Brunch @ Tournesol, Long Island City, Queens

Yvan, Tien, Jeannette, Jessica :: Tournesol, Long Island City, Queens

Long Island City, Queens

Long Island City, Queens

Jeannette :: Long Island City, Queens

Long Island City, Queens

Long Island City, Queens

That Sunday we wanted to get brunch and called a few places to see if they’d be busy. “Well, it IS Easter,” they reminded us… oh. right. ok. We just wanted to get some food, starving from our hangovers. Jeannette suggested we avoid crowds and check out this place she likes in Long Island City, Queens called Tournesol. It’s French. And while we were over there we could check out the building where Jeannette & Yvan are moving to. If they ever sell their current place, and if the building ever gets done being built!

Tournesol was really good and the owners/waitstaff were really friendly and didn’t rush us at all. Everyone got the french onion soup, then we each got our own entree (hamburger for me), then we all shared a dessert because Jeannette said we had to. Like we needed an arm twisting on that one!

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Party People!

Julie & Jess

Rachelle & Jess

DOOOONUUUUUTTT

After Jen & Jay’s wedding I met up with Julie and Jess. I thought we were going home, since it was like 2am, but not so … not so at all! We ended up going to 2 more clubs and not getting back to Hoboken til after 5am. Jess drunkenly made some guacamole that we ate in approximately 3.4 seconds and then when she said “I think I hear birds chirping!” we thought we better hit the sack. I think it was 6am. I haven’t done THAT for a really long time! So, it’s not just 30 that’s like being 21 … 31 also is just like 21! We’ll never grow up!

About the donut: At about 3am (who knows, I lost track!) we were coming out of one club, waiting for our group to all come out, and getting ready to go to another. I was freezing and a Dunkin Donuts was open so Jess said “Hey, why don’t you go stand in there?” So I walked in and beelined for the counter and ordered a Boston Creme. I pulled out a 20 to pay (it was all I had) and the guy working the counter told me to keep it and gave me the donut for free. A homeless woman was sitting at a table right near the counter and asked me for change. I was like “uh… Did you see what just happened? I don’t have change, but this guy’s giving away free donuts!” Nothing tastes better than a fresh, free donut at 3:30am!

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