rio de janeiro post 1

After watching Rio2 last weekend, I was finally inspired to gather together my pictures from my trip to Rio and put them up. These are some pictures from my trip in March of 2013 to visit my friends, Kiki and Andy, in Rio. I had never been to Brazil before, and we had THE.BEST.TIME. In my opinion.

Some of the pictures above were taken at:

the beach at Ipanema

the beach at Copacabana

the local market

on a bike ride to Sugarloaf mountains (I think… :)

on a hike up the base of Sugarloaf mountains

one of Andy and Kiki's favorite restaurants where we ordered empanadas. everyone sits on the wall to drink their beers and eat their food. delicioso.

And I still have more pictures to post!

white blooms

sweater: anthropologie, skirt: zara (found here), boots: 50/50 Stuart Weitzman (found here)

highwaters

sweater: anthropologie, jeans: chloe, shoes: banana republic, necklace: vintage

I love pairing a "high-water" jean or pant with ankle-strapped shoes. It might be one of my favorite things.

Oh, and I got these shoes for $11.97.

jenn's baby shower

My friend, Jenn, is one of the loveliest pregnant women I have ever seen. A group of us threw a shower for her, and I am so thankful for how enormously helpful and talented everyone is. Throwing parties is not really my forte, which is a bit sad because that was part of my job in NYC, but everyone else was incredible. There are some seriously talented people in that group, and I think Kiki needs to start a cake ball "side hustle". I hope that Jenn and baby boy felt loved and cherished to the degree that they are, and I loved being able to celebrate this soon-to-be addition to their family.

Our other friend, Jordan, suggested that we ask guests to bring a book in lieu of a card, so that baby boy will have a library brimming with books and heartfelt messages. I absolutely loved that idea, and children's books are simply the best. I can't wait until I have an excuse to buy them. Actually, I can…but you know what I mean. 

valentine's day outfit

blouse: tucker, skirt: burberry, shoes: stuart weitzman

our new puppy: chiweenie named Hugo

music post

David Gray, "The One I Love"

I was listening to an old cd in my car the other day, and this song came on. Brilliant, simple, soulful. This is a love song with a spring in it's step. It's bright and alive--not simpering and needy. This song was on my life playlist during a summer that I spent a month in Cannes. My school was a 20 minute walk from the city center, and I can't even name a number of how many times I listened to this on my walk to and from town. This music takes me back to such a beautiful summer and reminds me of a walk I was unbelievably lucky to be making several times a day. 

I will also mention that until recently, every time David Gray sings about the repo man my mind showed me a picture of a garbage man. Those two jobs are not the same thing...

new york trip 2

These pictures were taken at some of my most cherished places in New York. We went to Murray's Bagels and the Chelsea Market/Hi-Line and Norma's at Le Parker Meridien and Malatesta and Gray's Papaya. Newer to me were the Standard Biergarten and Blue Ribbon, which were both delicious and delightful.

JB has always spoken about dining at Blue Ribbon, so we finally made his dreams come true. And I had never been to the Standard Biergarten in winter, and it was a cozy (and rosy, check out the lighting!) place to grab a few beers post-spinach gnocchi in a gorgonzola cream sauce-feast from Malatesta. 

My mother requested (demanded) several pictures in locales around New York that once upon a time belonged to our ancestors, thus the pictures in front of random signs and in random spots of Central Park. The Osbornes, obviously, are the rightful heirs of the majority of New York City property in Tribeca and Central Park. Obviously.