Wesley Moves In

This weekend my sister, Ezra and Wesley came for a visit. They're leaving Wesley with me and Abe for a week while they go on vacation. Paws is not a happy camper, but Wes doesn't seem to really care. It's allll about him.

We hit the Beacon Riverfest and caught The Fleshtones and some very chewy and overly re-fried fried dough.

Then we took Wesley swimming in the Hudson River.

He was NOT pleased when we told him it was time to leave. As a matter of fact he threw a doggy temper tantrum and stood his ground a solid 50 feet behind us as we threatened to leave without him.

That night we feasted.

And then we marked our heights on the door jamb.

We also went for a little hike/scouting for a swimming hole in Fahnestock State Park.

Preeya - I wanted to take this full skeleton home for you, but Abe wouldn't let me!  There was also some reluctance on my part because I felt like we might be disturbing the forest if we removed them.

The Career Cats Blog Launch

I haven't been blogging on a daily basis for the last couple months.  Not because things got boring for me, but because things have been super busy.  What has kept me so busy?  Well, for one thing, my new blog....Career Cats!

There are a lot of horrible things going on in the world right now and I thought to myself "Ryan, what can you do to make a difference?"  and the first answer that popped into my head was "Orange Mocha Frappuccino!", but the second thing that popped into my head was "Cat blog!"

So stop by and pay your respects to all those hardworking cats making a difference in this world.

You can also join the Flickr pool to add your own career cat photos, or email them to me.

And I will leave you with this gem:

Colleen & Kenny Wedding Festivities Begin!

This weekend was one of the best times EVER. Not only was it my birthday, but this weekend we also celebrated Colleen and Kenny's wedding shower and on Saturday night the girls took Colleen out for her bachelorette party!

Andy + Maria

Margot + Matt

Brooke thinks to herself, "What is marriage?".

Meredith made this and it was goooood.

Pre-bachelorette party I spent a couple hours indulging myself in honor of my birthday.

Mmmmmm....Peter Pan Donuts.

Abe got me a bird house for my birthday!

Piper made me this for my birthday breakfast!

I can't really show photos from the bachelorette party.  Not because we did anything bad, but because we were a pack of feral dogs and I don't think we need the world to see us in feral dog mode fully accessorized in bachelorette party supplies.  Let me just say that I love my friends and I can't believe how lucky we are to have each other.  We started off real classy with a wine tasting at Bottle Rocket and then moved downtown to Biny for several hours of karaoke, and then ended the night at Enid's in Greenpoint.

It wouldn't be a birthday if I didn't end up with dessert on my face.

Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn Wrap-Up

This past weekend was the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn.  Abe and I drove down Saturday morning and had a pretty easy set-up.  Boy, I had a killer spot located right next to the entrance of the park on Driggs & Union  (Thanks, Renegade!).  The weather was fantastic, we had a major turnout of shoppers, and Abe and I got to see tons and tons and tons of friends and cousins!  Seeing so many friends was definitely the best part of the weekend even though I was crazy busy and couldn't really focus on conversations.  Thanks to everyone who came by!  I had a lot of great customers who scooped up tons of pillows, bags and dishtowels.