em aye eh?

have i been?

i have.

trying to find a balance. it was a bad week. one of those where you really didnt leave the bed. at all. in my case, i literally, could not leave my bed. i was bed ridden. per doctors notes. but before that, it all started wrong, ended wrong-er, but i hope now will make a change.

ps: my cats BETTER stop eating my plants OR ELSE...

holy meows

i have two new kitties that are quite ridiculous. i believe i have been spamming/pimping them out moreso on twitter (for shea's sake, she is very anti-kitties but pro melissa's blog). they are like two babies. always needing, getting into trouble and fighting. brotherly love, i suppose. their names are mr. darcy (he is mine, named after jane austen's finest novel. he's the orange tabby) and cleo (he is zan's egyptian kitty. gorgeous). they run around at crazy hours of the night but are love bugs.

life is GOOD. like that bumper sticker. that logo. with the stick figure. you know? hectic, humid, hot but sweet, none the less. this past weekend, my best friend from college came to nyc and SURPRISED me. i almost cried when he told me. he arrived on friday around six pm, where we went straight to margaritaville and then to the beer garden. stumbled home at 4 am only to wake up bright and early for brunch. he is a class act.

this weekend i am getting (yet some more) rest & relaxation as i head to my family's abode on fire island. just the girls. aunts and younger cousins. margaritas (well, for the aunts and this chick), sand, dancing, laughing and bonding. they are sweet. this fall, my grandparents celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. can you believe it?! and it's hippie themed. can you believe THAT!? they are so sweet. without them, there would be none of this. i am forever grateful to be their golden child. they inspire me.

i am anxious for fall (already). zan and i have tickets to see ingrid michaelson and a little after that ~ tim-bo and his super sweet girlfriend and i have tickets for the avett brothers. there's nothin like seeing that band with your family and some dark brews. while wearing plaid. and prepping for a halloween party.
(can you tell autumn is my favourite season?)

that's that. for now.

this is:

beautiful
powerful
moving
love
sad
funny
gorgeous
genius
unreal
a true, honest, raw memoir.

http://www.dayswithmyfather.com

(thanks, kate, for sharing).

gorgeous / delightful / unique / breathtaking:

olivia bee photography.

hi!

i just came back from a whirl-wind of time off. 

i went to montauk with gb & his family for his 26th birthday. 26! i love birthdays of all kinds. old or young, i will cherish your birthday. however, this birthday for my dear friend was a quiet, unmentionable, but fun one. this birthday was his first birthday without his mom. celebrated in a place that was/is his mom's favourite place. without her. the first of anything without a parent, hurts. so we packed up some cars, and went to montauk. his family, his partner and me!, his honorary partner (yes, this is what his family calls me).

a delicious time. a time to reflect, to miss, to remember and to laugh. we bbq'd, we danced on the beach under the stars, we ate our hearts out, we inhaled blue moons under the moon and we loved. i am forever grateful for gb and all of his strength. as much as he says i am his rock, he really is mine and i could never compare to him. he is always doing for others and always living up to his highest potential. despite circumstances, he remains carefree, doing and being. i admire / look up / love and adore him.

the week before (was this mentioned? i dont know) i spent a few days in the hampton bays with my bestest of best ladyfriend, a brooklyn socialite and an emu-lovin lady. laid in the sun, (once again) ate our hearts out, and bonded the way ladies should. (ie: drank champagne, watched sixteen and pregnant, walked around in our undies and shopped). 

in between all of these getaways, my dear, loving, beautiful, gorgeous, sunny friend, shea, celebrated a birthday, too! she came to work where i then came in baring gifts, sunflowers and cupcakes. she is a dear. everyone needs a shea in their life. really. they do!

all of my celebrations and getaways are coming to an end, however. my room needs cleaning, my apartment is a mess and my homework piles up. PLUS, i have two kitties i need to pick up and bring home today. new additions. gorgeous, furry, purring additions!

im still here

kicking, laughing, loving, living and breathing.