Making Reconnections

I had one of my best childhood friends in from Philly this weekend and it had been almost a year since her last visit to the Big Apple. I really wanted to paint the town red and take her out for some really "New Yorky" activities, so naturally one of the first things we did was hop the PATH out to Jersey City for a fashion show event called, "FENOMENON" that another friend of mine was producing.

The event, which was held in the sprawling Canco Lofts - a warehouse converted into lofts, also doubled as a benefit for the community service organization, Women Rising.
While there, I also got to get in touch with my inner model by posing for fashion shots with a professional photographer that they hired for fun. I wonder what will become of those photos...

Anyway, the whole night was about the closest I've come to having an out of "Sex and the City" experience since moving to the city... I find it a tad ironic that I had to go all the way to Jersey City to have it.

I felt a bit guilty about dragging my Philly phriend into Jersey when she had purposely come up to New York for a New Yorky weekend, but I made up for it earlier today when I took her around to brunch at Isabella's on the UWS, then for a brisk walk through Central Park and a final stop on the top of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to catch a final glimpse of the Jeff Koons exhibit, featuring an enormous metallic chartreuse balloon animal dog. (See below)

Overall, I think that it was a very New Yorky weekend, but most of all it was really great to reconnect with one of my most trusted oldest and dearest friends from home who believes in me and is supportive of what I'm trying to do here. I told her about my blog and my newly found dedication to the pursuit of my craft, and she's really excited for me. That kind of response sort of reaffirms my belief in myself and that I'm truly where I belong, doing what I should be doing.

At least for now.