling. But today it made sense.

I woke up in my cozy queen-sized bed, in my sun-drenched bedroom and immediately felt happy and calm and grateful all at once. No family, no boyfriend, no coworkers. No one but me. The feeling was bliss and one I acknowledged that I would someday miss.

I got up and made a cup of green tea, washed a few dishes from yesterday, and set to making breakfast as the morning sun reflected off the lofts across the street and filtered through my soft living room curtains. I sauteed onions and leeks in olive oil, added salt and pepper, then added chopped spinach. Mixed this with scrambled eggs and put on two pieces of grilled flatbread. Delish. This was my go-to breakfast all week :)

A Day in the Life of

I had a somewhat New York-y day. My boyfriend and I picked up food and went and had a picnic in the park by the river, where I tried to read Anna Karinena. I got 6 pages in and was bored as hell. Then we got coffee and he had to go to work so I met a friend for drinks downtown. Afterwards, I went shopping and picked up some pashmina's and nail polish in the hot colors for Fall 2013. Then I went back to my apartment to paint my nails and watch Gossip Girl. I am off to pick up some Vietnamese from a local restaurant. Not sure what this evening will bring :)

Day off

I find myself longing for a rainy day off. I bought a new umbrella from Eddie Bauer. Surprisingly it was the only store in the mall that had a decent selection.

Its really pretty!

The last time it rained, I had a really good thing going with my cozy sweater and my boyfriends' cuddly cat.

It was painful to leave him and go to work.

I'm back in Really Want To Go To New York City mode. So today I was at the mall picking up some things I needed for a wedding this weekend, and I decided to buy a purse that will look fabulous in the Big Apple! It is the Nine West Can't Stop Shopper in Violet.

It also goes with a lot of other things I own, including my new umbrella!

NYC here I come! (...eventually;)

Romanticize

I have a tendency to romanticize everything. The last time I was at home when it was raining, I found myself listening to Jazz and looking at pictures and videos online of rainy Paris or rainy New York City. I did all this instead of actually going for a walk in the rain. My reason were: No rain boots, no umbrella, no decent rain coat. I really do need to buy this stuff.