Good Day Sunshine.

What's with this weather?! Oh man. Love. It. My go-to place on these spring-like days lately has been Riverside Park. Walking right along the water with the sun on my face, eyes closed, I can almost believe I'm on vacation. (ooooh vacation, how i miss you). 

Miles likes it when I bust him out of the stroller and hold him up into the breeze (he pretends he's on vacation, too, I think).

(hello, sweet face)

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Beautiful Day.

central park
I love how New Yorkers come out in droves when the weather warms up, filling every nook & cranny of green space, making even a regular old Thursday feel like a lazy Saturday afternoon. There was definitely a feeling of triumph and celebration in the air as I strolled through the park on my way to the dentist. (even a trip to the dentist can be enjoyable when you have nice weather + beautiful setting + happy people. not bad).

Broken Records & Other News.

midtown reflections on a hot spring day
In the headlines today: City Breaks 81-Year-Old Record With 90-Degree Temps. Am I happy to have sun instead of rain? Warmth instead of cold? Of course! But 90? Already?? Sheesh.

And in other news: a new Etsy listing! Large black & white decoupage bowl. Check it out :)

Saturday photos.

I am sick today (home from work kind of sick) (boo) and don't really have the energy for anything but napping, tv watching and a little photo-editing. So since I wasn't out today except for a quick trip to the doctor's (and it's gray & icky out there anyway) I will post the sunny, happy pictures from our day last Saturday when the sun was shining bright and I was healthy enough to walk at least ten blocks without needing to stop for a nap. (Those were the days).

Here we go...first we started out on a long walk up Broadway, and took in all the Upper West Side goodness.


Then we headed over to Riverside Park, where we sat on a bench and sufficiently soaked up the sun, while also occasionally taking silly photos.


Next we hit up the boat basin (we love boats) and took some pics of the sparkling water and (what else?) boats.





Finally we headed downtown to South Street Seaport for some food and a little Brooklyn Bridge gazing.




It was a good, good day. And now it's time for sleep.

Oops.

Restore Gala at the Orensanz, Lower East Side
I know, I know....I missed a whole day on here (bad!). But I do have a good excuse. You see, I was at a gala last night (doesn't that sound so fancy & important? hehe :) and didn't get home until the wee hours of morning. And though it was in the back of my mind to just quickly stick a picture up here before heading to bed, my heavy eyelids and tired bones just wouldn't let me. Sorry! To make up for it, this will be an extra "full" post with lots of pics. K? :)

Back to the gala, though. It was a really lovely night for a very important cause at a BEAUTIFUL event space in the Lower East Side. And even better, the organization that was hosting the gala (Restore, a non-profit that provides long-term aftercare for international survivors of sex-trafficking -- read about their amazing work here) raised ALL of the money that they needed last night through ticket sales, auctioned items and donations and are now going to be able to build a safe house in the city for these women, something that is very much needed. Amazing!

In other news, the weather here has been out of control beautiful. Like, it feels as if we just fast-forwarded a few months to June weather. It's that gorgeous. 70 degrees, blue skies, sunshine. Perfect. (We so deserve this after last weekend, though, right, New York?). I went to Bryant Park during my lunch break yesterday, which was apparently everyone else's idea too, because it was absolutely packed with lunch-breakers happily eating, laughing & soaking up the sun. It was a beautiful sight.


And in more (happy) news....look who's back!!


Yay! After being gone ALL week on business, Dan finally returned this afternoon. Soooo happy :) And since I had today off, we were able to go out and do a little frolicking in the sunshine. Which made me very happy. Here are some pics from our time in Central Park today.




It really feels like Spring has finally come (though I'm trying not to get too used to this -- usually March is a beast of a month in New York. A girl can dream though!). Hope you have a lovely weekend and see you back here Monday.
~K

Blue Skies.

blue skies and almost 60 degree weather = lots of happy, smiling new yorkers
the sun was shining and i didn't need my rain parka (not that i own a rain parka) or my galoshes (don't have those either -- perhaps i need to go shopping), so it was a good, good day*. and it's supposed to continue all week!! hooray! (why am i talking about the weather so much, lately? life's been slow, i guess. but in my defense, city-livin' *does* make you much more weather-aware. when you're out there, in it, day in & day out, with no car to rush to for shelter, it's hard not to get a little obsessed).

*a good day except for the fact that this is Day No. 2 of being husband-less (dang business trip) and there are still THREE MORE DAYS TO GO!! boo. BOO.

Hello, sun!

Empire State Building ~ this might be a familiar shot by now, but it's the view I see everyday while waiting for the elevator at my office building (sorry for the dirty window :)
It was a bright & sunshiny day here in New York City (thank goodness - I've missed the sun!). This is going to be a busy & packed week, and so I was glad to have a little down time tonight to eat take-out (mmm, pineapple fried rice) and indulge in a little reality tv cheese (the Bachelor Finale, people!) (anyone else watch? thoughts? I was disappointed but not surprised. watching 'After the Final Rose' now, & ugh! It's just oozing cheese!).

Still plugging away on my Etsy store though, even while "relaxing." Man this stuff is time-consuming! I'm making progress though, and the shop *will* be opening soon. Promise!

Also this week: a gig! If you find yourself in the New York area this Thursday night, come on by the Village. I'll be performing with talented songstress Aimee Bayles at Caffe Vivaldi, 9:30 p.m.!

That's all for now....