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a castaway christmas

December 26, 2012 Stefanie Hurtado
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this christmas did a 180 on me. just when i had resolved to hide away from the holiday in my little studio alone, my crew mates pulled together a big impromptu dinner. it ended up being one of the best christmas nights of my life.

all of us degenerate castaway kids got together and played family in a mansion on the east side. boston john was house-sitting for a fortunate friend, so we had this whole big, opulent house all to ourselves.

when we got there, i took a minute to step back and watch as everyone swarmed around the kitchen, cooking and setting the table. cheery christmas music filled the high ceilings. i thought just 2 months ago, these people were strangers to me... and now, they're my pseudo family. it's incredible how quickly i've bonded with people here, thanks to situations almost completely unique to this island life.

the dinner was more delicious than any that my family ever cooked up. and even more delicious was the atmosphere--there were no awkward exchanges or arguments like the ones so common at family gatherings (mine, at least. tell me i'm not the only one?). it was just good friends celebrating each other's company.

after dinner we sat out on the balcony beneath a sky lit up with bright stars and pillow-top clouds. nicky brought us shots that tasted like chocolate covered pretzels. dave played guitar and we all sang along. all the while, i looked around and couldn't believe my luck. my own imagination couldn't have come up with a more perfect way to spend this caribbean christmas.

In virgin islands, st thomas, it's people that matter, favorite
← resolutions in rare formmy christmas present to you, friends →
 i'm stefanie*, i was born in las vegas on the 4th of july. i'm a 23-year-old aspiring writer, photographer, life-long traveler, and amateur farmer. and i think you're really pretty.

I'm Stefanie! I'm a New York City filmmaker, photographer, traveler and writer. In love with my best friend.  

Hello I love you! πŸ‘‹πŸΌπŸπŸ§šπŸΌβ€β™€οΈ #savethebees
The laboratory of modern life βš™οΈ
Asheville is p cute πŸ™ƒ
Pa'lante.
So long to the days of snowy mountaintops and freezing winds that nearly blew us clean off the top of Max Patch πŸŒ¬πŸ‘‹πŸΌ It's fiiiinally warm enough to have our coffee on the front porch everyday and now I can't think of a better way to start a morning. So excited for more warmth and for the hills to come alive with greenery (although this place was so beautiful I might've hiked to the top in any weather. So worth it.) ❀️
Gratitude is the root of all happiness. I know that, you know that. It's pretty simple. And yet, sometimes the current of this crazy life sweeps us along, fills our days with new obstacles, and we forget this simple thing.

Shortly after my dad died and I returned to NYC, David insisted we get these @fiveminutejournal s to write in everyday and help steer my thoughts in a more positive direction. 
At first, it felt fucking impossible. This huge force in my life was gone and I was left traumatized and depressed. But I told myself I would commit to writing in the journal because it took almost no time. One particularly sad day at home alone in Brooklyn, the only 3 gratitude points I could muster up were 1. Grubhub ✊🏼 2. YouTube πŸ˜‘ 3. Online shopping... It eventually got lighter and easier and now it's a ritual I never want to give up. So when @bethington wrote a lovely post recently and asked me to share 5 things I'm grateful for, I was all for it because practicing gratitude everyday has changed my life:

1. This new phase of my life where I'm working on building πŸ†™ instead of being so transient. 
2. David. Always David. I've never been so perfectly compatible with another human in my life.
3. The massive, 3-month adventure we have coming up this fall. It's something I'm quite nervous about and will write more about soon!
4. Our kitty Winnie. Call me silly but he's the most loving, expressive, and all around coolest tiny creature I've ever met and it makes me so happy to wake up to his fuzzy face everyday. 
5. The awareness of how different things affect my body/mind and that healthy decisions are the greatest act of self-respect. 
What are you grateful for? Try and make your points specific. Think of 3 different things everyday and I promise it'll rewire your brain towards positivity. ❀️
Scenes from life on the floor ✨ This is our third apartment in our third city together that we've arrived at totally furniture-less. Now we're working on accumulating things we need, little by little, taking special care in each decision to make sure every single thing sparks joy. If it goes well, I'll have a home full of plants, books, and kittens πŸ˜πŸ€”πŸ™πŸΌ
Loving him is the easiest thing I've ever done. #cheesybuttrue #perfecthuman
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Hello I love you! πŸ‘‹πŸΌπŸπŸ§šπŸΌβ€β™€οΈ #savethebees
The laboratory of modern life βš™οΈ
Asheville is p cute πŸ™ƒ
Pa'lante.
So long to the days of snowy mountaintops and freezing winds that nearly blew us clean off the top of Max Patch πŸŒ¬πŸ‘‹πŸΌ It's fiiiinally warm enough to have our coffee on the front porch everyday and now I can't think of a better way to start a morning. So excited for more warmth and for the hills to come alive with greenery (although this place was so beautiful I might've hiked to the top in any weather. So worth it.) ❀️
Gratitude is the root of all happiness. I know that, you know that. It's pretty simple. And yet, sometimes the current of this crazy life sweeps us along, fills our days with new obstacles, and we forget this simple thing.

Shortly after my dad died and I returned to NYC, David insisted we get these @fiveminutejournal s to write in everyday and help steer my thoughts in a more positive direction. 
At first, it felt fucking impossible. This huge force in my life was gone and I was left traumatized and depressed. But I told myself I would commit to writing in the journal because it took almost no time. One particularly sad day at home alone in Brooklyn, the only 3 gratitude points I could muster up were 1. Grubhub ✊🏼 2. YouTube πŸ˜‘ 3. Online shopping... It eventually got lighter and easier and now it's a ritual I never want to give up. So when @bethington wrote a lovely post recently and asked me to share 5 things I'm grateful for, I was all for it because practicing gratitude everyday has changed my life:

1. This new phase of my life where I'm working on building πŸ†™ instead of being so transient. 
2. David. Always David. I've never been so perfectly compatible with another human in my life.
3. The massive, 3-month adventure we have coming up this fall. It's something I'm quite nervous about and will write more about soon!
4. Our kitty Winnie. Call me silly but he's the most loving, expressive, and all around coolest tiny creature I've ever met and it makes me so happy to wake up to his fuzzy face everyday. 
5. The awareness of how different things affect my body/mind and that healthy decisions are the greatest act of self-respect. 
What are you grateful for? Try and make your points specific. Think of 3 different things everyday and I promise it'll rewire your brain towards positivity. ❀️
Scenes from life on the floor ✨ This is our third apartment in our third city together that we've arrived at totally furniture-less. Now we're working on accumulating things we need, little by little, taking special care in each decision to make sure every single thing sparks joy. If it goes well, I'll have a home full of plants, books, and kittens πŸ˜πŸ€”πŸ™πŸΌ
Loving him is the easiest thing I've ever done. #cheesybuttrue #perfecthuman

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