You know how you can sometimes just lose track of time?
This happened for me, for the past MONTH.
So much happened while I was gone.
Before going to the Natural History Museum we hit up a restaurant called SHAKE SHACK. AMAZING burgers! And it was right across the street!
After wandering the museum for a few, we went into the store. I found this book... I knew she was with me today. 5 years almost to the moment of her going into open heart surgery. Time has flown, but I know shes watching over me. And has helped to get me to this point.
Little funny story about these Dino's, up until about 10 years ago I would NOT have gone anywhere near this floor! You want to talk about irrational fears? Yup, thank GOD for getting over them! :D
We then headed over to the East Village to look for 'Obscura Oddities' the store from TV with the weird two headed baby calves. It wasn't that cool... very small and the stuff was pretty standard. So we continued to wander, and we saw an adorable bar that had 'spiked hot spiced cider'. The below photo is the after shot. Those cheeks are red not from my blush :D
We had an impromptu birthday cake ice cream stop. It was 30 degrees out, that's totally reason enough for ice cream! lol.
Then we finally made our way to Chinatown! See Canal and Bowery street? Will you be standing next to me? :P
We made it to the last and best stop of the day! McSorley's Old Ale House. I was pumped about this stop all day! It was opened around the 1850s and NO WOMEN were allowed in until 1970 per a court order! So yes, I felt very honored. They have two kinds of beer- dark and light, and it's cash only. The food is limited but amazing. I can not believe I went back in time with this place to a simple NYC. It was amazing! Best find ever.
I also got my own creation from Vernon Bea Studio. I have been DYING to have a custom piece from her and the Hubby got me one! Not just any piece though, an owl (WHICH I LOVE) named 'Peculiar'. He says 'How ironic that would be yours...'. What's that mean buddy! She even wished me a Happy Birthday on Instagram! I love her!
This happened for me, for the past MONTH.
So much happened while I was gone.
- I went to an amazing lecture, met some people who have already become amazing friends.
- Got to see a ton of my friends (and shoot with them) that I haven't seen since last Summer.
- Almost broke my ankle. SEVERELY bruised/ possibly fractured it. (I was off of it for about 4 days?)
- My Gramma S was in and out of the hospital and now she is in a rehab facility. (TBD when she'll be out of there.)
- Made some awesome connections for the Detroit project and found more supporters!
- I was able to get in about 5 days of shooting for clients/ friends. (Blogs to come!)
- Kicked ass on my instagram with updating it all the time. (FOLLOW ME!)
And I got back to 'the city' (NYC) just in time to celebrate my 29th Birthday with my Husband and good friends Maris and Joseph (originally from Montana!)
Here's how the day went down:
My birthday morning shot! I still can't believe I made it to 29. How did this happen?
Before going to the Natural History Museum we hit up a restaurant called SHAKE SHACK. AMAZING burgers! And it was right across the street!
After wandering the museum for a few, we went into the store. I found this book... I knew she was with me today. 5 years almost to the moment of her going into open heart surgery. Time has flown, but I know shes watching over me. And has helped to get me to this point.
We then headed over to the East Village to look for 'Obscura Oddities' the store from TV with the weird two headed baby calves. It wasn't that cool... very small and the stuff was pretty standard. So we continued to wander, and we saw an adorable bar that had 'spiked hot spiced cider'. The below photo is the after shot. Those cheeks are red not from my blush :D
We had an impromptu birthday cake ice cream stop. It was 30 degrees out, that's totally reason enough for ice cream! lol.
Then we finally made our way to Chinatown! See Canal and Bowery street? Will you be standing next to me? :P
We made it to the last and best stop of the day! McSorley's Old Ale House. I was pumped about this stop all day! It was opened around the 1850s and NO WOMEN were allowed in until 1970 per a court order! So yes, I felt very honored. They have two kinds of beer- dark and light, and it's cash only. The food is limited but amazing. I can not believe I went back in time with this place to a simple NYC. It was amazing! Best find ever.
Check out Vernon Bea Studios on Etsy:Click Here
(Her stuff goes FAST! So if you see something, buy it now!)
or on Facebook: Click Here
She's a Michigan girl too, so I love her an extra amount.
I will catch you up on my shoots etc soon! And then be back on the path to tutorials/ regular blogs.
Scarlett J
