More kitty pics

Our favorite models have done some good poses lately. It's nice to see that Max works out to keep his amazing figure.

Gorgeous weather weekend

We couldn't have asked for a prettier weekend. Spent most of it outside. Ate many of our meals on the deck, went to Red Bulls match on Sunday, and for a long bike ride today. Rode to Prospect Park, biked the loop there and ended up at the Lefferts Farmhouse. Erik was very excited to see the remnants of an old Dutch settlement.

Museum night

Last night was a great start of the three day weekend. Finally went to see the show at the Guggenheim, then went for a drink with Sara on the Met Rooftop. It really feels like summer has begun.

The Other Huron

On my way home from work today, I walk onto our street and see a new sign on the building next door. They have a website and they were having an open house. It was a little surreal to be inside the building we have watched being built for so long. The places were nicer than we had expected, but still way too expensive. Check out the listings

Mike and ICFF

Mike was here this month for his annual design week visit. It was lots of fun. Tried some fancy new bars and restaurants, saw some inspiring design, and most importantly got to spend time with my brother.

Thank you IRS . . .

. . . For the new TV.

We actually bought the TV a few weeks before the check, but I like to think they cancel each other out. We now have HD cable with a DVR too. We resisted cable for a long time and now I don't think we can ever go back. It's been so nice to record shows and watch them hours or days later, fast forwarding through the commercials .

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms out there! We sadly couldn't be in the same town with any of our moms and grandmas to celebrate, but we hope they had a wonderful day.

We had a very relaxing weekend. Spent a lot of time out on the deck...planting, eating, reading and drinking. Not all at once! The construction is done in the back of the building and hopefully the front will be done by the end of the month.

KY Derby and a week of get togethers

After flying back on Monday, we had two quiet nights at home and then it was a full week of evening plans. On Wednesday, we met up with Josephine (visiting from Paris) and Peter for soup dumplings in Chinatown...so delicious. Really nice to catch up with Josephine and I am looking forward to her move back to NYC this summer. Thursday, we went to the Tribeca Film Festival with Sara and saw the Irish film EDEN, a touching drama about marriage. This week Erik and I have both been a little under the weather. I can't figure out if it's a cold I caught from him or allergies we're both coincidentally suffering from. Friday was especially bad. I had to leave work early and head to bed for a long nap. We had plans with Aaron and Caitlin to see their new Greenpoint apartment (only two blocks away) that night, so thankfully I was feeling up to a few hours of socializing after that long rest. Their new place looks great, a large railroad with high ceilings and lovely old details.

Yesterday was the Kentucky Derby. Mike had invited us upstate to his annual party. He and Jeff have such an amazing house. Every room has been beautifully restored with antiques, richly patterned wall-paper, and stain glass lamps. It's always such a treat to go up there. We rode up with Dave, Simone, Henry, Jason, and of course little Sophie in a minivan. Dave did a great job driving through some of the densest fog I have ever seen. I was feeling foggy myself with a stuffed nose and headache. Simone saved my day with some claritin. After a few hours, I was back to my old self.

The race was exciting as usual. The favorite Big Brown won. Sadly, the second place filly (the only female horse in the whole derby) broke both of her ankles right after the finish line. Apparently this is an injury that's impossible to recover from, so they put her down right on the track.

This morning we slept in a little. Today is the NYC Bike Tour, but we are sitting it out this year. Will be fun to see all of the 30,000 bikes ride by our house though.

Posting some upstate pics, as well as one of our almost completed back wall.