tagged together in 167 photos amanda + meredith Meredith came and met up with us and Jeremy took us next door to a commercial kitchen he rents to his friend who makes homemade kombucha. ...a little after 2am and then walked over to... Lol. I love karaoke faces when people are really givin er. So we hopped in a cab and headed over to Sing Sing for round 2! Love seeing my favorite peoples out and about. Post taco sutffin hangs. Big crew at Cynthia's... ...directly to Brooklyn to a garden party celebrating Meredith & Dylan moving in together. Happy Birthday, Cat! ...with a bunch of friends and a big Italian feast! Meredith and Amanda were right there, but Ellen's (cousin?) made the catch! SHIVADITH! Thankful for all the years I've known you, Clayton! xo! Congrats, Grant! Later that evening, I headed over to Cynthia's for a fantastic... I walked all the way back home, dropped Maddy off, and then headed out to Katie & Siege's... Me and a couch full of New Year's babes. (Mer's face is priceless). Thanks for having us all over! I love how this photo turned out looking like an impressionist painting. I know these smiling faces even when they're blurry. Later that night, Mer, Grand and Amanda came over for an Indian feast and a screening of.... On Sunday evening people came over to watch the much anticipated... Jeremy Therapized did not disappoint! I walked up to meet Amanda and Meredith for a celebratory drink at DreamBaby, one of the few places open. Fellow karaoke enthusiasts Grant and Amanda were there! Aki, Liz, Mer & Amanda. Later Sunday evening, Grant and Amanda came over to watch season 3 of Louie... It was time for karaoke! (It's been awhile, old friend) ...and congratulatory catch-up... Welcome back, Matt! ...and a whole roomful of people he knew yelled SURPRISE! Later that night, Amanda came over... Grant, Amanda & Cait came over in the evening so we could all watch the Breaking Bad premiere together. Huge Italian feast. Later that evening, Mer and I went out to Brooklyn for dinner to celebrate... On Thursday evening, a bunch of us got together to see... Lovelies. ...head to a bar right down the street to meet up with these two to see.. Tuesday night movie and WAY too many snacks at Siege and Katie's. Yay, travel buddies! Meredith and Amanda out in the unreal, bath-warm water. Later that evening, we went out for a late night dinner on the strip. Fun motorcycle sidecar taxi ride. ...small airport. Where we waited... We woke up early and checked out! Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel for an early night jammy party. ...we opted for Shakey's Pizza! After a nap back at the hotel, we climbed through the fence so that we could walk along the beach... ...we met up in Amanda's room to try to figure out where we should all travel to next! Amanda only had 4 days before she had to come back to Manila and head home, so we wanted to travel somewhere close enough where we'd still have time to have fun! After a delicious breakfast downstairs... Let's hear it for international buddies! ...over to the hotel to meet up with Amanda! Amanda had been in Hong Kong and when she'd heard that we were going to be in the Philippines, we'd planned to meet up! Other team waiting for the timer to run out. Party posse. ITALMOSTFITSINMYMOUTH. Ok, I'll admit it... Party crew! UGLY FACE VERSION! So much goodness! ...VP2! Waiting for takeout. Dog run party. On Saturday, Amanda came over and we took Maddy... Later that night we went over to vBar for Carol's going away party! Such a fun crowd. Yes about everything in this photo. Discussing how to split up our friends into teams. A little after midnight, Amanda came over and Mer got dressed up for the party (holy moly!). Walking back to our apartment; arms laden with presents. (PS - Babes!) Happy birthday, Meredith! Make a wish! Box o' birthday cupcakes! I like when Amanda does the lean-in. Quinn had set up a bunch of portable burners so there were lots of pots in action. Amanda, Mer and Pepper. Mer, Siege and Amanda. Last drop of the day! Meredith, Astra and Amanda. There wasn't really a line so as soon as we got off, we got back in line for another go! Everyone was accounted for and we were ready to hit the road by 8:45! We got shit-hammered and ended up going back to Matt's place! I had such an amazing weekend. Thanks, everyone! I love you! Instead of ice cream cake, we just had an Ice cream soup party! Cynthia, Clayton, Astra, Katie and Amanda! Subway home ...and piled back into the van to head home! The entire street was lined with the cars of party attendees. Van full of awesome. On Saturday we finally felt settled into our new place enough to invite people over for a little Saturday night boardgame get-together. This group photo makes me so happy. Hahaha. ...and handed them out so we could kick the night off with a festive streamer explosion! On Wednesday evening, a bunch of people met up at our place... A little after one, we decided to head back into Manhattan to try to catch up with Apt 3A. Someone gave Meredith a little fur-collared dog-jacket for Maddy that also doubled as a hand puppet... So fun. I got right down to business and handing out the special "party favors" I brought... Later that night Pauly and Amanda came over. Buds and snacks. We even had family night when we got home! Winding down.
