January 2012
35 posts
january 26th, 2008. the day i moved to new york,...
four years ago today i moved to this crazy, ridiculous city that i now call home. i am trying to muster up something to write, some words to say, but i am finding nothing. and i think that’s because after four years my life here in new york is normal. it almost seems as if there is nothing much to commemorate at this point. but yet, i will power through and write this post because,...
“A car is useless in New York, essential everywhere else… the same with...”
– Mignon McLaughlin
story of a really great weekend!
on Friday evening Liz and i schlepped down to the East Village for a UCB show put on by some of the writers from the blog, Hello Giggles. it was a lot of fun - there were about six different writers and they each got up and read a short story they’d written. most about something awkward or terrible that had happened in their life, in a lighthearted way, of course, and most of them were...
friday's happy list
root beer floats, made with chocolate ice cream, of course
a restful night, when your room is slightly too cold and you can burrow down under a heavy comforter and sleep like a baby
our new, huge and awesome computer
creative people who blog & keep me entertained during the work day
snow flurries ****
listening to Clif laugh like a little girl at the TV show, Wipeout
getting mail,...
rainy mood sounds →
...and now, a blog post from my new computer!
today was a lovely, although absolutely FREEZING, Saturday! this afternoon i met up with Liz at the Union Square green market. she is doing a ten-day cleanse and eating super healthy, so i thought i’d jump on the bandwagon for the day and buy some organic veggies, as well. winter isn’t the best for produce obviously, but there was still some lovely fruits and vegetables and so i bought...
“To stay in shape, my on-the-go fitness regime is … I have no fitness...”
– i think Anthony Bourdain and I have very similar views on exercise…
taken from this Vanity Fair interview about his ideal vacay. i love this man!
"you never marry the right person" {excerpt from... →
10 things that make me happy right now
turning a grocery store trip into a date night
winding down with my husband at the end of the day by watching episodes of 30 Rock and laughing together hysterically
wearing big, blingy earrings with my hair pulled back in a bun and red lipstick
starting the first page of a brand new book
opening the windows on an abnormally warm, breezy Saturday afternoon
watching FreddyCat get hyper after he...
another celebrity baby name to add to the mix!
me explaining where the name "Blue Ivy Carter" allegedly came from (i only know because sadly my husband informed me this morning after watching a Today Show segment...)
Liz: but what about Carter? isn't it Blue Ivy Carter?
me: Carter is Jay Z's last name man!!
Liz: oh yeah, I forgot his last name wasn't "Z"
some shallow 2012 resolutions & one legitimate one
wear more lipstick. i’m going to start with buying this new shade of Nars Red
get a bit more daring and outrageous in the kitchen; for every tried and true classic dish i make, make something new and bizzare!
tap shoes. tap classes. once a week. ‘nuf said.
take more pictures with my camera and stop using the iPhone camera as a sorry excuse for making photographs.
try new...
restaurant week @ The National
y’all, NYC restaurant week starts on Monday the 16th of January and is an awesome, awesome thing! and i am VERY excited because we got a reservation at The National for restaurant week this winter. The National is chef Geoffrey Zakarian’s place and he just won Next Iron Chef (and was our favorite!!!), so we are especially excited to try it out
for more on restaurant week...
the rest of our holidays & welcome 2012!
i apologize for the lack of posts over the holiday break. we were busy bee’s the whole time we were away i didnt have a single free second to sit down at the computer. i used to blog from my phone but my Tumblr App doesn’t work anymore, no matter how many times i delete and re-download it, so forget that…
let’s do a brief catch up, shall we?!
we had a delightful christmas...
December 2011
24 posts
i love christmas in Arkansas!
we are home & loving it!
we arrived thursday afternoon after very closely making our connection in Atlanta (our bags even made it) -phew!! we had lunch at my parents restaurant, Neighbor’s Mill, and then headed off to get a christmas tree. our family tradition is that we ALWAYS have a real tree and we always pick it out and chop it down ourselves. we have been doing this since i was...
i need book suggestions
please tell me the best book you read in 2011 and why i should consider reading it over the holiday break?
it's video vendesday.
ok, i just made that up.
my christmas wish list
so… you know how all these bloggers make “gift guides” that are supposed to be so great and helpful (thanks, professional bloggers, for the suggestion of giving someone a $500 candle that smells like lavender and tree sap and meatloaf, but ‘omg it’s amazing’ -do you think all your readers are swimming in extra cash and actually plan to buy these things?)
i am...
new restaurant recommendation - Vai
last night we had dinner with some friends from Redeemer at this restaurant called Vai on the upper west side (there is also a SoHo location, although I can’t speak for it…). I am now adding it to my list of recommendations. it was absolutely delicious and the interior is so quaint and cozy. a good winter restaurant, for sure. they have an extensive wine list, really excellent waiters,...