Nasdaq Closing Bell
My mom has a bucket list that we always tease her about because she doesn’t add items until she’s already done them. When she took me to Egypt after I […]
Ellis Island
One chilly Sunday my cousin Blair and I went searching for our late great-grandmother Emma. We began in Battery Park and boarded a Statue Cruises boat to Ellis Island. The scene […]
2016 British Bash
You know how much of an anglophile I am, so it should come as no surprise that every year I attend GEORGE’s British Bash in New York City. GEORGE is […]
Christmas Club Hopping
Scrolling though Instagram earlier this month, I came upon this gorgeous picture that one of my friends put up. It was taken at The Union League Club, a private social […]
Christmas Tea at the Ritz-Carlton
It’s become a Christmas tradition that every year my girlfriends and I get together to celebrate the holidays with a classy afternoon tea. This year we headed to the Ritz-Carlton […]
2016 Scandinavian Christmas Ball
For some people Christmas in New York begins when Santa parades down 6th Avenue during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. For others, it kicks off when Saks unveils its festive windows, […]
Rockettes Christmas Spectacular
When I was young, my grandma and my mom took me to see the Rockettes when they were touring in Chicago. I loved the spectacle, and decided right then and […]
Mayflower Ball
Happy Thanksgiving! This year I celebrated in the best possible way: with the descendants of the Mayflower! Earlier this month, The Society of Mayflower Descendants hosted a fabulous black-tie ball in […]
Top of the Rock
When Sara visited New York we wanted to show her all of the city. But since we only had the weekend we decided to show her all of the city… […]
Military Ball
It’s the most wonderful time of the year in New York City! No not the holidays: ball season! This year it’s my goal to attend different balls than the ones that […]
Friendsgiving
Thanksgiving is almost here, so I invited my friends Jess, Claire and Ann over last weekend for an early celebration. A Friendsgiving, if you will. I had the best time talking and […]
A James Bond Halloween
On Halloween (yes, on a Monday night… whose idea was this?!) my friends and I headed to Cantina Rooftop in Hell’s Kitchen to celebrate. The theme of the party was James […]
Sleepy Hollow
“A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere.” So Washington Irving describes Sleepy Hollow in his famous story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. […]
Aladdin on Broadway
Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place… It should come as no surprise that I had the song Arabian Nights stuck in my head in the days leading […]
Fall Apple Picking
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Every autumn, I hang this Anne of Green Gables quote on my wall. Fall truly is the best […]
Fish Bar
On one of the last weekends of the summer, one of my favorite friends in the city celebrated her birthday. We boarded the Fish Bar as the sun was setting… on […]