Istanbul. Day 3.

Girls' spa day at the Hamam (Turkish baths!)

Courtyard of the Blue Mosque.

Inside the Blue Mosque.


In front of Hagia Sophia.

Inside Hagia Sophia.


Make a wish! H at the weeping pillar.

Turkish delight!
The Grand Bazaar!

Our spread of appetizers and Raki at Sofyali 9

Drinks with a view of all of Istanbul at Leb-i Derya for our last night!

Istanbul. Day 2.

Waiting for the ferry to take us to Asia!

We're in Asia!

Cafes and antique shops in Kadikoy.


Kumpir (loaded baked potato) for lunch in Ortakoy. Followed by shopping in local jewelry stores!

Bosphorus river on a blustery day.

The chic and beautiful streets of Bebek.

Mangerie restaurant for tea time!

Drinks with a view of the Bosphorus at 5 Kat before a delicious kebab dinner.

Istanbul. Day 1.

Istiklal Avenue. Beautiful at sunset.

French Street. Adorable outdoor cafes.

The girls. With our best friends, P & R. (P as been living in Istanbul and teaching English)

Cay tea.

Lokanta for Thanksgiving dinner.

Turkish feast!

Hump Day

Fat Radish. Ginger Thyme cocktails. Surfrider Foundation. Russell Simmons. Ed Westwick. Just another Wednesday night out with the ladies.

xx J

H turns 29, Jersey style...

Our favorite phrase around here is "Go big or go home" and that's exactly how we rang in H's birthday this year. We spent a Jersey-style themed girls' weekend in Atlantic City with big hair, big nails, big attitude and big fun.

We got down there Saturday afternoon and spent time getting AC's famous sub sandwiches, walking along the boardwalk, taking in the beach, eating saltwater taffy and checking out all of the boardwalk shops. After hitting up happy hour along the strip we headed back to the hotel to get decked out for the night. Crimped hair, press-on nails and fabulous outfits were donned as we spent a few hours being girls and helping each other get ready while listening to music and prepping for our big night out in AC.

When we were finally Jersified, we headed out to the Tropicana where we started off at Ri Ra, then hit the casinos for a little slot machine action, and ended up dancing the night away at Providence (with a midnight pig-out at Hooters in between, just because we're classy like that).

Happy birthday, H. Hope this next year is full of all of the fabulous things you deserve!

xx J

The beach!!

Yummy! Saltwater taffy.

Getting ready to go out!

J & H

Having fun at Ri Ra!

The birthday girl was a winna' winna' with the slots!

Big ballerz. Group shot in the casino.

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