My year in review:
Waffles and new flat-screen TV w/ friends on New Year’s Day
Guys weekend in Myrtle Beach
First SciAm article published
Magnolia UWS opens
Giants beat Packers (viewing party at our apt.)
Nook and “Sundays in the Park with George” (both tight)
They Might Be Giants at Beacon Theater
18-1 (hah!)
Super Tuesday
It finally snows
Total lunar eclipse
Sledding in Riverside Park
Lecture on history of New York water supply system (yes, I’m a geek)
Red-tail hawks build nest over West Side Highway (see above)
Ella Christine born!
Obama’s race speech (caught the fever)
Columbus visit to meet Ella Christine
The Spotted Pig (best burger ever?)
Filling sandboxes in Riverside Park
South Street Seaport w/ Dave, Wayne & Tina
Museum conference in Montreal (smoked meat sandwiches)
Pens in the playoffs at Madison Square Garden
Sunny spring day in Central Park
Riverside hawk hatchlings don’t make it (sob)
Pens go to Stanley Cup finals for first time since I was in college
Beautiful Memorial Day weekend in Amagansett
Jaime and her mom go to Europe
Sheryl Crow in Central Park w/ Anna
Washington for the weekend
Time-traveling bunnies on LOST
Pens win in 3rd OT (I fall asleep in 2nd)
Last day at LSC
Pens fall in final, but so close
Jaime’s home!
Cherrystones, thunderstorms and Ferris Frickin’ Bueller at the beach
Storm damage in Riverside Park
Dartmouth reunion
New job at NRDC
The Cure at Madison Square Garden
M.A. reunion in Rhode Island
New York Philharmonic in Central Park
We’re gonna be parents!
Giant hot dogs on the Fourth of July
Mary’s Marvelous (the sandwich!) and lunch on the green
Fireflies in Riverside Park
Commuting to work by bike all summer and fall
“Green team” recycling and free Bon Jovi on the Great Lawn
Smoke from the street and evacuation from our apartment
Lots of summer evenings at riverside cafes
Canolli in Little Italy
Summer Streets
Family reunion at the end of July
Watching the Olympics with my wife
The Goonies and All the Presidents men under the stars
Sonogram!
Running after a roaming play in Central Park
Picking raspberries on the way to the beach
Best-ever finish at the Great Grill-Off
Covering the Supreme Court
Garret and Jess get married
UWS Shake Shack opens!
Anniversary dinner at Porter House
Feeling the baby kick for the first time
Watching the runners finish the NYC Marathon
Watching history happen in Times Square on election night
Company retreat in Vermont
Balloon blowup on 81st Street w/ Chrysti and co.
Great holiday party (mini-grilled cheeses and chipwiches)
Mom, Dad and Matthew all visit New York for the holidays
Buying a live Christmas tree on Broadway and bringing it home
Toasting the end of an amazing year and beginning of another
