Friday, September 10, 2010

Dad

Because he works weekends, my dad misses many of the family gatherings. Unfortunately for me, in addition to not getting to hang out with him as much, it also means I don't get many photo ops. Luckily, his customers and colleagues love him so much, they take pictures with him at work! (I'm sure this doesn't really come as a surprise to those of you who know him.)






2nd Annual Family Reunion

Once again, Geri came up to visit (Sal - please join her next time!) and we all gathered at Rich and Farina's house.

We celebrated Danny's graduation from Cornell in typical Migliacci fashion - with Carvel ice cream cake!

We enjoyed LOTS of good food, a warm sunny day, and fun games...











Like last year, Christopher, Alex, and Veronica used my camera to shoot all the photos. (For their incredible photography from 2009, see here and here.) Great job kids!

More NYC Fun

Sometimes, we find fun random things on the city streets. I love the size of this chair!

And just in case you couldn't read what it says...
Gen - we almost brought it home for you, but being the bedbug capitol and all, we passed.


I love stores with fun names; this one was a little reminder of Sofia!

In true Bulgarian tradition, I tied my martinitsa to a tree in Central Park to celebrate spring.

Random Summer Fun

Now that summer is officially over and we are all back to school, this seems like a good time to commemorate the fun; because even with the big move and the new job, it wasn't all work...

During the great apartment hunt, we managed to sneak into some fun eateries, including the touristy, but delicious home of GIANT sandwiches and knishes - Katz's.


My dad worked on Father's Day, although we did manage to see him the week before. So we spent the actual holiday with Danny's dad...Spongebob helped us celebrate!


After settling into our new digs, we took in some free fun in NYC. This was our canoeing adventure in Bayswater.

And no summer is complete without a roadtrip and a reunion! Another joy of living in the city...the ease of hopping on the China-bus and riding down to Baltimore for the day. Jr., Jess, Steve, and I enjoyed the Inner Harbor, the aquarium, and Fell's Point. Cat's noticeable absence was rectified three weeks later when I visited her in Vancouver (see previous post). Hopefully the next reunion will be here in NY!



Birthday Weekend Pictures

Brunch at Buttermilk Channel:

pancakes - not bad, but not as good as Clinton Street

pecan pie french toast - amazing


Sunday family dinner 8/29
The goofiness doesn't fall far from the tree...


Why must someone (you know who you are!) always take pictures of me shoving food into my mouth?