101 in 1001

It’s been a little while since I reported on the status of my 101 in 1001 list. Recently I’ve crossed off a few more:

13. Attended 5 yoga or Pilates classes at the gym instead of working out on my own. 

14. Booked my flights to visit my grandpa in Florida!!!! Just in time for his 95th birthday :)

25. I tried another new food: bone marrow! At dinner at DBGB in New York, I had the chance to try marrow. I don’t know if I would eat it all the time, but I certainly understand why people love it so much! 

76. I made my 2014 NYC trip! Read about it here.

Anyone else making progress on their lists?

travel / nyc

This past weekend I met the boy in NYC for a weekend of good food and friends. Friday night brought margaritas and girl time with my dear college roommate L.

Saturday morning L and I got up early and got coffee and cut through Central Park on our way to Levain Bakery on the Upper West Side, home of the BEST cookies EVER.

Then we met our boyfriends for delicious brunch at Kingswood in the West Village before doing a little window shopping.

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Saturday night brought dinner at Daniel Boulud’s restaurant DBGB. A gave me his cookbook Daniel for my birthday and I was excited to try one of his restaurants. Boy did it not disappoint!! Then we met another college friend and her boyfriend for a drink and catch up.

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And Sunday morning consisted of AMAZING bagels and coffee at Ess-a-Bagel before we headed to the bus home.

I clearly did mostly eating in NYC…I should probably start keeping a better log of my restaurant adventures in Boston…

Anyone been to any of these places in NYC?

travel / shopping in nyc

If you follow me on Instagram (@awinkasmile), then you may have seen my pictures from my trip to NYC last weekend. I did some shopping at two of my favorites, Joe Fresh and Uniqlo, and Joe Fresh in particular had lots of happy color for spring and it really made me excited for spring!

The colors were a bit more vibrant in person.

I wanted all of these button downs and flats!!!

I also peeked in Zara and spotted this beautiful beaded skirt:

What’s inspiring you recently?