|| gina la fornarina ||

// when we reached the city via bolt bus, we took a cab to jessica's apartment {dianne & vinny's daughter} on the upper east side. i knew jessica only through baby photos that covered our refrigerator growing up. we had never met or even spoken to one another before. the second jess and i met, it was like we'd known each other for years. the whole week we were trying to figure out why we clicked so fast and so well. we concluded that it must be because of the connection between our mothers.  i love this picture of all of us. // after we chatted for a bit in jessica's three bedroom, $4500/per month manhattan apartment, jess asked what we wanted to do for lunch. i told her that...

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|| unfathomable blessings ||

// to begin - God totally blessed mine and my mom's socks off with this trip! it came out of nowhere, very unexpected. my mom's best friend from 7th grade and her husband completely took care of everything! they purchased our plane tickets and let us stay with them. they took care of our meals and our transportation. they went above and beyond to make us feel like we were family. the immeasurable amount of generosity they showed us was very humbling. they gave without any expectation of something in return. this truly was the best trip of mine and my moms life. // we flew out thursday morning and arrived at JFK around dinner time. dianne and vinny picked us up...

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|| JUST KIDDING...||

// so after a brief period of "blogging" with tumblr, i have decided that it is not for me. the main reason i switched was because i preferred the layouts they offered to the layouts blogger offers. i really like how tumblr automatically adjusts the photos so that they are all the same size. i really hate having to manipulate them in blogger. however, i am realizing that tumblr is created more for photos rather than actually writing sooooooo....  the solution? i am looking for someone to create me a custom layout that will automatically adjust my photos to a specific size instead of me manipulating them myself. If you or someone you know are handy with creating layouts...

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|| we have touchdown ||

// i don't know where to start. i am in love with new york!!! // more to come next NYC post here ...

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|| NY Guest Post ||

// guest post by Alexa from and nugget makes three // my new york // my heart belongs to this city. // it all began on my first trip in may of 2005 for a fashion course through a local community college. a friend of mine told me about the opportunity to get college credits AND take a weeklong trip to nyc, all centered around fashion and the industry. i couldn’t resist! i’d always wanted to go! // after that week i knew i was hooked – i recall telling my boyfriend at the time how magical it was and how i wished he could have been there with me sharing the experience. // i couldn't wait to get back to the city so one of my dear friends and i planned our next trip in may of 2006....

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|| two days ||

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|| NY Countdown: Guest Post ||

// guest post by Courtney of coco loves carlos // “In New York… Concrete jungle where dreams are made, there’s nothing you can’t do, now you’re in New York…” // i used to dream of New York City as a kid. i grew up right outside Chicago, and i loved it, but New York was a real city, with a subway, Broadway shows, Central Park, national morning shows, Fashion Week… everything you could want from a city. then i moved to the Phoenix area for college, and those of you who live here, you know how much more that made me want the city! // i finally got the chance to see the New York City lights for the first time in the spring of 2006. my husband is from New York originally and...

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