Snapshots

It's been a fairly busy week around these parts. I feel like I blinked and it's already the end of the week. The last time I shared snapshots from the phone, y'all seem to like them so I thought I'd keep that up. Though, I worn you, this post is a hodgepodge of sorts.

I recently hinted that we re-arranged our living room/dining room/everything but bedroom two weeks ago. I'm still working on getting a few new things like chairs. The other day The Husband said he wanted a bigger TV. Really?! Hell no.

No matter what size your space, there is always things you want to do, right? Well, maybe that's just me.

I bought these at Whole Foods last weekend.
Did you know that the Whole Foods at Columbus Circle has a bar inside? It's the perfect place for husbands to wait while you shop. And that's just what mine did! I also ended my shopping trip with a glass of wine. It was perfect.

I love my kitchen window. I often stand here in the mornings and evenings and glance downtown. We keep this window open on most days and always get a nice breeze. I love watching the sky change and the lights in the different buildings turn off and on.
Just yesterday, we celebrated two years of successfully sustaining the life of a being - Miss Bailey. I cannot believe how quickly the two years has gone and to think of all we have learned along the way. She is truly one special pup, even when she barks at certain dogs on our street. Unfortunately, I think she's racist (to dogs not people!) but that's another post.

Also a special congrats to my good friends, Liz and Aaron! They welcomed a little girl this week, Amelia. Babies and Weddings. Most of our friends are doing one or the other. What about y'all?

Happy Easter Weekend

If I was a bit more creative (and not so lazy) I probably would have decorated for Easter. Instead, I will pretend these images are from my apartment, when in fact, they are not. I love spring though. Everything is so fresh and clean and pastel-ee. Yes, that's a word in my vocabulary. I like to add "ee's" when describing things.



Last night, The Husband and I took our friend Loosh (another Southern in the City) out to Target. I love going to Target in the "country." It's only about a 20 minute ride to Edge Water, NJ (the town sounds a lot more lovely than it actually is). Our friend just moved into his own place and needed to buy some things. And by some things, I mean everything. We had so much fun walking the down the aisles helping him find the right pots and pans and towels and things. Though, I kept getting off-track suggesting he needed a cute lamp or a decorative bowl to put things in, or a cow creamer. I really want a cow creamer even though I hardly use cream. Just looks cute. We bought so much stuff. I think four carts full (one being mine). It was a tight ride back to the city.
Of course, I can never get out of target without spending $100 or more. :) If you can, I need your secret.
Hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Easter images from BGH.com

I Can't Go For That

If you've read this blog for awhile, or know me well, you know that I love Hall & Oates. Like a lot. Like a lot a lot. You just can't be sad listening to their music. I'm eagerly awaiting the next time they come to NYC so I can go see them again. I've seen them five times since living here. I might be youngish, but I like old people music.

Yesterday, my friend sent me this great rendition of "I Can't Go For That." A few thoughts:

1. I wish I could drive and do multiple things at once.

2. Let's bring back the kazoo people.

3. This is one of my favorite songs by Hall & Oates.

4. I want to go on a road trip. Now!

Without further adieu...happy weekend y'all.

Cotton Trees and Things

This afternoon I walked down 17th street toward my office in Chelsea. I often tell myself to look up, as the views of the never-ending buildings are my favorite and have always been so. Though today, something was different when I glanced upward - the cotton tree.
I know it's not really a cotton tree. They don't even exist (well in this sense), but this sign of spring made me imagine what a cotton tree must look like if one were real. Do y'all have cotton trees near you?

Spring is here in the city. Well, it has been for awhile now. Like most of the country, we hardly had a winter but you won't hear me complaining about it. Walking the dog hasn't been a chore lately and we find ourselves roaming the streets after work, not wanting to go back in.

After our walk last night, we were greeted in our lobby by six tall dark and handsome firemen. Why are firemen so good looking? One even looked like Matthew Crowley from Downton Abbey (again another mention of that show - it's so good!). Even The Husband commented on their appearance. I like to think that Miss Bailey picked-up on their good looks but I think she was most intrigued by their shiny axes.

Apparently we have old elevators in our very old building. A young family - and by young, I mean an 8 day old baby - got stuck in the elevator last night and the firemen had to pry them out. Can you imagine? An 8 day old baby? The mother smiled when they got out but she looked like she might lose it when she got back to her apartment. I don't blame her.

At least she had the handsome firemen to look at...

I Tip My Hat to You

This past weekend, Sooze came for a visit to the city. She hadn't been to see our new apartment and we were so glad to host her.

We caught up with old friends, got haggled in China town when purchasing a few faux purses, shopped on Madison Ave., talked about furniture I need, er, want and of course ate lots of good food. Sometimes there is nothing better than having your mom come visit - no matter how old you get, it just makes you feel good.

We joked that she was the only one in NYC wearing a bright green jacket.
One of our favorite things from her trip was the hat exhibit at the Bard Graduate Center. Just steps from our apartment on the Upper West Side, the exhibit, Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones, was one of my favorites that I have seen. The museum is a converted townhouse/brownstone and admission is only $7! Talk about cheap - especially for NYC.

We weren't sure what to expect but were quite impressed with what we saw. The exhibit displays more than 250 hats from around the world. We particularly liked those from London in the early 1900's and pictured Mary from Downton Abbey in them (by the way, how great is that show?).

Some of the other cool hats were Babe Ruth's baseball cap, Darth Vader's original mask from the Star Wars movie, FDR's top hat, a hat from the Queen mum, and Sarah Jessica Parker's funky hat from the Sex & The City movie premiere.



We went around 11 a.m. on Sunday and were the only visitors in the entire museum - even better! If you are in the city anytime through April 15th, I highly recommend you go!

Thanks again Sooze for a wonderful visit!

All gallery images from www.bgc.bard.edu/

Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe

We just got back from a mini vacation to Canada - more specifically Whistler and Vancouver. The Husband was there for work so I took advantage! Though I'm about ready to hang this winter coat up for the season, it was nice to actually see snow without having to commute in it. I'll post pictures tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow, it's the National Day of Luuuve. Or rather, another excuse for women to coax their men into buying them flowers or a nice dinner. We typically don't do too much for Valentine's Day but usually stay at home, cook and exchange funny cards. If I'm lucky, I'll get an orchid that I'll kill in less than a week. Therefore, I doubt I'll get one this year, which is a good thing!

On our trip home yesterday I bought the new issue of Better Homes & Garden and saw some cute ideas that I plan on creating for tomorrow - cheap and easy, but with some cute thought behind it.







What are y'all planning for Valentine's? Do you like the day or just think it's silly?

The Dirty Thirty

My oh my, are we getting old. And by we, I mean The Husband, who just turned the dirty thirty. We started off the celebration earlier last week at dinner with The Husband's Uncle Jim & Aunt Liz. We always love hanging out with them and so glad they could come into the city.
The shenanigans and tomfoolery continued on through the weekend. I decided it would be fun to get our friends together for a weekend away in upstate NY. It always takes a lot of planning when trying to get our friends together (we are busy!) so I'm thrilled that it worked out for most of us.
We rented a great house near Windham Mountain and even had some snow Friday night that made for pretty good skiing on Saturday (check out the fashionable ski suit below).

Some of the girls and I stayed back to relax and go antiquing! Yes, we did find some awesome garden stools that I'll be using as a side table (more on that later). Bailey dog tagged along and clocked some good country time in as well.
I made copies of old yearbook photos of the birthday boy and put them up around the house and turn some into masks. He was quite the looker, eh? I think my favorite is the gelled hair.



Thanks to our great friends for coming to celebrate! We loved seeing y'all and are finally fully recovered. Well, almost...








Happy 30th Husband! Love you!

Emerald Nut Run - NYE

Just over a month ago, I mentioned that The Husband and I (more me than him) were going to attempt to run the Emerald Nut Run on New Year's Eve in Central Park. I started training a couple times a week because as many of y'all know, I'm NOT a runner. I even got a swanky new running outfit as to encourage me to get outside and move my legs.

Well, I'm proud to report that I actually did the race and I ran the whole way! All 4 miles. It was awesome.

Not awesome in the sense that I had an epiphany and now run everyday - I do not. But, awesome because the race was at midnight, we got to see fireworks and the ball drop, it was nearly 50 degrees outside and I ran with 10,000 of my closest NYC friends. It was one of those New York moments that makes me fall in love with the city again.
The run was also awesome because I got to dress up. Yes, most people wear something fun to run in. We saw guys in speedos, the Star Wars gang, girls with tutu's and even a couple who dressed up like Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The day of the race I visited the local thrift store and found this little number
I was set.
The Husband also participated in the fun and wore a dress shirt and bow-tie. Cute, eh?
We ran and ran with people cheering and laughing and just having a good time.


If you are in the city over NYE and don't want to go to time square or pay to go to a crowded party, I highly recommend the run. We even popped some bubbly afterwards for our walk home...
Have any of y'all tried it before? I definitely want to do it again.