On a seperate note, I have a bone to pick with NYC food establishments. Have ONE good mocktail on your menu for your preggos in attendance please. Just one, I'm not asking for variety here. Or have grenedine to make me a shirley temple! (second trimester musings...)
...we went to dinner at Diablo Royale with Chris & Linds and then exited the restaurant only to find out we were trapped on West 10th because Obama's motorcade was coming through. SJP really knows how to shut down the west village!
On a seperate note, I have a bone to pick with NYC food establishments. Have ONE good mocktail on your menu for your preggos in attendance please. Just one, I'm not asking for variety here. Or have grenedine to make me a shirley temple! (second trimester musings...)
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We like our glasses in this family. Clearly (pun intended), we do. Spectacles are not so cheap and even when you find the perfect frame, $100 is about as reasonable as they come Rx wise. Until(!!!!) Until until untillllll....sweet Jordan over at Ramshackle Glam divulged her secret place to buy these puppies: Zenni Optical. $12.95 for the perfect pair of new tortoise glasses? Thank you, Jordan! The post Christmas lottery has been won. FELIZ NAVIDAD TO ME. (And....I'm off to JCrew at the TimeWarnerCenter to press today's good luck on the alpha shopper front;)
One of the top reasons I love my parents is their willingness, ability and energy to travel to NYC for even just a 24hour stint to see Lee & I around Christmastime. After a long week for my Dad and my Mom wrapping up what is the busiest season for CBA, they hopped a flight at 8am on Satuday morning simply to have a day with us. Catching up over tea and coffee in 7B, enjoying a quick visit to the Rockafeller Tree and St. Patrick's in midtown (good lordy it is tourist central up there!), and a holiday dinner feast at The Beacon and concert at Carnegie Hall(*as the choir sang with the NY Pops Orchestra, I was flooded with childhood memories of my CFC days gone by)...we couldn't have asked for a better string of New Yorky moments yesterday.
This post is brought to you by my right hand. Yesterday, between step 1 & step 2 of the mac n cheese prep for our anniversary dinner, I had a pointer finger run in(read: almost sliced my fingerprint right off) with a wusthof knife while trying to open the pecorinno romano cheese. It looked like a murder scene from "She almost Got Away with it"....how can one tiny phalange gush so much blood? *Anyways*....typing is limited. With my gimp finger raised to help stop the bleeding, Lee found it very funny to keep asking "Oh what anniversary is it?!" #1. We will never forget this first ann'y that's for sure. One year down, life to go. Just keeps getting better... "Love is the only way of knowledge, which in the act of union answers my quest. In the act of loving, of giving...I find myself, I discover myself, I discover us both." - Ethan Fromm Christamas Bowling Party on Friday in midtown. We look like we belong in a league, no? Pointer finger still intact. Roses & treats :) Urban Christmas tree purchased. Infamous Woody getting festive! Anniversary dinner injury :( But Lee saved the day! mmmm.... Tada!
The frenzy of NYC women at sample sales can be too much to take sometimes....but I'm unable to not indulge in the activity! The title alone swindles my always-looking-for-a-deal kind of personality. You say 50% off Tory Burch flats? I say where, what time and can I get there early? Bare bones warehouse? I do not care. Save me money on a hot item, I'm there. But what I really love....is stumbling upon a sample sale on my walk home, an Alexis Bittar one to be exact, that gets me in the door if and only if to be a part of the female buying craze. The people watching is amazing and style conversation worth the pop-in alone.
No perfect item found this time(although the gold cuff was enticing), but it is a typical NYC moment I love :) “you know what’s great about new york? the threshold for citizenship as a new yorker is actually pretty short. like, if you come to new york and you still like it two years after you arrive here and you still think its great and you’re having a good time and you haven’t been totally ground down and go limping back to wherever the fuck you came from… you know what? you’re in.” -anthony bourdain on the layover, 24 hours in nyc spot. on.
and sometimes there's limping. but we stay. because it's home now. and the collective limping from others sometimes gives you the strength to grin and bear it (*like apartment hunting) but mostly just grin. and ENJOY it. (*like wine night wednesdays in tribeca with an old friend) It started off just as so:
*perfectly sunny and crisp Friday NYC evening *important guests arrive from Russia and London (!!) *hi's and hugs and "so good to see you!"s echo in St. Xavier *the rehearsal begins church, eyes stare in awe of the beauty of the murals *the energy is high *the anticipation higher *the last Markle brother ready to be a husband *the gorgeous Irina ready to be Mrs. Markle #4 ;) And it was underway! The wedding weekend of such an important couple in our lives: Lee's brother Andrew and his (now wife!) Irina. A blending of cultures in the most fabulous of ways. After the rehearsal we headed to Blue Water Grill for dinner in the vault! BWG was once a bank and the nooks and crannies of this restaurant give it such an old world (almost Titanic-like) feel as you venture down the marble staircase where the private dining experience awaited us. My in-laws have the rehearsal dinner agenda and flow down to a science. Personal stories and anecdotes of the bride and groom filled the vault with laughter and heartfelt tears. My sweet sis-in-law Neha's welcoming of Irina into our family left me welling up with tears, unable to look up. Neha, Irina and I share such a unique connection as the wives of those Markle brothers, a special club of 3 that can only understand what it's like to be married to one of the "boys" ;) Elena, Irina's mother's toast also struck a chord within me, as she spoke to her only child, her daughter Irina, with her best friend since childhood by her side. Nicholai traveled from Moscow to celebrate Andrew & Irina's marriage and their friendship, standing not just the test of time but different continents was a powerful example of a lifelong frinedship. She spoke to the love of one's friends, the community of support that augments any marriage and family circle. She talked honestly (as Russians do;) and charged the room to hold on to those dear friends that have been with us through our lives, that even through the distance, disagreements, careers and choices, those that you have known since childhood and still have now....those friendships...THOSE are ones to nuture. And to hold on to tightly. To respect the changes that inevitably occur as we age. But in those differences grows understanding and a bond that is ever so deep. My mind immediately wandered to my own friendships since childhood: Jax, my first friend when we moved to Wexford. Who share the same 7year old memories that I do. I'm not sure there is a word powerful enough to convey the importance of that person's role in giving perspective to life. Elena, thank you for your words and the reflection is granted me... Wedding Saturday rolled around the following day, Dad got to town, we rehearsed our song, and caught up over another batch of my (now famous;) chicken noodle soup. The song? "The Wedding Song" by Paul Stookey which was sung at our wedding last December and at so many of the guests in attendance weddings' as well. Having not sung in public in YEARS, my nerves were high, but as soon as we got up to the alter and it began, they melted away. To sing for Irina & Andrew on the most important day of their lives was a powerful moment for me to share with my Dad. Irina was breathtakingly beautiful as she walked down the aisle in a dress so perfect for her in detail and style. The ceremony, presided by the childhood priest & family friend of the Markles, Fr. Ed, was full of love and sentiment. Jaina was not too sure about walking down the aisle this time around as flower girl, but as soon as the ceremony ended that personality emerged and she was a total riot from start to finish. And hands down the most adorably cute toddler in that white tafetta dress, matching fur cape and silver glitter shoes ;) Other highlights of my darling niece include her hilariuos commentary all night long: "Uncle Lee, you're so SILLY!" -Jaina, hardly able to contain herself laughing with the crowd during Lee's speech. "This is PopPop's car!" -Jaina, as we drove to photos in Washington Square Park in the hummer limo. "I'll take the cheese sandwich!" -Jaina, upon sitting down at the dinner table, noticing the menu cards and placing her order ;) Andrew & Irina, your love makes my heart swell. To many more shared memories as the years and decades pass and I wish you nothing but a lifetime of happiness! CHEERS (!!!) ps: we're off to Barbados this week for our own anniversary celebration....what a YEAR. Back next weekend for and update that hopefully simply says: rest & relaxation x 5 days = heaven. As this ridiciulously out of control Fall comes to a close (December equals winter in my book), this last installment of Friday Fav randoms will come to an end and it's all holiday goodness from then on. This weekend, Lee and I will get all dolled up (hey, black tie! I love black tie! RTR, I'm such a loyal customer this season) to his middle brother Andrew and his gorgeous bride to be Irina, the soon to be Mrs. Markle #4 right here in NYC ;) I give you, the final nonesensical post of my weekly favorites: Purchased wayyyy back in September at the Henri Bendal event with the new Mrs. Fletcher, I stored these travel bags away for our Barbados trip which at the time was 10 weeks away. How perfectly adorable for all your beach needs (waterproof pouching with HB stripes no less!) Um, HOW is this fro-yo place *not* in NYC? U-Swirl, discovered by me & my gorg pal Liz whilst in Arizona during a justifiable post-bikram food run, this place (dare I say)...puts Pinkberry to shame. And their salted caremel wasnt a seasonal random. And CAKEBATTER was a staple flavor. Clearly, the east coast needs to get their shiz together and get a franchise in my 4 block radius. Ready for some cheese? A total favorite of mine if I may? My husband as a wedding date. I just....* Love this man. I thought this was an appropriate guide given that as the season's change, women need to be reminded of this. (First to admit, I email two friends before ever daring to hem pants incorrectly.) Manhattanites! Support this! Starting in Summer 2012, you'll be able to use BikeShare as another transporation option for quick trips around town. You can become a member for an annual fee that will be cheaper than a one-month metro card or pay as you go with a credit card. Currently, the organization is determining where to put the bike stops, so vote away to get one near you. File under: reasons I love living in NYC. I dont like to get too far ahead of myself... But this morning, I couldn't help but wonder (unintentional use of the classic Carrie Bradshaw phrase)... And hope.... And then email SKr with my thoughts... That around the holidays in 5 years, it looks something like this: Sarah & Matt live just blocks away, all of us on the Upper West Side. {And in the perfect world of my dream, Jackson's decided to pursue his PhD @ NYU and Liz & Brady venure back to NYC from Chicago} Details, details. It's been over a decade since calling NYC home by then. Thanksgiving morning (we dont leave NY on Thanksgiving 90% of the time due to Lee working the following day, natch) I place biscuits with brown sugar in the oven. We all hang out all day just like so: sweatpants, glasses, coffee mugs filled to the brim, football on in the background (okay, L & M are watching intently...) A child or two that even at their young age give clues as to "oh s/he really is just like Lee"...and Sar and I side eye each other in agreement. And then we get manicures. And shout on our way out: "MATT you're in charge." We get a thumbs up. Rinse, repeat for all December Saturdays in futureland. Because when you put it out there, things can become reality :) The silly, the serious, the everything in between. The Holiday Season! Parties are being planned, Christmas dinners being booked, and company year end events are on the calendar. To another great holiday season in NYC and for everything that is to be enjoyed with friends and family....oooo I cannot wait (!!!)
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