Today I turn 29! 28 was a great year- honestly one of the best years for me yet. I have so many great memories from the past 12 months:
Two of my besties Jessica and Katy came to visit me last year for my 28th. We celebrated at Bergdorf's Restaurant:
I also made them do Sleep No More with me, which was an odd experience. There's really no way to describe it, but we all left thoroughly confused by the whole thing. The holidays were spent at home in OKC, where my mom made us all wear matching PJs. My niece Lily even got a pair:
In January, my nephew Hudson was born! This was the first time I got to hold him:
In February, I experienced my first real NY blizzard. Even the subway was shut down for a bit, but even so it was one of my favorite days ever in the city. My friend and I trudged over to Central Park and went sledding like little kids. The city was so peaceful!
In March, my parents visited and we got to see Hamilton. Luckily we somehow scored tickets before the show got too big and didn't have to shell out a fortune for them. It's by far the best Broadway show I've seen (but I didn't need to tell you that).
In April, Katy came back and visited me! I made her ride the subway and tried to explain you can't wear heels on the train (you bring them with you in your bag) but she doesn't listen. Doesn't she look thrilled to be on the 4-5-6 train with me?!
We spent Sunday lying in the sun in Central Park:
In fact, the last 12 months were spent taking lots of walks through Central Park-
And lots of nights out in the city with Lauren & Vicky (typically downstairs at Acme, The Jane, or The Ludlow):
My good friend Gabby finally moved to NY from Montreal this past March, and I couldn't be happier. She got a cute studio apt near Union Square- here's a corner of her space after she got it set up:
In May, my friend Grace and I went to Montego Bay, Jamaica:
In the summer, we spent 80% of the weekends in East Hampton or Montauk:
{my friend Melissa and I at the Wolffer Wine Stand}
{pretty hydrangeas in Sag Harbor}
Fall has flown by. I went home quickly for an OU game in October and just returned from OKC for a nice Thanksgiving with my fam. My mom and I posed for a pic before going to an OKC Thunder game last Saturday:
Celebrities spotted this year:
BJ Novak going in to The Bowery
Ice Cube sitting down the bar from me at Irvington
Amy Poehler pushing her son in a stroller in Clinton Hill
Jesse Tyler Ferguson eating across the restaurant from me at Javelina
Zosia Marmet (Shoshanna from Girls) walking her dog in the Upper West Side
Kelly Ripa in my East 83rd Soul Cycle class (girl can ride a bike)
Dorinda Medley getting a coffee at my neighborhood Starbucks, Romana Singer all over the Hamptons, Luann de Lesseps at the bookstore in Sag Harbor, Bethanny Frankel at Crows Nest in Montauk
Not pictured: The millions of cocktails and dinners out I consumed this past year. It was fun to look back through all my photos and remember those moments, but I wanted to spare you from looking at too many plates of food and cheers-ing drinks. Many thanks to the people who made my year so wonderful and special- you know who you are!
Here's to hoping 29 is as memorable as 28 certainly was.
XOXO,
Sam