The Pink Diary

Greenwich and West Village are places I've strolled around but never really had a chance to look around, but I told myself I would go back once I had the opportunity. I wanted to brunch at Joseph Leonard but the wait was an hour and a half so we decided to go elsewhere. My sister and I walked around to see if there was another place nearby and ended up at Extra Virgin. They had an amazing smoked salmon eggs benedict (I know I say that about almost every place that serves it but it was delicious!) and fresh squeezed orange juice. The weather was amazing and so we sat outside and soaked in the sun and admired the fall foliage while we brunched! Afterwards we walked around Bleecker Street and along the way stopped by Van Leeuwen in Greenwich for a scoop of pistachio and early grey ice cream. The streets were busy with children trick-or-treating with their parents and even dogs were dressed up for the occasion as well. I got to squeeze in a little shopping in SoHo and stopped by Chobani before heading home.

The next day my sister took me to Cup & Cup, a Korean coffee shop and cafe that serves heavenly lattes. We decided to get lunch and ordered bibimbap and green tea and red velvet latte! As tradition we always get macaron with tea or coffee together and catch up so we headed over to Macaron Cafe. They have a variety of flavors to choose from but my favorites are green tea, rose, and honey lavender. Part 3 of my trip will be up next stay tuned!

I'm currently in New York City and discovering new places this time! I told myself I would try out new places I've never been (or been once) to since I always go to the same restaurants and cafes. All of the places I've been to have been amazing (food wise) and wanted to recommend some places to go if you're in need of places to try.

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PLACES

Farmers Market is always a treat on the weekend with fresh produce, jam, flowers, you name it. My sister and I picked up a small pumpkin and lavender on the way home!

*I would also recommend Grounded Coffee. My sister had the black tea rose latte and I had the green tea soy latte...it's like a taste of heaven. I was hesitant to share this place because it's that amazing and did I mention that it's organic?!

I've always wanted to build a terrarium ever since I saw photos on pinterest so I drove to my local garden center and bought succulents and cactus along with some materials. I picked up a small glass bowl and three hanging mini glass bowls to place around the house. I depotted the succulents and placed it in the bowls and added terrarium dirt. I thought it would take only a couple of minutes but it took two hours or so because I wasn't happy with how it turned out the first time. I'm not exactly sure what to do with the cactus yet but that will be my next project! I wish I could've taken more pictures of the process but it started pouring but hopefully this will inspire you to create a mini garden :)