a person in 334 photos quinn Official Memorial Day Gang Portrait. ...in anticipation of birthday boy Josh's arrival! Then we started... Up early the next morning! We love you! Hahaha. So good. ...he was met with a hearty SURPRISE! Including their super early 80s master bathroom... On Sunday Sarah had us all over to Apt 3A... Feel lucky to know all of you! (And sad that as I write this 2 years later most of you don't live in NYC anymore!) Happy November 2015! Before the month was over, we headed back to Hans & Ellen's for ONE LAST FEASTIN. I think Hans was out of town so it was a potluck style dinner. Early morning hang with these ladies I love in Quinn's very cool "pillow room." Made it to Asheville just as Meredith & Quinn were leaving the Halloween party they were at! Watched a movie together before bed. Spent the evening together playing card games. We headed out together and took a boat tour... The house had an excellent kitchen. Sunday 11am We finally found a restaurant with the properly-sized drinks we were looking for. While out exploring for a place to eat dinner, we discovered a Zoltar machine! Checking out brochures to local attractions for tomorrow's activities. We celebrated our day out with a snack... Saturday was a big activity day. Slumber party! We took naps! Coffee break in Clark Summit, PA. Van team assemble Haha. Crowding in Sarah's bedroom like old times. Happy birthday (several weeks later), Karen! ...to celebrate Karen's birthday (observed!). Happy belated, Karen! ...to celebrate Gurj's birthday! Friday night I went over to Ellen & Hans for a dinner party... Take Two was a bullseye! (The Dude all scrunched up in Hans' arms! Everyone saying "pruuuune."). Excellent weekend, everyone! Group portrait from our last day at The Turquoise Barn . Happy February 2015!
Waking up! Don't pet my broken back! Hahaha. So good. Here we go! Cards & shots! It was really cold outside, and the space was a big, open converted barn, so we had to get the woodburning stove cranking and stay sort of close. Snack party. Moar franz arriving! After the state of singledom was finished being assessed, it was time to salve our wounds.... Went to a dinner party at Ellen & Hans' on Wednesday. After we ate, we busted out the big screen projector... ...Hahaha. And then Quinn took us through her collection of... ...and take her around the party so she could say hi to everyone. Awww. Busted by the canoodle cam! ...it's really obvious... Party breather. So contagious. He's got ALL the 90s moves. Two more! ...more people joined in! Each time we snapped... I spent the beginning of October out in Montauk for Ellen & Hans' awesome wedding (lots more pics of that coming soooooon!) ...bridesmaids and groomsmen... Time for some aisle walking! (Speaking of creeping, so many bonus points to Dylan for creepin this photo so hard). Bridesmaids, suit up! See with your eyes closed. To Ellen & Hans! Congrats! Champagne toast! ...the women all sneaked upstairs to tuck Matt into bed! Quinn poses with the mega salad. Hung out with these guys on Monday evening... On Sunday afternoon I biked down to the JMZ platform, met up with Ellen and we took the train out to Williamsburg to meet up with Quinn at North Brooklyn Farms . Rare Tompkins reunion with these guys! And had a nice catch-up with these guys! Patterned Dress Gang. Later in the evening I went to La Palapa party room to celebrate Karen's birthday! Karen & Quinn! Friend portrait. First the ladies... Post-dinner Juliette play party. Happy birthday, Mer! Happy birthday, Quinn! We love you! ...and then sing happy birthday really loud to embarrass them when it shows up! The best part about a friend's birthday is when you get to secretly order them a FLAMING dessert.... ...Quinn's birthday! Later Tuesday night I went out to Mesa Coyoacan to celebrate... Thanks for having us all over, Sarah! A little after 2am we decided to hit the streets and do some outdoor exploring. Back at the apartment we had a kitchen dance party... A little before midnight we went up onto the roof to bring in the new year with the rest of the city! Serious party business! Quinn & Ellen invited me to head into the kitchen and get myself acquinted with... After I got home, I grabbed the dog and walked over to Matt's for a hang. Insert your own "box of goodies" joke here! Auto-timer class portrait before we all went our separate ways! Thanks for a lovely weekend, everyone! ...the rest of the gang was still in party mode. Delish! Hmmm, looks like wine and or some other kind of alcohol mixed with an entire section of orange. Served with orange rind to taste.