midday in midtown.

Lunch break in chilly Rockefeller Plaza.

back in NYC!

And happy about it. Snowy Central Park, lattes in the East Village, exploring Downtown Manhattan, drinks at Death & Co. and my record collection at home in the new apartment.

island in the sun.

I am currently covered in blankets and sipping hot chocolate while trapped in my snow-covered house in New York. I've hijacked my sister's computer and am flipping through photos from the summer, imagining I am lying on a beach in Bermuda. These are a few of my favorites from the week-long trip we took this past summer. Check out more of Danielle's photos on her blog To Infinity and Beyond.  

gold-hearted.

I made my first Gold-Hearted purchase this morning! Check out Michelle's amazing jewelry line on Etsy. 

goodbye 2011, hello 2012.

Plan B at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, New York, May, 2011.

Lunch at Tigerlily Cafe in Port Jefferson, New York, July, 2011.

A snack with Dana in Greenpoint, New York, June, 2011.

Lykke Li at Webster Hall, New York, May, 2011.

From Stony Brook to Manhattan on the Long Island Rail Road, March, 2011.

My first Manhattan apartment, beyond perfect, at Bank and Waverly, April, 2011.

My roman roommates in our humble abode in Monteverde, Rome, September, 2011.

Photo Cred: Michelle

Nevermind bar in Barcelona, Spain, October, 2011.

Piazza del Duomo, Florence, Italy, September, 2011.

Vintage shopping, Rome, Italy, December, 2011.

Friends and Fleet Foxes in Rome, Italy, November, 2011.
Photo Cred: Michelle

Peroni's at Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy, October, 2011.

Bar hopping in Trastevere, Rome, Italy, October, 2011.

Taking a dip in the Mediterranean in Capri, Italy, October, 2011.

Gondola rides in Venice, Italy, November, 2011.

The golden top of Les Invalides, Paris, France, December, 2011.

From Manhattan, Brooklyn and the beaches of Long Island to Paris, Barcelona, Rome and the Italian countryside, this year brought worldly travels filled with challenges, side-splitting laughs and lifelong friends. I can't wait to see what 2012 has in store.