Last weekend, it was time to get away. I was longing to return to Brooklyn - my former home of six years - to relax with friends and to explore all the newness that has exploded in that borough since I last lived there. I took an early AM bus Saturday morning and was reminded of the truly easy jaunt between Philly & New York. Overall, it was two days of weekending perfection. Here's how it all played out . . .
S A T U R D A Y
1 / It's become a new tradition now that I head straight from the bus stop to my favorite kitchenware + gift shop in the Flatiron District, Fishs Eddy. It's a perfect instant dose of delight + inspriation, and it's full of pretty, little hostess gifts which I am always needing to pick up for my NY stay.
2 & 3 / I was in Brooklyn by noon, ready to hang out with two of my closest girlfriends for the day. Luckily, one of them lives on the Brooklyn waterfront in Williamsburg & Smorgasburg is basically in her backyard. This unbelievable outdoor food vendor market allows you to nosh on everything from fresh made empanadas to colorful mini macaroons. (We even spied the Barefoot Contessa while we were there!)
4 / By the late afternoon & after lots of chatting, we were thirsty for a well-made cocktail. We ventured to Masion Premiere on Grand St. where dapper men dressed straight out of old Paris served us Mason Spring Pimm's Cups. Amazing.
5 / The evening was full of wine, laughter, and catching up as we dined on a homecooked meal and celebrated our almost 10 years of friendship.
6 / And there can't be too much said about an evening with good girlfriends. It's a must.
S U N D A Y
1 / It's not Sunday morning in Brooklyn without brunch. Beco was a delightful Brazilian morning treat and was without the obnoxiously (hip) long wait.
2 & 3 / One cup of coffee is never enough on a Sunday morning, so afterwards I meet up with a couple other friends at Toby's Estate on North 6th. They didn't have many of these fancy-pants shops three years ago when I left. While I loved the standing + communal tables, the price was a reminder that I sure wasn't in Philly anymore! Dang.
4 & 5 / I love my friends. And these two are some of the finest. We all met as neighbors in Bushwick in 2006, and now we vacation & celebrate holidays together. We lounged in McCarren Park for a while to enjoy the sun . . .
6 / . . . then headed over to the beautiful backyard at No Name Bar in Greenpoint for a beer. We laughed over the last rays of weekend sunlight, and then I headed back to the train.
Cheers to the Weekend,
Images: All pics were delightfully snapped on my iphone
