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September 10, 2010

Cutchogue Weekend

In the beginning of September, Jenny sent around an email proposing that a bunch of us chip in and rent a house somewhere out in Long Island that's not the Hamptons! We ended up finding an awesome little house with a swimming pool located in on the "north fork" of Long Island in Cutchogue.

Friday, September 10th

me, meredith
Friday afternoon, we packed up our stuff...
us ˆ me ˆ meredith
maddy
...put a weird cape-blanket on our constantly-shivering short-haired dog (a-dorable)...
dogs ˆ dogs in outfits ˆ maddy
...and walked up Avenue C to pick up our rental car.
clouds ˆ sign ˆ walking
It's took us almost two and half hours to get all the way out there from Manhattan!
driving
Before heading to the house, we made a quick stop at the grocery store so that we could pick up some food...
shopping
jeet
...and so Gurj could do some freestyle jumps in the snack aisle. Haha.
jump ˆ shopping ˆ jeet
josh adcock
We made it to the house close to 11pm!
pool ˆ josh adcock
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, marisa, samantha
Settling in for a living room hang.
living room ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ marisa ˆ samantha
maddy, meredith
We had both Maddy and Edie with us!
dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
meredith
S'mores time!
smores ˆ treats ˆ meredith
josh adcock
Josh was excited to be the s'moresbearer.
smores ˆ treats ˆ josh adcock
jeet
Nobody didn't like them.
smores ˆ treats ˆ jeet
jeet
Hahaha.
best ˆ jeet
meredith
The s'mores were delicious. I ate too many of them and then celebrated...
smores ˆ treats ˆ meredith
me
...by promptly falling asleep on the bed like this. Photo courtesy of Meredith.
asleep ˆ bed ˆ passed out ˆ me

Saturday, September 11th

I woke up fully clothed to a sunny, empty room.
bed
No one in the living room!
living room
Only a little after 9am and already people were at the pool!
pool
jeet, meredith
Gurj and Mer got were at work...
breakfast ˆ cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ jeet ˆ meredith
meredith
...on what they promised was a breakfast feast.
breakfast ˆ cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ meredith
I went outside to join the pool folk because I'm pretty worthless in the kitchen.
pool
jeet
Gurj and I traded stretching tips and took each other through our routines and then followed it up...
pool ˆ jeet
me
...with a pre-breakfast swim!
best ˆ jump ˆ pool ˆ me
jeet
Yes.
pool ˆ jeet
About 15 minutes into our swim, breakfast was announced. And, holy moly, what a breakfast it was!
breakfast ˆ food ˆ pancakes ˆ waffle
Pancakes, waffles and french toast!
breakfast ˆ food ˆ pancakes ˆ waffle
And a giant frittata!
breakfast ˆ food
jeet, jenny penny, marisa, meredith, samantha
Look at us having breakfast together just like normal people.
best ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ marisa ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
Folded napkins and everything!
napkin
We spent the rest of the early afternoon enjoying the luxury of a backyard with grass and a pool!
pool
jeet, meredith
Meredith explored the yard...
pool ˆ jeet ˆ meredith
meredith
...and found a sweet bike.
bike ˆ meredith
jeet, jenny penny
Pretty wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning.
best ˆ pool ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny
josh adcock
Josh alternated swims with hammock readings of SHOGUN (He gave it to me when he was finished reading it and I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. Highly recommended!)
book ˆ hammock ˆ josh adcock
jenny penny, marisa
Marisa and Jenny.
best ˆ pool ˆ jenny penny ˆ marisa
I love this photo. (Also, as a side note, on different days I notice that I unconsciously purchase grocery items of the same color. Apparently this day was a "red and orange" day.)
beer ˆ best ˆ pool ˆ treats
jenny penny
Jenny Penny rides again!
bike ˆ hammock ˆ jenny penny
Edie was excited to have a new bed to nap in all day.
edie
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, marisa, me, meredith, samantha
Later that afternoon, the seven of us loaded ourselves into the family van we'd rented for the weekend...
best ˆ rental car ˆ van ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ marisa ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
...and we headed out to explore the north fork!
best ˆ driving
First stop, Harbes Family Farm...
farm ˆ sign
...to pick up some supplies for dinner.
farm
jeet
Rose horse.
best ˆ flower ˆ horse ˆ jeet
While everyone shopped for food and goodies...
farm
...I wandered around the scenic grounds.
barn ˆ farm
Watched these two guys paint a barn over the hedgerow.
barn ˆ best ˆ paint
jeet, josh adcock, meredith, samantha
Everyone was all stocked up and ready to go with their bags of goodies, but we couldn't find Marisa and Jenny...
jeet ˆ josh adcock ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
jenny penny, marisa
...until we heard about the WINE TASTING barn! Haha.
wine ˆ jenny penny ˆ marisa
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, marisa, me, meredith, samantha
Before leaving, we gathered for a group shot with the auto timer.
jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ marisa ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, marisa, samantha
And a jump shot!
best ˆ jump ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ marisa ˆ samantha
me
Josh took this picture of me jumping in case I ever want to photo shop myself into all the "jump photos" I'm not in.
jump ˆ me
marisa
On the way out we stopped to admire the farmer cutout!
marisa
meredith
Reluctant farmer.
meredith
me
Haha.
me
me
Sweet Corn, indeed.
me
jeet
Gurj getting pouty with the chicken.
jeet
jenny penny
Jenny was a bearded farmer!
beard ˆ jenny penny
meredith
Tractor enthusiasm!
tractor ˆ meredith
Pretty hanging flowers on the way out.
Enjoy 'em while you're they're still around!
We continued our exploring and found an place to get a pizza.
Interesting house next door.
house
After we ate, we walked down towards the water.
boat ˆ sunset
meredith
Monumental draping.
monument ˆ meredith
After appreciating the waterfront monuments, we wandered into town proper...
walking
...found our way to some local art show for a quick meandering and then decided to head back to the house.
house
josh adcock
We got back to the house around eight and made a light dinner from things we'd gotten at the farm earlier in the day.
cooking ˆ josh adcock
Light dinner.
food ˆ salad
AND PIES!
pie
maddy
CAN TRY PIES?
maddy
For the record, this is a photo of Jenny putting ranch dressing on a peanut butter cookie.
maddy
Maddy goes crazy for the light up frisbee. She literally goes out of her mind going after it. And once she gets a hold of it...
frisbee ˆ maddy
maddy
...she likes to proudly keep-a-way at a trotting pace. Haha.
frisbee ˆ maddy

Sunday, September 12th

jenny penny, josh adcock, marisa, me, samantha
Sunday was our last day in the house!
jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ marisa ˆ me ˆ samantha
josh adcock, maddy
Blessed with armrests .
dogs ˆ edie ˆ josh adcock ˆ maddy
maddy, meredith
So lucky to know it.
maddy ˆ meredith
At noon, we bid farewell to the house...
house ˆ pool
...to drop Marisa off at the train station.
train station
Such a scenic station.
parking lot ˆ train station
jeet, meredith
I love train station bars.
bar ˆ train station ˆ jeet ˆ meredith
Before heading back into New York, we decided to take the car ferry over to Shelter Island.
boat
Driving onto a boat is always a novelty.
boat
Bad ass.
boat
jeet, jenny penny, meredith
Better than sitting in the car.
boat ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ meredith
Ceiling of clouds
clouds
After driving around and exploring the island by car for a while, we parked and set out on foot to find somewhere to eat.
We settled on this place.
josh adcock, meredith, samantha
Ready for deliciousness.
josh adcock ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
jeet, jenny penny, me
Other side of the table.
jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ me
Pretty fresh flowers on our table.
flower
I wanted something light and ordered the watermelon and feta salad!
food ˆ salad ˆ watermelon
Afterwards, we hopped back into the car to drive around. We found this beautiful stretch of deserted beach and pulled over...
beach
...to play a little frisbee and collect shells.
seashell
Meredith's shell bounty.
seashell
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, meredith, samantha
I snapped a quick group photo...
ocean ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, me, meredith, samantha
...and then decided to balance my camera on the boardwalk railing and try a few snaps with the autotimer. Hahah.
picnic ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
Once the autotimer was firing, I tried my best to jump so that I'd be in mid-air for the picture. Attempt 1, total failure!
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, meredith, samantha
Number 2 was a falling-from-the-sky success.
jump ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, meredith, samantha
Finally got it in shot # 3!
best ˆ jump ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, samantha
Which led to us ALL trying to time jumping backwards into the air at the exact moment the auto-timer shutter fired.
jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ samantha
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, samantha
Attempt #1!
best ˆ jump ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ samantha
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, meredith, samantha
And the second! Haha.
jump ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
After our little beach adventure, we headed back to the house to pack up all our stuff and say farewell!
house
josh adcock, maddy, meredith
All packed up and ready to go!
van ˆ josh adcock ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
jeet, jenny penny
Rather than waste food, Gurj and Jenny took our remaining groceries and busied themselves making some delicious HOBO SANDWICHES .
cooking ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny
Cheese and ranch dressing on a hamburger bun (bonus points if sandwich assembly happens on top of a day-old New York Post).
cooking ˆ sandwich
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock, me, meredith, samantha
All packed up and ready to head home! Thanks again to Jenny for suggesting the trip and organizing the weekend!
best ˆ driving ˆ rental car ˆ van ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ samantha
Back to New York!
driving