{ only in nyc }

I look out my twentyfirstfloor office window and what do I see? 

a rooftop photo shoot...sans clothing...and it was freezing outside! 

luckily they gave him a blanket to warm up with between shots. 

...only in new york city! 

(you can look close...it's okay...it's G rated)

{ back to the district }

we arrived at dr. greens master suite in arlington and he'd even left us a sticky note letting 

us know which remote turned the fireplace on...the weekend was already off to a good start...

chats with jeff and a little guitar serenade...then off to bed but not before saying hi to our 

fellow new yorkers also down for the weekend...woke up to adams famous chili...and brian our 

new friend at enterprise hooked us up with a free upgrade and gas...I love being a girl...

with car we were off to the temple to take pictures of the newlyweds who were oh so lovely...

then on to whoknowswhere virginia for some fresh air, birthday cake and a little afternoon rural adventure...

took way too many scenic routes back but it was worth it as it always is because 

that's where the fun is and all you really need sometimes is a car...a radio...a camera and good company...

put on our party dresses and made it to part of the wedding reception...sparklers & happiness and 

good good friends...woke up to orange juice in fancy glasses...and the first toaster strudel I've seen 

since the nineties...DC always treats us like queens and we'll be back soon I'm sure.

{ kite masters }

only in hb...

hb kite masters from jen fernie on Vimeo.

{ netflix favorites }

there is a certain show

that's made it's way to the top of my netflix queue
for the last few weeks
it's the ultimate nerdy obsession
but my roommate likes it too so I feel good about it
five dollars for whoever guesses
what I'll be watching tonight...

{ shh...I'm sleeping }

red eye flights are not my favorite but as I find myself flying to see favorites
on the left coast, it must be done. I have to maximize my time there. I'm not good
at sleeping on flights but this time I had a comfy sweatshirt, eye mask and was
ready to try and sleep the flight away. I wish. I got seated next to two military
guys going home for the week. Now I have nothing against the military, except
when they try to flirt and talk to me the entire flight home. Headphones IN. check.
Eye mask ON. check. Eyes CLOSED. check. and STILL this guy tried to get me
to talk to him. He went so far as to nudge me somewhere in the middle of the flight,
right when I was about to fall asleep. Seriously. Rude.
Next time maybe I'll bring a DO NOT DISTURB sign.

{ saint patty }

I'm normally not much of a parade girl
but after the perfect morning
I had at the Macy's Thanksgiving parade,
I thought I'd go for round two.
It's Saint Patty's day...it's sunny outside...
and I love the color green...
so, I braved the crowds,
soaked up some spring sunshine
and listened to the bagpipes...
I guess I'm a parade girl now.

{ grateful }

sometimes I think that my life on the other coast was easier...
especially when there are beaches and sunny days
and cars and people you love and miss...
but then I come back to my other home
and realize I have it so good where I'm at.
It might be smelly and noisy and there are lots of stairs
but there are people who love me
and are there for me here too and I'm happy to be home.

{ subway nightmare }

today is one of those days 

in every new yorkers life

when you just want to run away 

to somewhere warm & sunny

with clear skies & fresh air, 

no yellow cabs & open roads

and not a subway in sight...

a few moments after getting on 

the subway this morning 

a guy puked right next to me 

and some landed on my shoe

it is my worst subway nightmare

and it happened to me. 

I guess I can say I lived 

through it but I would much

rather keep this in my nightmares

not my reality but I guess

it makes me tougher

and I know I will laugh 

about it tomorrow. 

today I want to run away. 

good thing my bus to DC 

leaves in a few hours. 

{ philly cheese }

everything is better with whizz 

or so says nate and lance 

the guys, the girls and I took a little trip down to philly...

thanks to nate the hotel was cozy and we entertained ourselves with 

views and photos and chatter and late night nonsense 

because that's what you do when you go to philly for less than 24 hours.

it was beyond frigid the next day but we
walked and talked and photographed 

then hil surprised us with her adult sized wheelies

and we saw the bell and independence hall, and ate at reading

and got to hear trevor's engagement story, from the man himself

and ran up the steps that rocky did, in the snow

and then it snowed some more
and we decided it was time to head home

but there was one last stop, because every last stop in philly 

should be to pat's or geno's or whatever your
philly cheese steak preference is

but one piece of advice, eat your philly cheese steak with cheese whizz

not just because nate and lance say so, 

because it really is better...

you can take their word for it.  

{ everything is better with whizz }