ANOTHER WEEKEND WITH MY FEET IN THE WATER

excited to head to the hamptons this afternoon

july 2010

OLD CUBANS

old cubans:

6 mint leaves, plus the tip of a mint sprig for garnish

3/4ounce (1 1/2 tablespoons) lime juice

1 ounce (2 tablespoons) simple syrup

1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) amber rum

1 or 2 dashes Angostura bitters

2 ounces Champagne

1 lime slice

summertime fancy drinks on the deck

deeeelish

POLISHED

i was going to downsize - then i realized that was stupid

july 2010

HEAT WAVE

we threw a BBQ for Liz and Damian on saturday - which quickly turned into a heat wave party. between the orange slice jello shots and the hose in our back yard - we survived in style

THE TALE OF THE TOPSY TURVY AND PIERRE THE SQUIRREL

this was the first cherry tomato from our topsy turvy on the deck. i was pretty bummed to find out the plant i had been nurturing for the last month was full of mini toms instead of the big guys, but now that's the least of our troubles...

you might remember that crazy SQUIRREL i mentioned a while back? well he's been hanging out more and more - mono-railing the tree branches and still showing no fear, so i named him pierre. turns not only did he eat all of those stupid cherry tomatoes, but 'he' is actually a 'she' and made a huge nest in the topsy turvy, and had babies in there.

so yeah. the topsy turvy is now a baby squirrel pad and there's nothing we can do about it - for at least a few weeks. then hopefully we can convince 'ol pierre to move her happy family elsewhere.

silver lining - i'm hoping the 'lil buggers get super cute and allow for some prime photo ops like this guy i found while google imaging 'baby squirrel':

WHY is this baby squirrel SO CUTE!?

2010 - the summer of the squirrel

HOT CHILD IN THE CITY

today is the day folks.
today liz and damian come back to town for their summer NYC vacation

the next week will be full of BBQs, pools, red bull, late nights, and the hamptons. i'm pumping myself up with some polaroids from our Austin visit/Memorial day BBQ

polaroids stolen from liz

austin, texas

may 2010

WINDOW SITTING

soda bear

may 2010

CONSTRUCTION JUNCTION

rockaway beach, new york

june 2010

THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

i seriously need these friendship necklaces in my life.

good thing i have a bajillion colors of embroidery thread at my apartment

the project starts tonight.

LAKE LIFE

lake wallenpaupack, pennsylvania

july 2010

FOREVER YOUNG

nina's birthday weekend

tobyhanna, pennsylvania

july 2010

CLIFF JUMPERS

pennsylvania

july 2010

I'VE NEVER BEEN SCARED OF A SQUIRREL

until i met this lil guy chillin' on our deck. he had no fear.

i thought he was going to pounce on my head