Little Bits of Happiness No. 11

(Living out a fairytale in Italy)

Happy Friday everyone! Today I am going to keep it short and share some photographs from my Instagram feed, which has been a long time coming. You can follow me here! I hope you have a great weekend.  

(An iconic photograph from Portofino, Italy.  Photos still to come!)

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(Glorious 'Juliet' from this post)

Happy Friday everyone! I am so glad I made it through the week, I am definitely still in recovery mode and a heavy dose of medication left me in a bit of a fog this week.  Thank you again for all of your thoughts and prayers.  This weekend I am off to Ohio where my mom is having a family bridal shower in my honor. I am so excited to see my family and see family friends I haven't seen in years.   I am leaving you with some photographs that I have recently shared on Instagram, be sure to follow me here!  Have a great weekend!

(My new favorite local coffee shop, Henry's Local Cafe)

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(The launch party of the Marchesa x Revlon Red Carpet Collection - it is so pretty, stay-tuned for an upcoming post)

(A highlight of my year so far, talking to the talented and gorgeous designers behind Marchesa, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig about their Revlon collaboration)

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(A beautiful view from the rocky shores of Massachusetts)

(A new gem in Williamsburg, The Bakeshop by Woops is like therapy for the eyes located on Driggs & N. 7th)

(I didn't think that wedding dress shopping would be this hard, this is a third round of dresses!)

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(I cannot get enough of Bellocq Tea Atelier - such a magical place)

(Ushering in fall with an apple cider donut from Carpe Donut)

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(One of my favorite new coffee shops in Greenpoint, Brooklyn -  Milk and Roses)

(A scene from the photoshoot that I assisted at with the great food stylist/photographer Vanessa Rees)

(Brooklyn sunsets keep getting better and so do the shadows that they cast)

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 (A picnic in the park - fresh ricotta, heirloom tomatoes with fresh thyme, peaches and fluffy a ciabatta)

 (A field of colorful zinnias)

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(The wedding cake that I made - red velvet with buttercream and dotted with yellow Vermont wildflowers)

(A stunning view of New York)

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 (The Brooklyn Botanical Rose Garden in full bloom - heavenly)

(Brunch at Maison Premiere - the decor is fantastic)

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(Central Park after the rain, so green, lush and serene)

(Another Central Park shot, the shade of green was unreal)

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(Having some fun with my new favorite love/hobby, photography)

 (Enjoying a frothy cappuccino at the new Stumptown Coffee, this place must be visited)

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 (Our first lemon harvest - they only took six months to ripen!)

(A table setting from the long weekend that I incorporated gold and coral elements)

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(For Mother's Day brunch my sister and I whipped up a delicious batch of Strawberry Scones)

(I had the amazing opportunity to meet the lovely and talented floral designer Amy Merrick)

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(Bite Lipticks and spring flowers from this post)

(A springtime floral bouquet arranged in various vessels)

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 (I finally did it, I chopped my hair, six inches gone!)

 (Momofuku Milk Bar b'day cake truffles - amazing. If you haven't tried one you need to)

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(A vibrant pink winter rose growing before a beautiful gray brownstone)

(Enjoying a leisurely wintery walk around the Central Park Reservoir)

(Chicken & Dumpling soup to appear on an upcoming guest post)

Little Bits of Happiness:: Christmas Celebrations

 (Radio City, such an iconic New York landmark, especially when dressed for the holidays)

I hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas! I really tried to slow down and revel in the past few days, spending time with my boyfriend and his family, since I couldn't make it back to visit my own family.  Here are some little bits of happiness that are making me happy during one of my favorite times of year.  Enjoy!

 (The Rockefeller Christmas tree, up close and personal)

 (Our beautiful Christmas dinner table created by my boyfriend's sister)

Little Bits of Happiness & The Start of a New Decade

(I finally had the time to run over the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan from my apartment - something so wonderful about running over a bridge)

Today I am starting a new decade, yikes, I turn 30! I have been a little hesitant to kiss my 20's goodbye, as when I was younger I thought, wow, 30 is so old.  I guess that is true about any age though, but really, all age is just a number and it is really how you feel and luckily, I still feel like I am twenty-two or twenty-three. I am excited about the future!  I hope that everyone has a great weekend!  

(The concord grape has arrived)

(Made my way into Mast Brother's Chocolate - if I could have only eaten the air.  Everything is made in their Brooklyn shop. I love how they had burlap bags of cacao sitting around waiting to be used)

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(Fall has officially arrived - falling leaves and reveling in the first fire of the season) 

(A warm doughnut enjoyed after apple picking)

(Fresh apple cider and an apple pie from my recent bake-off)

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(I could easy get lost in the magical windows at Bergdorf Goodman)

(A recent trip to Redhook, Brooklyn with the two loves of my life)

(Stopping by Baked while in Redhook and enjoyed a chocolate whoopie pie and also admired their mod orange door)