Sundays are my Favorite

I love Sundays. It usually means brunch. And time with Geoff. And a slow pace. This Sunday we got up and I threw some ingredients in the crockpot for chili chicken stew and we headed out on our bikes. We spent most of the day in Long Island City and the weather was gorgeous. We dropped my bike off for a tune-up and to get a new kickstand and went to brunch at Masso. Geoff had the Crab Cakes Eggs Benedict and I had their Green Eggs & Ham (a pesto, goat cheese & prosciutto scramble. YUM.)

And Then.

Then we saw Charlie.


He was having brunch outside with his mom and dad. And I spent most of brunch taking his picture.


He sees me! He loves me too!


I mean. COME ON. Can you even stand it??


Then we headed over to the river to sit and chat and do some people watching. The weather was awesome.


Fun People Watching






Couldn't decide which of these two I liked more. So I give you both.



Even the seagulls were digging the day. And the view.


I was pretending in my head that I was shooting this couple's engagement shoot. Even though they didn't even know it. And probably aren't even engaged. It was still fun.






Loved this kid. He was having the best time.


Somersaults in the sunshine....I mean, what is better than that?


LO-OVED this kid. Look at the face. He's my boyfriend.


Except looks like he already has a lady friend. He picked this grass to give to her.


Look how they are all Romeo & Juliet, being torn apart by their families.


All in all, a lovely lovely day at the River. As lovely as the East River can be anyway. We had a lovely talk and laid in the grass for a bit as the sun started to sink behind Manhattan.


And then we headed home on our bikes where there was Chili Chicken Stew just waiting for us. I mean, that's my kind of day.

I Heart Documentaries

We shot another wedding on Saturday, which was pretty fun. GORGEOUS weather ( 75 and sunny with no humidity in AUGUST? Who gets that lucky?!), cute couple and an AMAZING AMAZING band. And then we had Sunday off. Slept in, had some breakfast, rode our bikes over to Astoria Park, which was cool. It was too humid to sit and enjoy it though, so we rode back home, ran some errands and settled on the couch with a glass of wine to chat. Lovely. Then we watched two documentaries.

The first was Geoff's pick: Ben Stein's Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.


Interesting. It explores the suppression of scientific debate with regard to evolution and intelligent design (which is actually different than creationism, though not a lot of people know that). Very interesting. What I found interesting is that the leading scientist on Darwinism couldn't say how the very first cell came to be (the cell that all life came from). And said that no one knew for sure how it happened but that it absolutely COULD NOT have been created through intelligent design. Absolutely not. No idea how it happened. Just definitely not that way. And I'm thinking….if you're a scientist, and you don't know how something happened, don't you have to at least consider all options? And not let your personal religious beliefs or lack thereof, get in the way? Just a thought.


The second documentary was my pick: The Business of Being Born.

FASCINATING. Completely Fascinating. Now, I'm not pregnant and not planning on it for another couple of years. But this was really interesting to me. It is produced by Ricki Lake, who became interested in the maternity care system in America after the birth of her first child. It combines historical facts with current statistics and personal stories. Their goal, I think is to properly educate women about options outside of what has become the "traditional" way women have babies, a process in which, they argue, hospitals don't actually always have the best interest of the mother and child in mind. I certainly learned a TON. And I'm sure there is bias there, as there can be with most things, but it definitely was illuminating on the subject. And blew apart certain pre-conceived notions I had about midwives and home births. And raised a lot of questions. I would recommend this film. I'd be interested in what my friends who are moms would say, having been through the process. The film does get graphic, so squeamish husbands beware, as they do show several home births and you see it ALL. But I found it fascinating. Fascinating/Terrifying. But fascinating nonetheless.

You can watch both of these through Netflix, and they are both available to watch online under their "Play Now/Instant Queue". Which means free extra movies besides the ones that come in the mail. Which I love. We are now obsessed with the Instant Queue, as we purchased a Blu-Ray that allows us to stream those "Play now" movies to our TV instead of on the computer. Which is amazing and available through the magic of technology that I don't understand. But am grateful that someone else does.

Another Sunday in the Park

A gorgeous day on Sunday. We shot a wedding on Saturday and that can always wear you right out. So we slept in a little on Sunday and had our normal bagel & coffee in our little neigborhood park and had a great talk. It had been a busy week, so we had not had a single weeknight together. It was good to talk.

Then we hopped on our bikes and headed into the city to meet our friends in Central Park to celebrate my friend Megan's birthday. She has had a year full of tough health stuff, but is ever-positive and is amazing, both in her attitude and spirit. And in her recovery. So we were all about celebrating the end of a hard year and the beginning of a great new one.

We got there and as soon as Raul & Anne showed up with their adorable son David, I got a little shutter happy. Couldn't even help myself.






Amanda also couldn't help herself.


David charms the ladies


Megan & Amanda


Amanda & Marisa


Alison brought her latest knitting project for me to do a mini photo shoot for her blog. How cool is this? Bet you could commission her to make you one....or any number of other amazing knitted things.



Lee & David talk football


There were some kids right next to us playing soccer. I love it when kids squat like this.


Megan - carefree and blowing bubbles


Joel having less luck...


After the park, we headed over to Cilantro on the West Side for some dinner with Alison. While we were waiting for a table, I snapped this shot. I think it's funny that it says "warning" on the back of the chair. Which seems totally appropriate for how babies can be in a high chair.


We had a lovely time. Just great and REAL conversation. Which we all just appreciate so much. And the light was amazing. How stunning is my best friend? Again, I got a little shutter happy. I'll spare you and only share 3...




Yay for summer. And a summer that has yet to be brutally humid. Yay for good friends. Yay for eating outside. Yay for pretty pictures. Yay for margaritas.

Sunday on the Hudson

Last Sunday we met our friends Carrie & Matt for dinner at Hudson River Park for Matt's Birthday. The weather was perfect and it was gorgeous there. Got a couple of good shots.

Bucket o' Beers


The Band


The Crowd






The stupid jet skier who attemped to splash us and clearly needed attention


Michael's friend John who we ran into, who made a lady friend right there and then (which was quite the entertainment....)


'Twas a lovely time.