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Hi friends, welcome back! In honor of Earth Day today, I wanted to recycle my 2021 Earth Day post featuring some of my favorite eco-friendly products, ideas, and the prettiest places I’ve been lucky enough to visit. I’ve still been using and loving all of these products, and would highly recommend them if you’re looking…
Hi friends, welcome back! March was full of good food, fresh air, and lots of March Madness. The highlight of March was seeing The Music Man on Broadway and going to the Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden. We’ve had some nicer weather this month and it’s been great to get outside and…
Hi friends, welcome back! Aside from all the delicious food, attending Broadway shows is one of my favorite parts of living in NYC. The last play Jon and I saw was Dear Evan Hansen in February 2020, and I was having major Broadway withdrawals. I’d been hearing a lot of buzz about The Music Man…
Hi friends, welcome back! February seemed like a busy month that just flew by! Usually the year starts off slow, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Jon and I ate a lot of good food, went to a museum, had brunch with friends, celebrated Valentine’s Day, watched plenty of the Olympics, and spent…
Hi friends, welcome back! Recently I shared a neighborhood tour of the Seaport District, and today I’m taking you through the museum, history, and two Lightships in the museum's fleet. The first port in this area of the East River was created by the Dutch West India Company in 1625, and the land surrounding the port…
Continue reading ➞ Seaport Museum, Lightship Ambrose, & Wavertree Ship Tour
Hi friends, welcome back! I hoped for one more snowy day in NYC and boy did I receive! This past weekend a blizzard came through the city along with blistering winds and bone-chilling temperatures. When I woke up Saturday morning, it felt like my apartment was in a snow globe. Visibility was incredibly low and…
Continue reading ➞ Winter Wonderland in Central Park 2022 – Part Two
Hi friends, welcome back! Today I’m taking you on a tour of NYC’s new park on the Hudson River, Little Island at Pier 55, between 13th and 14th Streets. I didn’t know this originally, but this park has quite the backstory. Little Island was built from the remnants of Pier 54 which used to be…
Hi friends, welcome back! It’s time for the first What’s Up post of the year. After traveling to Michigan and Atlanta for Christmas, Jon and I took it easy this month and watched a lot of football! December was a pretty busy month with all of the festivities, so it was nice to have a…
Hi friends, welcome back to part three of our Philly adventures! In case you missed the first two parts, you can read part one here and part two here. After stopping at the Rocky Statue, Jon and I walked to one of my favorite parts of the trip, the Eastern State Penitentiary. This National Historic…
Continue reading ➞ A Long Weekend in Philly – Eastern State Penitentiary & Pizza
Hi friends, welcome back to part two of our Philly adventures! In case you missed part one, you can check it out here. Part two picks up after our walking tour and inside Independence Hall. To see inside Independence Hall, you need tickets for a National Park Service guided tour. The tickets cost a $1…
Continue reading ➞ A Long Weekend in Philly – Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, and Rocky