Sunday, August 29, 2010

Birthday blog - 30th bday celebrations!

Good evening all. I hope August has been as good to you as it has to me. I have been so busy the past week and a half celebrating my birthday. I was lucky to have so many little events to look forward to. First was the lovely arrival of my sister Michelle to kick off the celebration. We met at LGA on Thursday night and were quickly transported to the farm by my trusty car service. We arrived and sat out back with Adam and had some wine and beers to kick off the weekend. At around 2:30am with decided to call it a night with some Advil chasers. Next day we were off to the city for breakfast with Nicole Feig and my standard tour of the city. We went (window) shopping on Madison, bought a few things at Saks, then drinks at the MoMA! At the MoMA we had a drink called the Devil in White! OMG! White Whiskey with a beautifully sweet Vermouth and some cherries. So amazing. (Waiting on pictures from Michelle)

Then we headed to none other than Gramercy Tavern for a late lunch and a bit of wine (Weingut Trapl St. Laurent 2007) it was fantastic. After lunch was a milkshake at the Stand. Michelle had been mentioning this place for months so we checked it out. It did not disappoint. We had the Toasted Marshmallow milkshake. After all this we felt a bit ill and needed to walk it off. So we walked to Soho for a bit more shopping and called it quits. On our way to the train we met with Danielle for a beer to send us on our way back to Pound Ridge. (Waiting on pictures from Michelle)

We went home and freshened up a bit to head to dinner with my cousin Anna (coming in from Jersey) and Vanessa (from FL). We headed to one of our local spots Moderne Barn for a grand dinner and then followed up on the porch again with Champagne and beer. (My stomach and liver were crying for help!) We had a great time, it was so fun to be able to share our home with family for the first time.

The next day I let Adam sleep in and the girls and I went on a tour of Bedford with the sole intention to stalk Martha Stewart. I drove the ladies by Martha's place and they were just as excited to see it as I was for the first time. It is unreal. She has everything so perfectly taken care of, I can only imagine the army it takes to keep her house up. (BTW, this is what we can see from the road.) After stalking 101 was over we headed to local spot # 2, Meetinghouse for brunch. After brunch Anna took off to home and we headed into Manhattan for dinner and drinks with friends.

Ladies in the garden


First stop was Jimmy's # 43 for a fabulous southern gritty dinner and beers then to Stanton Public for drinks. It was such a great time but so exhausting.

First picture of the night (Danielle and Vanessa)


With Michelle


Arriving at Jimmy's


Complete with an Owl cake (Surprise from Adam!!)


Fun with the Owl cake


Sexy gift from Caroline and Matt


A few more random pics of all the wonderful people that came out.


Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Wednesday night...in DC

So I have been super lazy about blogging. I have been working in DC and have not had any time to blog. I have been working long hours but looks like things will be getting better soon. I totally miss Adam while I am away! :-(

I am heading back to NY tomorrow which makes me really happy. Adam and I are going to relax at home this weekend. We discovered the Bedford Movie Theater a few weeks ago and I love it! I think there maybe a movie in our plans this weekend depending on the weather.

We had some visitors a few weeks back. The Feig's drove up on a Sunday to spend some time at the farm and to grab brunch. We had such a lovely time with them, it was so fun to see Emma play and enjoy the playground...discovering the area. I hope they come back again soon.

Adam and I discovered a new trail really close to our house. We did a 5 mile hike 2 weeks ago. It was really great, we went early in the morning to avoid the heat and the bugs. I plan on doing it again soon when it rains more to see some of the waterfalls that were dried out.

Last weekend we went to Long Beach to see Matt and Caroline. We had such a great time there also. It was so relaxing to go to the beach. It is a little odd going to a beach in NY for me being from FL but I think Long Beach is pretty nice and would totally return. It was a short drive for us to which makes it much more appealing.

The next few weeks will be busy, I have family coming up for my 30th birthday and will be celebrating with family and friends. I will document Michelle and Vanessa's visit! I am so excited.

Good night and talk soon!

xoxo!

I am attaching a few pictures but I will upload our nature walk pictures this weekend.

At the Bedford Fire Department - Emma was getting loads of attention.

Emma in the playground

Our neighbors house we just discovered. It is ridic! I am in love with it and the waterfall.


And just because this is an amazing pic of John Ham from Sunday's Mad Men!