SEE: THE WALLACE COLLECTION

A friend recommended that I check out the Wallace Collection located near Selfridges in West London. When she told me that it was one family's collection of art and furniture in an old town home, I was immediately intrigued-- I haven't seen a personal collection before!

It turns out The Wallace Collection is so much more! This family collected artwork, paintings, arms, armour, china, furniture and so much more for centuries and then widow of Sir Richard Wallace eventually bequeathed the entire collection to the state.

For more information about The Wallace Collection go to: 

http://www.wallacecollection.org

CLICK HERE! for more pictures from the Wallace Collection.

BACHELOR

Oh, Juan Pablo.

I've never been a fan of the Bachelor or the Bachelorette franchise. It's just really, REALLY not my thing. In fact, I've purposely avoided anything associated with the Bachelor for many years, but when one of the girls brought up doing a bracket, this cut-throat elimination perked my interest. 

Mr. J is out of town for the next few days, so this date came at the perfect time to keep me occupied. Good company, trashy TV, pizza and wine, lots of wine. 

Solid Wednesday night, if I say so myself!

The Bachelor is just soo stressful!

**BY THE WAY! We are watching the show a week late, so don't spill the beans! :)

BILLY JOEL

Whew! I am finally closing the book on the recap of our winter New York City trip. 

Here are several clips that I took at the Billy Joel 2013 New Year's Eve Concert in Brooklyn.

Enjoy! xx

GRAND CENTRAL

For those of you that have the opportunity to visit Grand Central, you should check it out. 

I was completely awestruck by the beauty of the building, inside and out. I mean, the ceiling has constellations on it-- how cool is that?! 

Considering we had no plans to visit Grand Central initially, this was by far my favorite NYC landmark that we visited.

**NOTE: Our pictures truly don't do it justice; you're just going to have to check it out for yourself!

NYC PART DEUX

Ah, New York City.

You can't say that you've seen New York City if you haven't experienced Time Square; it's practically a rite of passage! 

We successfully navigated the crowds and managed to get out without any major panic attacks.

After all that walking, we worked up an appetite, so we decided to get in line at Carnegie Deli. The food was good, but take my advice on this-- PAY THE EXTRA $3.00 TO SHARE THE SANDWICH WITH A FRIEND! There is just no way to finish one on your own!

 Our last stop, or, so we thought, was Rockefeller Center. I have never visited New York during the Christmas months, so I was excited to see the tree and all the Christmas decorations. Even though it was a few days past Christmas, there was still plenty of Christmas spirit in the air!

It was freezing out, so we found a close wine bar to post up at for a few. We were waited on by the only friendly bartender in New York City. He was amazing. 

Once we were warmed up, we set out to find our way back to Brooklyn!