January 24, 2011

a city I love (seattle).



This month I said farewell to my BFF, who moved to Seattle for work. It took my girlfriends and I five days before we packed our bags and headed to the northwest for a visit from the welcome wagon. Seattle, despite the weather, thoroughly impressed me. Here's a few of the greatest places where we ate, shopped, and made new friends.
  • Pike Place Market (obviously!)
  • Etta's Seafood - I get the impression that Tom Douglas is a local legend, with restaurants on nearly every corner. Etta's is the perfect spot for some delicious seafood (we nearly died from a food coma after eating the crab cakes!). Snag a seat by the window for some prime people watching, gorgeous water views, and a warm escape.
  • Quinn's - Yummy and quirky. Just the way we like it!
  • Unicorn - Circus meets fabulous. There's nowhere else like it...
  • Toulouse Petit - Bringing a little NOLA to the Northwest. Hands down the best meal of the weekend.
  • Bathtub Gin & Co. - If you're lucky enough to find this place, make sure you stay for a while. Hidden in a quiet alley behind a tiny, nondescript door, expect to be questioned by the other patrons about how you ended up there.
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January 19, 2011

a love list.


5 things that I love. 

1. Live music. 

2. Planning trips (to near and far). 

3. Photo fun. 

4. Spending days in a bookstore. 

5. Laughing in the middle of a hard day. 
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January 1, 2011

new york, new york.


I love New York City. With all of my heart. I love it even more because for quite a while, it took care of one of my favorite people. 

Here's a little story about a Thanksgiving trip I took to visit my sister in the big city. 
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