Jill is almost done cooking her baby, & is doing it beautifully in the meantime.

Pregnancy & Jill? It just suits her. It really does. Her little one (a boy or a girl!) is due to come in just a few weeks & I snapped some photos of her on Wednesday afternoon to document the bump. Jill had this phenomenal idea of starting at the Hudson Hotel on the west side. Oh my gosh, the place is just amazing. If I were Jill, I'd give you a really thorough explanation of the philosophy behind the design & decor, but, um, I can't. I guess I can only say that it was a mix of modern & awesomeness. The terrace, the art, the chandelier in the lobby... I think I need to go grab a drink (club soda?) there sometime, just for an excuse to go back. Amazing. Afterwards, we headed to Central Park with Brad & just wandered. I love the bridges in the park & always seem to be running into a new one. The one we found was perfect. Loved it. Loved seeing Brad & Jill so happy & am so excited for them to become mom & dad.

Monday.

• I took more belly photos of Caitlin & Dan (Caitlin having the cute belly - more photos on their blog) right before we left on our trip. I'm so happy that we got a few cute ones. We found this great red door & brick wall a block away from our apartment & it made such a fun backdrop. I love New York City
• Speaking of loving New York City, I'm slightly depressed at being back & sort of hate it right now. I always get a knot in my stomach on the plane flying east, like I'm falling uncontrollably away from something that I'm trying to hang on to. It's not that I need be west per se, it's just that I love being near so much family. Coming back Saturday night made me realize how really, really grateful I am for the good friends that I have in the city. They have come to mean so much to me over the past year... & it has been a hard year. This being said, we literally got home to a friend being in our apartment (hi Jill!), followed by dinner & dessert with more friends. It made so much of a difference.
• I'm still sort of sad though. My morning commute felt extra long/extra smelly/extra humid/extra early today. I need to work on having a better attitude this week.
• Seriously So Blessed sort of made fun of me. Me, as in, anyone who participated in a memory tag, but still. That's me. I did it. Is it silly if it kind of made me feel really stupid?