Here we are now.
And then, taken about a month after we stared dating.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
An Anniversary
Last night we cashed in a free meal at The View, which is the rotating restaurant in the Marriott Times Square. We went out on a Tuesday because yesterday marked five years since our first date. And that's worth celebrating.
Here we are now.
And then, taken about a month after we stared dating.
Here we are now.
And then, taken about a month after we stared dating.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Dizzy Date
Monday Rob and I got to go on a real date to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. A friend was having his CD release party. It's a place I've wanted to go, so the kid was dropped with a sitter and I got dressed up.
The ambiance was nice. The food was great. And the music most excellent.
It's a bit hard to get good pics in the low light. But if you get a chance to go, do. The skyline out the window is pretty awesome.
Oh, and you think you might like to recreate a little jazz in your own home? You totally can! Helping friends, something new to listen too, a romantic date night at home - it's a win win win!
Buy "Imprints" below:
iTunes link:
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CDBaby link:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/
Monday, January 16, 2012
Kickshaw
The list of restaurants we want to try is continually growing. Rob is a bit of a food snob - and I'm finally coming around to his way of thinking. There are so many restaurants that why waste our time going to someplace sub-par. I wouldn't say we are foodies really, because there are some places on our list of favorites that could be questionable, but we like them for various reasons (e.g. there is one and only one great dish but the overall doesn't stand up). There are also some places that are on our "do not patronize" list for bad food, bad service, or both, and we will give it a couple of goes. We are also homebodies, so walking distance is important.
But back to this list. The list is growing because we tend to frequent our favorites, we are working on branching out. So a couple of weeks ago we walked to Astoria to visit Kickshaw. "Specialty coffee, fancy grilled cheese sandwiches , craft beer in Astoria, Queens." Some friends had offered to babysit for a couple of hours, so Rob and I had a real date. It was nice. The fancy cheeses were awesome. But what really got us was the dessert.
So a week later we went. With Simon. Our weekend walks will likely be accompanied by "our car" what Mom and Chip have lovingly dubbed the stroller. So we strolled. And at some point turned Simon around so he could be in a picture too.
Kickshaw has a great vibe with a big communal table, small tables in the back, and a bar. I can see this as a place where you could sit and work and eat and drink for an afternoon. Not the most kid friendly place we've been, but having Simon wasn't a problem. We did have to park the stroller away from where we sat, but not a big deal. We had to sit at the bar this time around. Planning better around cranky time and padding in time to wait for a table would make it better to return with baby. Without baby, no problem.
Simon spent the time pounding on the bar and playing with a paper cup. Then he got cranky so Rob ate while I walked him and I ate while Rob took him outside to people watch. It was a very warm day for winter.
The dessert we got was quite awesome. A chocolate walnut brownie that was very dry, like carrot cake maybe with coffee poured over it. You get your dessert and coffee all in one dish. Amazing.
On the walk home Simon had about enough of the stroller. So we carried him the last few blocks. And he got his first ride on Daddy's shoulders. I think the hair and glasses pulling was his favorite part.
But back to this list. The list is growing because we tend to frequent our favorites, we are working on branching out. So a couple of weeks ago we walked to Astoria to visit Kickshaw. "Specialty coffee, fancy grilled cheese sandwiches , craft beer in Astoria, Queens." Some friends had offered to babysit for a couple of hours, so Rob and I had a real date. It was nice. The fancy cheeses were awesome. But what really got us was the dessert.
So a week later we went. With Simon. Our weekend walks will likely be accompanied by "our car" what Mom and Chip have lovingly dubbed the stroller. So we strolled. And at some point turned Simon around so he could be in a picture too.
Kickshaw has a great vibe with a big communal table, small tables in the back, and a bar. I can see this as a place where you could sit and work and eat and drink for an afternoon. Not the most kid friendly place we've been, but having Simon wasn't a problem. We did have to park the stroller away from where we sat, but not a big deal. We had to sit at the bar this time around. Planning better around cranky time and padding in time to wait for a table would make it better to return with baby. Without baby, no problem.
Simon spent the time pounding on the bar and playing with a paper cup. Then he got cranky so Rob ate while I walked him and I ate while Rob took him outside to people watch. It was a very warm day for winter.
The dessert we got was quite awesome. A chocolate walnut brownie that was very dry, like carrot cake maybe with coffee poured over it. You get your dessert and coffee all in one dish. Amazing.
On the walk home Simon had about enough of the stroller. So we carried him the last few blocks. And he got his first ride on Daddy's shoulders. I think the hair and glasses pulling was his favorite part.
If you are local. Check out Kickshaw. With or without the kid.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Some Notes
This made me laugh. Last Friday we took Simon in the Ergo carrier to do some errands in the city. One was to drop off a library book. They check your bags when you enter and leave. Rob opened the diaper bag and I followed him, but was stopped to check my "bag." The guards expression was priceless when I said "it's a baby" and pulled back the sleep hood of the carrier.
Monday we went to see Harry Potter 7.2 Simon was great. We went to the 12:45 show, the first one of the day. There were only about 30 people in the theater with us. Simon ate or slept all but the last 20 minutes when I walked him in the aisle by the exit. We can totally do movies with a baby...for a few more weeks anyway.
Tuesday was the big One Month well visit. Wow! one month. The Squeaker (that's his latest nickname because he squeaks all. the. time. and it's hilarious) weighed in at 10 pounds 3 ounces (60%) His weight gain is awesome at about 2 oz a day right now, it will slow down. His height was 21.25 inches but I know this was wrong, he was 21 at birth and is much longer now. We are going to work on getting him to cooperate and stretch his legs for next month. No shots this time around, next month we start the vaccinations.
Wednesday was our third anniversary. I really can't believe it's only been three years. I can remember life without the Squeaker, I have a hard time doing the same for Rob. It's been fun, it's still fun, and I hope it stays that way. Josh came over to babysit. I fed Simon right before we left. We went to Saffron Garden, an Indian restaurant a few blocks away. It was very empty, then we remembered it was 7 on a Wednesday. The food was good, but I think our old favorites are still our favorites. After dinner we took a walk then stopped at the wine bar, Claret for a glass of wine and the creme brulee. We were gone for 2.5 hours. Josh got to change his first diaper and baby was still alive when we got home. I really liked fixing my hair, wearing make-up (something I only really do for occasions anyhow) and wear a dress that did not have to be appropriate for nursing. Date night = awesome.
BlogHer, the blogging conference I went to last year was in San Diego last weekend. I was excited to see where it would be next year, thinking that could be a nice vacation. It's in New York, again. Which is disappointing because it means no travel, but good because it means I am absolutely going. And I think I will also attend Pathfinder day for the pre-conference workshops. Maybe I will meet some bloggy friends for real - anyone out there think you might come? Blogging is a hobby that I have stuck with for almost 4 years now, that's epic for me. I want to keep evolving as a blogger and building new relationships.
Rob has been home for two weeks now. It's awesome. I am just getting to a point where I think I could tackle a trip to Manhattan on my own, I did it a couple of weeks ago and was on the couch for two days recovering. Two of us makes it almost easy. It's great to have the family time. And also the tag team because taking care of a newborn is EXHAUSTING. I finally really get what 24/7 is because you have to be on top of it always. I can't be away from Simon for more than a couple of hours due to feeding, but Rob can take care of him, bring him to me, and take him again. So I'm getting some longer stretches of rest.
Last week (in addition to the Friday funny) we took the stroller in to run errands and had lunch at the Shake Shack. Some day when I have a computer again all of my ipod photos will be available for blogging, even though the quality is not so great. Then Wednesday we went to the Met. Simon was our ticket to the front of the excessively long line to see the Alexander McQueen exhibit Savage Beauty. One of the line attendants saw us and gave us a pass to go right to the front because of the baby. Woot!
My adviser and another grad student came to visit yesterday. We mostly looked at and talked about the baby. But also got me up to speed on a few things for the fall semester. I'm looking forward to it this year. I'm teaching a class and taking a class and finishing two papers. I get to take Simon with me to the lab the day I teach, and someone will watch him during the class time. The day I have a class I'm going to leave him home with Rob because it will only be 3 hours of away time. When Rob starts back to work we'll come up with a new plan.
My sister and dad are coming tomorrow with their SOs. I'm really looking forward to it. Emily hasn't seen him yet in person, and my dad saw him at 1 week. He's gained THREE POUNDS in the last four weeks so he's going to seem HUGE.
Have a great weekend!
Monday we went to see Harry Potter 7.2 Simon was great. We went to the 12:45 show, the first one of the day. There were only about 30 people in the theater with us. Simon ate or slept all but the last 20 minutes when I walked him in the aisle by the exit. We can totally do movies with a baby...for a few more weeks anyway.
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| Simon Kenton, one month |
Tuesday was the big One Month well visit. Wow! one month. The Squeaker (that's his latest nickname because he squeaks all. the. time. and it's hilarious) weighed in at 10 pounds 3 ounces (60%) His weight gain is awesome at about 2 oz a day right now, it will slow down. His height was 21.25 inches but I know this was wrong, he was 21 at birth and is much longer now. We are going to work on getting him to cooperate and stretch his legs for next month. No shots this time around, next month we start the vaccinations.
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| Anniversary Date 8/10/11 |
Wednesday was our third anniversary. I really can't believe it's only been three years. I can remember life without the Squeaker, I have a hard time doing the same for Rob. It's been fun, it's still fun, and I hope it stays that way. Josh came over to babysit. I fed Simon right before we left. We went to Saffron Garden, an Indian restaurant a few blocks away. It was very empty, then we remembered it was 7 on a Wednesday. The food was good, but I think our old favorites are still our favorites. After dinner we took a walk then stopped at the wine bar, Claret for a glass of wine and the creme brulee. We were gone for 2.5 hours. Josh got to change his first diaper and baby was still alive when we got home. I really liked fixing my hair, wearing make-up (something I only really do for occasions anyhow) and wear a dress that did not have to be appropriate for nursing. Date night = awesome.
BlogHer, the blogging conference I went to last year was in San Diego last weekend. I was excited to see where it would be next year, thinking that could be a nice vacation. It's in New York, again. Which is disappointing because it means no travel, but good because it means I am absolutely going. And I think I will also attend Pathfinder day for the pre-conference workshops. Maybe I will meet some bloggy friends for real - anyone out there think you might come? Blogging is a hobby that I have stuck with for almost 4 years now, that's epic for me. I want to keep evolving as a blogger and building new relationships.
Rob has been home for two weeks now. It's awesome. I am just getting to a point where I think I could tackle a trip to Manhattan on my own, I did it a couple of weeks ago and was on the couch for two days recovering. Two of us makes it almost easy. It's great to have the family time. And also the tag team because taking care of a newborn is EXHAUSTING. I finally really get what 24/7 is because you have to be on top of it always. I can't be away from Simon for more than a couple of hours due to feeding, but Rob can take care of him, bring him to me, and take him again. So I'm getting some longer stretches of rest.
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| on the steps of the Met, 8/3/11 |
Last week (in addition to the Friday funny) we took the stroller in to run errands and had lunch at the Shake Shack. Some day when I have a computer again all of my ipod photos will be available for blogging, even though the quality is not so great. Then Wednesday we went to the Met. Simon was our ticket to the front of the excessively long line to see the Alexander McQueen exhibit Savage Beauty. One of the line attendants saw us and gave us a pass to go right to the front because of the baby. Woot!
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| roof of the Met, 8/3/11 |
My adviser and another grad student came to visit yesterday. We mostly looked at and talked about the baby. But also got me up to speed on a few things for the fall semester. I'm looking forward to it this year. I'm teaching a class and taking a class and finishing two papers. I get to take Simon with me to the lab the day I teach, and someone will watch him during the class time. The day I have a class I'm going to leave him home with Rob because it will only be 3 hours of away time. When Rob starts back to work we'll come up with a new plan.
My sister and dad are coming tomorrow with their SOs. I'm really looking forward to it. Emily hasn't seen him yet in person, and my dad saw him at 1 week. He's gained THREE POUNDS in the last four weeks so he's going to seem HUGE.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Birthday Week for Rob
When I bought the tickets there were only partial view seats (boxes) available until mid-August. But since we live here I just asked for the best available seats in May or June. That's what we got. The downside to box seats is we missed action on the far right, but not such a big deal. The upside is that we were in real chairs so it was easier to move as needed and Rob had LEG ROOM!
Our location also made it a prime spot to scan the audience for famous people. I am not so great at spotting celebrities. I once literally walked into Hank Azaria on 42nd Street and didn't recognize him. Rob pointed it out once I'd apologized for my clumsiness and we were out of earshot. But the woman behind us recognized Jack Nicholson sitting just below us. There were also some other well know theater folk in attendance, but I didn't recognize those names.
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| in the blue and black about to sit down |
We had no camera on this outing, so the iPod photos throughout this post will have to do. I know you can't really tell, but trust me, it's him.
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| in the blue and black behind the two guys in blue |
Happy Birthday Week to my awesome husband who puts up with so much from me!
Also on the agenda for birthday week: 1) dinner this past Wednesday at Salt & Fat, the new hot restaurant in the 'hood 2) Transformers 3 and brunch one morning this weekend 3) an activity or meal TBD 4) cake at home, maybe with a few friends over 5) most likely have a baby
Sunday, June 19, 2011
29
I did not give birth on my birthday. Those of you who suggested it are funny people. And for the record, I am going to try (like I actually have any control over it) to not give birth on Rob's birthday either. We like our birthdays as our own - as evidenced by Birthday Week.
Here's what we did do on my birthday:
Rob made breakfast and we ate outside. This is crunchy French toast with bran flakes (we like them better than corn flakes) and strawberries from our CSA share. I'm also drinking raspberry leaf tea (one of many old wives tales for getting babies out - and my doctor said go ahead and try them all) daily. If it does nothing else it is delicious.
My hair is doing really crazy things. Rob did not alert me to this at the time. So we move on. After breakfast I did some crafting things. And Rob baked me a cake. He really is pretty awesome.
After an afternoon nap we took a walk. It ended up being a very long outing. We went to Michael's and got a couple of things I need for the quilt I am starting. I figure I have 1 - 2 years until the baby will actually need it on his bed, so I have time.
*Gratutious belly shots forthcoming.
We also went to Best Buy to spend the $30 reward card we have. What is annoying about these is they are free money but they expire. So we spent as close to $30 as we could, buying Harry Potter 7.1 Blue Ray and DVD (which was on sale) and some more rechargeable batteries. We paid $1.06. The guy at the register was impressed.
My other birthday present was received in the mail Friday afternoon. This shirt I'm wearing from Aunt Cynde. She knows exactly how I feel, where I don't have many things that still fit, but am reluctant to buy anything new for only a few weeks. This shirt is awesome because it fits now, but will also totally work post baby thanks to the elastic neckline!
At 37 weeks 5 days I feel like my belly looked small yesterday, but I think it's the pattern of the shirt. Baby can come anytime he's ready...
After the long walk, which was long because of the 45 minutes we waited in line to check out at Michael's, we dropped off our purchases and went to dinner.
We discovered Mojave in Astoria on our first anniversary. Pretty delicous southwestern cuisine. I love the blue crab quesadilla. This time we also tried the empanadas, we got the chicken and the plantain, and I think I have a tie for favorite dish. Rob got some tacos and french fries. It's great to get lots of options and share. The fries were covered in roasted garlic and pretty delicious.
I think this last picture should be Rob's new profile pic. He is not too old for a little silly either.
When we got home we watched a little tv and Rob worked some. Then it was time for birthday cake.
I love my pink cake. Since it was just the two of us, and I had already changed into pjs I decided to forgo the candles and just eat. It was delicious.
And lest you think no one sang to me, Mom, Chip, Emily and Scott sang to me via phone and Skype (we only have video for some reason, so we use speaker phone and video...) And Alison, James and Andrew called to sing as well.
I think 29 is going to be a pretty good year.
Here's what we did do on my birthday:
First thing in the morning the doorbell rang. It was the mailman with a present! From my Dad. Notice how only half the present is actually for me. And the rest is for the baby. Dad says he's weaning me from ever getting anything for myself again. I still felt the love.
Rob says 29 is not too old for a little silly. And I post this here because there is a comparable one of Rob later in the post.
*Gratutious belly shots forthcoming.
After the long walk, which was long because of the 45 minutes we waited in line to check out at Michael's, we dropped off our purchases and went to dinner.
When we got home we watched a little tv and Rob worked some. Then it was time for birthday cake.
And lest you think no one sang to me, Mom, Chip, Emily and Scott sang to me via phone and Skype (we only have video for some reason, so we use speaker phone and video...) And Alison, James and Andrew called to sing as well.
I think 29 is going to be a pretty good year.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Birthday Week: Tuesday and Wednesday
Tuesday's massage was lovely. I had no idea how sore my upper legs were until she started working on them. 30 extra pounds will do that to you I guess. The downside was that My leg muscles were so relaxed that I had a hard time standing or walking the rest of the day. I have since built up some strength again :)
Wednesday I went into the city to meet Rob and go to the Harry Potter exhibit at Discovery Times Square. The exhibit is lots of costumes and props from the movies. It was a little underwhelming only because since Rob and I both work/have worked in film we wanted to know more about how models were used and effects were done rather than just read "this thingamabob was used by so-and-so in X movie" But we had a coupon to go, and it was a nice evening.
No photos were allowed inside, but here are a couple out front as we were leaving.
Afterward we needed dinner so we headed down the block to John's Pizzeria. This may be the best (thin crust) pizza I've ever had. They cook it in a real brick oven. And because it was right as the theater was starting and there were only two in our party we were seated quickly.
Wednesday I went into the city to meet Rob and go to the Harry Potter exhibit at Discovery Times Square. The exhibit is lots of costumes and props from the movies. It was a little underwhelming only because since Rob and I both work/have worked in film we wanted to know more about how models were used and effects were done rather than just read "this thingamabob was used by so-and-so in X movie" But we had a coupon to go, and it was a nice evening.
No photos were allowed inside, but here are a couple out front as we were leaving.
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| would you believe I'm nine months pregnant here? |
Afterward we needed dinner so we headed down the block to John's Pizzeria. This may be the best (thin crust) pizza I've ever had. They cook it in a real brick oven. And because it was right as the theater was starting and there were only two in our party we were seated quickly.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Baby Arts & Crafts
So, I think I'm turning into the Mommyblogger I never thought I would. But really baby is more exciting than anything else going on. And while we have nice days now and then it's still to cold for our city walks.
We found out Simon was a boy just before Valentine's Day. This is a holiday we don't really celebrate (I have made it clear we don't need to do gifts etc., I am ok with this, Rob is ok with this, you should be ok with this for us too) but Rob thought it would be fun to paint onesies for baby. We picked up some plain white newborn size (still wondering if I should have gone with the 0-3 month size) onesies at Babies 'R Us on sale for $2.99 and fabric paint at Michaels.
Rob ended up having a work thing on Valentine's Day (I told him to go and we'd reschedule painting, again we don't really celebrate the day) so we didn't paint until last Saturday night.
See what fun we had.
And the finished project. We are going to have the best dressed baby. For the first week until he outgrows these anyway.
We found out Simon was a boy just before Valentine's Day. This is a holiday we don't really celebrate (I have made it clear we don't need to do gifts etc., I am ok with this, Rob is ok with this, you should be ok with this for us too) but Rob thought it would be fun to paint onesies for baby. We picked up some plain white newborn size (still wondering if I should have gone with the 0-3 month size) onesies at Babies 'R Us on sale for $2.99 and fabric paint at Michaels.
Rob ended up having a work thing on Valentine's Day (I told him to go and we'd reschedule painting, again we don't really celebrate the day) so we didn't paint until last Saturday night.
See what fun we had.
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| Yes, I'm wearing a smock. It's in my best interest. |
And the finished project. We are going to have the best dressed baby. For the first week until he outgrows these anyway.
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| Rob painted, I'm showing it off. |
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| Old Navy had these shoes on clearance, I couldn't resist. |
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| I painted. |
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| We painted together. Inside joke. |
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| Rob painted. |
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| I painted. |
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