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dinner from a foodtruck

I usually try to stay away from the food trucks for my meals, but tonight I passed a new and enticing truck that I literally couldn't pass by. I tried, but then the smell and menu pulled me back. It was called The Frying Dutchmen and it was only their 2nd time in my neighborhood, and they had a steady crowd so I took that as a good sign. Especially at 5:45 pm. I must have been craving Chick Fil A because I got the chicken sandwich. And the Belgian fries were even better than I expected. Overall, the meal was great. I'm glad I made an exception and will be on the lookout for these folks in the neighborhood again!
























And as they say, "get rich or die frying."

more celebrations

This weekend for Brendan's birthday his parents made a quick trip down to NYC. It was fun getting to catch up with them over dinner on Saturday and brunch on Sunday. We went to a delicious french restaurant on Saturday night called Raoul's, and all of us got the exact same thing: steak (it was their specialty)! Brunch on Sunday at Le Monde (for Brendan's actual birthday) was terrific too. It was a fun time celebrating with the whole crew.


They brought this dome out and attempted to sing 'happy birthday' to B in french, spanish and english.

However, we never quite figured out exactly what this dome was...

cheers to the birthday boy!






















...not one, but two birthdays of special people today! B and I had a fun day (which consisted of at least 4 hours of him watching the Patriots vs Giants game and me browsing Pinterest, which were both perfect for the first dark Sunday afternoon after daylight savings ended yesterday!) celebrating with his family, hanging out and, lastly, eating dinner, above. Cheers to you on your birthday,
b-stud!

fall photo shoot

Remember 3 weeks ago when I said I was headed out for a fall photo shoot? 353 pictures later, we called it a day! If you don't like looking at pictures of beautiful autumn park scenes, you can stop reading now. But if you do, this is the post you'll want to read. We got some really cute (and super cheesy + touristy) photos. I've narrowed down (majorly - don't worry) and these are a few of my favorites.






























Katherine did a large majority of the photo-taking - she's good behind a camera. Also, she began the day as a bit of a naysayer (it was her first year), but finished the day strong when she expressed how much she loved doing touristy things in the park and capturing it on camera! Most of all - more than just taking fun pictures with your best friends - it reminded us to slow down and actually enjoy the beauty of New York, especially in the fall. We were reminded that not everyone here is in a hurry and we found some really wonderful people as we asked strangers to take photos of the 4 of us. Good to be reminded of those things. Now...I'm pushing for a winter wonderland shoot. We'll certainly see how that works out for me...

happy halloween!


























The crazies were out in NYC today! I saw one man (and by man, I mean at least my age or older) in a full-out Buzz Lightyear costume at lunch today. Even if I don't get into Halloween, it sure is a fun holiday to observe!

weekend 2 update

I decided that no matter how behind I am, I am determined the post pictures from the last several weekends. Not only does it allow me to look at the pictures again, it also makes me feel like the weekends weren't actually that long ago.

My little Rose petals came to visit the first weekend of October! We counted, and in the three and a half years I've lived here, Rose has been to visit four times! And I still think that's four times too little. We had such a fun and relaxing weekend...and we didn't even leave my neighborhood. We spent a lot of time in Central Park and walking, thanks to the gorgeous, perfect weather. I think RL's feet were happy to be back in Alabama, though.

Alice's Tea Cup for my favorite brunch spot.



Saturday night picnic in the park: perfect! Chirping Chicken entree + Levain dessert.


Sunday Central Park relaxation.



Sunday night dinner at Carmine's. I can't think of anything better!


[you can check out RL's recap of the weekend right here. Of course, she posted hers in a timely manner so you may have already seen it!]

Thanks again Rose for coming to visit!! I'm excitedly waiting for the next time!

out and about






















This girl's dress was made out of 3form (it was a fashion show)! Pretty cool. Thanks, friends (3form, Gunlocke, and Wolf Gordon), for hosting this event (back in September)... and, of course, it was fun having the 3 Musketeers back together again.