Armory Show 2010

Recently I got to attend the Armory Show, my first time! It was very similar to Art Basel in Miami but I liked this show better...

http://www.thearmoryshow.com

Here are some of the highlights that got my attention!

Miami

I was back in Miami recently when I got to see one of my favorite things I used to love when I lived in South Beach a few years ago: sunsets! I used to live really close to the bay where we would go on the dock of Southgate Apt's to watch the sunsets, amazing!! The shots on the beach are on another day when the sun is at the lowest, which is why my shadow look 20ft tall!!!

DC

A couple weeks ago a group of friends and I went to go visit our dear friend Duke who recently moved to DC. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate as much as we had wanted, but we still had a blast. However seeing the monuments on a rainy afternoon was definitely a different experience. For those who don't know I went to undergrad in DC at GWU. Our campus was in Foggy Bottom which was right next to most of the monuments and the white house so the trip was a walk down memory lane.

Also for those who don't know, DC has some of the best Ethiopian food i've ever had, when I go back to DC I always make sure I swing by http://www.eteterestaurant.com/

keeping up with the blog!!!

wow, i've been really bad about keeping up with this blog, but now that I have some spare time, i'm going to be going through all my pics and happenings in the past few months, things might be slightly out of order but yall will get the point!!! more to come!!

showing mom around NYC

My mom recently came to visit me in NYC for a few days so I was excited to show her around. I knew her interests lied away from the typical tourist traps so I definitely took her off the beaten path to places like The Cloisters, the NY Botanical Garden, Bronx Zoo etc. We also got to check out The Met and the Central Park Conservatory which were must see's in my book! All in all she has a wonderful time here and was surprised at how serene and beautiful certain places are even though they are either in the city or so close by! Check out the pics and you'll see why!! ;-)

Here is some info on the places we went to visit as well as some other things we did!

Sites we saw:

The Met: http://www.metmuseum.org/

Central Park: http://www.centralparknyc.org/

The Cloisters: http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/the_cloisters

NY Botanical Garden: http://www.nybg.org/

Bronx Zoo: http://www.bronxzoo.com/

Billy Elliot: http://www.billyelliotbroadway.com/

Places we noshed at:

Shake Shack: http://www.shakeshack.com/

Kefi: http://www.kefirestaurant.com/

La Rural: http://www.laruralnyc.com/

Nook: http://www.nynook.com/

Barney's Greengrass: http://www.barneygreengrass.com/

Zabars: http://www.zabars.com/

DC

this past weekend I got to spend it in DC with a few friends, if you don't know I actually got my undergrad at GWU, so it will always have a special place in my heart! Didn't get to take as many snaps as I wanted, but managed to take this image as the sun was setting over the reflecting pool/lincoln memorial!!