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Day 2: Kauai Part II – Pet Thieves and Rice Pots

June 5, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

Still bummed about my water logged Nikon D80, I must have looked down at my camera pathetically 15 times on the ride home. Laurie noticed and sympathetically asked if I wanted to go to the market to get some rice… Continue Reading →

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Day 2: Kauai Part I – Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls

June 5, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

Yes, I quoted a TLC song. It seemed perfectly fitting even if that’s not what the song is really about. We were woken up at the crack of dawn by the hideously loud sound of a bird from the nest… Continue Reading →

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Day 1: Kauai – Bellies at 100% Always

June 4, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

9am flight from SFO, meant I had to get to leave my house at 7am. Upon arriving and getting through security in record time, I get a text message from United that there are mechanical issues with the plane. Cry.… Continue Reading →

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Packing List: Kauai Hiking

June 2, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

Vacations for me crop up spontaneously, especially when gabbing with Laurie online. A couple weeks ago my manager mentioned I should take some time off, but I was flustered with no where to go, and no one to go with.… Continue Reading →

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Day 3: Chicago – The Musical

May 25, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

Sunday. Woke up at 7am and continued reading “The Fault in Our Stars” until I realized my eyes would be puffy all day if I continued down this path. Was extremely thankful that Jen’s room had a box of tissues… Continue Reading →

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Day 2: Chicago – A Windy City Indeed

May 24, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

Saturday. I woke up three times, not because the bed was hard, but mostly because I don’t sleep well, ever? I mean sure, I am an infamous napper. Known for such feats as being an hour late to my own… Continue Reading →

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Day 1: Chicago – Dancing Dawgs

May 23, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

Friday. Woke up this morning at around 4am, this weeks sleep has been more irregular than usual. Our flight wasn’t till 4pm, so I ended up shopping online for 2 hours amassing two thousand dollars worth of merchandise in my… Continue Reading →

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Shop-stinance: Day 25

April 27, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

Day 25: Sleep No More. Literally. After a slight snafu with our reservation at Salinas, we were lead into the middle dining hall which smelled deliriously of the fresh cut roses that filled the room and was illuminated by a… Continue Reading →

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Shop-stinance: Day 24

April 26, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

Day 24: Since we stayed out till 3am the night before, we took it easy Saturday morning and slept in. By 1pm our bellies were a rumbling, and on the menu for lunch? Mazemen from Yuji Ramen.

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Shop-stinance: Day 23

April 25, 2014Jessica Leave a Comment

Day 23: New York, New York. With a collective maybe 10 hours of sleep between the three of us we arrived at JFK around 6:30am. Grabbed a cab to get to Midtown where we would call the Grand Hyatt Hotel… Continue Reading →

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The art scene in NYC 😍 The Vessel in Hudson Yards, The art scene in NYC 😍 The Vessel in Hudson Yards, a few murals from my walks, a few pieces from The Armory Show to drink champagne pretending I’m an art buyer, the LV trunks and a few Broadway shows.
First US Open but definitely not the last. Also oo First US Open but definitely not the last. Also ooof for the semis starting at 7pm going to 1:30am, when there was a lightning storm. 

Renewed my interest in watching tennis again. Next up: Laver Cup, then Indian Wells maybe? 🤩
1960s vibes from the TWA Hotel. A neat place to st 1960s vibes from the TWA Hotel. A neat place to stop over if you have a long layover at JFK.
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