I am dying! (for my photos)

I can't wait for my wedding pictures! It has been 5 weeks now... I thought it would be faster. I console myself by telling myself, the photographer has SO MANY awesome pics from our wedding, she has never seen ANYTHING so awesome, and she needs to take her time editing the photos. Here is a wedding photo, to console the rest of you (because I'm sure everyone reading this blog is as anxious to see the pics as I am) with an accessory that unfortunately did not arrive in time to be in our official wedding photos. Our rings and the dish we have to store them in!



The words are from our vows.

The Accomplice

Over the summer, my wonderful coworkers and I went on this activity - kind of like a scavenger hunt slash whodunnit mystery. It is called The Accomplice, and it involved going around one part of the city for our next clue, usually talking to actors along the way. They planned it for us to celebrate my wedding, since most of them couldn't make it out to Colorado. One of our first stops was at a cafe for a beer, since the guy we were talking to didn't want to "be seen in this area, and I know this guy who works at this place..."



We went on to solve many clues...





And at the end (I'm kind of giving something away, for those of you who want to do the Greenwich Village Accomplice in the future) we discovered that we had been on the yellow brick road! See the wizard behind Shawna?



Afterward, we went to one of my favorite bars, Blind Tiger, for a beer and some snacks before heading out for an awesome dinner!













I am lucky to have such sweet (and gorgeous!) coworkers! Thanks again, girls - you all are the best!

Picnic Lunch

Many weeks ago now, Chris and I went on a very pleasant picnic lunch.



First, we stopped at a place in Brooklyn and picked up a growler of tasty beer,





along with two freshly made sandwiches.







Then we headed to Prospect Park with our blanket and relaxed outside while we enjoyed the lovely late summer day.







I love picnics! So glad we could enjoy this day together!

Camping in August

A few weeks ago, Chris and I went camping. It was raining, but we had a good time anyway.

Of course, on the way to the campsite, we had to stop for a beer at a brewery!



Okay, so it was a little out of our way, but we went to a brewery in Western Massachussetts called Barrington Brewery. The food was good, the beer was good. It was a nice detour.



And they had AMAZING chocolate cake. I have to admit that I am not a big fan of chocolate cake. But they had an article on their wall where someone had written to Bon Appetit, asking for the recipe. And it was called something like "chocolate stout cake". How could we resist?



Yes, this piece really is as big as it looks. We were literally eating it for days afterward. (Like we were going to throw away that deliciousness!)



Then we headed for the main event - camping! We got there, and set up our tent. We were all set to check out a brewery in town, but when we got there it was not actually a brewery, just a bar - so we headed back to the tent for dinner.







We had to get the fire going before we could start cooking our brats. We realized we didn't have any kindling, and it was raining so we couldn't exactly gather twigs and pine needles. Luckily, I had a US map from 1994 in the trunk which was pretty much destroyed anyway... so...





I think that was Alabama.



So we got our fire going, and enjoyed a delicious dinner,





and a couple of Trader Joe's beers. Our new favorite bargain!



Then we played cards in the tent, but I was so exhausted I was falling asleep! So we called it a night after one or two games.



The next morning,



Chris made another excellent fire, and I made breakfast!











I had found a recipe for a delicious camp breakfast, which I modified a little bit...



It didn't come out exactly like I had planned, but it was ok. :)



Lilly is not allowed on furniture, but we are a little more flexible about the air mattress, so it is a treat for all of us to cuddle when we go camping.





We headed home, but there was, of course, one more stop before we went back to the city...



Brewery! You guessed it! We stopped at Gilded Otter Brewing Co.



This place had a huge selection



of really tasty beers



and pizza served with greens



and cheese curds!



This is a place we'd definitely like to check out again, and not far from the city.



We had a great camping trip!

Bachelorette party, part 3

On Sunday after our fun karaoke evening, we started the day by heading out for lunch at an Indian restaurant. I love showing off the different cuisines available here in the city! When I was asking what everybody wanted to have for lunch, the answer was pretty much unanimously Indian. And it was delicious!



We considered trying to get tickets to a Broadway show, but unfortunately it was getting too late by the time we headed out. It would have been difficult with so many people. Instead, we just walked around and did a bit of shopping. First stop, though, was 7-11... it was really hot, and we wanted some Slurpees!



We walked all over the place, including walking through Washington Square.



There were lots of people - of all ages - cooling off in the fountain! It looked really, REALLY good, but we restrained ourselves.



After spending all day on our feet, we were all pretty tired! We stopped back at our apartment again (now that our pedicures were safely dry) where we showed off our roof.





And had a little Duke Homebrew beer tasting.



They didn't say it in so many words, but I'm pretty sure it was the best beer they'd ever tasted.

After the tasting, we headed out for pizza for dinner.



We went to a place right down the street from our apartment, and it was really good!






(no, Lea did not drink that beer. It was a prop.)





I'll leave you with a few pics from our hotel. We really enjoyed it. Most of these are from Leah B. Thanks Leah, hope you don't mind if I use your awesome shots!