a sunday in queens.

after my return from albany, gerry picked me up and we traveled to queens for AMAZING pizza.

ozone park.

new park pizza, aka THE best pizza around!

driving back to valley stream...

with the top down on the t-bird.

and treating ourselves to ice cream at itgen's

(who makes THE best schlag around!)

<3

story of my weekend.

albany.

 

indian ladder farms in latham

emily <3s cider!

spectacular views.

 

 emily and rob, enjoying the view

 breathtaking.

Unfortunately, my camera died after I took these gorgeous photos! Emily and Rob took me out to Lark Street on Saturday night and we went to a little bistro called Justin's. It was a cozy, intimate little place with jazz on Saturday nights. We missed the jazz- they were just setting up when we were there. The three of us sampled a cheese plate with brie, apples, and bread. Oh, my goodness- the fruit was so fresh and the cheese was too! Emily convinced me to try the toasted bread with brie, apple slices, and spicy mustard. Wow. Just WOW. Let's just say I've never had mustard like that - the seeds were still in it and it was SO good and tangy. I had the Mexican salad with a glass of Reisling, and it was a nice dinner. Afterwards we walked down to the Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark, and it was just the cutest little place! It was in a basement of one of the buildings and it looked just like a little European hangout. The wine selection was really diverse and I sampled the German Reisling that they had offered. It was delicious and it was the perfect way to cap off a great night! That day, we sampled apple cider doughnuts from Indian Head Farms, and those would have gone really well with a white wine if I wanted to be really gluttonous... :)

All in all, it was an educational, fun, enjoyable weekend spent in Albany, and I really felt like fall was truly here!

 

i <3 my friends.

The Co-Op.

 (taxidermy)

(art)

(music)

me + the beau

andrew kidman and the windy hills were AWESOME. laid-back surf music coupled with The Last Hope made for a great, fun night. read more about it in next week's issue of The Long Island Advance.

leaving for albany tomorrow night for the nyspac conference saturday. can't wait to hang with em and rob and to sample some good food in our state's capital! 

enjoy your weekend!

kisses (bisou)

jessie

THE CUTEST Coffee Cup EVERRR

rawr.

The End.

Thursday Night Hot Spots

Good morning y'all!

Shaking off the morning weariness with a cup of coffee in a Domo cup (available at 7-11), aka the cutest coffee cup EVER. Here are some places to go to get a jump-start on your weekend:

* The Corner Store Cooperative in Bellport Village is holding a screening of acclaimed surfing film Last Hope by Andrew Kidman at 7PM. Last Hope is a collection of 16 original short films inspired by the sea. Andrew Kidman will be making an appearance at the screening along with The Windy Hills. Gerry and I will be attending, and we hope to see you all there!

* Porter's On The Lane's Fall Menu goes into effect today. If you're looking for a relaxing Thursday night dinner with your sweetie, Porter's is the place to go. Bar specials tonight include $6 Smirnoff cosmos and live piano music by Henry Haid of the Broadway musical Movin' Out.

* In the mood to drink a ton and make an ass out of yourself - but all in good fun? Check out the Brickhouse Brewery on Main St. in Patchogue. Thursday night is Karaoke night hosted by D.J. Russ, so come prepared with your best Sinatra, Blondie, or Run D.M.C, throw back a few drinks, and sing your heart out!

*

A Wednesday Photo Essay

Today during my lunch hour, I:

put (free) air in my tires

 

looked under the hood of my car

drove to tappan beach

 and took some photos

 

 

(soaring)

 

and came back to a delicious lunch, leftovers from my wonderful romantic dinner cooked by my beau!

xoxo

Margaritas and a (Junior League) Mixer!

Last night Patrick and I met Jeff at Meson Ole! in Patchogue for margaritas and dinner. We had a big ol' pitcher of delicious margaritas and the three of us downed it! We also attacked the chips and salsa, which are pretty damn addictive. We had a really great time catching up and telling stories about our jobs and life. Danced to Shakira in the car on the way home and collapsed in bed. Good times.

Today was Super Saturday at the Junior League of Long Island, and it was a lot of fun! I met some fabulous new Provisionals and I think that we have a great group coming in this year. I'm really excited about our Junior League Provisional Project, Kids in the Kitchen. Kids in the Kitchen is an initiative by AJLI to promote healthy eating and physical activities for kids. From the AJLI website: The goal of the Junior Leagues' Kids in the Kitchen initiative, which is supported by The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. and its member Leagues, is to empower youth to make healthy lifestyle choices and help reverse the growth of childhood obesity and its associated health issues.  I'm really happy that JLLI has chosen this as our Provisional project, especially since obesity is an epidemic in our nation and I firmly believe that healthy eating and healthy habits must be implemented in our youth so they can make informed decisions about food and wellness. When I was younger, even though TV was a part of our lives, we did go outside and play pretty frequently. Now, I rarely see kids playing outside after school. I'm confident that our Provisionals will hold an excellent event and help make a difference, even if it's with a small group of children.

It's Saturday night and what are my plans, you may ask? I'm staying in at the moment, working on some stories for our JLLI newsletter. My beau is coming home from PA tonight so I'm excited to see him later on. Patrick and I are going to IKEA tomorrow to pick out some furniture and things for our apartment - I'm so excited about moving in! I love picking out furniture and tchotchkes.

Enjoy your Saturday night, kids!