and suddenly, all falls into place.

Life is beautiful right now. I got a JOB! Not a job but a JOB. A first step in a career. I'm thrilled and so excited to start this next part of my life. But, I've been busy and LT&C has taken a hit for it.

There's no time for apologies.
I'm happy!

February 2014

It's been a weird month in Georgia. We've weathered apocalyptic ice storms yet last weekend, I was hiking a mountain in shorts and a tshirt. Il sole is a beautiful thing. But since this is Georgia, we'll have the heat soon enough. February has been a great month for reconnection. I've gotten back in touch and spent special time with friends and family friends that seemed to fall by the wayside. I haven't been writing. I haven't been in a place where I figured people would want to read what I had to write. Then again, who am I to make that choice? So a blitz of blogging is coming. I'll just be craftfully throwing it out there for you guys. Old travel stories I haven't yet shared, bizarre moments being a 22-year-old. You can't be anything but honest when fingers hit the keys.

[my favorite documented moments from february]

The Sundial Restaurant @ the Westin Peachtree Plaza // 72 Stories Up!

Snowy Day w/ a book & my kitty

Hiking Kennesaw Mountain 

eating my way through NYC

Walk, Eat, Drink, Sleep. Repeat. 

I feel like it goes without saying but New York City has the best food in the world. Any food in the world you could want, I would bet you can eat it in New York. When I was feeling touristy, I snapped some shots of the delicious meals I ate. It's nice to remember how yummy it was, considering the massive hit that my bank account took after the weekend. Yep. It was worth it.

Crispy Sushi at Mira Sushi. The rice was flash-fried and tasted different than any sushi I'd had before. Amazing. 

The Formaggi & Salumi Plate @ Eataly's La Piazza

List of the cheeses (formaggi) available @ Eataly. Think this made me miss Rome? 

Brunch at The Smith. I had poached eggs with potato pancakes and creamed spinach. It was... glorious. 

It was the greatest weekend. Those girls sitting at that brunch table make my heart happy. They're all living in New York and it's everything. Fun / exhausting / crazy / challenging / rewarding / frustrating... Everything. I was happy to catch a glimpse and get a taste. 

Lions + a GoPro

If you couldn't tell by the name of this page, I'm a big cat fan. So my jaw was pretty much open in envy for 15 minutes as I watched this video of a South African man who has developed an incredible relationship with lions. The video focuses on his concern with the habitat loss and shrinking numbers of the lion population. I think it's great that GoPro, a company with a huge advertising budget, chooses to promote their product while shedding light on important moral issues. Way to go, GoPro.