Lately

Pin It now! Summer 2012 has been fabulous.  My blogging about it, not so much.  Here's a condensed version of life lately.

~swimsuit fashion show at beekman beer garden followed by torrential rains.  luckily the beer garden is under a huge tent and luckily the rain washed away all the guys' photos of swim suit butts~

~Hester Street Fair Nights with June~

 

~Yankee games~
We made it on the Jumbotron!  One bucket list item checked off the list.
~Drinks at Nights and Weekends~
Granville is awesome and makes amazing slushy drinks.

~lots of beautiful sunsets~

~homemade airplane by a grandpa on the stoop by bedford ave. if you look closely, it's made out of soda bottles and a mini heineken keg, among other things..this is why i love this town!~

Staten Island Block Party

Pin It now! A couple of weeks ago, we headed out to Staten Island to my sister-in-law's house for a block party.  I'm not sure how it's taken me 7 years to finally go to one.  Let me tell you, it was fun!  There was an inflatable water slide set up right in front of her house.  It was gigantic and unfortunately only for the kids.  The night became even more fun when one of M's cousins "forced" us to do lemon drops.  After that, it was hula hoop contests, DJ'ed music, silly string mayhem, and good old family time.  There was also a lady walking up and down the street with a cart full of silly string, poppers, light swords, whistles - you name it, she had it...at 3x the price.  The kids kept buying and running back to their parents (or grandpa) for more money.  Smart lady...

Snow Cones to Start Your Weekend

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Apparently everyone's eating them, making them and displaying them.

Handsome Dan's

Snow Cone Garland by Creature Comfort

 JCrew window by Rockefeller Center

HAVE A HAPPY WEEKEND!

Rockaway Beach, Queens

Pin It now! Yes, we actually left Brooklyn on a weekend and yes, we actually went to Queens.  Have you been to Rockaway Beach?  I've always heard about it, and recently it's been dubbed the Hipster Hamptons, but I imagined it as being grimy like Coney Island (sorry it's true), but it's beautiful.  The beach is clean and gorgeous.  It's not too crowded and you can get there by public transportation.  It reminded me a lot of the nice Jersey Shore.  I hope we can get back there once more before the end of the summer.

Lately

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{homemade sign for a co-worker's going away party}

{Jenga drinking game}

{ducky and matches}

{Maison Premiere, Prospect Park entrance}

{Sweetwater}

{Game of Life with the fam}

{quoted} summertime

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May - Just a Few Things on My List

Pin It now! The weather is getting warmer and our patio and grill will be open on Friday.  I can't wait to BBQ, drink sangria and lay out in the sun by the pool all summer.  So on this month's wish list are summer party accessories, pretty lemony scents, and feminine outdoor party dresses.  My favorite are the Pottery Barn drink dispensers - they have some fabulous ones and perfect for spiked lemonade or that sangria I keep talking about.  I'm also hoping I can find a dress similar to the Jason Wu below - I absolutely adore it (although not the price tag).

Pottery Barn; Pier 1; Phillip Lim; Jason Wu; Diptyque in Verveine;  

My Four Summer Items

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There are certain things this summer that I can't seem to live without it feeling truly like summer:

• Sun tan lotion.  I know, there was a song about it and you hear the same old story - wear sunscreen!  30 SPF or higher, the higher the better.  I was slathering tubs of the stuff all last week.  There's also a new product from Neutrogena that sprays on wet skin, sweat and all, and it's fabulous.  Essential when you're at the beach or pool all day.
• Bright nail polish.  Bright summer colors always make me feel happy and well-groomed so I've been doing my nails every week.  Something about a bright pop of fuchsia screams summer.  And I've been really good about doing my own.  Not only does this save a LOT of money, it also gives me peace of mind that I'm in a clean environment and won't catch anything nasty.  A neighbor of ours caught an infection after getting a manicure the other day and has a gross abscess on her finger.  Ok, not every place is gross, but I'm terrified of picking something up from the nail salon.
• Fedora hat.  I bought one of these cuties at a street stand that sells sunglasses and I Love NY t-shirts, among other things.  I adore the hat because it shades my eyes and more importantly, protects my scalp which always seems to burn.  Hopefully it prevents a few wrinkles and sunspots too.  I think fedoras might already be "so-last-year" but it's serving me well so far.
• Kmart shoes.  Sometimes I'm a little embarrassed admitting where I buy some of the things I get because they're not designer or cool.  Only slightly embarrassed though because bottom line, I like to spend less!  Like these shoes from Kmart.  There were only $15.  Slightly shy admitting where they're from...but they're ridiculously comfortable and make me feel like I fit into Brooklyn when I wear them.  They remind me of the slip-on shoes we wore in the 90's.

First Day of Summer

Pin It now! Happy first day of Summer!  If you haven't already realized, summer is my favorite season of the year.  I love it hot.  I love how the city is buzzing.  Everyone is trying to fit all the hot weather activities in a short three month time frame.  It's exhausting, but since the season flies by so quickly here, you have to keep going.  Just go!

Here's a prime example.  Why have a little concert inside when you can set up on the sidewalk.  Seriously, this was a first.  They brought all the speakers and cables out to the street.  I'm not sure who the band was, but they were amazing.  I think a few people brought their lawn chairs out and sat across the street to watch and listen.  Love. It.

And since the summer is a short 3 1/2 months, here comes another to-do list.  We're going to make sure we get stuff done before the leaves starting falling off the trees.

1. Free Bike Friday at Governors Island
2. Watching Back to the Future and Jurassic Park on the Intrepid.  Make a picnic and enjoy the movie.
3. Get to the pool and beach as much as possible.
4. Finally watch the Dragon Boat races in Flushing
5. Eat and drink outdoors as much as possible.
6. Camping (I know this isn't going to happen, but it would be fun!)
7. Visit the new second opening of the High Line.
8. Take the tram to Roosevelt Island
9. ....

Hot Child in the City

Pin It now! Hi Summer!  We all asked for hot weather and here it is!  We were supposed to check out BeerParc tomorrow night but it's expected to be in the 90's (with real feel in the 100s) so it's probably not the best idea to be outside drinking.  We'll need a nice indoor, air-conditioned space instead. 

Stay cool!  Make some popsicles!

(Recipes here and here)

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