birthday birthday birthday

i turned the big 2-6 last month and celebrated with some real gems, including my dear friends daniel and arman (of waffle & wolf fame) who baked me a very special waffle cake with chocolate ganache (yum!).

there's nothing i love more than delicious food (calexico) and drink (night of joy) in the company of loved ones. AND being serenaded by my officemates?! the best. thanks for a lovely day, friends.

country comes to town

what's the draw to mt. arlington, new jersey, you ask? why, it's home to the closest cracker barrel, of course! we decided to take a little road trip to the old country store for my roommate cathryn's birthday. we hopped in a friend's van and departed nyc for an afternoon of biscuits, checkers and country-style steak. talk about a perfect day!

we'd been thinking about going to cracker barrel for a long time (most of us haven't set foot in one in well over a year), so cathryn's birthday seemed like the perfect occasion. down-home cookin' and dolly parton blaring over the speakers? yes, please.

here we are, perched on the porch--gosh, i miss porches!

while we're at it, these are some of my fellow southern transplants/roommates (from left: cathryn, lenora jane, me, hansell and katherine). they're adorable, right? right.