Showing posts with label mark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mark. Show all posts
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas in Santa Cruz
Though we tried valiantly, we were unable to make it past Salem, Or. We returned to Santa Cruz via the 1 and have enjoyed a pretty fine Christmas here in the at times sunny, at times rainy, central California coast. Seen below, Mark and Cate open their gifts for each other (books! mostly cooking themed), make a Christmas themed cocktail using a frozen cranberry concoction (Granita!). We've got pork shoulder, white bean dip, mashed potatoes, Deviled eggs, cinnamon rolls, and a chocolate lava cake being worked on as we write. Also, awkward Christmas portraits!!! Christmas - woo-hoo!!!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
A damn fine birthday
Birthday boy and grill.
Boy grilling on said grill for his birthday.
Raspberries, chocolate, and Cate's prowess combine for a delicious birthday treat.
Showing Ferdinand the Pinata who's boss.
Transporting Ferdinand the Pinata to the Bocci Cellar - the place of his eventual dismemberment
We've arrived at the Bocci Cellar - where festivities kicked into high gear.
The attack on Ferdinand the Pinata begins!
I wear the head of my enemy as a hat!
Boy grilling on said grill for his birthday.
Raspberries, chocolate, and Cate's prowess combine for a delicious birthday treat.
Showing Ferdinand the Pinata who's boss.
Transporting Ferdinand the Pinata to the Bocci Cellar - the place of his eventual dismemberment
We've arrived at the Bocci Cellar - where festivities kicked into high gear.
The attack on Ferdinand the Pinata begins!
I wear the head of my enemy as a hat!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Classy
While living rooms are nice, guess which of these pictures will be appearing on our wedding invitations (ha ha - maybe).
(this one was included because I, Mark, don't look like I weight 400 lbs in it)
(this one was included because I, Mark, don't look like I weight 400 lbs in it)
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Assorted Happenings
Well, it's been too hot/humid to blog recently - surprisingly, the world has continued despite our lack of updates. A rather seismic event occurred in the last few weeks - Cate beat Mark at Scrabble when I wasn't taking it easy on her (QIS is a word, by the way). Congratulations are in order. Because we don't have a Scrabble board at her place (and often play while in different cities), we play via the wonders of the world wide web.
Beyond playing Scrabble, in the past few weeks we have enjoyed Band of Horses at McCarren Pool (today we will see Blonde Redhead play there). This shot depicts Cate (wearing the best t-shirt ever) and Carolyn (in a fantastic dress she made herself) sporting matching helmets while riding their bikes to the show after a satisfying brunch at Baci & Abbracci. Unfortunately the most memorable element of the show was the unbelievable amount of cutoff denim shorts and mustaches abound in Williamsburg. While certainly not a bad thing, it is a little disconcerting to see them all gathered in such a small place. Anyway, still good fun.
Meanwhile, back in the Haven Mark had planned a BBQ at GPSCY in order to lure the graduate/professional community to the bar. Naturally, the weather decided to have an epic storm that night. All day threatening clouds hovered above Southern Connecticut - content simply to magnify the humidity. Around 2 o'clock, the thunder started shaking the house, though the rain continued to hold off. This pattern continued while we watched For Your Consideration (neither very funny nor believable). Finally, around 6, raindrops as big as a babies fist begain to pound the terrain. While a beautiful and refreshing event (few things smell as fresh as a powerful thunderstorm), the storm also meant fewer people to bbq. The day was not a complete loss, as it resulted in the following picture of Cate (who, while quite fetching in spandex, was riding with her dress tucked in so as not to get it soaked in the downpour).
This weekend in New York started off rather inauspiciously with a bout of food poisoning for Mark. Friday was a complete wash - even water wouldn't stay down. However, Saturday showed vast strides towards improved health - culminating in an uneventful trip to the Bohemian Beer Garden in Queens to toast Eamonn and Emily before their trip to Egypt. Good times all around.
Lately we have been enthralled by Kanye West's latest video (directed and starring Zach Galifianakis with help from Will Oldham). It is probably the most brilliant hip-hop video ever - Stronger. Anyway, that's the last few weeks - overall, they've been good to us.
Beyond playing Scrabble, in the past few weeks we have enjoyed Band of Horses at McCarren Pool (today we will see Blonde Redhead play there). This shot depicts Cate (wearing the best t-shirt ever) and Carolyn (in a fantastic dress she made herself) sporting matching helmets while riding their bikes to the show after a satisfying brunch at Baci & Abbracci. Unfortunately the most memorable element of the show was the unbelievable amount of cutoff denim shorts and mustaches abound in Williamsburg. While certainly not a bad thing, it is a little disconcerting to see them all gathered in such a small place. Anyway, still good fun.
Meanwhile, back in the Haven Mark had planned a BBQ at GPSCY in order to lure the graduate/professional community to the bar. Naturally, the weather decided to have an epic storm that night. All day threatening clouds hovered above Southern Connecticut - content simply to magnify the humidity. Around 2 o'clock, the thunder started shaking the house, though the rain continued to hold off. This pattern continued while we watched For Your Consideration (neither very funny nor believable). Finally, around 6, raindrops as big as a babies fist begain to pound the terrain. While a beautiful and refreshing event (few things smell as fresh as a powerful thunderstorm), the storm also meant fewer people to bbq. The day was not a complete loss, as it resulted in the following picture of Cate (who, while quite fetching in spandex, was riding with her dress tucked in so as not to get it soaked in the downpour).
This weekend in New York started off rather inauspiciously with a bout of food poisoning for Mark. Friday was a complete wash - even water wouldn't stay down. However, Saturday showed vast strides towards improved health - culminating in an uneventful trip to the Bohemian Beer Garden in Queens to toast Eamonn and Emily before their trip to Egypt. Good times all around.
Lately we have been enthralled by Kanye West's latest video (directed and starring Zach Galifianakis with help from Will Oldham). It is probably the most brilliant hip-hop video ever - Stronger. Anyway, that's the last few weeks - overall, they've been good to us.
Monday, July 16, 2007
After the Race
While our Saturday had certainly been full, it was only halfway done. Cate decided to see how it felt to wield a polo mallet and we looking forward to forming a team soon. Maybe.
After riding around in the parking lot, we moved the party over to the Nelson's house where Kurt and Joanna were drinking and bbq'ing their last night in New Haven. Kurt smoked a pair of turkey legs (delicious) on his fancy grill (that he bought for $40).
The night concluded with two year old fireworks (no one lost a hand or an eye) blasting off in the parking lot. We must have served as an example as soon New Haven was filled with the sounds of fireworks (let's hope it didn't mask any gunplay).
We went home and attempted to watch Waiting for Guffman with Zach and Jessica. We fell asleep within 10 minutes. However, we didn't let that stop us and we finished it on Sunday.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Monopoly Race
We wore our coordinating jersey's for the race - Mark's doubling as cup/camera holder.
Saturday was the day of the big monopoly race. Basically, everyone received a monopoly property, "$1500", and instructions upon where to go. There were four checkpoints plus GO. Each rider had to ride to all the checkpoints in order, roll the dice, and move a piece on the monopoly board (one at each checkpoint) and then add or subtract the amount of money based upon where one landed (railroads and utilities pay, if you land on the color of the property you own, you get paid, if you land on another color, you pay).
We landed in jail once, Cate did five pull-ups and we were free to go. One of our pedals fell off on our fourth lap (i knew it would happen, but it was disappointing nonetheless). We finished (after one hour - the race was two hours long) with $2710 - good enough for 2nd in the women's competition (because one of Mark's pedals fell off, Cate had to pedal for 2/3rd's of a lap so she was the racer) and fifth overall!!!
Cate won some outstanding prizes!!! Mark got to see Cate look radiant in the winner's circle!!! Basically, everyone won - except for the people we beat!!! Cate survived, and thrived in, her first race (cue Destiny's Child). Her biggest challenge lay ahead, though. She now had to pedal the tandem home by herself with Mark playing the role of dead weight. With the help of some inspirational singing by Mark (joe esposito and the Karate Kid soundtrack), Cate reached deep within and laid waste to that challenge as well!!
Saturday was the day of the big monopoly race. Basically, everyone received a monopoly property, "$1500", and instructions upon where to go. There were four checkpoints plus GO. Each rider had to ride to all the checkpoints in order, roll the dice, and move a piece on the monopoly board (one at each checkpoint) and then add or subtract the amount of money based upon where one landed (railroads and utilities pay, if you land on the color of the property you own, you get paid, if you land on another color, you pay).
We landed in jail once, Cate did five pull-ups and we were free to go. One of our pedals fell off on our fourth lap (i knew it would happen, but it was disappointing nonetheless). We finished (after one hour - the race was two hours long) with $2710 - good enough for 2nd in the women's competition (because one of Mark's pedals fell off, Cate had to pedal for 2/3rd's of a lap so she was the racer) and fifth overall!!!
Cate won some outstanding prizes!!! Mark got to see Cate look radiant in the winner's circle!!! Basically, everyone won - except for the people we beat!!! Cate survived, and thrived in, her first race (cue Destiny's Child). Her biggest challenge lay ahead, though. She now had to pedal the tandem home by herself with Mark playing the role of dead weight. With the help of some inspirational singing by Mark (joe esposito and the Karate Kid soundtrack), Cate reached deep within and laid waste to that challenge as well!!
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