look a little closer blog

Growing up, I loved staying up late. I loved staying up to watch the sunrise. I remember late nights with childhood friends talking about dreams and hanging up posters of kittens. In college it was fun to stay out dancing and being girly with my girlfriends.

I don’t do this often anymore, but every now and then it’s fun to see the lights of the night into the morning.

~Like the lights of Max Fish on the Lower East Side~

~A very fun night with a new friend. *thanks Katy!*~

~Streetlights of my new neighborhood and a non-stop fire hydrant~

~Lights of street vendors near Union Square~

~and the moon light over 2nd Avenue~

~I finally learned how to create my own light show…~
(first time’s a charm!)

and of course, the first thing I thought about was love.

And hearts…

I made these into the morning light…
The sun and clouds created a spectacular show.

And as the city started to rise, I thought about resting.

Hope you had a great weekend.

xo

For the 4th, Afton and I took a midnight train to Montauk.

We got there around 4:00 am.

Montauk is literally at the end.

We rushed to the beach to watch the prettiest sunrise.

Some seagulls joined us.

And we played in the sand.

And sent lots of messages to our loved ones!

Shortly after this photo, we both passed out on the beach!
And woke up to a sparkly sea!

And an amazing sky blue sky.

Eventually, we decided to explore the town by bike and saw many things!

We went back to the beach, but this time we weren’t alone.

After 12 hours of blasting sun, exploring, and lots of laughing later we finally made it back to the train.

Where I caught the sunset on the train.

What a perfect day.

My roommate and I took a midnight train to Montauk. So far, it’s been an adventure and it’s only 5:43 am! I did this a few springs ago, but this time the water won’t be freezing so I’ll able to swim.

Anyway, the sun is rising and it’s so beautiful!

Here are a few phone pics. More to come soon from my camera – it’s absolutely stunning!

Good morning world and happy 4th of July!