TODAY IS MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY

my dad's name is roger, and he's a great dad.

tonight he'll be celebrating his birthday in missouri with some ribs on the grill at home.

i wish i could be there.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

THATS WHAT SHE SAID

bowery ballroom, nyc

march 2010

PICKING PAINT

paint for our new apartment

(L-R) living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom

JAIME'S BIRTHDAY POOL PARTY

Jaime had her birthday party on Wednesday night at Grace, a hotel in Times Square with an awesome pool and swim up bar.

Eric had his bachelor party there a few years back when it was called QT.
take a walk down memory lane with this flickr set

BLANKET PILE

we have a lot of blankets.

cheeseburger loves this.

DREAMY UNDERWATER LOVE

i'm not a big fan of wedding photos, but i am a big fan of these.

so dreamy and romantic.

photos by jessica peterson

this is her blog

SITTIN ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY (ERRR OCEAN)

photo by chris harmon

playa del carmen, march 2010

TALK ABOUT BEAUTIFUL BRIDE

Alexandra Durbin (formally Alexandra Gershman) is one of those people who makes hip and stylish look absolutely effortless.

When her wedding photos started popping up on Facebook i was blown away by her amazing vintage Givenchy wedding dress. Apparently New York Magazine was too - turns out she is being featured in the Spring 2010 New York Magazine Wedding Issue.

pick up a copy.

be jealous.

see more of Ally on her tumblr

SXSW YEARS PAST - STREET STYLE

one good thing about shooting street style in austin for SXSW every year is the people i'm forced to stop and say hello to.

usually we chat a bit and i learn where they're from and what they're up to in Austin. sometimes i shoot a person who looks interesting only to find out the next week they're friends of friends back in NYC, or they turn out to be big stars the next year. or i never see them again.

here are some of my favs (2006-2009)

SXSW YEARS PAST - GOODTIMES

I opted out of shooting SXSW this year.

Most of my friends are down in Austin for the next few days eating great food, seeing tons of bands, enjoying the nice texas sunshine, and being rowdy until the wee hours of the morning. While i wont miss the craziness of trying to shoot/work/play 20 hours a day for 5 days - and the inevitable sickness that follows the week after - i am a little sad i'm not partaking in the festivities.

so here's some goodtimes from years past (2006-2009)

ITS SO NICE OUT TODAY

this nice weather reminded me how ready i am for rooftop cookouts and summer hangs

my roof

brooklyn, 2005

PRESENT SUCCESS

OOOOOOH MEXICO

BlueBay Grand Esmeralda

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

March 2010

I SAW SANTA IN MEXICO

even santa needs a little sun

playa del carmen, March 2010

SHOVE THAT IN YOUR FACE

tallest burger ever

dumont

williamsburg, NY

march 2010

YEAH, I TIE DYED A BIRTHDAY CAKE

Yes, my obsession with tie dye has now leaped into the cooking realm.

I made chris a tie dye cake for his birthday, and it turned out pretty great. now that i know how to do this, expect many more homemade dyed cakes and cookies! forth of july i'm looking at YOU.

next time i promise to have better photos - the lighting in my kitchen is horrrrible at night, but that's going to change soon enough.

TODAY IS CHRIS'S 30TH BIRTHDAY

we started celebrating last night with midnight(ish) margaritas and presents. I've been dying to give him his present since i ordered it last month. I got him a beautiful hunk of camera - the Nikon 35Ti. This film camera not only takes pretty pictures, but has an amazing display panel on top that shows all the settings.

we're leaving for Mexico tomorrow afternoon for a weekend full of white sand and tequila sippin', so he'll have a good chance to test it out right away. i can't wait to see the photos! (and be in Mexico)

i love birthdays

and my boyfriend

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!