First snowfall of the year

Last year the first came in early October and a very mild and snow-less winter followed. I don't know how this winter will be, but I'm personally hoping for a very cold and snowy winter.

Today was the first official introduction to winter with the first snow! Right now the New York/New Jersey area is getting hit with a noreaster--and just a week after Hurricane Sandy ravaged over some of the same parts of NY/NJ.

Although the snow is beautiful falling from my window, it never sticks in the city and rather just becomes a slushy, inconvenient mess. I think I'll avoid going outside until I have class tomorrow morning...

Scenes from Sandy (and the aftermath)

All you need is gLove

Congratulations to Nationals' first baseman Adam LaRoche on his first career Gold Glove! LaRoche is only the second National to be honored with the ward since Ryan Zimmerman won the award (for his position at third base) in 2009.

The Gold Glove awards are awarded annually to Major League Baseball players in each league for each position for superior fielding performances. The awards are voted by managers and coaches in each league.

I can be a terribly inconsistent blogger at times...

But now I'm back! And not horribly sleep deprived from midterms and papers. Shocker. But now that I've come back to revive this stale blog, I've also brought photos from some of my latest escapades.

In early October my house had a photo based scavenger hunt with our sister house. Guess who was the designated photographer for her group?

I made homemade pumpkin bread on fall break. From scratch. Which is all together rewarding and fun when you have the time, energy, and can adapt the recipe so you don't give yourself a buzz from the sugar.

I got to experience postseason baseball for the first time EVER with my dad over fall break. The Nationals lost (badly) and our seats were almost as high as you could go in the stadium, but it was so much fun to be able to be a part of history. (It was the first time since 1933 a DC baseball team has made it to the postseason.)

And because the only notable thing that's really happened since I got to go to the game was midterms started, I leave you with a picture of a New York sunset, because that's much prettier to see than a photo of my business case studies or alcohol policy books.

Something about Brooklyn

I rarely go to Brooklyn, seeing as that I don't have much time or reason to. But, this weekend, my roommates and I ventured out of our normal routines and spent part of the afternoon seeing one of my roommates old stomping grounds (she went to Pratt before transferring), getting Chinese food, and enjoying the brownstones, weather & the greenery in general.

I wasn't too concerned about photos, just because I didn't worry about getting the perfect shot, but enjoying getting to experience something new.

Natitude takes on New York

Earlier this summer, one of my friends and I made a deal. I would lend/give him two books for a class and he would buy a baseball ticket for me. Fair to say, it's one of the most lucrative trades I've ever made. The other day we finally cashed in our parts of the deal and I got to see the Nationals sweep the New York Mets. And as always, it was good for a hometown girl see her team do well.

Here's just a few shots from where I was sitting.

Also, if you're so inclined, you can check out photos from the 11th anniversary of 9/11 in New York.

Ikea

I've slept outside on concrete for Saturday Night Live standing room tickets. I've ridden the Staten Island Ferry. I've woken up early to see a Broadway cast on Good Morning America. I've seen a movie being filmed. But what haven't I done? (Until this Sunday anyways.)

Carry furniture through midtown Manhattan. And trust me, it's not as fun as it sounds. But you probably could have guessed that.

Earlier this year my roommates and I decided to make an Ikea trip (to New Jersey) to get some furnishings for our very well lit apartment, but somewhat still drab living quarters.

We returned considerably poorer, (well I was only slightly poorer), sort of full on cheap Swedish food, and ready to wack a tourist out of the way with our new rolled up rug and mirror if it came to that. It sounds mean, but it's very much a survival of the fittest mentality here.

Here's some of our new findings/furnishings that'll be livening up our lives this year. Or so we hope.

I'm still getting the hang of doing interiors photography, but luckily this year my apartment has plenty of natural light opportunities. Also, these are unedited, frankly because I wanted to get them up before I forgot!

Note: Those are not my Doc Martens with the Union Jack on them.