All too soon it will be winter so I thought I’d better do an Autumn (sorry, Fall) post before it is. As sad as I was to miss bonfire night in the UK, the fall in New York definitely has its own charm.

I’ve been enjoying watching the leaves slowly change around my office, which is located North of New York. Here are a couple of snaps I have taken at lunchtime- hope you appreciate my artistic angles!

Yes, the skies really are that blue crazily often – I still can’t get used to not carrying an umbrella around!

However, we did have our fair share of rain the week before last, which made weekend exploring much less fun, and made staying in watching TV much more appealing. However, I eventually managed to drag myself out for a spot of shopping, although not quite your usual kind…

I headed down to Union Square food market where I stocked up on baby pumpkins and other life essentials. I was quite pleased with my spoils- not quite sure what to do with the pumpkins now though…

Now, to the main event (in the US at least): I’m sure you can’t wait to hear about Halloween, American-style. “Was it just like in Mean Girls?”, I hear you ask. Well, I got invited to a house party and some elements do hold true. We did drink punch out of red cups and people weren’t dressed as your typical “scary” characters as we would do in the UK, but beyond that, it was just a normal, fun party. The Empire State building also got dressed up for the occasion, and riding the Subway was very entertaining when everyone (and I mean everyone) was in costume!

I went for another brunch after church on Sunday where I ate my weight in cheese, chorizo and eggs at Dos Caminos, before heading up to watch other people doing exercise at the New York Marathon! Sadly, I arrived a couple of minutes too late to watch my friend whizz by but I was still able to soak up the atmosphere and cheer on anyone with a Union Jack!

My social life has definitely wound down since then as I pick up studying for my upcoming CFA exam, but I still managed time for some drinks at a rooftop bar last Thursday. I’m going to let you in on a secret here and tell you the name of the bar we went to. It’s called the Skylark, and is on the 33rd floor of an office building- you get there by going through the freight entrance. Hence, it’s only really people who work there that know about it meaning it’s busy enough but not overcrowded, had a great atmosphere and awesome cocktails and food, not mentioning the views. This is somewhere I’ll definitely be coming back to.

I got an invite to a pretty awesome dinner party on Saturday night where I met some really nice people. We started the evening watching a chef prepare sushi for us, and ended at Number 8- a club in the meatpacking district. It was kind of like the Mayfair clubs, but I think the ones in New York feel a bit less exclusive than the London ones so I liked it more.

And then finally, to wrap the weekend up, I decided to try something different and signed up for a pottery class! No, this is not a dormant hobby of mine- I’m pretty sure I haven’t used clay since I was about 12 years old but it was a great way to wind down at the end of the weekend and I got to make two miniature clay vases- they are currently being fired and glazed but see a sneak preview below- expect to see them on my dining table soon!

Have a great week!

P.S. Letters/ parcels/ post of any kind are always appreciated here in New York 🙂