9.11.18. Too much.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
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9.9.18. This was taken after midnight, so it counts for Saturday! I am so blessed to have these people in my life. After a night of being out, I ran 16 miles in the rain. Can't wait for this final marathon training to be OVER.
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9.8.18. K booked a last minute trip to visit NYC, B decided to drive up, V booked tickets to some crazy Instagram warehouse called Candytopia, and we spent 24 hours acting like we were in college again. Brunch at Market Table and caught up on B's life in DE, dinner at Bond Street with W and R, and dessert at Lafayette where D joined us. What a treat.
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9.7.18. L's first day of school! K arrived tonight and I met her and Rone for a drink in the FiDi.
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9.5.18. Back in NYC, we through a party to celebrate the launch of our new lipstick collection with Camila Coehlo x Sephora. Belly dancers and Whitney Port from that show about the angsty teens finding themselves... quite a scene.
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9.3.18. I made my way down to Charlottesville to spend some time with this little goober. S is motoring around, is terrified of Jenny but loves swimming, and is super sweet. We had dinner at Farmington, and R told the story about how Mom almost died from pneumonia when she was 3 years old. He started crying when he told it. I'd never known that Rock had fired her doctor because the doctor said there was nothing they could do to help her.
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9.2.18. I have loved watching how L has become obsessed with Mom and J is obsessed with Dad. Where will the new little man fit in?
Sunday, October 21, 2018
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9.1.18. A and I joined the parent units for KR's wedding in DC. It was the first wedding in a long time where I didn't close down the dance floor.
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8.31.18. I drove down late Thursday night to surprise J & L on Friday morning. I brought science experiments which I may have enjoyed more than they did. We made a volcano out of plaster, painted it, and exploded it, and then we set up colored crystals to grow in a week.
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8.30.18. We had working sessions all day with our DMI team, so I'll post something much better instead: Mom and Dad on their anniversary in Europe!
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8.29.18. To take a break from a long day of IMM prep and execution, K, P, and I headed up to Hell's Kitchen for Taco Wednesday. And we ran into E who was eating at the bar! Restaurant #37: Anejo.
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8.27.18. On our walk home from work, K and I stopped in at Barbuto for some grade A meat. Restaurant #36: Barbuto.
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8.26.18. K happened to be in Chicago this weekend for a triathlon, so we met up for Chicago deep dish. I think I'll start a company with him some day.
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8.25.18. Golf golf golf! A, S, and I represented the MLPs in this year's KB Memorial Golf Tournament. Other than the company, the highlight of the golf round was the potato canon that let you launch balls 200+ yards down the fairway.
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8.24.18. Chicago for Kevin's memorial golf tourney! C got me tickets to the Cubs game with the Google team, then we did a rolling pub crawl through both pubish and quite nice restaurants while I wore a sweatshirt. Halfway through the evening I spilled on it. It was a great look. We met P at Monk's Pub for a beer (he left early to say goodnight to his new baby), went to KB's real estate agent's happy hour along the river, had snacks at a restaurant in the West Loop, and then ended up with S and L on the top floor of the Peninsula Hotel for a final drink and more food (again, I was in a sweatshirt this entire time). The soup was so insanely good - it was this spicy, curry, brothy soup. I would eat that for every meal if I could, and it wouldn't even be that bad for me! Anyway, great day with old friends.
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8.22.18. What a lovely evening with two of my favorite humans on the planet. I trekked out to Brooklyn to meet them at this delish new restaurant near M's. We brainstormed some great business ideas, wore red lip, and drank wine. Restaurant #35: Camperdown Elm.
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8.21.18. It's been a week of rain in the city, which means Jenny spends most of her time inside or cowering underneath overhangs and refusing to pee.
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8.20.18. Reason #435 why I need a boyfriend. I cannot bring myself to exterminate cockroaches. B kindly came over to take care of this lively little effer, which I trapped under a glass and then again under a trash can (Winks kept on trying to get to him). They can live for 2 weeks under there without food or water. How are they not robots.
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8.19.18. On a long run to Brooklyn for dinner at M's, I ran by one of my favorite little stretches of the city: Stone Street.
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8.18.18. D and I did a BYOB painting class, and I successfully created the next piece of art to go in B's bathroom. Afterwards, we watched a massive fire happen down the street, and then got pizza. Wins all around (the fire was extinguished, fear not).
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8.17.18. During my diet, I may have become obsessed with taking pictures of food that I didn't even want to eat. I just wanted to watch the cheese melt?
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8.15.18. I met N at Chelsea Piers for movie night. We watched Lady Bird and ate Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
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8.12.18. My final day in Seattle. I spent it having breakfast with the C's and then meeting C at Full Pull's Block Party so I could have 5 or 6 or 1,000 glasses of wine before my flight back to New York.
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8.11.18. I went for a long run along the cliffs in Ballard and decided to leave C&C alone for a bit while I did a rolling brewery day with D, F, H, and the M's. F, H, and I ended up at Senor Moose, the Mexican place a few blocks away from the furnished murder den apartment that I lived in during the summer of 2015 when I hadn't closed on my apartment yet.
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8.10.18. C and I took it easy today. In the middle of the day, they found out they got a house! We ended the evening with dinner at Copine with C and DD (C hung back with C). Meanwhile, in the other Washington, Gramma is in hot demand.
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8.9.18. C and I had a great day. We went for a run around Discovery Park just like the first run we went on together when I moved to the city. We then took the afternoon to do an intense spa experience. We got full body scrubs, a massage, we sat in salt rooms and charcoal rooms, we went in and out of bathing tubs of various temperatures. It was delightful. And afterwards, I made dinner on their roof of Salmon on the Grill, asparagus, portobello mushrooms, and grilled peaches with ice cream.
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8.8.18. I miss Jenny! Thought she seems to be having an excellent time without me. I made my way over to C&C's for the night. C got in a bike accident last week and broke his hip, collar bone, and potentially tore his rotator cuff. We cancelled the grand hiking trip plans and instead met up with the old Wyoming crew for happy hour. I met J&B's new twin babies, caught up with M, and then headed back to stay at the C's. C can't even move... poor guy.
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8.6.18. I went blond!! I made an appointment with my old hair dresser in Seattle, and we took a risk. I think it's so fun. I met up with I who was back in town for her last days in Seattle ever. We talked about life at L'Oreal (or what could ever exist after), and what it will be like for her to go back to Paris. Afterwards, I met C for a little FlyWheel followed by Red Cow. The burger hasn't changed (phew).
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8.5.18. Our last day at Doe Bay. I had a midday Kenmore flight. K found a guy with whom she'd spent most of the weekend, and in the last few minutes, I got to see that he was actually really funny. I headed back and got to C&R's house just in time for some Pag's pizza.
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8.4.18. I went for an early morning run (early is contextual... I think it was almost noon) and explored the surrounding neighborhoods and inlets. There was a beautiful fog around the island, which I was able to capture at the end as it rolled in over the bay before burning off. It was another great day of music, ending in my favorite show: a Simon and Garfunkel singalong by Planes on Paper. I hadn't heard those songs in so long and was so moved by them. It happened in the treehouse, a cabin built up in a tree with a 2-story high balcony. I hope I remember that show for a long time!
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8.3.18. Day 2 of Doe Bay Fest! I caught this act while walking between the field and the main property. They popped up and played a few folksy kind of tunes. I spent the day being somewhat anti-social, sometimes with the bigger group but also enjoying a good wander and solo music viewing. I explored the cliff campsites, found the tree house, and eventually poured myself a white wine after the effects of the prior night wore off. Favorite bands of the day were Kuinka and Parisalexa.
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8.2.18. K and I flew into Orcas Island on Kenmore Air. We had a quick wine, hopped in a taxi, and landed at hippy heaven on earth: Doe Bay. We all set up tents on the ocean, snacked on pizza at a truck stand, and listened to some of the opening acts of the weekend. The evening ended with a campfire singalong that reminded me of the singalongs at camp growing up, except way more hippies.
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8.1.18. I flew in on the early morning flight to Seattle, which feels both familiar and strange at the same time. It's only been a year, but it already feels like I dreamt my time there. I took the afternoon to meet up with F for a beer at Chuck's Hop Stop, and then we went back to his house to meet R. Afterwards, we had dinner at Mamnoon, attempted to go to Rock Box, and called an early night. I've missed this crew.
Sunday, October 7, 2018
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7.31.18. I spent the evening packing for Seattle, so here's a picture of L in Flint trying to be like Daddy and Mommy - books, books, books!
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7.30.18. D moved to New York! We went to Taboon for dinner to celebrate her new neighborhood, Hell's Kitchen. She hates pictures but I forced her to take one. Restaurant #34: Taboon.
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7.28.18. Couldn't take a picture of setup guy, so here's a picture of a deer from my morning run. Setup guy was fun - we walked around eastern market, had an ice cream, then had a beer, then walked some more. Might see him again?
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7.27.18. Headed down to DC for a weekend and one of Mom's guy setups. After a decade of dating secrecy with the parents, I've decided to open the borders for free trade. It's resulted in 3 dates - meet and greets, if you will - and lots of questions, but overall not too bad.
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7.26.18. I met up with AP, a Harvard classmate who I didn't know in school but with whom CEO put me in touch. We had a drink in Soho and realized we have lived parallel lives - basically all the same friends but never met each other. My first new NYC 2.0 friend! We're getting dinner with TJones sometime soon, when he stops traveling the world and deciding if he wants to work again.
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