Sunday Funday {video} and a contest! (closed)

We always enjoy going to Brooklyn, so we headed to Williamsburg this past Sunday. Long story short, but Luke ended up chasing down a mugger and things got a bit crazy for the first few minutes we were there. All was well in the end (after a few arrests!) and we threw back some Brooklyn Lagers and shared a delicious Porchetta sandwich at the brewery. We then proceeded to browse our favorite shops on Bedford with a quick stop through Soho before heading home. (Isn't it crazy how much walking we do and how much time is spent down in the subway?)

There is one slow motion scene in this video and the first person to best describe what exactly it is you're seeing, will receive a little something from us here in NYC. Leave a comment here on the blog (facebook does not count) describing what you think it is and we will announce the winner on Tuesday. Good luck and have a wonderful weekend!

***The winner is...Terri! You'll be receiving a little something from us soon :) The slowmotion part was towards the end of the video where you can see the old City Hall Station on the subway. The station's history is fascinating! It opened in 1904 and closed in 1945, so the only way to see it today, is by staying on the 6 train downtown bound (even when they say it's the last stop) curving around and back uptown. When we first moved here, we never knew it existed or that people were allowed to stay on the train to see it. Thanks to everyone who played along! My mom was close in thinking it might be near the World Trade Center area. We'll try and do another interesting contest soon.

my current city. for now

Financial District~Wall Street~Battery Park

Brooklyn Heights~Dumbo~Navy Yard~Fort Greene~Clinton Hill~BedStuy~Williamsburg

Tribeca~World Trade Center~Chinatown

Brooklyn Bridge~Manhattan Bridge~Williamsburg Bridge

West Village~Greenwich~Soho~Little Italy~Lower East Side~East Village

Chelsea~Meatpacking District~Flatiron~Gramercy~Stuy Town

Madison Square Garden~Midtown South~Murray Hill

Midtown~Rockefeller Center~Times Square

Columbus Circle~Upper West Side~Central Park~Lenox Hill~Upper East Side

Queensboro Bridge~Roosevelt Island between Manhattan and Queens

Central Park

Sheep Meadow~Strawberry Fields~Wollman Ice Rink~Zoo~Bethesda Fountain~Boathouse

The Great Lawn~The Met{ropolitan Museum of Art}~Jackie Onassis Reservoir~The Guggenheim

Yorkville~Carnegie Hill~South end of East Harlem

I took these last summer on a plane ride back to the city. Incredible views! Sometimes as I'm walking around, I still can't believe that I live here. This time next year might be much different. I wonder where the wind will blow us to?

a bit of our saturday

Our first video with Luke's new GoPro camera. Lunch at our favorite restaurant and a bit of transportation. Just a typical weekend in NYC. Stay tuned for a fun video of Popples!

The Frying Pan Ship

Heading towards Pier 66 from High Line Park

View across the Hudson of New Jersey

Pumpkin Ale

Liev Shreiber and Naomi Watts with kids (Sasha and Samuel) behind us.

Waaaay back in October, Luke and I had a fun night out (when do we ever not have fun?) I took him to the Frying Pan Ship for a quick dinner and some beers. We then headed to the Upright Citizens Brigade to see ASSSSCAT 3000 for a night of laughs (of which we got to see this guy perform).

My first Vlog

Apparently a Vlog is a video blog (I'm always 3 steps behind the rest of the progressive world) Here is my very first, raw attempt. So scary, but kind of fun. I had no script and just kind of pretended I was talking to a friend. Hopefully, I'll get better and more comfortable with practice. I'd like to do this maybe once a week, what do you think? I always wonder what other bloggers sound like. What kind of things would you want to hear about? Would you participate and Vlog as well? Do tell and thanks for listening.

Cheers to 2012!

Ringing in 2012

first honeycomb (romantic? no, gross. too much wax in teeth. blech)

Dean & Deluca snacks and our gifted Himalayan salt plate from Ash & Andy

The 2 best cheeses in all the land:

Italian Sottocenere truffle cheese and 3 year aged cow's milk Gouda from Holland

ornery Popples in her Jersey Shore house, trampin' it up

Much more relaxed and comfortable celebrating in our Park Ave apartment than the previous year's nightmare-ish experience (no eat, no drink, no pee, no poop)

the morning after