scenes from new york.

as you know, last weekend simon and i drove to new york city. it was one of those perfect weekends. the air was crisp, the streets were lined with christmas trees, and i walked arm in arm through the village with some of my best friends in the world.

this was the view from our hotel. that being said, we stayed up until the wee hours of the night talking to our friends over glasses of wine, so we barely saw it. (in retrospect, this may be why i came down with a cold, but it was so worth it.)

even though i lived in new york city for many years, i still feel like a tourist every time. but i love that some things never change, like the subways and the metro cards. (i also love my fingerless gloves even though they're not practical when it's freezing outside.)

we visited rockefeller center and saw the giant tree! we also saw the saks 5th avenue christmas display (above) which was really cool.

and last but not least, here are some pictures of my friends. they might kill me for posting these... but they're so cute, aren't they? :)

i feel so lucky to live so close to the city, and have friends that make us french-style pastis cocktails, take us to fabulous restaurants, and make us laugh. simon and i are still smiling. xo.