The past few days have been humid and sweaty in New York City and I can feel spring slowly slipping away from us. A few weeks ago, I attempted to write an ode to spring while the first arrests of the protests on campus started happening in the middle of my writing. And reading back through this, I’m reminded that sometimes we just write to remember the wonderful and the difficult.

What are some things you write simply to remember?

This feels like a special talent I didn’t go to university for.

I call it my Celebrity Radar.

I’ve got two lists: The first is celebrities I’ve seen as I’m out in the wild going about my every day activities. The second list, is celebrities I’ve seen in shows.

And if you know me, you know I have a pretty big rule: I don’t talk to them unless they talk to me. I think it’s an unspoken rule for local New Yorkers not to talk to celebrities. But for sure it’s my rule.

If you are visiting NYC (or eloping here!), you can guarantee we’ll be eating doughnuts at some point.

As far as we’re concerned…

• Saturdays are not for brunch… they are for donuts.

• Traveling… is simply a tool for discovering where the best donuts on the planet are hiding.

• Holes are only meant for donuts (lol, I can’t keep a straight face while typing this one, if you aren’t reading this with dry humor, I’m sorrrry).

When we moved to NYC, we had sold almost everything we’d previously owned and started from scratch when it came to decor. We weren’t purchasing very much because, well, we live in 485 sq. Ft. But it was exciting to get to create a vision for our space.

Stacie Stine is a photographer who lives in New York City and is taking a moment to acknowledge what’s she’s grateful for.