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April, 2009

The April Roundup: Part Two

Here are the rest of the pictures I took in April 2009 that didn't end up in their own entry.

Saturday, April 18th

emily, rachael, tim
On Saturday afternoon, Rachael and I went out to Williamsburg together and met up with Emily and Tim to attend...
roxbury high school ˆ emily ˆ rachael ˆ tim
bev, me
...Bev and Adrian's baby shower party! Hahah. I love this photo so much.
get a load of this guy ˆ preggo ˆ bev ˆ me
bev, me
Remi's coming in a few weeks!
preggo ˆ roxbury high school ˆ bev ˆ me

Sunday, April 19th

Meredith was boiling these beautiful "blue potatoes" to make blue potato salad!
food ˆ potato
jeet, sarah
Later that afternoon, we went to some place on Clinton Street for brunch. I love candid brunch shots. Look at Gurj's adorable little smile! She's so happy with her pancakes!
brunch ˆ food ˆ jeet ˆ sarah
jeet, jordan silver, kareem black
Sharing. Thinking. Chewing.
brunch ˆ jeet ˆ jordan silver ˆ kareem black
karen, meredith
Brunch that ends at 4pm makes me so tired.
bloody mary ˆ karen ˆ meredith
On the walk home through Stuytown, we stopped to admire the beautiful flowering bloom of the trees. Pink explosion!
bloom ˆ tree
gurj, meredith, quinn
Later that night, Gurj, Quinn, Ellen and Kaitie came over to our apartment to watch Sunday night TV and eat all sorts of terrible food. Ooof, Dominos Pizza. In NYC! The shame, the shaaaaaame.
pizza ˆ stuytown apt ˆ gurj ˆ meredith ˆ quinn
meredith
Haha. Meredith snuggled with a rat.
hoodie ˆ rats ˆ meredith
bret michaels, gurj
Gurj does her best Bret Michaels impersonation alongside the intro to Rock of Love. Yes!
air guitar ˆ best ˆ tv ˆ bret michaels ˆ gurj
bret michaels
Oh man, this guy once gave me Something to Believe In. (Or maybe I was just 14?)
bandana ˆ smelly braids ˆ bret michaels
maddy, me, meredith
Oh, Bret! How has it come to this?
us ˆ maddy ˆ me ˆ meredith
ellen, katie h, piper
Ellen, Kaitie and LASER EYES.
treats ˆ ellen ˆ katie h ˆ piper
jeet, maddy, quinn
Oh man, this photo makes me laugh every single time I look at it. It's got everything.
best ˆ donut ˆ feathers ˆ lifted ˆ treats ˆ jeet ˆ maddy ˆ quinn
jeet
Gurj says she reps for both tribes: Red dot...
feathers ˆ red dot ˆ jeet
jeet
...and feather!
feathers ˆ racism ˆ jeet
me, meredith
Meredith and I have the same exact eye-glass prescription which is awesome because either one of us can pick up and use the first pair of glasses that are around. Here she is wearing my "Larry Davids" (they polarize in the sun...noooo!), while I'm rocking her sassy "Sally Jessys"!
glasses ˆ treats ˆ us ˆ me ˆ meredith

Wednesday, April 22nd

leigh, maddy, meredith, sarah
So much awesome in my living room it's unbelievable. Just a basic Wednesday night hang.
best ˆ couch ˆ dogs ˆ edie ˆ smoke ˆ leigh ˆ maddy ˆ meredith ˆ sarah

Friday, April 24th

I took this photo on my way to work on Friday morning to document the state of our living room table.
mess ˆ stuytown apt
Treat problems. We has them.
mess ˆ treats
leigh
Later that night, Leigh and I made homemade snuggies out of blankets. Leigh ended up looking like the girl from THE RING.
blanket ˆ leigh
leigh
Seriously next level shit.
blanket ˆ leigh

Saturday, April 25th

leigh
On Saturday afternoon...
mess ˆ stuytown apt ˆ sunglasses ˆ leigh
maddy
...we suited Maddy up for one of her first big excursions...
maddy
maddy, meredith
Maddy isn't able to run around too long on her puppy legs without getting exhausted. Luckily, we found out that she loves to be carried around in a bag.
dog in a bag ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
maddy
Hahaha. It's a dog in a bag! (Sung to the tune of Dick in a Box).
cute ˆ dog in a bag ˆ dogs ˆ maddy
leigh, maddy, meredith
Wiener dogs on the move.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ taxi ˆ leigh ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
Nothing beats that first day in spring when you can drive around with the windows down.
driving ˆ nyc
me, meredith
We got to the park and there were hundreds of people with daschunds!
sunglasses ˆ us ˆ washington square park ˆ me ˆ meredith
This is probably true of most breeds, but daschunds really love other daschunds.
dogs
We saw a dog with the same coat as Maddy.
dogs
Then we fell in love with a daschund puppy that had a "blue" coat. So adorable.
dogs ˆ puppy
This guy had a teeny tiny straw cowboy hat on and a leash that was made to look like a strand of hot dogs.
dogs in outfits ˆ strangers
(PSSST! BUDDY! HELP ME. NO, STOP LAUGHING AND HELP ME! YOU KNOW THIS HAT WASN'T MY CHOICE, SHE DID THIS TO ME! I CAN'T GET IT OFF, PLEASE JUST HELP ME OUT, WILLYA?)
dogs in outfits ˆ strangers
Whenever Meredith sees a little nook or hole somewhere that might be the home of an animal she always walks up to it and says "Who lives here?" Hahahaha.
grass ˆ tree
chuck, joann, maddy, meredith
Later in the afternoon, Meredith's parents came down to meet us and see Maddy running around in her wiener-element.
chuck ˆ joann ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
maddy
Maddy was totally exhausted from all the dogs and was started to fall asleep on her little puppy feet so we had to retire her to her bag. It's a head in a bag! (Sung to the Dick in a Box melody).
dog in a bag ˆ sleepy ˆ maddy
On the walk home, we passed this guy in our neighborhood.
strangers
What kind of stick you got there, fella? Bindle or rain?
strangers
meredith
We got back to Stuytown and decided to lie down in the grass and enjoy the rest of the afternoon's sunshine.
stuytown ˆ meredith
Check out the beautiful, brand new grass.
grass ˆ stuytown
Nothing makes me happier than seeing buds on the trees. WINTER IS FINALLY OVER!
stuytown ˆ trees
meredith
Con Ed in the background.
asleep ˆ meredith
I read my book and dozed; woke up just in time to enjoy the sunset. Right as I was about to go back inside and take a nap, Pauly texted and invited us over to their place...
best ˆ grass ˆ sunset
...to drink beers on the roof and enjoy the evening.
graffiti ˆ new york ˆ nyc ˆ roof ˆ skyline
lisa, pauly, pizza the dog
Spring 2009 Family Portrait.
best ˆ new york ˆ nyc ˆ roof ˆ skyline ˆ sunset ˆ lisa ˆ pauly ˆ pizza the dog
pizza the dog
Pizza the Dog, has his very own photo tag on this site so that he doesn't get mixed up with regular old pizza
roof ˆ pizza the dog
lisa
DEBBIE WHO?
hat ˆ shrug ˆ lisa
lisa
Taking her easy.
beer ˆ roof ˆ lisa
pizza the dog
Pizza the dog raced across the roof...
roof ˆ pizza the dog
lisa, pizza the dog
...when Lisa laid down and started attacking her hat!
attack ˆ hat ˆ lisa ˆ pizza the dog
lisa, pizza the dog
Little did Lisa know that I had been willing him to do this with my mind FOR HOURS!
best ˆ hat ˆ roof ˆ lisa ˆ pizza the dog
lisa, pizza the dog
YES! KILL HAT!
attack ˆ best ˆ hat ˆ lisa ˆ pizza the dog
Spring nights on the roof are wonderful.
nyc ˆ roof ˆ skyline
lisa, pizza the dog
A little after 9pm, we decided to head back to our place. On the walk over, we stopped to pick up some treats at our corner store. BROTHER'S CANDY REPRESENT!
bike ˆ bodega ˆ lisa ˆ pizza the dog
meredith
Meredith was manning the fort, watching Dirty Jobs.
tv ˆ meredith
More Dominos and VH1. If you're going to consume shittiness, make sure you go the distance!
food ˆ mess ˆ pizza ˆ stuytown apt ˆ treats ˆ tv
I remember that when this happened, it seemed totally outrageous. Somehow, only two years later, this seems almost quaint. Still, pretty sweet tat' if you ask me. Who doesn't look at a giant butterfly and not want to grab it by the wings and have sex with it?
butterfly ˆ tv ˆ wtf
lisa, meredith
Bad ones.
lisa ˆ meredith
maddy, pauly
Pauly is appalled. And wiener-covered.
edie ˆ maddy ˆ pauly
pizza the dog
Pizza couldn't even watch.
pizza the dog
lisa
2:30am means leftover time! Complete with delicious pink juice!
hat ˆ pizza ˆ lisa
leigh
This one joined the party late night.
leigh
maddy, me
Maddy likes to nuzzle necks when she sleeps. It's as good as you imagine it is.
nuzzle ˆ maddy ˆ me

Sunday, April 26th

Sunday was another gorgeous day. Meredith and I decided to walk across the Williamsburg bridge and enjoy the weather.
bridge ˆ nyc
View of Manhattan from the bridge.
bridge ˆ nyc ˆ skyline
Coming down into Brooklyn.
brooklyn ˆ buildings
Pretty.
bridge ˆ brooklyn
South Williamsburg
brooklyn ˆ buildings ˆ graffiti
I love the colors here.
brooklyn ˆ buildings ˆ graffiti
Here too!
brooklyn ˆ buildings ˆ graffiti
We got to Brooklyn a little after 4pm and walked around until we found a nice little Thai place for a late lunch.
thai food
Mmmmm.
food ˆ thai food
me, meredith
Full and happy.
us ˆ me ˆ meredith
Later that night, Mer went out and I stayed home and I spent the rest of the evening in marvelous rapture playing WORLD OF GOO on the Wii. It had just come out and I was obsessed with it. Such a fun game.
shoes ˆ tv ˆ videogames ˆ wii
rachael
Rachael come over at eight and made friends with Edie (who has an angel halo in this photo because she's a little angle!).
edie ˆ tv ˆ rachael
rachael
Love that turkey bone!
edie ˆ rachael
rachael
I showed Rachael World of Goo and she got hooked. We took turns playing levels.
stuytown apt ˆ rachael
leigh
A couple levels later, Leigh came home and modeled her (fashion shorts!) and an clutch she had just gotten. It looks like she's wearing a glove and holding the clutch...
clutch ˆ glove ˆ leigh
leigh
...but the glove is attached to the clutch so that it's impossible for you to put it down and lose it! Haha. The internets is amazing, I typed "clutch with attached glove" into Google and the first result was an article that told me this was designed by Alexander McQueen.
clutch ˆ glove ˆ leigh

Monday, April 27th

leigh
I had off on work on Monday. Leigh and I went shopping for a hearing aid that would subtly allow us to conceal our hearing impairment! Why look hearing impaired when you can like like a DOUCHE instead? Haha.
point ˆ leigh
I SAID, "NO ONE WILL SUSPECT THAT YOU'RE DEAF!"
stuff
maddy
We arrived back at the apartment to find these two curled up in the afternoon sun.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ sunbathing ˆ maddy
maddy
Total buddies.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ sunbathing ˆ maddy
maddy
Squinty.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ sunbathing ˆ maddy
maddy
Happy April 2009!
dogs ˆ edie ˆ sunbathing ˆ maddy

4 comments

  • jobrien360march 25, 2011

    Ahhh Emily...let me count the numbers of ways I love her.....beauty personified!

  • 411 new yorkmarch 26, 2011

    Thanks for the link to our "Dachshund Day in Washington Square Park" page. We whill give you a shout out in the forums.

  • kmeghanapril 21, 2011

    Spring and puppies, how can you go wrong?! :)

  • johnny fiverfebruary 8, 2012

    Love the site and you two have super a cute puppy but c'mon - you smoke around the dogs???? Duuuuuuuuude. Not cool.