NYC Weekend

Last weekend, Sohail and I met my Maman in New York to see "The One," a show choreographed by my Maman's goddaughter and a friend of mine since we were born.  The show was amazing and we had a great time catching up with Sara and Davyde and visiting NY.

My Maman and Sohail chatting in the amazing apartment we rented from a French guy.  The French connection always works magic!

On Saturday morning, we went to the Brooklyn Flea [market] where we saw this film being made and got some great food and cool artwork.

That afternoon we went to the Guggenheim.

And saw this cool exhibit.  The artist had been given $100,000 for his work and he decided to cash in the money in one dollar bills and hang them up all around a huge room.

On Saturday night, we went to see "The One."  She's been working on this project for two years, and I hope has gotten some rest since the show.  It was an incredible performance and landed her a review in the NY Times.

http://chocolatefactorytheater.org/e_lyndseykarr.html

On Sunday morning, we had brunch with Sohail and Sara's cousin Tala, her husband, Tim, and their cute little baby, Julien. 

All of us at brunch.

Sara getting juice in Brooklyn.  It felt more like the Caribbean to me though, with reggae music in the background!

Another Wonderful Shenandoah Weekend

Once again we had a wonderful weekend in the Shenandoah.  Saturday we hiked Old Rag and today we some stores in Sperryville and went to a vineyard.  I can't believe I didn't realize how beautiful (and close to DC) this region is until now.

The leaves were almost at their peak for this fall.

Our B&B.  The breakfasts were amazing (eggs benedict one day and pancakes the other).

Old Rag Mountain from the ground.

At an art gallery in Sperryville.

Driving to the vineyard.

The view from the patio at the vineyard.

Wedding Anniversary

It's hard to believe we've already been married a year.  Time flies when you're having fun, I guess.  In any case, last weekend we went out for a nice dinner and spent Sunday walking around DC, having a picnic on the mall, and going to the Lego exhibit at the National Building Museum.

All dress up for dinner.  Sohail looks so young here, for some reason.  Maybe it's the pleasure of being my husband that's making him age in reverse...

Our view during our Sunday picnic.  This is in the sculpture garden at the National Gallery of Art.

Inside the Building Museum.  In think the building itself was way more interesting than the exhibit.  Now I know why there are so many events here.

Inside the Lego exhibit.

Jordan and Robin's Engagement Party

Recently, we went to NJ for our friends Jordan and Robin's engagement party.  We stayed with Robin's parents and got to meet her childhood friends, which was great, and I got my first ride ever in a limo.

Before we went, we met my cousin Sixtine and her friend at Union Station for a coffee.  She's on an exchange program at UNC Chapel Hill from France and was in DC for the weekend.  It's too bad we were out of town, but great to see her even for a short while.

30th Birthday

For my 30th birthday, Sohail organized a picnic at the foot of the Key Bridge with our DC friends.  Almost everyone made it and we had wonderful weather after a week's worth of rain.  It was great seeing everyone, including Caleb, the newest and smallest addition to our group of friends.