HOOT

i mentioned before julia's planning on being the tootsie pop owl for halloween. she came over wednesday night and we started putting together the costume.

she cut the peices

i sewed them on

we both drank beers.

she's going to look AMAZING saturday night.

BILLY ELLIOT

last weekend chris's parents were in town and took us to Billy Elliot on broadway. i've never seen the movie - never even considered it - so boy was i in shock. this play was AMAZING. from the giant dancing dresses to the insane talent of the little boy who played billy - this show ruled.

GREEN THUMB

rikky interned at brooklyn botanical garden this summer. not only did he teach me proper plant care and help plot what we should grow on the deck - he also scored a giant trash bag of collard greens and cooked them up for us one day.

MURAL NO 2

same guy.

same garage.

williamsburg, brooklyn

FAKE BLOOD YOU ROCK ME LIKE THE REAL THING

was talking to Mo this weekend about my unwavering love for Sifl and Olly, and realized how perfect this song is for the week before halloween. although... this is one of those random songs i get stuck in my head year round.

if you've never seen sifl and olly run to the internet and watch immediately.

MURAL NO 1

there's a guy in my neighborhood who's always busy working hard on the interiors of his intricate garage. there are race car flags. there are mirrors. there are 'corvette parking only" signs.

but a couple weekends ago i walked by after work and saw he'd taken his passion for decorating to the next level by painting elaborate 9/11 murals on the outside of the garage doors.

this guy means business

williamsburg, brooklyn

THE GREAT PUMPKIN MASSACRE OF FALL 2010

since we had so much fun LAST YEAR carving pumpkins, we decided to have another party this fall. only this time we invited more people, turned it into a pot luck type situation, dished out the chili frito pie by the plateful and drank gallons of hot rum and cider. consider this a tradition.

october 2010

NOEL AND HEATHER CAME TO TOWN

chris's good friends noel and heather stayed with us this weekend while apartment hunting in the hood. so nice having them around. a million hang sessions soon to come.

october 2010

COSTUME PLANNING

one of my favorite parts of halloween is helping people plan their costumes. julia's going as the tootsie pop owl. can't wait to see the finished product

THIS IS MATT

matt likes to play buck hunter and drink beer

october 2010

GET YOUR KNIT ON

hold onto your needles and hooks folks - this weekend is the second annual NYC Yarn Crawl. find new stores, buy pretty yarn, get inspired

check out the complete store list here

INTO THE WOODS

chris and i took an extra long weekend to shake off fashion month and headed to the poconos.

there was hiking and hot tubing

horseback riding and cooking

board games and mini golf (chris won)

A+ weekend win

kunckletown, pennsylvania

HANG ME UP TO DRY

williamsburg, brooklyn

MATTRESS SHOPPING IS WEIRD

septmeber 2010

HALLOWEEN INSPIRATION

watch out new paltz, we're comin' at you zombie style again for halloween. because THIS was so much fun.

cue the zom-bee noises

CRATE MINUS BARREL

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