Cheap pasta, sauce from a jar, a simple salad and homemade garlic bread. Good company makes it all taste even better.

Labels: Crew

Some of our crew spent last Wednesday night at the outdoor Feist show in Prospect Park. Well, actually, we spent the evening outside of the show, as we always do. It's much less crowded, got more room for bocce and wine is (sort of) permissible. It did pour on us for a while, but we waited it out, huddled on umbrellas.

This shot is from my cameraphone and somehow the low resolution, low light and rain make it a perfect pointillist homage to Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

Labels: brooklyn, Crew

So I clearly fell short on EDIM, but trying to do that and plan a wedding was just too much, so something had to give. We're up in Syracuse now, for two days of errands, setting up, acquiring the proper legal documents and welcoming family. I've been wide awake since 6:30, well before my normal waking hours. Excited and stressed all at the same time. I tried my dress on yesterday and it's fitting a lot looser than it ever has... worrying about every single detail will do that to you...

This will probably be my last post before the "I do" and luna de miel. Had to add a shot from my bachelorette party a few weeks ago. These friends are so good to me... we had a crazy night of dancing on chairs in a restaurant, hijacking a limo, hanging with celebs (okay, just spotting them), dancing till 3-something a.m., and more things not appropriate to share with the internets.

So far the most fun parts of this whole wedding thing have been these girls-only rituals: dress shopping with my mom and Jen, assembling invitations, getting "showered" with love, and partying like obnoxious rock stars. I'm sure there's lots more good times to come in the next few days.

Cross your fingers for good weather!

Labels: Crew, nyc, wedding

Had the most lovely and relaxing Sunday... after a house-warming brunch at Kate's, I strolled home through the street fair on Court St. and ran into Adam. Tim joined us later at our favorite bar, Abilene, for beers in the open air. A great respite before another busy week.

Labels: brooklyn, Crew

Much love to Jaxx, Bexx and Laura who helped with the assembling, stuffing, and stamping of invitations. They're in the mail! Phew...

Labels: crafty, Crew, wedding

I spotted the long, dark shadows as someone walked past this half wall on the roof and asked everyone to strike a pose. I wish the shadows themselves were a bit sharper, but I love that I'm in there and you can even see the detail of the camera strap hanging down.

Labels: Crew, nyc

Spent a lovely Sunday first helping at Jer's charity booksale and then carving pumpkins on the Rivington rooftop.

Labels: Crew, nyc

Fall means it's time for another Urban Bocce Tourney. This time, it was held at Floyd Bennet Field in Brooklyn and on the beach in Far Rockaway, Queens.

Tim and I came into the finals with a buy as the top seeded team, only to loose to the Super Mario Brothers inspired team called Power Up... heartbreaking.

Congrats to Adam and Daz who finally got to kiss the trophy after so many tournaments.

Labels: bocce, brooklyn, Crew

My friends have started this trend of going all out when someone turns 30. For ECF, we recreated his comic-book-themed Bar Mitzvah in the rented out basement of a midtown office building, complete with a 1990 soundtrack and party games like Coke and Pepsi (see above). Except this time there was booze. I love The Crew, but they make me glad my 30th is still almost 2 years away... eek!

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