Lake Placid | New York

its so cold. i know you needed me to tell you that because you haven't seen the trillion screen shots of the weather blowing up your news feeds. i'm currently sitting in my favorite chair at my parents house, in front of the fire place which i have crammed full of wood. i'm also wearing two pairs of pants and my warmest socks hashtag: fashion hashtag: style. 

as cold and as crazy as my drive was back from up state, i actually am missing it a wee bit. its just so pretty there and hallelujah for friends who know how to drive in the snow. one of the days i was there we ventured out to lake placid. something about Olympic yada yada... famous ski jump whatever. it was totally cute. color me impressed.

we started out the trip with a dead battery in the car because you know, new york, winter, death. cars don't like the cold very much. wilber got the worst gas mileage up there. anyway, once we got on the road with snacks and the best chocolate milk in the country, (thanks Battenkill Valley Creamery!) my face was stuck to the window. the trees covered in snow, the snow covering pretty much everything really... it was all really really nice to see.

the town is super cute too. lots of ski stuff, cute antiques and even a donut shop! can i get an amen? it was so fun to explore and even though the wind literally took my breath away, i would go back a hundred times over. oh and yea, the company was alright too.  

^^ this is andy boyscout sewing a button back on to my coat. its still there. yay boyscouts!

Fort Ann Clan.

i started out the morning with walking across the room bragging to heather that i was blogging so i win. (inside joke.) it was all going so smoothly until i realized at the edge of the room that the heating pad was tucked inside my overalls and the chord was still plugged into the wall.

you win some you lose some...

that has been the comfort level this week though. lots of overalls and pajamas. lots of dirty hair and paint covered hands, (okay its mostly on my feet?! what the?) and no worries of judgement on my grandmother sweaters. its been so nice. so pleasant, to just sit and edit, or paint of even eat the worlds yummiest yogurt. i should really visit more often.

i am going to miss this place and its people and its yogurt and cheese.

Welcome to New York.

when you hear good old Taylor sing it, this is not quite what you picture right? but oh this snow is so pretty to me! when we were out walking today taking photos, a man stopped us with a weird look and asked what we were doing. Heather explained that i am from the south and thats why i had a stupid grin on my face...

okay she didn't say that last part...

but its lovely isn't it? i mean, if you don't live here i guess that its much more pretty. everyone seems pretty sick of the (beautiful) snow. poor people, they don't know what they're missing.

my trip from tennessee up to virginia was uneventful. (i mean except for the part about locking my keys in my truck...) and then the trip to new jersey was just splendid. i stopped and got a manicure because female and then arrived at my sweet aunty's house for a good nights sleep and hilarious chat. i love my aunts and uncles and staying over i get to have the most fun late night talks. the next day we all woke up, i photographed my cousin Alexis on the most beautifully lit beach and then we headed to party with our nana.

and nana is 80 and looks awesome and its probably the sweetest/funniest 80 year old there is. just sayin.

the next day i stopped for some delicious coffee (more on that later!) and drove the rest of the way to new york.

my two (married) friends from freshmen year of college live up here and every time i visit heather and andy its the dead of winter and i always say i'm not coming back in winter...which i never do. its always winter when i come. i am a liar. but i will tell you that i never laugh like i do when i'm up here in this cozy house. and i will tell you that i enjoy all the dairy products that upstate new york has to offer. and i will also tell you that it is so refreshing to fall asleep to a crackling fire and wake up when the light peeks through the shades. and i will tell you that there is really nothing like it up here and also if you ever happen to visit bring every sweater you own.

and with that i will get back to my work. i hope you are enjoying your week as much as i'm enjoying mine. happy winter y'all.