Lover of All Things Chocolate and Literary

YOU GUYS I JUST GOT THIS EMAIL. Does that mean the album is called The Story of TAYLOR SWIFT?!! #TS7 #TS7iscoming #TS7predictions #TaylorSwift #Taylurking

Bye, USA! 🇺🇸❤️ The more I travel, the more I realize places become so much about the people. It’s a bittersweet farewell. But I hear reality beckoning. Past sunsets from airplane windows. Flying over a sea of city below. Flickering like lighthouses that seemed to whisper goodbye for now- until we meet again. I find myself back in Tel Aviv. I cozy up once more to sun-drenched beaches and dream making. I blink twice and breathe out vacation- it flutters from my lungs. My brown eyes lock, my lashes curl up, ready for hustle. I smile at palm trees and a Middle Eastern July breeze tousling my gypsy curls. I tread in the footsteps of strong, fearless women before me who set sail across seas. They knew their course and bravely sought out the lives they wanted. This wayfarer is ready- and home. #planelovers #skyphotography #travelersnotebook #sunset #writer

What’s the best part about being back in the US of A? This ❤️❤️❤️ These moments. Being back with the people I love. Living abroad is magic- but so is being home. Happy Father’s Day to a brother who makes me proud at what an incredible family man he is. So excited to see these smiles again not just through a screen! Yesterday was my first time hugging everyone in a year- and I couldn’t be happier. 💕 #fathersday #homesweethome #myfavorite #family #reunited (at J.Liu Of Worthington)

It was my best friend Rachel’s 30th birthday yesterday- and I couldn’t help thinking she was throwing one of her legen-(wait for it)-dary parties up in that big kaleidoscope sky as I boarded my plane. I’m sure her angel wings were shining bright- gold like sunrises and the kind of warmth that dances in your heart for lifetimes. I miss that bubbly girl- but I know I’m one of the lucky ones; to have such a beautiful soul to love forever. Rachel’s last gift to me was introducing me to @emmcwi02 - someone I knew I loved before we even met. I’d like to think of Rachel out there in the infinite universe making ice cream sandwiches with a singsong ‘hello friend!’ always on the brink of humming. I’d like to think Rachel is always celebrating the milestones in our lives. To have such a true friend in this world is rare. And thanks to Rachel- she left me with such a true friend in Erin- for us to watch over each other in times of laughter and haze; just like Rachel always would have done. Happy Birthday, Rachel. You’re so loved, no matter the suns that rise and set- no matter the worlds I travel. Always. ❤️ #angels #heavensent #truefriendship #missyou #storyofmylife (at Newark Liberty International Airport)

I’m so good at following the rules. 😉 💃🏻🙈 📷: @kspatola #newyorkcity #travelbug #sassy #rulebreaker (at Times Square, New York City)

I’m so good at following the rules. 😉 💃🏻🙈 📷: @kspatola #newyorkcity #travelbug #sassy #rulebreaker (at Times Square, New York City)

Goes to New York- gets @mmschocolate 😂💯❤️ 📷: @kspatola #reunion #travelersnotebook #hellousa (at New York, New York)

Goes to New York- gets @mmschocolate 😂💯❤️ 📷: @kspatola #reunion #travelersnotebook #hellousa (at New York, New York)

Goes to New York- gets @mmschocolate 😂💯❤️ 📷: @kspatola #reunion #travelersnotebook #hellousa (at New York, New York)

Goes to New York- gets @mmschocolate 😂💯❤️ 📷: @kspatola #reunion #travelersnotebook #hellousa (at New York, New York)

Goes to New York- gets @mmschocolate 😂💯❤️ 📷: @kspatola #reunion #travelersnotebook #hellousa (at New York, New York)

Goes to New York- gets @mmschocolate 😂💯❤️ 📷: @kspatola #reunion #travelersnotebook #hellousa (at New York, New York)

‘I don’t build my cities with what could get taken back... If I dare to ask it, I dare it to be true.’ @sarabareilles 🎶 Sassy soul under a red bandana. Not-a- @cocacola_il - ad snapshot thanks to beautiful roomie @extravagantbyaccident #justme #stillirise #beachvibes #telaviv (at Tel Aviv Beachfront)

Wishin’ and hopin’ at my favorite bridge for whispered reveries. ☺️☀️💫 #daydreaming #wish #bridge #favorite #sunlit (at Wishing Bridge/jaffa-Tel Aviv)

Paying attention to the exquisite details around me. 😍💖 Lucky to call this flourishing city home! Lots of love to Tel Aviv: the beach-meets-old-Jaffa-stone-jungle from right out of my wistful daydreams. (Shoutout to my girl @classylasry for the last photo of a Grinning J at the beach 😄) #beautifuldestinations #homesweethome #lifeisgood #explore #travelersnotebook (at Tel Aviv, Israel)

Hanging out with @classylasry means thinking constantly: we are the same person. 😂❤️ Love this beautiful Canadian, sweet as maple and feisty as an Israeli. Say hello to this girl’s birthday month 😍 #thisgirlisonfire #travelbug #fashion #sunglasses #funday #girlpower (at Neve Tsedek, Tel Aviv, Israel)

How it feels when your roomie comes back from London- all smiles! ❤️☺️ Although this was taken a few weeks back, it’s a photo fave ✨ Stellar selfie skills by my dance partner at Casa de Zruby, 📷: @extravagantbyaccident 💕 Blessed to not just have a place I live- but to have a real sense of home in the whimsical Middle East. ☺️ #thankful #smiles #roomies #feels #welcomehome (at Rothschild Boulevard)