Happy Birthday, baby Corwin!

Had a wonderful day off work yesterday. Good friends Chris and Hillary, and their 1 year old daughter Corwin, were visiting in NYC from LA. I took the day off and took the new BoltBus service into NYC (only $10 each way!), getting in around 11 am. Then taxi'ed over to the MOMA on 53rd and 5th Avenue and got to meet them along with Hillary's father for a lovely lunch at the Museum cafe. Afterwards Chris graciously took Corwin back to the hotel as Hillary and I walked around Rockefeller Center. We stopped in at a wine bar, smiled our way into their letting us eat our YUMMY cupcakes from the famous Magnolia Bakery while we sipped a "full and intense" pinot noir with a lot of "finesse" (or so the wine list said). Spent some lovely hours back at the hotel playing with Corwin (and salivating over the remaining cupcakes) and then walking around the totally-renovated Grand Central terminal where I discovered a wonderful spice company - Penzey's. I bought some of their hot chocolate and cannot wait to try making it at home. Then I took the Bolt Bus right back home and was on my couch by 8:15 pm. How cool!

It's really good to have a friend for 15 years. Who would have thought 15 years ago when Hillary and I were finishing up undegrad at NYU that we would be walking around those same streets again...at these new places in our lives. There is something very comforting about all of that I think. Something that makes you realize that even though you have no idea what the future will bring, it brings good stuff and that good people are there with you throughout.

Here are some pics of the day.