Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “New York City”
“Making an effort to be mindful and present is not always enough. Action over effort triumphs each time.” Dear Universe, Last weekend David and I headed to New York City for a quick getaway. While we were there, we would see family and go to the Big East Championship game—which has now become a bit of a tradition. When we …
“Choose to be young at heart; choose to live life filled with laughter and playfulness. Then watch. Watch how your soul smiles.” Dear Universe, Over the weekend, my fiancé and I took a spontaneous trip to New York City. We wanted to see our family because it had been a while and we were missing our niece and nephews like …
“Take time to notice the things others are overlooking.” Dear Universe, I consider myself blessed because I notice signs fairly frequently. I say this with no mathematical evidence to back this up or a graph tracking my days, but I say it because often I’ll be with people and I’m the only one noticing, pointing, explaining and taking the …
“In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.” ~Gordon B. Hinckley Dear Universe, Sometimes you have to take the time to remind yourself that life’s a ball. For these last several weekends I’ve been experiencing just that. Specifically, life’s a baseball, bowling ball and a basketball. Let me explain. Spring break …
“You can’t stop the future You can’t rewind the past The only way to learn the secret …is to press play.” ~Jay Asher Dear Universe, On a recent trip to New York City, I spotted a sign I had never seen before. The three words “Rough Road Ahead” made me pause for a moment. As an inspiration junkie and sign …
Dear Universe, Sometimes a girl needs to just sit at a bar. I’m not talking about the kind of bar that serves drinks with umbrellas and cherries. I’m talking about a bar that you sit back, relax, and let the barista—or rather hairista—blowout your hair. A blowout bar. That’s right. For a while now I’ve been wanting to try Dry …
Dear Universe, Growing up with two older brothers, I spent some time being a bit of a tomboy. But there was one thing I did enjoy as a girl: playing with my Barbies. First came the Barbie dolls with all the clothing, shoes and accessories. Then there was Skipper, Barbie’s younger sister, I believe. (I never did take to her …
Dear Universe, Lately, I’ve been spending some time in New York City visiting my family. This means I get to walk around a lot more, which is great. Except when it rains. I’m not a huge fan of walking in the rain. So when it was raining the other day I wasn’t in the best of moods. My feet …