Nursery Art

I mentioned I found an artist I really liked while wandering around SoHo Saturday...here are a couple of the pictures I picked up for the nursery (see more of her things at www.edieart.com).

I love the whimsical, youthful simplicity of them. And her paintings are full of things Ben loves right now, like balloons and butterflies, giraffes and trees.

There are even more I like on her site...this may become my new favorite baby gift.

What do you think?

BLT Steak, NYC

Recently found myself at BLT Steak in NYC and completely, totally over-indulged. Like don't-look-back-to-even-consider-calorie-consumption over-indulged.

Prove it, you say?

Check out these little friends: blue cheese stuffed tator tots. Imagine the mess if Napolean tried to pack these into his pants' pockets to save for later. They actually sound more extravegant than they tasted. But everything was amazing.

My favs: two different kinds of short ribs, creamed spinach (I'm a sucker), and the banana dessert.

Yu-mmy.

Another weekend away - this time to NY for R&I's wedding. We flew into the city Thursday night and caught up with friends, local and those in for the wedding. Great pizza place with true Italian flatbread pizza. I managed the whole week with no bread and singlehandedly undid all my efforts with a big truffle pie. We hit a few great bars in the neighborhood and slept back at T's. Her new place is awesome, so fun to see it finished after looking during construction this spring. It is in Chelsea, such a great area.

Friday C sprung out of bed and went walking for coffee, bagels and lox (his new favorite after last weekend in the mountains). He arranged for "Babaloo" to pick us all up and take us to Rhinebeck. Hilarious guy in an old school limo, calling him "boss" the whole ride up. We checked into the place and hit town for lunch. Later we returned for a fun night of dinner and drinks once everyone had settled in to the mountains. Oh yes, somehow we found ourselves back in the mountains, Catskills this time.

Saturday we visited town again and then relaxed by the pool for the afternoon. The wedding was at the Belvedere Mansion where we were staying. A pretty place tucked in the hills. It was to be outside but a storm came through just before go-time and festivities moved inside. By the time the ceremony was through, the rain had stopped and we had a great night of dancing, dinner and friends. C led the boys through an awesome "Sigma Nu sweetheart" and S "killed" with his best-ever rendition of "hava nagila" - two great performances! A few pics of the weekend are below...

Long trip home today but finally back and excited to be home for a bit. Pig roast this weekend. If you're reading this, hopefully I'll see you Saturday. Get ready for some delicious pig!