LOUISIANA SNO BALLS AND GOOD FRIENDS IN THE CITY

first of all i am in denial that the summer is ending and so let's not go there. 

second of all is sno balls. 

there's a sno ball cart that's parked on gansevoort in the meatpacking district for the summer, imperial wood-pecker sno balls. it's the "real deal," according to a friend who hails from the south and knows about these things. and even though cold things aren't my jam (give me the carbs i can chew!), i'd been dying to try it out, and latonya and river were able to meet us, and now here comes the third of all.

third of all is i had a lovely realization tonight, about being old and having friends. 

i moved around a lot as a kid and so while i always had good friends, i rarely ever had close friends. a few here and there, but there was always another move looming. it wasn't until we moved back to the city that i started making the kind of friendships that i felt could really become life-long. a lot of this had to do with blogging--blogging has a way of helping you find your tribe in such a neat way--and a lot of it was due to the fact that here in the city, you sort of bond extra hard with the women you live near and go to church with, since none of us have family close. we all sort of become each others' families, which has been really lovely. 

by and large, the ladies i've met in the last few years through blogging and living in the city have been fiercely amazing. but because i didn't start making these kinds of friends until i was, like, 28, i'd never learned the hard way that sometimes it doesn't work out. sometimes you give your trust too easily to the wrong people. sometimes you're the idiot for trying too hard, or being too vulnerable in all the wrong situations. (if there is anything i'm ever likely to be, it is mostly always "too vulnerable in the wrong situations." i'm ace at that.) i suppose i will gladly always be that idiot, it's better than being the alternative. 

it's weird to be this old having these experiences, finally, but i guess that's what's made it all the sweeter that i've been able to find the real deal and when that happens it makes it all worth it. so that was my lovely realization tonight. i have had such good luck making friends here in this city. fun friends and see-you-around friends, sure. but even close friends too. i don't stop and feel grateful for that enough. 

one such lady, of course, is miss latonya. she's a good one.

anyway, sno balls. derp derp. 

brandon was there too but he was feeling strictly-behind-the-camera tonight. and please to appreciate how amazing his skills are! proud wife.

right, and then because we were there and the sun was setting so nicely for us we decided to cap it off with a walk on the highline. aaaand take a million photos because it's practically impossible to walk the highline and not take a million photos. 

p.s. huck is such a ladies man. 

these are a few hideously funny faces going on, so of course i had to post them. that there is what i look like when i am telling you something. really. spectacular. you-will-not-believe. latonya is reacting exactly as one should in such a situation, as you can see. 

completely unrelated now: near the middle of the highline there's an artist who's set up this giant mini public art gallery. he invites passersby to stop and paint a tile, which you can then take with you or leave behind for him to add to the gallery. huck and riv were total naturals, we were very proud. 

anyway anyway. we had a lovely evening, i love having brandon home on staycation (staycation!), and other things by way of wrapping this up.

also i'm going to have to hit the farmers market tomorrow and buy ALL of the fruit and remind myself that it is still august. IT IS STILL AUGUST! 

loves to all of you from all of us. over and out.

p.s. on me

hat: madewell (similar HERE)

pants c/o LOFT

tee: forever 21

shoes: rachel comey

on huck:

tee: american apparel

pants: zara kids

shoes: salwtater sandals