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Ya-Ya-Sisterhood-Joy-Luck-Club-Weekend in Chicago

July 19, 2008

Last weekend I met up with my three college roommates, Marisa, Lindsey and Julie, in Chicago. Aside from the occasional wedding, this is the first time we have all gotten to spend a full weekend together since 2002. Here we are eight years after graduation in Chicago. Old ladies, with dogs, and kids and jobs [...]

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I'm 30!

April 24, 2008

I turned 30 last weekend! Friday to be exact. Despite turning what seems to be very old, I had an excellent weekend. We kicked off the festivities on Thursday evening with a last minute plan to go to the Yankee/Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium. Thanks, Mo! Dennis and Matt were up for the last [...]

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No longer 30…

October 2, 2007

Last weekend was my 31st birthday and Karen and I started off the celebrations by running 14 miles (longest run ever!). After a little afternoon recovery nap, we headed down to the old neighborhood for some food and drinks at Sidecar. (TOAD: Sept. 22nd, 2007) After a slew of drinks and some really delicious food [...]

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It's the Jon and Holice Weekend

May 18, 2007

My friend Jon from college and his fiancé, Holice, are in town for the weekend from Atlanta. I lived with them for a few months when I was in grad school (along with my brother and Chieko) and they would make delicious dinners for themselves and then always make me an extra plate and put [...]

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There’s magic in that box

April 6, 2007

TOAD: April 5th, 2007: Marisa celebrated her 29th birthday with a little Happy Hour at Loreley. Man, do the beers there feel like they have a little something extra in there. Here’s a shot of Vinny prepping the birthday cake semi-discreetly. ps: Fire up your file-o-faxes! Stay tuned for another event at Loreley on Saturday, [...]

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South Slope Oscar Party

March 2, 2007

Not people to let a tradition die, we decided to host a second annual Oscar Potluck party again this year. Alex and I prepared by staying in on Saturday night so we could watch Babel before the big event and make better Oscar picks for the pool the following day. On Sunday we cooked, marinated, [...]

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Babies and Tacos

February 4, 2007

TOAD: February 3rd, 2007: On Saturday night, Karen and I shuttled over to Greenpoint for a few hours to babysit for our nephew, Kota, while Jeff and Chieko went out to dinner for her birthday. This was my first time on extended babysitting duty (for an actual baby – when I was younger I paid [...]

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