I want to wake up in that City that never sleeps

I am super excited because my mom is coming over to New York City tomorrow to spend a wonderful week with my sister and me, I haven't seen her in one year and three months so this is more than awesome! Can't wait to show her the amazing city that I now call home!

My little town blues
They are melting away
I gonna make a brand new start of it
In old New York

If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York

New York, New York
I want to wake up in that city
That never sleeps
And find I'm king of the hill 

St. Patrick's Cathedral

See you later at my Castle

Enjoying the gorgeous weather on a relaxed Sunday at the Oheka Castle in Huntington!

Take me out

You most likely know this strange feeling - everything gets too much, you don't know what to do and how you feel. Life is not always on the upside and full of things you should do and you want to do. I lately have so many thoughts filling my head that I didn't have much time for blogging and not even for myself. I realized that I need to disburden my life a little and take some time off from all the stress. I guess I ran my batteries too low.

Just like Sam from Sam a la mode described one of my problems in a post: "It's a strange feeling to look at the bigger picture and realize that you're still so far away from your dreams, yet every step you take feels like the last step before reaching your goals. I've been self-reflecting lately since my life feels like it's in this stagnant area filled with doubts and crossroads." I feel like she took the words out of my mouth!

This is why I spent the weekend with my sister and some friends on Long Island - sometimes I just need a getaway! Thus we went to Huntington, a cozy city on the north shore of Long Island... and yes, it felt great to leave it all behind. All the stress, emotions and thoughts that were bothering me. Just getting out and back to nature, seeing something new and spending a few hours on a quiet beach was simply amazing and relaxing!

The "model face" :-D

The Empire State so close

 

A couple of weeks ago I had my first "blogger-meeting" with my best friend Yasemin from Yandthecity and the adorable Luisa from Style-Roulette at one of New York City's most beautiful rooftop bars - 230 Fifth on guess what... Fifth Avenue!
We had such a great time chatting, laughing and enjoying the view, even though it was really chilly on the rooftop - that's why we went inside speedy quick ;-) The atmosphere just blew my mind thanks to the amazing view of the Empire State Building and the cozy bathrobes and heaters they set up around us on the rooftop. Unfortunately I couldn't post any pictures of Luisa yet, because we didn't have the chance to exchange our shots yet but I promise there will be another post about our meeting coming up soon.
Delicious cocktails, amazingly talented and funny girls who have exactly the same interests like me, plus a couch so soft I could fall asleep on it right away - what else can I ask for?