governor's island - photo diary

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last weekend, thomas and I went to governor’s island for a little day trip. and lucky for us, the ferry runs from brooklyn at pier 6 on weekends! otherwise, it runs from manhattan, at the battery maritime building. check out the schedule here! the ferries run about every 45 minutes, and $3 dollars round trip! even with our bikes, which I highly recommend bringing your bike or easily renting from the citi bike stands that are on the island.

there’s plenty to explore on the island - food vendors, art, large grass lawns, and learning centers. it’s such a great mini escape from the city, almost blissful feeling. riding our bikes through the island (tons of bike lanes!) wind in my hair, no worries of downtown cars and crazy pedestrians in our way. my favorite moment was when we enjoyed our piece of chocolate on the grassy lawns with each other. these are the weekends and times I live for. enjoy some snapshots from our day out!

amazing weekend with my lovey, until next time.

xoxo,

j

another birthday *~nyc edition*~ →

Whitney Museum
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jess here, just spent another birthday! with my love! with, new york city!

took the day off and went to the whitney museum, thanks rolo for the little hookup! if you’re a fan of andy warhol - this is a must see! we browsed through the museum pretty quickly, I think my favorite moment there was enjoying a ham and cheese croissant and cookie at the studio cafe on the 8th floor with thomas. afterwards thomas went to run some “work errands” and we went to soju haus, ate pig’s feet and got druunk off green grape soju. fell asleep at 8PM. best day ever.

then thomas hosted a low country boil and invited friends over! we stuffed our face silly with seafood (see food diet) and sang happy birthday to me over the most decadent chocolate cake of chocolate chocolate cakes. does anyone else feel the happy birthday song is about 20 seconds too long? thanks everyone for the birthday love.

xoxo, j

another weekend - rockaway beach

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took a weekend away from the city to rockaway beach. just about an hour away from brooklyn or about 1.5 hour from manhattan. coming from brooklyn, I hopped onto the L train to broadway-junction and transferred to the A train to rockaway park station - beach 116 street (last stop). just about 3 blocks away from the airbnb I am staying at. I love it here! being just 50 steps away from the beach, I've gone to the beach basically everyday since i've been here. reading eat, pray, love by elizabeth gilbert and snacking away while sitting on the sands and listening to the constant crash of the atlantic waves. I definitely suggest and would recommend rockaway beach as a get-a-away from the city. what other beaches within the NY area do you know of and suggest? brighton beach? manhattan beach? let a california beach girl know! 

places to eat at;

things to do;

  • rockaway! - art installation by MOMA PS1, free but donations welcomed

  • go to the beach, keep going to the beach

  • walk along the boardwalk! so many kitschy beach stores, but I love it. wish I was able to find a postcard at these stores to send to friends back home.

will definitely be back, try staying the weekend if time permits, but if not - a day trip away from the city works also! 

xoxo, j

another coffee in NYC

getting coffee around the city. two things I love most, coffee and exploring the city en route to coffee shops. stay tuned for more coffee spots, shown below are; devocion, sey coffee, inteligencia @ the high line hotel

coffee cheers! j