On Monday night, I met up with my friends Christine and Alyssa at the Great Lawn in Central Park for Philharmonic in the Park! It’s a New York tradition that went on hiatus last summer (bummer). The New York Philharmonic plays in parks in every borough over the course of about a week., and I was excited to cross it off my New York bucket list.
It was a lovely evening of friends, good conversation, a French baguette, apple grape juice and ice cream (for dessert!). Oh, and heat and humidity, but that’s summer for you. And some creeping on some really fancy picnic set ups. You better believe we’re going to be prepared come next year.
Really excited about my juice box!
And the best part? Fireworks!! But no classical music during the fireworks show? Missed opportunity, people.
Still nursing your holiday hangover? Hopefully these links can help you through the first Monday of the year.
An oldie but a goodie: the lead singer of Dion and the Belmonts returns to the Bronx to tell his story, from The New York Times.
Fan favorite Jason Taylor retired this weekend, and even though I’m not a Miami Dolphins fan, he’s a stand up guy. I loved this piece on him from The Miami Herald.
Laughing With Broken Eyes recently had a series, One Week to Better Blogging. Click the link to read all the posts – great tips even if you’ve been blogging for awhile!
finally coming home! ♡ seeing palm trees EVERYWHERE ♡ being able to see the horizon again ♡ Chili’s ♡ late-night texts ♡ night games at Joe Robbie ♡ over-priced concession stand food ♡ Beatles tribute bands ♡ the real Beatles too ♡ French fries ♡ girls’ night out ♡ Disney karoke ♡ trips to Publix ♡ pretzel M&Ms ♡ glossy magazines ♡ impulse purchases in the check-out line ♡ lazy days at the beach ♡ playing in the waves for hours, and falling over like a little kid ♡ finding my mom’s vintage Ray-Bans after I lost them in the ocean (crisis averted) ♡ leftovers ♡ missing New York for the first time ♡ wanderlust ♡ already reading the same number of books I read last summer (1) ♡ listening to the radio in the car ♡
♡ not getting tired of hearing Adele on the radio ♡ my guy friends admitting that yes, “Rolling in the Deep” is a good song ♡ seeing my dogs ♡ playing dress up ♡ new wedges ♡ not having to do my own cooking ♡ FOOD, but especially rice and beans ♡ catching up with girlfriends ♡ having cable again ♡ watching Heat games in Miami ♡ ignoring ESPN after said Heat games even though I’m glad to have the channel again ♡ borrowing my brother’s nice camera ♡ my own set of apartment keys ♡ shopping malls ♡ passion fruit lemonade at Starbucks ♡ pink cake pops (also at Starbucks) ♡ my new haircut ♡ lining up guest bloggers for next week ♡ OMG guys, I’m going to Colombia! ♡ having so much to be thankful for ♡
♥ May flowers ♥ the prospect of moving into my summer apartment ♥ my GO! San Diego team ♥ Tumblr – yes, I said it ♥ anything related to Pirates of the Caribbean ♥ old-school, Rat Pack Las Vegas ♥ finishing my sophomore year ♥ florals ♥ my oxford heels ♥ finally finding a place to set up my tripod-less camera for outfit photos – the week before I move out ♥ funfetti cake ♥ memes ♥ Taylor Swift’s “Mean” video ♥ getting an A- in my ridiculously tough intro course to my American Studies major ♥ getting excited about starting my internship soon! ♥ my new LBD for my brother’s high school graduation ♥ freshly painted nails ♥ having more time to blog – for now ♥
♡ Skyping with old friends from home. I love catching up, especially after such a long time. ♥
♡ My new printer – the HP Deskjet 3050. It’s not as fancy as my old printer, but guess what? It works! Life is so much better when you can print papers at the last minute have a printer.
♡ The 60′s Oldies station on Pandora. Old-school perfection – I wish they still made music like that.
This screen siren passed away nearly a month ago, and for a week or so, the most beautiful pictures of her were circulating on television and in print. One of the last great movie stars, the vivacious Taylor left behind quite a legacy.
Selena Perez was a Mexican-American singer who popularized Tejano music in the U.S. She was killed in 1995, but her music continues to influences countless of fans. On YouTube, you can still find hundreds of video tributes to her. My favorite songs, which I’ve been playing on a loop, are “Como La Flor”, “I Could Fall In Love” and “Dreaming of You”.
I love this movie, and we recently watched a lot of clips from it in my American Studies class. One of my favorite scenes? Rita Moreno singing “America”.
You know how some girls worship Old Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn? Well, I adore Natalie Wood, who coincidentally played Maria in West Side Story (although she did not do the singing herself). Like Taylor, Wood was a studio star. Like Monroe, she met an untimely death.
“Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.”
♡ Black, white & red
There’s just something so classic, chic and polished about black and white ensembles paired with just a touch of red. Love it.
♡ These shoes.
Why, hello Payless. We need to get reacquainted a.s.a.p. See a trend with these picks?
Hi, my name is Sarah, and welcome to my corner of the blog world, Shades of Sarah. This is my space to write about whatever catches my attention - fashion, movies, sports, whatever! Enjoy!
