weekend recap

Spiffy little weekend we had. How was yours? We had an extremely productive Saturday followed by a record braking lazy Sunday thanks to me finally agreeing to watch Game of Thrones. We might have watched nine episodes. Go ahead, judge us. Also, we now only refer to Lily as 'Daenerys', 'Dragon', or 'Your Grace'. 

Enough of that.  Here are a few photos...

Friday afternoon field trip to Milk Bar for cake truffles and ice cream.

T'was a beautiful day for an afternoon walk. Just look at a budding Park Avenue in the sunshine.

Al and I were both able to escape work at a reasonable time on Friday night. We walked around the West Village for awhile and decided to stop for Mexican food at Tortilla Flats - one of the few restaurants in NYC that serves queso dip (and therefore one of my favorite restaurants in NYC).

^^ West Village town houses. We're moving into the one on the left! Just kidding. But wouldn't that be awesome?

^^ Trifecta (Friday. Margs. Cheese Dip) = Happy Katie

Saturday morning we had plans of taking a long walk along the water, but it was far too cold. So we did what you do when you can't exercise. We got bagels. And Lily waited patiently for her scraps.

Spent our afternoon at the park listening to a Sinatra impersonator, followed by crossing off several errands from our to do list.  He was pretty good and had quite an impressive set up.

Went home and baked the cake I mentioned on Friday. Here she is ready for the oven.

And here it is after I tried to flip it out of the pan when it was still cooling. I was so mad at myself. "ARGH! I knew that would happen! Why did I do that? &*$% *#*(&" (Don't you hate those moments?) With only an hour to go to our dinner party (and having not yet even showered) I had no time for a new cake.  Ina's brownie pudding to the rescue - although even that wasn't my best work. But it was something. Seriously, just looking at the crumbled cake now gives me heart palpitations.

All was fine once we arrived. I calmed down and we had a great time with friends and all four - yes FOUR - dogs.

^^ Lucca, Chewy, Shorty, Lily

Sunday we slept in. I was awake early, but decided just to lay awake next to my sleeping family. Sometimes you just need to lay in bed, you know?  And besides, I couldn't break up Al and Lily. Sweetest photo ever.

And somehow Al sucked me in to Game of Thrones so the rest of the day was spent watching season 3 while doing some work, laundry, cooking in between. It's so much easier to get in to it after Al's watched the first two seasons. That way I don't have to pay attention to who everyone is at the beginning, we just pause and Al gives me the CliffsNotes version. So much easier (for me, not so much for Al). Here is Lily doing her best dragon impersonation:

We did make it out for a few walks. And I cooked an awesome new recipe. I could eat this every single night. Coconut rice with roasted sweet potatoes, spicy crispy kale, and roasted salmon. Recipe from Food52. You have to make this. The dressing is amazing.

And as if we hadn't watched enough TV, I managed to stay up late for Mad Men. How great (and by great I mean down right mean) was Betty's bit in last night's episode? And her ensemble? Chicest field trip chaperone I've ever seen.

Have a great week everyone!

xo,

K

{Betty Draper source}

weekend recap

What a weekend.

It was exactly what I wanted - productive, restful, and ended with friends watching a Chiefs win!  

Take a look...

I love the view from my office.  What spectacular light we had on Friday.

Friday night we officially decided that Friedman's (the new place in our neighborhood) is officially our Friday night spot.  It's so nice to be able to just walk a few steps to a nice, cute, affordable spot and enjoy good conversation with each other.  Also, they have this sign hanging (in the bathroom), so it pretty much sealed the deal for me.

^^ #truth

After dinner we went to get a donut for dessert (my new favorite thing to do).

I came out with a whole box.  Wups!

^^ P.S. that pumpkin donut on the bottom left is to die for.

Saturday morning Al woke up bright and early to go play golf. 

I slept in (it was glorious) and when I woke up he'd already sent me this photo.

Gorgeous view and great weather for a day outside.

Once I finally got out of bed, I tackled the most annoying chore ever:  switching out my closet for the season.  I'm not sure why I dread this task so much.  It's actually kind of fun to remember all the sweaters and jackets I had under the bed.  I think maybe I dislike it because I always have a moment of panic thinking "where am I going to put all this stuff?!!?"  T.G. for Space Bags.  Except when your darling dog bites one and it no longer seals.  Love her.

With the closet done (in record time), Lil and I headed to the park.  We just HAD to be outside in the beautiful weather.  We wandered the park for a good two hours, playing some, listening to the live music, and people watching.  Not a bad Saturday afternoon.

What a beautiful day.  Check out that light.

One of those views that makes you sigh and think "gosh I love this park/city/day/life".

Al came home from golf and we had one of those talks that goes something like this:

"So what do you want to do tonight?

 "I don't care.  I'm down for whatever, but I don't really want to get all dolled up."

 "Okay, me neither.  Um should we just go down to the village for dinner?"

"Um sure"

.... 5 minutes later...

 "Okay, I don't want to be a loser, but I don't really feel like going out"

"OMG me neither!  I thought you did so I was going along with it.  Can we just stay in?"

...and in less than a minute we were on the couch in our soft clothes watching The Wonder Years.

Perfect night.

Sunday was all about the CHIEFS!

Since they were playing the Giants we were able to watch the game from home.

We had lots of friends over, ate lots of food, and had a great time.  

Also, this is what $25 worth of Velveeta looks like.

Thank you New York pricing.

Lily's best friend, Lucca, got a new baby sister over the weekend.

Meet Chewy.  She's 11 weeks old and so soft and snuggly.

Chiefs win!

This little family of mine.  Boy do they make life good.

Also, note how focused we are on Lily, per usual.  That dog is so loved.

Hope you had a happy weekend.

xoxo,

K

P.S. That Breaking Bad series finale?!?!?  We loved it!

weekend recap

Man that was a quick weekend!

But we had a great time celebrating our friends Jeff and Sarah at their wedding in St. Louis.

Here are a few pics from the weekend...

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Friday night packing and pizza (and wine).

From a new place we've been ordering from lately, Tappo.

I'm obsessed with this pizza - it has loads of caramelized red onion and sausage on it. 

So darn good.

Made the easy two hour flight to St. Louis.

Everyone in Clayton, MO is SO nice.  I forget how conversational people are!

I got caught up watching the end of "You've Got Mail" in our hotel room before the wedding.

One of my favorite movies of all time.

And, fun fact, did you know Al proposed to me in that very same flower garden at the end of the movie?  He didn't have a Brinkley though.

The wedding was at the Missouri History Museum.

What an awesome venue.

We dined under a huge plane!

Here's the stunning couple making their entrance.

Gorgeous venue, right?
I saw the couple sneak out with their photog once the sun went down or some nighttime photos.

I'm sure they'll turn out stunning.

Me and my handsome date.

Al and his high school buddies.

Boys will always be boys, won't they?

The next morning we arrived early at the airport, only to find our flight was delayed an hour.

I was okay with it because I thought their might be a Chili's in the airport

(For those who don't know - I am beyond obsessed with Chili's - mostly because we don't have any in NYC).

We were too hungry and tired to search, so we settled on some bagel place.

Only to find a Chili's next to our gate.

I almost cried I was so sad.

We checked in on Lily who spent her weekend with her BFF Lucca.

She seemed totally fine that we were delayed.

Oh, and look! They had our France rental car on display in the airport! ;)

Just kidding, but I will not be surprised if this is what we end up with next week.

One final project for the weekend - I packed up my First Day NY backpack.

First Day is an awesome program where you sponsor a child's first day of school.

He gets a backpack, the required school supplies, a new outfit and shoes, a book, and a letter from me.

This is my second year doing this and it is such a rewarding thing to do.

I recommend searching for similar programs in your area.

Every child deserves to be prepared and feel special on their first day of school!

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Here's to a super quick week - we leave Thursday night for our France adventure!

Check-in tomorrow for a post all about my packing strategy.

(And yes, it's just as intense as our trip planning strategy!)

xoxo

K

P.S. I can't take my eyes off the royal baby coverage.  Hurry up baby!

{photos by me}

thursday snugs

Lily and her BFF Lucca snuggin today at camp.

I mean, really.

Cuteness.

Can't wait to get home to that tiny little face.

xoxo,

K

weekend recap

We had a top ten weekend, and we didn't really do all that much. 

Just how I like it. 

A few (okay, a lot) of photos from the long weekend.
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Throwing in this one from two weekends ago.

We had a spectacular anniversary dinner at The River Cafe. 

Such an amazing location and really old school feel.

Like I mentioned in Friday Finds, we headed to Back Forty for a crab boil on Friday night.

One of my favorite drinks, the Loisaida Sling. 

Smoky, gingery. So good.

Pile one of four:

Annnd scene.

Starting a tradition here. Saturday morning park and bagels.

Picked up Commodore for his weekend with the Roses.

How cute is he?

After playing for an hour, made it home for a water break.

While the dogs napped, Al and I headed to the Yanks game.

It was SO. HOT.

Good thing I had my sweat towel and $20 spray fan.

Probably the most intense game we've been to so far this summer. 

Both for the heat and how much the outcome mattered.

Al was very serious.

Yankees won! 

Still in first place! 

So sweaty!

Met up with Joe Tuna after the game. So charming.

Watch his cooking show show on Channel 25 if you're in NYC.

Planning some Joe Tuna time for the blog.  Stay tuned.

Sunday we picnic-ed at the Central Park Pond.

Got to hang out with my TBM pooches, Lucca and Wesley.

Sunday we planned on going out for dinner and drinks, 

but someone wanted to watch a movie instead.

 

Watched The Great Gastby again for the 100th time.

My favorite scene: Gatsby and Daisy reunite.

How gorg are Robert Redford and Mia Farrow?

Finished the weekend catching up on September issues.

Look who has a spread in O Magazine this month, my girl Ina!

Miss this little guy already. Lily had fun with her best friend.

 Hope you had a relaxing long weekend. 

Now back to the grind. 

Can't I just go fall shopping instead? 

xoxo,

K

{all photos by me}