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The Parisian Woman

My mom loves Broadway shows (the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, does it?!) so when she was visiting me I decided to surprise her with tickets to The […]

Dining

Christmas at The NoMad Restaurant

Greg and I will be traveling a lot over the holidays visiting family (Chicago and Florida and Italy, oh my!) so we wanted to celebrate Christmas early with just the […]

Dining

Christmas Afternoon Tea at The Peninsula

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is celebrating the holidays with a festive afternoon tea with my girlfriends. We’ve done it the last two years (read about those here and here) […]

Lifestyle

2017 Scandinavian Christmas Ball

The Christmas season is officially here! For some New Yorkers Christmas starts when Santa pulls up in front of Macy’s at the end of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. For others, […]

Recipes

Holiday Gingerbread Pancakes

Saturday was the first snow day in New York City! Greg and I played in the snow for a bit, but mostly we stayed in and made these delicious gingerbread […]

Beauty & Fashion

Volez Voguez Voyagez – Louis Vuitton Exhibition

At the end of October, Louis Vuitton opened its pop-up […]

Lifestyle

Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center

My mom had wanted to skate at The Rink at Rockefeller Center for years. In fact, every time the family came to NYC she would mention doing it, and it […]

Cuba

Cuba. The name alone invokes images of music, dancing and revolution. Images of exuberance, of destruction, and of daily life toiling on despite the hardships. Cuba means a myriad of […]

Lifestyle

2017 Military Ball

It feels like every weekend there’s at least one major charity ball in NYC. They all support good causes, of course, but the Soldiers’, Sailors’, Marines’, Coast Guard & Airmen’s […]

Connecticut

Thanksgiving in Connecticut

Happy Thanksgiving! This year I have so many people and things to be thankful for, and you are one of them! I’m grateful for all of the support you’ve given […]

Beauty & Fashion

Kleinfeld’s Bridal & Zio Ristorante

We recently had two special moments in my friend group: Ann’s engagement and Claire’s new job in Seattle! So to celebrate, we planned an evening of wedding dress shopping (for […]

Dining

Gabriel Kreuther

Before the October Ball at the New York Public Library, Greg and I decided to have dinner at Gabriel Kreuther, one of my favorite Midtown restaurants that’s a stone’s throw away […]

Lifestyle

October Ball

At the end of October, Greg and I decided to spend Saturday night at the library. Not because we’re huge nerds (even though we are!) but because the Catholic Big […]

Lifestyle

Quadrille Halloween

Tuesday-night Quadrille rehearsals are in full swing (read more about them here). But since Halloween fell on a Tuesday this year, and we didn’t want to rehearse on such a fun […]

Lifestyle

Night of 1,000 Jack O’Lanterns

Happy Halloween! It’s a tradition that every Halloween I go to The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze outside Sleepy Hollow. It’s an incredible sight, with thousands of carved pumpkins (you don’t […]

Lifestyle

SSMAC Oktoberfest

October has always been my favorite month. It’s the month of fall leaves, hot apple cider, crisp air, warm comfort food, and Halloween. And, this year, October (or should I […]

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