Staycation!

Clare left town, so Erik and I took over the balcony with a bottle of wine: We took turns posing with the ivy: I brought out the unsweetened dark chocolate, because dark chocolate and red wine must be paired: For you, Heather : I spent some time admiring the behind-the-scenes view of Brooklyn brownstones: ; And then it was on to course two: cheese, crackers, and cards! … Erik had a specific time to get the bike back to the shop, so we left the beach at 1:30 with a plan to find lunch (we had picked up 3 pears and 3 oranges pre-beach and inhaled them all) along the way. We ended up stopping in Sheepshead Bay, a neighborhood in Brooklyn that I’ve never visited due to my dependence on the MTA.

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So many good things

After reading Gena’s post, I trotted over to Union Market and picked up a few sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil: I threw the tahini and the tomatoes back in the grinder with a bit of white wine vinegar and came out with this beautiful (to me) paste: I’ve been crumbling it on my arugula salads and spending a big chunk of time in salad heaven ever since In my second bout with food fun at home, Erik had exhausted his lunch supply mid-week, and I realized we had peanut butter and jelly … but no bread! … I dusted the ice off the rest of my pack of Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry (the first half of the back went to calzones ) and uncovered this guava jam that arrived months and months ago (or perhaps even a year ago) for review: I rolled the dough out into a bunch of funkily-shaped squares and slathered on the goods: Sealed with a fork: Baked for 20 minutes at 375 until crispy and oozy: I sampled a baby one: OoooooooooooooMmmmmmmmmmmmGggggggggggg delicious!

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Old friends, new beginnings

A little bit too early on Saturday morning, we piled into our little rental and made our way down to Athens for the graduation at UGA. We just happened to bump into Wife and Ted and the whole Wife and Ted crew on our walk from the parking lot to the big auditorium. After six [...]

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City-hopping

A couple weeks ago, Gina, Chris, Erik, and I took a group field trip down to Atlanta for Wife and Ted’s graduation. Since we arrived Friday morning and graduation festivities did not start until Saturday, we spent the rest of our first day covering a whirlwind of Atlantan highlights. We began in the illustrious airport [...]

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‘Hood to ‘hood

Since Penno’s bachelorette festivities, a number of things have happened in my world, the most exciting of which was FINISHING THE LAST PAPER OF MY GRADUATE SCHOOL CAREER!!!!!! You may be aware that I have been in grad school forEVER. Having graduation within my grasp is epic, and having a homework stress breather has been [...]

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Allll night long

So, post-nap on the Boston roof, Ting and I set about some record-time primping … … and then traipsed over to the hotel where the rest of the girls were staying and where the festivities were already under way! I thought I was still stuffed from brunch until I smelled this! I have never been [...]

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All for the vows

Well, the whirlwind never ends around here! The past couple weeks month has been crazy. At the end of April, I headed up to Massachusetts for Kerri Penno’s bridal shower and bachelorette party. ‘Tis the season! The bridesmaids (including me!) put on the bridal shower at Luciano’s, a swanky Italian restaurant and event spot near [...]

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Another loss, another cake

My office recently celebrated the retirement of Lorraine after 18 years working in the early childhood department of the agency. It was a bittersweet affair because we will miss her tremendously (and already do!). For the occasion, the “decorating committee” transformed the baby gym into a swanky lounge! I was in charge of the chocolate [...]

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