VEGAS + RANDOMS

The card said "I LOVE YOU BABY"

Laura said "Kar, go look in the peep hole" hahah

She would kill me if she saw I posted this. She just had surgery and I hate seeing her in pain. 

Sunday breaky bc our hotel breakfast was so gross.

This post is a whole lot of randomness brought to you by your one and only. Life has been incredibly chaotic these past two weeks or so. Dealing with quitting, moving, finding a job and a lottttt more. I am just thankful I am still functioning. I got to spend my weekend in Vegas with my mom and my two sisters. Andee had a figure skating competition (she is so good!! She can do an Axel!) and we went to watch... and shop. I hit the jack pot guys. Can I rave about ZARA? It is for sure my favorite store. I love it. 

Life is good. to list a few reasons:

- Non stop Christmas music for the past week

- Laura who just had knee surgery. I always get so worried when people are sick or injured. I am so sad for her. 

- The Holiday and Jude Law. He is too cute

- Man Sweaters. (Tay I hope you like a good preppy sweater.) Refer to ASOS mens section of Sweaters & Cardigans. especially THIS ONE. It's perfect.

- Barre class= a nice tight a$*

- Caramel popcorn. Refer to Barre class above ^^^

- 8 months. 

- NYC at Christmas time next year

- My Mom. She is incredible and I don't thank her near enough

- The snow and the warm happy feelings these next few Holidays bring

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NEW YORK CITY: day four

January 28



The secret restaurant Hudson Clearwater

Saturday was a very busy day for us. We started out the day by doing some shopping then later that evening we decided to walk along the Brooklyn Bridge.We were planning on staying in Brooklyn for pizza at Grimaldi's, but when we got there, the line to eat was out the door! We stopped at Starbucks for a quick hot chocolate and some pumpkin bread (my favorite) We headed back to Manhattan. I read on a Cup Of Jo that there was a secret restaurant called Hudson Clearwater so my and my mom looked it up. We found the address, but it was so hidden that we didn't know where the door was! We almost turned around but then we realized this creepy green door in the middle of this brick wall. We walked in and it let us to this quaint little garden with tight strung above us. It was so cute. Once we opened the curtain to the restaurant, not even knowing what to expect, there was a fun atmosphere of friendly people and candles all through out the restaurant. It was so cool to know about this little place that a lot of New Yorkers probably don't even know about! After our dinner we walked through Rockefeller which was the last thing on our list of place to see and things to accomplish while in NYC. We got there are saw the skating rink. My mom told me that I should go but she doesn't like skating so I would have to go alone. I was hesitant to skate alone and the skates would be awful but I did it! It was so amazing. I LOVED IT! Wow my trip to new york was so awesome! I miss it already. My mama was the best travel buddy/ subway navigator ever!

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NEW YORK CITY: day three

January 27 

Lalo Cafe.

Yes, waffles for lunch.

I love brick wall!

It was a red kind of day.

Phantom of the Opera



Midnight Cupcakes in bed.

Like I said, we splurged... all I have to say to that is thank goodness we walked around 10 miles a day. Day three was a rainy one, but a rainy one well spent! We went to the Guggenheim which was so interesting. Seeing original Picasso and Van Gogh is something really amazing. After our museum tour we walked across the street to central park in the rain with our umbrellas. We found our little cafe that we were looking for. Cafe Lalo. It is in the cutest part of town and it had amazing waffles with cinnimon whipped cream. oh and I can't forget the little stop at Magnolias again on our way home... don't worry we bought some to stay and eat there and to take home. Because of all the walking, we stopped at our hotel and took a power nap which turned into 2 hours of much needed rest. we woke up to a pretty sunset and got ready for the Phantom of the Opera. It was absolutely unreal how well those people can sing. The settings and props were so amazing as well. I loved it. That lovely outing followed by a midnight cupcake from magnolias from our earlier stop during the day.

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NEW YORK CITY: day two

January 26

Staten Island ferry

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We may have eaten here 2 times in 2 days. Ok, we did eat here twice in 2 days.

Day two of our adventures in NY consisted of a ferry ride to Staten Island. The ferry was a must. We saw the Statue of Liberty and the New York skyline. It was beautiful and rainy yet so warm. But to be honest once we got to Staten Island,  we had no idea what to do over there so we just explored a little and took the ferry back (it was free!) After that little adventure, we took the subway to find Co. we were looking around for this little restaurant for about an hour, even though it was hard to find, we ate there and it was easily the best pizza I have ever had. I wanted to go back but my mom said we had to try new places... That night for dinner we went to the famous Shake Shack. Yum I loved it. I am very picky when it comes to hamburgers but I died. their fries are also da bomb. Ok I am just going to throw this out there... we splurged... big time. this. whole. trip.

*** Here is my little tip of the day: I was always hesitant to wear hats because I never wanted hat hair. Then I read in Elle Mag that if you part your hair on the opposite side you usually do then put your hat on, when you take your hat off and flip your hair back to its normal part, it is not nearly as bad! I tried it out this weekend and I works. I took my hat on and off the whole day without looking like a napster.

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NEW YORK CITY: day one

January 25

our flight there=death. I hate turbulance.

Grand Central Station

Empire State Building

The cool and mysterious corner

Home from New York! It was absolutely amazing. I loved it there so much! By the end of each day, I would not even be able to feel my feet. I really think that they were bruised on the bottom. We did so much walking. Walking to and from the subway, to and from shops, around central park and so much more. I think that we did everything possible that you can do in ny in 5 days. We saw so many sites and found the best shopping! Sorry for the overload of pics you will see on this blog over the next few days, there is just so much for me to share!

The day we got there, January 25 was my birthday. We flew into Jersey and took a shuttle to our hotel. We unpacked our things and headed right out to the city. We went to a birthday dinner for me. I also ate my first bite of sugar in 25 days. My chocolatey chocolate cake was worth every bite. After our little dinner we walked to Grand Central Station. I read somewhere that if you talk into one of the four corners of GCS you can hear the person talking to you from the other side so for my birthday, my mom sang to me through the wall. It was so crazy! We also got Magnolia bakery cupcakes. One of many trips we took there. Once we had our cupcakes, we headed to the Empire State Building and went to the very top. It was such a thrill and almost kind of scary being all the way up there, but it was so amazing at night. We walked back to our hotel which was very close to Times Square.

love love love nyc.

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