This summer flew by. Spending half of it in summer school, and then the rest of it working on “In the Heights,” with my local theatre program, I rarely got to enjoy those N.Y. rays. “In the Heights” was absolutely a rewarding and spiritual experience, but after long days and a long opening weekend I was really excited to get to my family reunion in Atlantic City, New Jersey on the island of Brigantine. This decade of one week long family vacations have been the best days of my life. The ice cream, the surfing, the bonding time, and the city really make it perfect. I find myself re-connecting not only with 40 family members from all over the country but also with myself. It’s almost unexplainable how perfect it is. While doing a little dress shopping, I found this dress on sale at BCBG Max Azria which seemed like it was glued to my skin. I had to buy it, for any and every occasion, just because of how much I loved it. My relationship with BCBG Max Azria goes back as far as 6th grade when I started looking for dresses for family events and dances at Lord and Taylor in Syracuse. I was enamored with the fabric, the fit, the quality, and obviously the beauty of every piece. The same feeling happened to me in 2014 the next day after purchasing the dress in Atlantic City, where I found this blue suede fringe jacket at BCBG in Caesar’s (on sale, or else I never could have gotten it.) And so my obsession continues even stronger with this place and this brand. On the last night at the beach after a very large ice cream cone and about half a bottle of champagne, I wanted to show off these clothes to the dark ocean and skyline which you can see on the beach outside of the main house. My sister Mary and I had a lot of fun taking these pictures, and I hope you all enjoy them. I can honestly say pure happiness had a lot to do with it.