BBQ (9/13/08)

Although Labor Day has passed it's still hot out so the Simmonses hosted a BBQ on Saturday night. There was a little rain, but turned out very nice for the rest of the night. A bunch of friends came. Fun times!

Meet Matthew Stricker!

Friday night Casey took the train out to Long Island and met Duncan at Susie & Denis Stricker's (D's Aunt & Uncle) house. Their daughter Leigh and her wife Patty were in town for a wedding. They brought their 3mo. old son with them and we all had dinner Friday night. Matthew is an adorable - big - boy! It was a very nice evening.

Weekend in Ft. Lauderdale 9/5/08

Of course the first thing Duncan & Casey did when arriving back in Ft. Lauderdale was immediatley hit the beach. It was beautiful! Then they headed to Glenn & Tina Ketover's house for dinner & a jump in the pool. What a fantastic evening!

Saturday Casey went to Gaida's baby shower. It was a "Green" themed shower. All the ladies had a nice time celebrating with her. (Matt stopped by towards the end).

We can't wait to meet Baby Z!

Sunday a big group of friends- The Pisciottos, Fishmans, Kristen Angela and her two boys Anthony and Enzo, Rachel, Stacy, Mark, and Annette- met at the beach. It was fun seeing everyone again!

Labor Day Weekend "Stay-cation"

Wondering what a "stay-cation" is? So were we! Apparently it is where you stay in your City/area and pretend you are on vacation. That is exactly what we did this past Labor Day weekend.

Friday we kicked the weekend off by going to the Boathouse in Central Park then dinner at a neighborhood spot (Cafe Cortadito).



Saturday we met Lee & Jael for brunch (Mudspot).



That night we went out with Meg & Patrick (The Mercer Kitchen & Sway).

Sunday was spent in Long Island with Susie & Denis. We went on a hike in Cold Spring Harbor followed by a very nice picnic in a park overlooking the water and boats.










Monday we met Janet (from Seattle), her boyfriend Ryan (moved to NYC this year), and their friend (visiting from Los Angeles) in Central Park for lunch and some sun.

We biked there and back. The way up, via 1st Ave., was pretty crazy for Casey who had never ridden a bike in the City. ("Please don't open your taxi door, please don't run over me bus, please stay in your lane you crazy fool in the moving van!") On the way back we went down the west side via Hudson River Park. That was the best- views of the parks and water and ... no motorized vehicles! (ha)




It was a fantastic weekend!