I have been 25 for a week now, and what a week it has been.
Friday
Meredith (who had surprised me the day before by taking an earlier flight than expected) and I journeyed to Beacon, NY where we visited
Dia:Beacon, explored Main Street, and ate at
Homespun Foods.
Saturday
I met up with pals for a delicious brunch at
DuMont. It was a great first day of spring; I had made little seed packet party favors, and was given tulips by both Meng & Kashmira. After eggs benedict, a handful of us went to
PS 1. The best thing thing there was Leandro Erlich's
swimming pool. Afterward we headed back to Brooklyn for a neighborhood promenade. We eventually ended up at our old haunt, Brooklyn Ale House, where sadly, the free bagel brunch was not happening. But there were plenty of peanuts.
Sunday
The day began with brunch, my favorite meal, at
Enid's, followed by a routine stop-in at
Spoonbill & Sugartown and
Catbird. On the way home, we decided to brave the moody proprietor of
Cheeks to pick up a dozen cupcakes. Later that evening we met up with the old museum gang for bowling (and the aforementioned cupcakes) at
The Gutter. Even though I lost, I bowled a strike for the last two frames, so that was pretty sweet.
Monday
We met up for brunch with a couple of Meredith's pals at
Clinton Street Baking Company. We shoe-shopped unsuccessfully. We had a Sprout photo shoot.
TuesdayWe went to hear Heather Armstrong (aka
dooce) read from her new book at B&N and dreamt of one day being Internet moguls, too. Then we saw
Sunshine Cleaning at the Landmark Sunshine.
WednesdayDouble trouble. We met Megha for delicious food in Prospect Heights: Mexican at at
Chavella's and ice cream at
Blue Marble. I think my dreams came true when I saw they offered banana chip. Then we headed to trivia night at Pete's Candy Store with Meredith's pal, Katie. We placed 7th (out of about 16, not too shabby) and learned what a philtrum is.
Thursday
Dinner at
Westville East, where we enjoyed brussell sprouts, beets, artichoke hearts, plantains, and many more vegetable delights.
Friday
Today we had brunch at
Shopsin's with James. They have macaroni and cheese pancakes, and they're delicious. After we checked out
Economy Candy, we walked up to Union Square to catch a matinee showing of
A Haunting in Connecticut. The theater was full of rowdy high schoolers, but the ectoplasm was cool. Now we're about to head up up uptown for a sleep over at Stiggy's. Fun fun fun.
