November 2010
34 posts
- Me: I ate too much Nutella.
- Kerry: There is no such thing.
- Me: Did Mom get you that advent calendar?
- Kerry: Yes
- Me: Ugh, why didn't she get me one?
- Kerry: Don't be jealous, it doesn't even have chocolate in it.
I’ve become a bit of a serious home cook lately. This is probably due to my unemployed status. It gives me something to do and I love to cook. In my teeny Manhattan kitchen I’m missing a great deal of tools - a zester, a salad spinner and, of course, counter space. All of those I can deal with. What I am really missing is an apron. Here are a few I have my eye on:

{Perfect Paisley from Anthropologie}

{Trousseau from Anthropologie}

Today Ben and I are celebrating our 4th anniversary of dating. He has to work today but before he left he surprised me with a gift I love!
Both my grandmother and Ben’s mom have this print of a New Yorker cover from 1976:
![]()
A few weeks ago, we walked by an art and frame store and noticed a different print by the same artist. This print is of an older New York and of the East Side (our side of town). I mentioned that it would be a nice print for us to have in our apartment because it is similar to the print both our families have but still different and feels more “us.” I promptly forgot about it but Ben didn’t and now I finally have some art to but on our bare walls!
