new york, new york

A wonderful town, indeed. A friend of mine made me quite jealous when she told me that, in a few short weeks, she'd be heading to NYC with some girlfriends. The City? In fall? Oh, be still my heart!

When I went in spring with my mother, we had a wonderful, whirlwind day filled with visiting neighborhoods, checking out shops, visiting with an old high school friend and, of course, enjoying the food. Come along and I'll share the highlights.

~don't throw mama...~

~iconic ice skating~

~30 rock~

~no trip is complete with a beverage from dean and deluca~

~quintessential ny pizza~

~which is better? magnolia chocolate...~

~...or magnolia red velvet?~

~bleecker street~

~chelsea~

~zac posen for target pop-up store~

~inside - just fabulous~

~central park~

~times square~

~sex and the city~

~hs besties in nyc~

~empire state of mind~

mama mia!

Since both of our significant others have been across the country since April, my mom and I have been hanging out more. We enjoy meals, watch chick flicks and sometimes go shopping (if you know my mother, this is completely out of character for her). She even let me drag her around NYC for a whirlwind day - and didn't complain {too much} when we only took one cab ride the entire trip.

I'm so happy that we've had this time to build upon our relationship and hang out more. 

Happy birthday, mom! 

~outside juniors in NYC for some famous cheesecake~

~visiting my grandma in the hospital~

smitten kitten | tea towels

I blame this innate obsession on my mother - there is a drawer in my mom's kitchen that is stuffed with tea towels. Among all the things my mom passed along to me, she blessed me with a love of tea towels.

What's the history of a tea towel, you ask? (And by the way, doesn't tea towel sound lovely? So much better than dish towel.) In 18th century England, a tea towel was a special linen cloth that was used solely by the mistress of a household to dry her delicate and expensive tea china.

So be the mistress of your household and pick up some adorable tea towels for your own kitchen.

~union jack tea towel~

~mr. darcy tea towel~

~danica studio aviary tea towel~

~my favorite british WWII slogan~