Fantabulous Birthday (and then some)!

Sorry, again I have been slacking off at the blogging! But now I have accumulated many things to write about. So, I think I am going to write about last weekend's events this weekend. And hopefully I can write about this weekend's events in a few days.

First of all, last Monday (7/14) we saw the NY Philharmonic play in Prospect Park. It is part of their free summer concerts. It was followed by some fireworks. Seems I just can't get enough free music and fireworks! We had a decent spread this time - no doritos in sight! A bottle of wine and everything!

Then Jenn came to visit for the weekend to celebrate our birthdays. On Saturday we went to the Met and looked at some really old stuff -like tombs, coffins and mummies and tons of other stuff! Some of it dating back to 4th century BC.
There is also an exhibit on the roof with a few sculptures by Jeff Koons. Not only do you get too see this really cool exhibit, but you also have an awesome view of the park and the city. Rather breathtaking! Below is Jenn with "Ballon Dog" (yellow).



There was also an exhibit we saw called "Superheros: Fashion and Fantasy", which was a really interesting view of superhero costumes and its relationship to fashion.

Then on Sunday we went to the Flea and then stopped at Moes. I have blogged about both of those places before, so I won't bore you with excessive details. After a few beers at Moes, we stopped at the Black Sheep Pub for some more. We were a big hit there! 2 birthday girls in a bar that had a total of like 4 people in it! And on Monday for my birthday we did some shopping in Manhattan and had lunch at a restaurant in Little Italy. (It was Italian ;-) I got linguine and clam sauce. It was Yummy (with a capital Y)!! Then we went to the Pickle Guys. I got a bunch of sour, half sour, and horseradish pickles that came right out of the barrel. Now that is what I call a Birthday treat!
Then sadly Jenn had to go home and I was on my way to meet Doug for dinner. We went to The Old Homestead Steakhouse for a big steak dinner and that is exactly what we had! We got the Porter House for 2. I can't remember the last time I had that much beef at once and it was fantastic! I am pretty sure I met my beef quota for the next 6 months.



Then after dinner, we finally stopped to see the Waterfalls! They were actually cooler than I expected, but I think seeing them at night is the key.



And then we were super fancy and got a cab home.
It was a really nice birthday! And I got a new camera, so I should be posting more pictures!

I am seriously going to try to be better about this blogging business. I know I say that at the end of every post.. but this time I mean it!

Happy 4th of July!

Well, the days of parties on the roof at 16th St are long behind us. So we find ourselves trying to figure out what to do to occupy our 4th of July. Doug was invited to a party by someone at work, but we decided to stay home and relax and make our hot dogs and hamburgers at the apartment. It was definitely low key, which is a big change from our parties of the past! We missed all the excitment, but watching HGTV all day ain't all that bad either.

Always in persuit of beating the system and outsmarting the crowds, Doug figured out a potential fireworks viewing site that didn't involve getting anywhere early or smushing next to strangers. Usually when he figures someplace like that out, it ends up you can't see the fireworks from that spot (hence the no crowds). But, he did it this year! Our crowd-free oasis was on the platform of the F train at Smith and 9th Street. For those of you unfamiliar, it is a spot where the train is above ground and on elevated tracks. And it is only 2 stops away for our house. We were not the only people there, but it was not crowded at all and, surprisingly, you could see the fireworks display quite well!

Doug make a compliation of some movies he took with the camera, which you can see below:



Enjoy!
Hope you had a good 4th!!!

The difference between a big and small foyer...

It really makes all the difference to your ill behaved pet. So, if you aren't getting it, let me give you a visual...
If you have a very small foyer, when you open the door you see immediately what your ill behaved pet has done while you were out. Therefore, they do not get the approximate 5 minutes of petting and love before you get the slap in the face of recycling and trash all over the living room. Then it is just too late to take it back.

That is just my observation of the day...