Best Books of 2022
Best Memories of 2022
FairyLoot Buddy Reads
Claudette, All the Bookstores & Ice Cream (Obviously)
My friend Rachel is way ahead of me since she’s been posting in real time, (you can see her recap here), but after more than a year of not seeing each other, Alexa, Rachel, DJ and I finally reunited! It was so amazing to see them all in person! We
Picnics, Arboretums, & Pools
I didn’t get to publish any blog posts last week because I was trying to spend extra time resting and getting over the cold that Andrew and I have been fighting. Thankfully I’m feeling much better this week, but now I’m another weekend behind on these recaps! A couple of weekends
LouLou, High Line, Hudson Yards & Il Fiorista
Today I’ll be wrapping up our Anniversary festivities and combining days 3-6 in this post! We kicked off day three by having brunch at a new to us French restaurant called LouLou. I had seen the exterior on instagram a couple of times and I’d been wanting to check it
Yayoi Kusama’s Cosmic Nature at NYBG
I think I’m going to deem this Anniversary catch up week on my blog- we did too many things to capture in one post so today I’m going to recap day two where Andrew and I ventured to the New York Botanical Garden to see the Yayoi Kusama exhibit, entitled
Little Island & Little Owl
Andrew and I took a couple of days off of work to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary with an NYC staycation. I feel like a broken record but I’m just so grateful to be vaccinated and have the opportunity to eat at restaurants and explore the city again. On
A Quiet Family Weekend
I’m going to be playing catch up on some of these weekend adventures for a little bit! The weekend after we went to the Jersey Shore, Andrew and I headed to Long Island. We took an early train out on Friday and went out for sushi with my dad. I
Summer Bucket List
This bucket list is a complete 180 from my stay at home bucket list I created for the Winter season. I took a little hiatus and never ended up posting a Spring list, but I’m excited to be back and talking about my birthday season. Now that NYC is opening
A Short Weekend on the Jersey Shore
Ever since Andrew and I got our second vaccine doses (we got Pfizer), and waited our two weeks, we’ve been comfortable enough to take the train and start visiting our family again. One of our first trips was out to the Jersey Shore to visit Andrew’s parents. I’m so grateful
May Purchases
I went a little overboard on purchasing in May. I think I’m just feeling very hopeful now that I’m fully vaccinated and things are opening up in NYC again. I’ve been able to go out a lot and wear most of the new items I’ve purchased so that does make
Top 12 Books to Read in 2021
Another list I love making is my yearly TBR. This is a list of backlist books that I already have sitting on my bookshelf (or TBR cart) and want to read throughout the year. I’ve decided it’s a bit of a cursed list since I usually end up reading about
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