Escaping to the Suburbs


(Mango leather jacket and bag, Necessary Clothing dress, Forever 21 scarf, 80%20 boots, Vintage necklace)

I have to say that one thing I miss about California are the large open spaces. I can’t believe I’m even saying this, but I miss the empty parking lots, boring malls, but most of all, I miss the ability to just walk outside into a quiet neighborhood to take a stroll by yourself. Dylana, Cheryl, and I decided that we needed a major break from our work lives and so we got in the car, and did just that. I literally got off the plane from Israel, was home in NYC, and realized I couldn’t wait to see these girls and so on a whim, I packed to leave for Philly. We escaped our crazy city lives for a quiet weekend in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I swear it was one of the best weekends I’ve had in a long time. We drove in the car, blasting our favorite tunes (M83 was big on our playlist), en route to the local shopping mall. I felt like I was in high school again. To just do silly, stupid things like jump around the parking lot and take photos of one another felt beyond liberating. We ate home cooked food and watched too much reality television. All I do is laugh when we’re together (they’re givin me wrinkles!). This comfortable, much-needed homely break makes me very excited to see my own family at home this Christmas!

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129 Responses to Escaping to the Suburbs

  1. N. says:

    you don’t have to go to california for that!
    long island! visit roosevelt field mall, whitman mall, go all the way out to stonybrook , they have lots of space in suffolk! but you’re from cali right? yeah, i’d miss it too, never been.
    cheers,
    nat.

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  2. Lizzie says:

    Your dress is so nice, I totally want it haha.

    I totally miss silly times with girlfriends like that, so glad you had a good time 🙂

    xo
    Lizzie
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  3. Alexandra says:

    This is an absolutely stunning look on you…the print on the dress is particularly amazing.

    Oddly enough, I’m meeting with one of my old high school girls in a few hours. We used to do the exact same stuff…get in her Le Baron that leaked (rainy Vancouver + leaky car = ..not good) and we’d smoke one shared cigarette and cruise around our neighbourhood listening to music. We’ve all tidied and straightened up quite a bit since then, but it’s so much fun to get together and revisit the past every once in awhile!

    Love this post, thanks for sharing you ladies’ trip back down memory lane 🙂

    Alexandra xo

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