My Mr. Big and the Real Mr. Big

Just a quick pop in to share an exciting story from tonight :)

I stopped in Union Square to pick up my Mr. Big (Seth) and walking down the street as we were was the REAL Mr. Big! I was shocked :) and in awwww... I love love love Sex in the City! Plus, I am still always amazed to see these famous people walking the same streets as I do ;)

tired of the rain

dear rain,
i liked you yesterday, yet that doesn't mean you must insist on staying for so terribly long. please pack your bags and head on.
love,
alicia

i haven't actually blogged in what feels like... forever. and i probably won't allow myself too long this evening either. life has just taken over and my free time... who am i kidding?... i don't have free time.

multiple rainy days make me wish i were anywhere else. yesterday, when i took the photo above, i had this feeling like i was somewhere else... living another life... it's the feeling you get in a moment when a memory from a book, a movie, your imagination flashes in your mind and something else almost feels like reality (weird right?) but now, i'm tired of this rain.

and to be quite frank. i am kind of just tired! fall is slowly creeping in and here i am wishing for even cooler weather these rainy days. the leaves are starting to change slowly. the days are getting shorter and i'm already barely seeing the light of the day other than through the windows of a building. but i'm also excited for the new season... i just hope i can enjoy it, really truly enjoy it.

City Night

I am on a roof deck with the most perfect view of the city tonight!
Love the city, love our friends.

Beach Day

It is a most perfect day to be out at the beach!! We are sitting on a
Fire Island beach right now enjoying this amazing weather!

This morning feels like...

Fall!!! It's cool enough for a sweater and there are now pumpkins out
at one of the small markets by the subway!! Love it!

A New Friend

Pretty excited about this new friend! His name is Herman, and it was Love at first sight! Kendra wanted so bad to name him Herman, and it fits perfectly! Let's hope we can keep him alive for a while now!

We got him rocks to match his colors. He also has a castle to swim through, a little fake green plant, and (the best thing of all!) a hammock leaf to sleep on! I've never seen a fish sleep on a hammock, but Kendra swears they can. I hope I catch him snoozing on it! :)

I think he was excited to be picked, too. He wiggled his fins in full speed all the way to his new home! (I think getting a fish today took me back to about age 10. I can't believe how excited I am about this little guy!)

Week 26: Street Vendors

Mrs. E and I took a momentary break from our photo collaboration

project (somehow the summer ended up being quite busy, for me for

sure :) She is always good about posting quite regularly, and as

you've seen, I am on and off!! But I am hoping this is back on our

schedule!

Top: Mrs. E

Bottom: Me

How he loves me...

You may have noticed that I changed a few things on the blog... Finally took some time to try out the new designs blogger posted and in the process decided to switch up the banner at the top of the blog. This is the photo I chose.

I remember the day this photo was taken, about a year and a half ago. We were about to start a whole day adventure to Jersey and back into the City through China town and into the Lower East Side into the wee-hours of the night. The photo was taken by photobooth on my computer. We both knew the importance of this photo. I even got it printed at one point. The prints, like most prints I have done, sat in an envelop tucked away... Until recently this summer, when I pulled them out and tried to put some of them on display, including this one. It's placed on the side of our fridge so I can see it whenever I'm cooking or cleaning in the kitchen.

Seth says it's the image that shows how he loves me. I agree.

You Are Alive.

Walking through a Movie Production

I got yelled at today... Well not yelled at, more spoke to in a rushed get out of the way sort of tone. I couldn't help it... I was just trying to see the action... Literally.

This is NOT how the cars park on this road. And it is also NOT a precinct... It's a private high school that's tied with the church just west of it. See all the people at the end of the road in the picture? They are all the movie people.

I'm pretty sure that is NOT a cop.

It's interesting how they change things for movies... Like the name of this building. When you watch the movie, you will think it's a precinct. To be completely honest, the gold letters on the building have me convinced and questioning if it was actually a high school or a precinct... Maybe I'd been confused before ;)

Here's where the cameras are rolling. I'd already been told I had to walk on the opposite side of the road. I just assumed being over there that I'd be fine to walk slowly and watch. Not the case. This is about when I get yelled at... I guess where they were filming was about where I was walking.

Anyway, if you are interested in seeing the movie (look for me in the background - even though I'm sure I'm not there ;) it's called Premium Rush. (but you'll have to wait a while before you can see it!)

Pigeon Guy

Everyone has their thing... This guy has chosen pigeons, and these passers by have stopped to enjoy them with him. We stayed long enough to snap a few shots before hitting the road with a quiver. What is New York City without pigeons? And even though I love this city dearly and I understand the place of pigeons in the city, you won't catch me letting them touch me, let alone eat out of my hand.

Swooning for the Sun

Two rainy days in a row around here. Today resembled something that seemed more of a fall day pulled out of October. I can't say I was terribly sad. I am craving another Northeast fall. Most of all, I'm just hoping Seth and I can pull a trip upstate or into New England for the fall colors!

This photo was taken back in July on an evening bus tour while my stepmomma was visiting. I actually have quite a few photos from the last month that I haven't shared... Sad right? Photos I never get around to share. My goal is to get back to photo sharing. (Why have I gotten so bad when it's so easy - I can literally email them from my phone!)

Although we didn't see the sun set, we did see the city lights under the clouds from our good friends' new roof view tonight. And I'll take that any day, even if it feels like the middle of November and nothing like August!

Moustache

If you are a NY subway ride, you've probably seen this around... Seems like someone has taken to drawing out the word moustache on the upper lip of portraits on underground ads. Things that make you go hmmmm?

More Photography

Just wanted to share the latest update to my photography collection. These three sisters have a few more photos posted at be a photograph - head over and check them out!

I still have another family's photos to complete and my brother's senior photos.... So it's back to work for me :) Just wanted to share really quickly!!