how i spent my summer vacation on the east coast





















on porches and rooftops, in classrooms and forests, with crazy little kids and some even crazier old ladies- i return to chicago exhausted, but i have greatly cherished these weeks in this place that will never fail to feel like home.

spent the last weekend of my east coast summer romping around brooklyn with ry!









all the good flea bargaining, long walks, and supreme company were even enough to help me get over the death of my first and only car, tweety, whose engine finally blew en route to brooklyn at the old age of 16. tweety, rest in sweet peace- heaven knows you've earned it after so many years at my mercy.

went down to williamsburg for a great party at ben's on friday night- too bad i was so worn out from teaching young jedis all week (...i'll explain later...) that i literally fell asleep in my pretty dress smack in the middle of the fiesta (in terms of time and space). woke up on saturday, however, feeling quite refreshed! and proceeded to explore the outer-workings of ben's home.

the most perfect new york nights are spent staying in with a glass of wine and the people who know you best~

excellent weekend in bushwick: good friends, good wine, good music, good dance party