holy smokes this has to be brief because my body is dying.
yes, my life is awesome and i am so so happy.

i went to washington d.c. for the fourth of july weekend. mary and i took the bolt down from manhattan. we met my mom at union station (one of my favorite places on earth, i've decided. an amazing old world elegance that i love) and then left to pick my dad up from the airport. we stayed at the ritz-carlton in maclean, virginia.

the hotel was also insanely nice. it was attached to a beautiful mall and the whole interior was chandeliers and dark wood. mmm... felt so nice to be there. the room was beautiful. each day was unique and full of activities. it was so much fun to be with my mom and dad! one night mary and i ordered tons of junk food and stayed in our bathrobes while our parents went out. we watched discovery channel and it was glorious.

that saturday we attended my cousin heather's wedding. she looked beautiful and the whole thing was very fashionable (it was a black tie wedding).

we visited family for the rest of the weekend and i reunited with my two little cousins, ella and sophia, whom i now adore and think about constantly. they were such amazing little bubbles of joy and optimism. it made me realize how important the role of "mother" is to me, something i never realized was so strong in me.

my mom and dad left on monday, before the insanely beautiful fireworks show. my parents set me and mary up in a crazy nice hotel right by the washington monument where we later went to watch the fireworks show with aunts and cousins alike.

after returning to new york, mary and i realized my time here is coming to an end. i panicked! so much left to do. it's been an amazing experience being here. it feels like a thick strip of gauze has been lifted from my eyes. i'm so much happier.

this past weekend we hung out with mary's friend from high school, michael o'brien, and went to lots of cool eateries and bars. we watched british movies (in the loop, super funny) and laughed at each other. there was much grease and fist bumping and joy. on saturday mary and i went to see the insanely amazing alexander mcqueen exhibit at the metropolitan museum. the line was crazy long but sooooo worth it. i had an amazing time. afterwards we dashed onto the train and met michael and his lovely friends met us at battery park. there, we watched henry v performed by a new york theater group. super fun and innovative because we followed the actors. we ran all over the park and then onto the ferry where we went to governor's island and ran all over the place there. all the characters were crazy attractive and the whole thing was very funny.

after that exhausting saturday mary and i ate at fraunces tavern, an old hang out for people in the 1700's. no big deal.

sunday we watched due date and relaxed because we were exhausted.

so now i have a list of things to do a mile long, so many people to meet up with and catch up with and enjoy the company of. i have lots to plan and prepare for, lots of decisions to be made. i still work for diana eng (who just released her new collection of laser cut tees, check 'em out!) so i'm very busy with all that.

today i saw the project runway all-star cast.  they film across the hall from kbl. whaaaat? so cool.

that's it for now. accutane is working. my skin is slowly becoming a vampires skin which is kind of cool.