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Turkish Delights

Patrick — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:10:08 +0000

Even though we were both a little sick in early May, we decided — on a whim and a bunch of bonus miles — to go to Istanbul for the weekend. It was the week after swine flu hit the the papers, and we tried to keep our sneezing and coughing to a minimum, since every sniffle caused the entire plane to stare in fear as if your head was spinning, exorcist style. In theory, we were supposed to walk by a body heat-sensing detector as we disembarked at Ataturk, but due to the general disorganization of landing at 11 p.m. on a Friday, and the fact that both of us actually were feverish (not swine flu, I swear) and did not want to get detained, we managed to sneak right by without questioning from the authorities.

We stayed at a charming little hotel within walking distance of all the sights: Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque and Grand Bazaar. We walked along the mighty mighty Bosphorus. We ate dinner in a narrow cobblestone alleyway in the now-trendy part of the old city. It’s definitely a place we could live and feel at home.

Babies, Brides and Beer

Patrick — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:29:36 +0000

Welcome to our new and improved photo gallery — now it’s easier to navigate and you can download any photo you want, or even the entire album. Enjoy!

After a rainy start (and a macbook air tumble), we drove through almost all of Germany (and a tiny piece of Denmark): Hamburg, Rügen, Copenhagen, Berlin, Weimar, Black Forest, Lake Constance and Munich. Many many miles on the Autobahn. Many many schnitzels. Many many beers. Two babies. Two weddings. And a partridge in a pear tree.

Hot time, summer in the city

Patrick — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:58:34 +0000

We can’t believe summer is over and we had a lot of firsts: our first year in New York, our first married year, our first apartment together, our first trip to Coney Island, our first US Open and our first Pickle Day.

Click on any of the thumbnails for photographic evidence for some of this and more.

Wedding Music Video

Patrick — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:21:15 +0000

At the risk of turning this website into a shrine to our wedding, I am posting our brand-spanking-new wedding music video. If you don’t care for schmaltzy graphics, just close your eyes and listen to “Lovesong” by The Cure…

Wedding Snapshots

Patrick — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:20:49 +0000

Just when you thought it was safe to get into the toaster — here are some more wedding photos! Wait, these are taken by you, our very favorite photographers (and, according to Time magazine, persons of the year). And by “you”, we mean Matt L., Reshma K. G. and Chad S.

Click on the thumbnails to get to the gallery.

We heart Costa Rica!

Patrick — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 03:23:04 +0000

We’d rather have moved here. Our (belated) honeymoon was a perfect trip to paradise. We just packed our bags and left, uh, a couple weeks ago. Can’t you tell by our deep dark tans? Look closer….

We heart NY!

Patrick — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:46:55 +0000

After saying goodbye to our cars (a moment of silence, please) we became official New Yorkers in September. We moved into a tiny, but surprisingly roomy, one bedroom apartment in the West Village, around the corner from myriad A, B, and C list famous people, who are just like us, except with more money and better clothes. Try to find them in these photos…

We got hitched!

Patrick — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:30:55 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this special day with us. There are not enough words to express our gratitude in your love and friendship!

Check out the Wedding page for our wedding announcement from the New York Times along with a short video from the New York Times website.
Also, we will be adding tons of photos to our photo gallery. Have look – the first new album is up already.