i'm back! i'll give you an update soon, but for now I want to post the rest of my New York photos. Here are photos from our time in SOHO. it was so hot (just look at that poor dog) we took refuge with cool yogurt at chobani. it was a treat. i made my own combo with granola, strawberries and dark chocolate. delish.

now, we couldn't go to new york with out getting some new york style pizza. kelsey took us to lombardi's pizza, where we got a giant pizza with fresh mozzarella and basil. it was good. really good. if you can't tell by the look in our faces, we were fully enjoying or linner(lunch+dinner... because kelsey doesn't believe in eating until after 4). also, did you notice that the pizza chef smiled for my photo! he's awesome.

i am so behind on posting my photos, i still have thousands (i wish that wasn't literal) from new york. now that i've settled into a routine at school, hopefully i can share some more from time to time. i still want to do them justice, even if it's our beverage choices for brunch. this evening i was thinking about this group. i'm going to miss these goons this year, especially on our free nights. jordan and i watched a movie tonight, and it wasn't the same being the only one bugging jordan with all my questions. it was a good thing dana was there there, our canadian/irish houseguest for the month, to make the transition easier.

here's a life update for you:

i can't believe it's already august and this summer is coming to a close. this is my last day of waking up when i wake up, of eating cookies for breakfast, of taking my time to water and survey my garden. it's my last day of waiting anxiously for jordan to arrive home. and to feel okay that my biggest accomplishment this summer was finishing the gossip girl series (still a little embarrassed about that one). okay okay, i may have done other things... along with watching gossip girl, my other accomplishments this summer are: our garden. hands down. picking up a paint brush. getting a new job, that i like! decorating our house and then redecorating. taking a trip to the big apple. surviving jordan's first rotation. organizing our filing cabinet. joining crossfit. and that the manager at madewell knows my name.:) all in all, i am so thankful for this summer, i keep looking back at how we ended up in such a great house and an awesome city.

but, to be honest i'm a little excited for fall's arrival. with the weather being on the cooler side, i remember what it feels like to grab a jacket or put on a few layers. i'm also looking forward to teaching. this summer i was blessed to be given an opportunity to teach middles school and high school art at a christian school close by. it's really a dream come true and i still cannot believe that it's true. hopefully i'll share a little more of my art projects on this space this year. jordan and i are hosting a med students from ireland at our house this month, so that should be interesting! we're also committed to crossfit for three months. we both really enjoy it and the community at the gym, anyone want to start a bet on how many pull-ups i'll be able to do by october? i'm at 0 now, my goal is 10!

so, here's to you august!