I'm goin back home to the west coast

Life in New York is very hectic, fast-paced, and even uptight at times. Although I hate to admit it, I find myself missing the carefree, west coast lifestyle. I miss Arizona and the pool parties, patios, skateparks, grass, and palm trees. More specifically I miss the long-haired, tattooed, disheveled skater boys that make up Arizona. As much as I try to convince myself otherwise, I just don't think I'll ever really "click" with a preppy, midtown banker who plays lacrosse, wears Lacoste and frequents rooftop happy hours, (THE EXCEPTION BEING DREW ADAMS) :)

What can I say, I'm a sucker for greasy hair, scabbed up elbows and torn jeans, shoes, shirts...

Needless to say, I'm looking forward for a visit home in May for a little R&R. Oh, and don't let the title of this blog fool you. I do in fact LOVE New York and am only referencing a Coconut Records song called West Coast.

hanneli

HANNELI MUSTAPARTA PHOTOGRAPHED BY MARKO MACPHERSON FOR VOGUE.COM

LOVING THE GREEN TORY BURCH BAG

STILL SEARCHING FOR MY OWN PAIR OF THE FLARED J BRAND JEANS

NEED TO BUY SOMETHING IN MUSTARD YELLOW

BEYOND OBSESSED WITH THE POWDER BLUE ELIZABETH AND JAMES CROPPED FLARED TROUSERS

THE RAG & BONE NEWBURY BOOTS... ENOUGH SAID.

MINT GREEN--ANYTHING

YIGAL AZROUEL WHITE SKIRT WITH SLITS, GOOD FOR TALL GIRLS LIKE ME WITH LONG STRIDES.

Mango

Images via: Refinery 26, TFS, Brian Adams Photography, Just Jared

Today was seemingly the first real day of spring. The moment the temperature reached 75 degrees all of New York City seemed to emerge from their winter cacoons baring their arms, legs, toes etc. Every restaurant that had a patio was on a wait and fruity drinks and cold beer were flowing. The streets were packed with joggers and on my walk home I even bought a mango. A mango in which I have now stared at for 20 minutes, knife in hand, trying to figure out whether it will be necessary to google, "how to cut a mango."

gotta look my best if we're going to break up

I'm back from the Berkshires peaceful and rested. Sunday night means a glass (possibly two) of red wine and movies. Anything to prolong the inevitable... that is MONDAY.

A little eye candy to conclude the weekend.

♥♥♥

Coconuts

J. Crew Fall/2011
Words don't even describe how much I want everything shown above.
I love the brights paired with neutral tones. Don't even get me started on the wide leg GRAPE toned trousers.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I'm headed to the Berkshires for the weekend and couldn't be more excited. For some reason the noise of the city has been getting to me and I feel like I haven't slept well in weeks. Stress level has been high and I'm awaiting news on two BIG things. Fingers triple crossed.
Overall, life is gooooood.

bleach my hair and call me Abigail

ASOS PANTS

Keep on dancing till the world ends

Ashley Smith and Frankie Rayder in Opening Ceremony's Fall 2011 Lookbook

I included the above photos because I'm attempting to arrange this Thursday at Brooklyn Bowl. ?UESTLOVE DJ's each week and let's be honest, I want those purple tights... Who's in?

Mondays are the worst.

Especially coming back from the best weekend ever.

Friday started just right with Pales Ales in Williamsburg with Blair. After providing the bartender my phone number on the back of our receipt (per his request), we scurried down the block to see Charles Bradley and Lee Fields and the Expressions at The Williamsburg Waterfront. I highly recommend everyone check their music out!

The fun continued Saturday where we headed to Fort Greene for opening day of Brooklyn Flea. Other than cute, Rayban clad hipsters, the market was flooded with unique jewelry, antique typewriters (which I plan to purchase soon) and tasty food. Although we opted to sit down and have a 4PM brunch at Olea, a delicious Mediterranean spot located on Lafayette across the street from the market. We then stopped in for sangria at my favorite South Africa spot Madiba, which according to their website is a Place of Love since 1999. Needless to say I'm completely sold on Brooklyn and am trying to figure out how soon I can move into a brownstone in Fort Greene. What else? We lost in beer pong later that night, sadly.

Anyway, it's back to the weekday grind. On the bright side I just put some grapes in the freezer and picked up some coconut creamer for my coffee... So I at least have that to look forward to.