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  • A Look Back at 2012

    A Look Back at 2012

    Here's to 2012!

    Happy new year! We’re looking forward to a fantastic 2013, but wanted to take a moment to look back at 2012. It was a fun year, though not all of it has been documented here (we only started the blog in June, after all!). Not only did we finally walk across the Manhattan Bridge, listen to the Philharmonic in the park, and take a trip to San Francisco, we weathered Superstorm Sandy, hosted a delicious Thanksgiving, and had our annual beach week vacation.

    But there’s more, of course, that never made it onto the blog (we promise to be better documenters this year), and we wanted to share some of them with you.

    Jason's Birthday Weekend in Chicago

    For Jason’s birthday, we took a trip to Chicago, where we went to see Second City with Lauren and Peter.

    Verrazano Bridge

    A photo walk in our neighborhood, Bay Ridge.

    Best Quilt Ever!

    Erin made her favorite quilt ever.

    A View from Brooklyn

    Jason went to the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn …

    Thee Top Chef

    … and met Carla from Top Chef, our favorite past contestant! (Photo by Jodi, photobombed by Elizabeth and Chris.)

    The Rolling Hills of WV

    Erin had an idyllic weekend away with friends in the mountains of West Virginia.

    That's Reverend Erin to You

    Revered Erin performed the wedding ceremony for our friends Jes and Michele!

    He totally made Gravity Well

    George and Ally came to visit and we dragged them on an epic walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn.

    NYCC 2012

    Tim came up to brave the madness of Comic Con with Jason, Chris, and Loc.

    Big Smiles in the Park

    Erin, Holly, and Tania had a classic New York fall day: brunch, shopping, and a walk in Central Park.

    Everyone Needs a Push

    We took another trip to the Park Avenue Armory to see The Event of a Thread.

    Winter Wonderland

    We spent a snowy Christmas with Erin’s parents in Maryland.

    So here’s to 2012, a fun and friend-filled year, and to more of the same in 2013!

  • Park Avenue Armory

    Park Avenue Armory

    Park Avenue Armory

    There are so many hidden gems in New York City. How is it that a block-large armory still exists on the Upper East Side? The Park Avenue Armory has been repurposed into a flexible exhibit space. We went there recently with our friend Holly to see a piece called The Murder of Crows, a musical experience unlike any we’d ever been to before. The three of us were completely blown away by the piece, and we recommend it if you get a chance to see it. Sadly, no photos were allowed within the main Drill Hall, so we couldn’t capture the cavernous space, empty but for the few chairs in the middle and the scattering of dozens of speakers. But oh, how we both wanted to sneak photos! Instead, we were able to explore the exterior rooms and hallways, all perfectly preserved. (Some events can be photographed, though, like the quilt installation Erin attended there last year, Infinite Variety.) We’ll be keeping an eye on future programs and will definitely be back.

    Beautiful Light Fixtures

    Plenty of Paintings

    An Empty Room

    Looking the Other Way

    Stained Glass Windows

    Beautifully Decorated

    Relaxing Room

    The Murder of Crows