Living in New Jersey definitely has its perks, such as being conveniently close to two major cities, the beach, the mountains, etc. In this case, living so close to New York City makes frequent trips a breeze. It's always nice to come back to New York, because a new adventure awaits each visit!

TIMES SQUARE
​NYC's most popular tourist spot, also a great spot to take some pics (even though it was way colder outside than it actually looks).
Photos by the amazing Zech Lee: https://www.instagram.com/zech.lee/

FOOD
One thing that I always look forward when going to the city is the amazing food I know I'm going to eat. From NY pizza, to acai bowls, to gourmet waffles -I know I'm guaranteed a great meal.

LIFESTYLE
There's always something new to do, see, and experience when in New York. I got to go to The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (!!!!!!) and see Chris Hemsworth as the guest (!!!!!!!), went to THE best movie theater, shop, and lots and lots of walking.

I hope you enjoyed this post and be on the lookout for a lot more travel posts to come your way this year!

Xoxo,
​Gabrielle

HEY guys!!! So if you haven't seen already on my social media pages, I've changed up my look a bit - 

Said goodbye to virgin hair hello to dark brown and a fun, healthy cut!!! SO excited about this new change up, and it's all thanks to my friend Jeffrey over at Art + Autonomy Salon in NYC! It's always a blast working with Jeffrey and having him make my dreams into a reality. If you're ever in the NYC area and need your hair done, I highlyyyyy recommend stopping by Art + Autonomy - he's the only person I trust with my hair!

Check out Art + Autonomy's website here: https://www.artandautonomy.com
​Check out Jeffrey's work on his Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jeffrey.hair/
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​Xoxo,
​Gabrielle

2017 WAS THE BEST YEAR YET AND IVE MADE A VIDEO TO SHOW YOU GUYS JUST A LITTLE SUMMARY OF IT ALL. ENJOY!!!

Xoxo,
​Gabrielle

I truly think time goes faster and faster as the days and months and years go on. I can't believe it's already January 6th....
Two days ago my internship with the best company ever came to an end and I had to move my life out of my apartment that I've been living in for the past 6 months. I'm still in the sunshine state for a couple more days, (even though the "sunshine state" has been 40 degrees or colder the past few days) and it's a bittersweet feeling about leaving. I love this state and all of the wonderful memories, opportunities, and friendships it's brought me, but I am excited to go back home for about a week and a half before heading back to Virginia for the spring semester. (But if you know me, you know I'll be back to visit Florida real soon).

2017 was insane. Honestly something I wouldn't have ever dreamed of happening. From the trips and memories, to the people I've met and grown relationships with, to school and internships, it was absolutely unreal. Shall we do a quick 2017 recap?

• I completed my sophomore year of school.
• I went on the most spontaneous spring break trip to Florida, visiting a new city every day, traveling up and down both coasts of Florida.
• Numerous trips throughout the year visiting my favorite city, NYC.
• Watched A LOT of sunsets all over the country (and saw some of the best I've ever seen in my entire life).
• Took a lot of spontaneous trips (whether they're just road trips an hour away or flying across the country).
• Walked in my school's fashion show.
• Collaborated with some really cool companies.
• Before 2017 I was never off of the east coast, by the end of 2017 I ended up taking a total of 4 trips to California. (First was the legendary trip to Palm Springs with Victoria's Secret where I met some of my best pals!!! Second was my crazy trip all over Cali - San Fran to San Diego - with my best friend Kayla. Third & fourth were to visit my bff Justine!!)
• Went to a lot of concerts - including my first music festival.
• Got to work for WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!!
• Lived in one of the four locations in this country that are on my bucket list (NYC, Florida, California, Hawaii).
• My motto of the year was "growing & learning" and I stuck to those words all throughout 2017.

2018 you've got some high expectations. Heres's just a few of them:

• Travel outside of the country.
• Live by my new motto of 2018: Revival & Growth. Revival - to make alive again. An awakening. God revives so that we might thrive. I believe growth is something that is always needed, because we can continue to always grow in God's grace and knowledge. Am I more like Him in my attitude, beliefs, and actions? Am I farther along in my journey?
  
• Fly in a helicopter. 
• Continue living my spontaneous lifestyle and travel more to new places.
• Capture more photos and videos.
• Build new relationships, grow more in existing ones.
• Watch more sunrises/sunsets.

Continue along on my adventures this year by staying up to date with all I have to post here, and my other social media accounts. Have recommendations on places I should visit, things I should do/experience, etc? Email or message me! Would love to hear your ideas!

Xoxo,
​Gabrielle