Saturday, January 31, 2015

Gossip girl comes to Life

                                                                                                                                                                   

This is going to be a long one, so strap in your seat belts ladies and gentlemen. I went into NYC with my friends Courtney and Kristen for Kristen's 16 bday!!

1st stop: train station- We had a fun ride over and experienced lots of new smells while taking the subway...

2nd stop: DRY BAR- this place was so cool. 
It doesn't do cuts or color; only awesome blowouts. We obviously needed to primp for our tour of the city and this was a perfect chic place to do it! We all went for curlyish hairdos because it was so windy today!
I'm not going to lie, I LOVED Kristen's hair (she is in the middle) because it had beautiful waves. Mine was a little too ringlet, Shirley Temple, for my liking but it was still so fun to experiment!

3rd stop: Shops near the High Line. There is a bonus to going on a freezing saturday because there is barely anyone around! The stores we were browsing in were ridiculously expensive but it was fun to act like supermodels, (ESPECIALLY SERENA VANDERWOODSEN)trying all the 1,000 dollar dresses and heels on!! At this one boutique we were the only ones there so we were able to go all out and the employees were nice enough to tolerate our craziness haha.

4th stop: Standard Grill: The food here was TO DIE FOR! I never took a picture of it so you are just going to have to trust me :)

A quick stop at Urban outfitters and then back to Grand Central concluded our fun, busy day and left us pooped on the train ride home! It was an amazing day and Im sending a huge happy birthday shoutout to my new fave 16 year old!!
                         XOXO GOSSIP GIRL                                     
(which btw has a whole new meaning because we rocked living like queens in the city... who knows? maybe we will be the next IT girls at Constance Billard...lol jk)




Friday, January 30, 2015

INVASION

After coming home from a long day of school, and hanging out with a 'new friend' (which was so stressful, it was like taking a math test) all I wanted to do was to relax. But no. All of my mom's church friends came over for dinner (25 PEOPLE) and I am now cornered upstairs like an animal, held hostage in my own house :( All I want is a large gluten free brownie but i cant get to it!!! This struggle is too real.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

IM GETTING OLDER

I officially have TWO twice removed cousins now!! I don't think i am even related to them but still!!! My cousin had a baby!! Her name is Juliet Reynolds Stebbins, and for just being born, she is adorable!! Time FLYS because I can remember my cousin John picking me up and swinging me over his shoulder. He was the coolest college kid I knew and I was thrilled that he even said hi to me (side note: I was like 200 pounds when I was younger :/ so it was a big deal) Anyways, just saying a big CONGRATS!!and share my excitement!! Have a great night!
xoxo gtg

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Snowy days are over and my high intensity life re-boots tomorrow. Is it bad that I am excited? 
Even a small snowfall won't bring down my adorable puppy 

Snow sadness

The morning after. The moment when you wake up and cannot wait to open your shades to see the mounds of snow you have been dreaming about all night. Well, my bubble is burst. Instead of the expected 30+ inches of prime snowman building material, the view outside my window only yielded a measly 3 and a half inches :(

Monday, January 26, 2015

ends bring new beginnings

I sign off tonight at the conclusion to the first day documented in the life of Leigh. Super exciting right? I hope to warm all of your hearts with my enticing everyday struggles, and can only dream that my posts bring joy to your lives.
see you later alligators, xo