Hello everybody!

It has been far too long since my last post, and I hope you all are doing well. I've had a crazy few months... I had to have surgery and was busy with my classes, but now I'm finished (woo-hoo) and celebrated with a trip to visit my twin sister (Stephanie) in New York. I forget how much I miss her, and wish she would move back to the West Coast, but at the same time completely get why she loves NY so dearly. I also forgot how enamored complete strangers are with twins, hahahaha. I get that it's confusing to people, but is it really that much different than other siblings that look really similar? We don't even look thaaaat identical anymore... right? What do you gals think?

I wish I had taken more pictures of all the yummy food I ate... in the two weeks I was there, pretty sure I gained at least 5 lbs... and that's after the 3+ miles of walking I did everyday hahaha.

Here are some pics from my trip:

Checking out the sunset upon Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty aboard the Staten Island Ferry... we're classy like that (it's free hehehe, but truly scenic and offers a unique perspective of the skyline that you can't really get from Brooklyn or Jersey).

The Andy Monument near Union Square... very cool. I also love how the city is reclaiming public space and adding those sweet-ass chartreuse bistro tables and umbrellas in the various parts of town that had excess sidewalk laying around. Open public space is so refreshing, and it's neat to see that it can be executed very well by simply providing a place for people to sit down.

Definitely recommend checking the High Line out if you're in NYC. This was my favorite new discovery on this trip. It's really close to where Steph works so I frequented it quite a bit while I was in town. The city took an old, no longer operating railroad track and converted it into a public park. The train track/park is elevated about 30 feet above the street (hence High Line).

Waiting for the train in Brooklyn after checking out the Williamsburg Flea Market.

The American Museum of Natural History was really fun to check out, there's something so timeless and endearing about taxidermy hahaha. My favorite part was actually the mineral/rock collection. The picture directly above is of a giant hunk of stibinite that was recently added to their permanent collection.







While in NY, I took a mini-roadtrip to Boston with Steph and Anibal (my brother in-law) to go visit Anibal's brother Jesus. We did touristy stuff (Quincy Market, Boston Commons, Freedom Trail, Top of the Hub, etc.)and it was loads of fun. I even had a requisite lobster roll. I'm such a sucker for a scenic view, and therefore rooftop anything... restaurant, bar, beer garden, etc. even if the food/drink/service is terrible, I'm always shamelessly into it.