Cheese of the World, Forest Hills, Queens
Dave & Jess on the F Train from Queens to Manhattan
WTC Path Station, Lower Manhattan
Manhattan Skyline from Jersey City, NJ
Manhattan Skyline from Jersey City, NJ
Bus Shop, Williamsburg?, Brooklyn
A few extra photos that I haven’t posted yet from my trip to New York last weekend.
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Jess, Rachelle
Jess, Rachelle
Dave, Rachelle, Jess
Jess, Dave, Tien, Shannan
Jess, Dave, Tien, Shannan
Dave & Yvan
Jeannette & Yvan got hitched on Saturday night. While most New Yorkers would would be hesitant to list Jersey City as their #1 dream spot to get married, it was a beautiful ceremony with great views of Manhattan – and that’s something that all New Yorkers do appreciate. The wedding mixed American tradition with Korean and Chinese traditions. There were 3 wardrobe changes for Jeannette & 2 for Yvan. Everything seemed to go off without any problems, although I’m sure there were things behind the scenes weren’t apparent to us.
Beautiful views, excellent food, free booze, great friends, and older asian relatives doing the double fist dance to Rapper’s Delight = a good time.
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Forest Hills, Queens
On Friday afternoon I arrived at LaGuardia and for the first time EVER was picked up. Every other time I’ve flown back & forth to NY I’ve taken a cab or a shuttle to/from the airport. Jess & Dave still had the car they were renting for their trip to Cape Cod earlier in the week so they were nice enough to come get me.
Friday night was low-key. We hung out in Forest Hills, where they live; ate some Indian food, which I haven’t had since moving; had some beers; and went to Cold Stone Creamery. Forest Hills is much different than the image that I had in my head. It’s completely gentrified with Sephora and Banana Republic chain stores and has a ton of little stores, restaurants, and bars. It’s really nice, but too bad it’s so far out in Queens.
On Saturday Jess and I got manicures and pedicures at one of the many nail shops in Forest Hills. Afterwards we took a walk around the neighborhood. It’s odd how just a few blocks off Austin Street, the main drag, there are cobblestone streets and tons of Tudor architecture.
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Dave’s Beer Money, Wicker Park, Chicago
Dave is still buying the drinks all the way from New York City. Anyone else who wants to give me money to drink should feel free!!
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Jessica, Rachelle, Amber
Jessica
Dahlia, Jake, Rachelle, Sam
Mark, Rachelle, Wendy, Lisa
Yvan & Masako
Jen & Rachelle
Jeannette, Eleanor, Rachelle, Masako
Jake & Jen
Mike & Rachelle
Rachelle & Mark
Sarah & Rachelle
Masako & Jeannette
Jeannette, Rachelle, Sarah
Eric thinks I can’t whistle Patience, but I can!
Yvan putting money down my shirt.
Tiffany, Chuck, Rachelle, Dave, Eric, Mark, Wendy, Jessica, Lisa
rachel leb.com Hotpants
Last night was bitter sweet. I had a great time with all of my friends at Croxley’s but was sad to think about it being the last time I’d see some of them for a long time. It was fun to get together my friends, coworkers, ex-coworkers, and online friends and watch them interact with each other. Thanks everyone, for everything. I will miss you all so much. In September 2001, just after the WTC attacks, I moved to NYC and it stole my heart. I will always have a soft spot there for the city and each of you helped to make it a great place and a great experience for me.
Dave and Jessica thumb wrestling.
Rachelle and a dog that mysteriously appeared.
Eric
Jessica
Jessica & Rachelle
Late into the night after most people had left, Eric, Dave, Jessica and I wandered from Croxley’s to a bar called Manitoba’s.
See also:
ยป Drinking with R-Beezy by Tien
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