Celebrity Sighting #1

Tonight we decided to check out the free Wednesday improv shows at The PIT (Peoples Improv Theater). Hidden on the second floor between a sushi place and a Subway restaurant, the theater is owned by Ali Farahnakian, an acclaimed SNL writer. As we were waiting in the lobby for the show to begin, we spotted Kristen Schaal who is one of our favorites on The Daily Show! She is also on Flight of the Conchords and has appeared on Modern Family. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1102891/ She seemed very cool and friendly. We used our celebrity-admiration skills to get these photos:

DUMBO

Today was DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) Day for us. We'd heard this Brooklyn neighborhood was cool, so we decided to check it out. Before heading over there, we had to stop for two essentials: coffee (Joe) and food (Pita Joe) - complete coincidence.

When we arrived in the DUMBO neighborhood, we turned the corner and were greeted with this view:

We visited some art galleries:

And Bryan visited his favorite kind of gallery:

Then we went over to Williamsburg (another Brooklyn neighborhood) for a free book reading. It was funny.

Dinner Cruise

Recently, I took Alyssa on a romantic dinner cruise (IKEA ferry and swedish meatballs at the IKEA cafe). Shopping here is a nightmare. To get to IKEA, you literally have to take a boat. And good luck carrying the 500 pound mirror you just bought. Remember to bring your own innertube and tow rope.



Cool views of the Statue of Liberty, though.

Snow Day!

It's no Redwood Falls Golf Course hill, but New Yorkers do what they can with Central Park.

Crumbs

Delicious cupcake shop. Hot Chocolate (L) and S'Mores (R) pictured above.

We Found It

After 10 days of homelessness and an apartment hunt we wouldn't wish on our worst enemy, we finally found "the one."

While it's no diamond in the rough, it works for us - bedroom big enough to fit a king size bed (wall-to-wall, but still!), a living room large enough to fit our guests (can't wait!) and a tiny "kitchen" (perfect for how much we cook).

Entrance to our building


Our "kitchen" built into a wall in the living room

Our bedroom closet

First Day of Work

Alyssa and I had our first day of work on February 8. Alyssa said she "always takes a picture on her first day of work," but I think she meant first day of school. Regardless, we took the pictures (see below).





I'm sure the person behind me sees this all the time...