Life of a Paper Doll

Friday, May 4, 2012

Flashback Friday

I mean.... this is pretty sweet. Look at those big wheels!

We're like a biker gang. I was so cool.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

A Rugger Garden Party

I was digging in the dirt in the rain all day yesterday

preparing for my first legitimate event!

A book signing event with author Daniel Cappello for his book

The Ivy League will be held at 25 Prince Street today at 6pm.

More pictures to come of my beautiful garden party creation!!

Please stop by if you're in the area!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

A little piece of Oklahoma

I've had a really rough week so far... and it's only Wednesday.

I came home from an after work drink with the roomy last night and there was
a lovely surprise waiting for me... it was just what I needed!

Yes. I am 26 years old and I have a pen pal. Jealous? I bet you are!

It is a modern day friendship fairytale! I remember it perfectly.

I was out for drinks one night at this Texas themed bar with my man.

He was being entertained by some friends while I, of course, was playing on my phone.

I had stumbled upon this "Taryn" girl's Instagram (the name was purely a coincidence)

and completely fell in love with her photos!
I started liking her stuff, she started liking mine. You know how it works!
The next thing I know I get a message from the adorable gal
and we started discussing our extremely similar creative eye and the rest is history!

Now we send cute little cards and gifts to one another
and this is what came for me yesterday!

My little piece of Oklahoma that her and her husband found at a vintage store

to go along with my little piece of New York that I found

while cleaning out my visual storage space at work. I love old Polaroids..

This was the last care package I sent to her (and her hubby)!

She even documents things like I do.
And now there is confetti all over my room and I love it.

Social Media is pretty magical but pen pals are the best.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Those were the days

When I lived in Southie my friends and I would go to this hole in the wall

called Portobellos.. I just looked it up and apparently the real name is "Cafe Porto Bello".

Whatever... Lies. Anyways, the food was the most amazing Italian food

I've ever stuffed my face with. It was a date night regular.

I was looking through old photos and found these and it brought me back.

It was such a tiny place but it was so cute and quaint. The food was soooo good that

the lack of elbow room didn't even phase you. My little Noodle took this photo.

That was a good day. We got drunk in the day light and wandered around this random

street fair that was going on right outside our doorsteps! Thooose were the days.

Home is where the heart is.

I've been saying for a while now that I haven't found my "family" in New York yet.

I've been feeling unsettled and anxious. The past 24 hours made me realize that it was my
actual family that I've been missing. Sometimes life throws you curveballs to get you to
realize what's important.... and what's important is health, family and happiness.

All I want is to be next to this guy and to be with my parents

and that's where I'll be this weekend!

I am the luckiest girl.