Guys, it's still Winter, huh?

I have been seriously missing NY Winter. No really, I'm not being sarcastic. I have been missing the snow and 6 flights of stairs and hats! My gosh! I miss the hats!

So, to cure myself I went here:

And I had to do disgusting stuff like play tennis

My parents were there and did that thing they do where they

reserve a giant, fancy room for a small dinner party.

They also tried to get me drunk or OD on sugar. We couldn't decide if that was too much sugar or alcohol in that drink. To play it safe, I did NOT drive home that night.

There was a lot of eating on the trip

Actually, there was a lot of feeding people.

There was so much matching going on.

This was my attempt to be casual.

Unfortunately I chose a night where we went to a fancy restaurant.

So as you can see I was cured of my missing Wet, Cold, American, NY Winters

I was also cured of my paralyzing fear of grabbing hands, as you can see.

Not even the least bit affected by the hand that I later had to stab.

Guys, like I said, I'm in to culture

And I'm into introducing my nieces and nephews into said culture

Only the finest for my family

Guys, did you know I appreciate the arts?

I especially love expounding on the topic to the masses.

I also love matching my shopping bags to my hats.

Can't wait for my orange hat one day.

Well, you'd think this was just another average couple taking a holiday card

but really it was performance art at its finest.

In my head they started to sing Elton John's "Step Into Christmas" but actually that was just me singing it behind them. I really did stand next to them and sing (ask Bek).

Ahh, the best kind of art, art about cats sans the involvement of an actual cat

I love it when people bring art into their homes

or just outside their homes

Not only did Banksy get fancy security / protection on this wall -

he got a lovely sign explaining to everyone why this piece was important.

In Chinese.

Not to be outdone, Bek appreciated the fine arts in her own special way