Pianos

Thursday night there were four bands playing at Pianos and I had friends in three of them so it was very fun... and very convenient. Felt like we live in a small town with one music venue.

Sadek, Margot and Mamie-Claire walking to get pre-show falafel.

HEXA

Bear in Heaven

Suckers

Bye-bye Chels and Sam :(

Two of my good friends moved out to the West Coast this week. Sam left on Saturday and Chelsea is leaving today to meet up with him. They are both California lovers so I know they are going to be super happy, but I'm going to miss them so much!

Last night Abe and I went over to haul out everything left in their fridge and kitchen cabinets. My pantry is fully stocked now - I'm lucky Chelsea is such a foodie.

Bye, Chelsea! I'll take good care of Terry the Terrarium. See you in San Fran in a couple months!!

Weekend in The Berkshires

Went up to The Berkshires for the weekend and partook in a lot of outdoor activities and good times with Abe and some old friends and their families.

Traffic was a monster on Friday and 5 hours after leaving Brooklyn we were rewarded for the pain with this crazy lighting and view.

Saturday we hiked up Monument Mountain.

There were baby birds at the house - they flew the coop Sunday morning. They grow up so fast.

On Sunday we walked to the Norman Rockwell Museum. It was really awesome. My favorite part was visiting his studio - I wish I could steal his studio and move into it.

On our way back to NYC on Sunday I saw a sign for a labyrinth and swerved into a church parking lot ... not exactly my dream labyrinth, but was still pleasant and possibly a spiritual experience.

I promised Abe ice cream and had the Red Rooster as my goal - saw it on our way up and desperately wanted to go there. I am a sucker for old fashioned things.

Got back to Brooklyn and noticed that the former home of Manhattan Avenue's Subway is now Subs UR Way. Mmmm "Eat Fresher."?

A Ferndale Fourth 2009

There is only one way to celebrate the USA and that is with the 5 F's: friends, family, fireworks, food, and Ferndale.

On Friday, Abe, Preeya, Dave and I hit the road to Ferndale, PA where our awesome friends Alex, Becca, and Ella live. Over the next day or so more friends gathered and we maintained a steady routine of eating, drinking, playing with Ella, playing catch, playing quoits, playing trackball, setting off fireworks, and sitting around the fire pit.

The roasted whole pig was hard to handle, but this is something Alex has wanted for a long time so it was impossible not to be happy for him.

What do you have for breakfast after 2 days of binge eating? Why a cannoli filled with cannolis, of course.

Summer in the City

After 3 weeks of non-stop rain the Universe finally decided to reward us with some crazy skies and beautiful weather. Friday night provided us with this sunset, which was apparently seen all over New York City because everyone had photos of it on Facebook and Flickr.

Saturday at the East River Park in Williamsburg was dreamy.

And spotted some Amazing Baby posters on Bedford!

And later in the day (after a crazy downpour) we got a major double rainbow - we're talking leprechaun and pot of gold material.

Or maybe it was Michael Jackson moonwalking up in heaven...