new york. new york.

 

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the above images are from my time photo adventuring around the city while visiting my dear friend Amanda. my two favorite things from this trip were walking the highline & attending a mortified show. the highline  is a “public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th and 12th Avenues.” it is a truly unique way to experience the city. exploring the highline spoke deeply to the photo adventurer in me as i was surrounded by the juxtaposing harsh city skyline and beautifully gardened greenery that guided you along the city.

mortified is a live show in which adults bravely step on stage to share entries from their childhood diaries. thus the name, mortified. luckily it is more hilarious than it is mortifying. i was first introduced to mortified through their documentary, made available on Netflix titled Mortified Nation. as someone who themselves has many a mortifying journal entry (an entire box full to be exact) filled mostly with the woes of middle school crushes in excruciating detail, i was mesmerized by this concept. it’s an amazing thing to watch as adults vulnerably bare their souls and stories as they were written by their teenage selves.  following watching the film i curiously looked online for live showings. to my delight, there was a show happening the very day i would be in nyc. coincidence? i think not. i coaxed my friends to go, and i can’t speak for them but it lived it up to my expectations. i laughed for three hours straight. stories included reading aloud one person’s mickey mouse club fan fiction, she wrote as a fourteen year old. it was hilariously risqué as she described her life as fellow musketeer, who not only invented the forwards running man, but also had a riveting and sensual relationship with one of her fellow musketeers. it was perfectly passionate & confusing in the way only a 14 year old could portray such a fantasy life. no matter what the topic, each story carried a familiarity that left the audience completely engaged & entertained.

do yourself a favor and watch Mortified Nation & if you have the chance go see a show. unlike some of those journal entries, you won’t regret it.

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Jennifer & Brooklyn. Mother & Daughter. Austin & Texas.

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special guest – auntie jessica (mom’s sister)

i could not stop smiling while going through these photos. brooklyn’s precious grin and giggle is simply infectious. and the love between all three is both joyful and inspiring.

wishing this mom and daughter duo the best!

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cheers!

new york city.

I recently took a much needed vacation to visit my dear friends in the north east. First stop, New York City! One of my closest and most favorite friends moved to New York City with her fantastically hilarious/creative husband and their pup. I’ve had the pleasure to visit her twice since her adventure in the city begun a few months ago. And while I had always been intrigued by NYC, I had not seen it’s true beauty until seeing it through the eyes of a fresh new local. While living with out Amanda, here in Nashville has been ever so slightly harder, I am so very excited for her new journey, and am already proud of the way in which she has adapted and thrived. Both NYC and Amanda have become quite an inspiration for me.

Up next…Train to New Haven then back to New York’s beautiful Adirondacks for an 8th annual trip with childhood friends!