kids love me.

april 30, 2008 - my nephew brody turns 5 and i am officially WAY older than i like! brody is one of my top 5 favorite people, he is blessed with a sense of humor and is oddly tall for his age...he is the boy version of me at 5! so to mark his official i'm-a-big-kid-i-can-ride-a-bike-and-go-to-school birthday, i promised to make anything he wanted for a cake (last year i made mater from cars the movie and the year before a monkey...so, he shoots high!) he chose the mystery machine from scooby doo which is his major obsession. i hobbled around the kitchen and made this even though it was not gluten-free (i accidentally had a bite) and the temperature was not conducive to frosting, here are some pictures which count as my application for ace of cakes boot camp...i need to learn some real skills, but for now i kinda fake it!

[photo by kristy for thingsihearttoday]

shocker.

i went to new york and all i got was this f-ing tetanus shot!

i'll admit that everything was fun until my foot swelled up and i had to drive home...i am off from work and sitting around with my foot elevated, not feeling so creative though...i'll try again tomorrow.

[photo by kristy for thingsihearttoday]

happy friday.

last thoughts on my trip to nyc, some of my favorite sightings from yesterday:

(strawberry sabayon from last nights AMAZING dinner, courtesy of pete)

(check memo...suberbad)

(my new ride - I WISH! not enough quarters to take it for a spin though.)

(how sweet is this? not my car, but you know i don't live here so that would be pretty great if it was...i like that this bouquet also has sticks in it with the flowers, nice touch.)

last night.

so this is late, and so it is really last-last night, BUT i had an eventful day in various burroughs. to start off after the hammock latte, my friend brandi and i biked through park slope to the botanical gardens (beauty.) and then biked home through the park. then i jetted to astoria to get ready for a silly alumni event for bennington at the new museum. thank gawd for free wine! good to see some people though. then as soon as we had exhausted our wine limit, we cabbed over to hi-fi in alphabet city for drinks...only to cab to astoria at the end of the night. here are some images from my day...when i was brave enough to not care that taking pictures makes me look like a tourist...something i would have made fun of when i lived here!

(@the new museum)

(the taco joint...dinner)

(i'm sorry, i was @ hi-fi and this was on the wall, i unfortunately do not know the artist)

no sleep till...

brooklyn! i'm finally here and enjoying the amazing weather that new york has to offer today. i spent the morning in a hammock sipping a latte made with almond milk, which i recommend highly as a way to start your day! today as i fail to motivate early, i can't decide whether to walk around and enjoy the sunshine on my vacation or go check out the murakami show that is just across the park. either way, have a lovely day and enjoy some views from this morning in the backyard.

laugh out loud.

ok, so i am packing for my trip to NYC (!) and have major ADD...please enjoy something fun while i figure out how much luggage is excessive for a 5 day tour!

reminder.

don't forget about use your words! day 20 and going strong.