So today after work I met schnoo at Andreis baby. They have a really cute apartment in Clinton Hill.

His wife ordered in some Mexican for us and after we ate there was a perfect sunset moment. Such a stunning view from their apartment window.

I had to leave at 9:30 so that I could go walk Miki.

I had to run some errands in the Garment district for some zippers and decided to meet Furry for lunch.

He took me to Totto Ramen. We shared the Uni don which was complete amaze balls. Seasoned scallions and veggies w seasoned rice topped with Uni. So delicious. I love having Uni but when we have it normally it’s mainly with a little bit of rice so this was nice to get to enjoy the Uni with a larger portion of rice.

Had such a fun night with Furry today.

Went to see Rosie Herrera’s dance performance at BAC in Hell’s Kitchen.

Was a cool setup and for some reason plate inspired but super creative and different.

Normally dance performances can be one note and boring but this was full of lots of interesting moments that were very poetic and funny (#walkingonplates and #piesontheface )

Afterwards went to have a delicious dinner at Market.

So today B and I just hung around the city and went shopping for a bit. We made an attempt to go to the New Museum for but the clerk told us that we would not be able to get through the exhibit in an hour so we decided to do the show another day.

We had dinner on the LES at Fatta Cuckoo thanks to our Gilt City coupon.

The food was actually really delicious and was a great deal.

B and I were playing around in bed taking portraits and were going to do some great shots of us black and white but taking shots that show real flaws etc…

Woke up to a lovely little breakfast made by my sweetness. Scrambled eggs and latkes. :-)

After breakki went for a haircut and B went to get groceries for our dinner at Daniela’s house.

I made a tartinery inspired lunch l- prosciutto and ricotta toast with some butternut squash soup.

After lunch we went on a lovely bike ride at the Hudson river park and then got ready for our party w Daniela.

So after we a watched an episode of Top Chef which was about fried chicken.

We started talking about how much we were craving fried chicken. We ended up walking to 14th st to Dirty Bird to go for some buttermilk fried chicken.

It definitely hit the spot for me.

Felt kind of guilty eating it especially since we already had dinner tonight but I think I justified it in my mind since I went to the gym today. ;-)

I am really proud of my little furry. I was just catching up on his blog that he writes and read his post about Anderson Cooper coming out and about his feeling about people making negative comments.

I am very proud of my baby and as messed up as it sounds I still have that insecurity of looking over my shoulder or down the block if were being affectionate worried that someone may react negatively.

I remember one time when we were in DC in a gay friendly neighborhood when this fucken asshole made some gay remarks calling us faggots or something.

Alot has changed in our generation and it has been an amazing experience to be able to watch celebrities, actors and athletes coming out and seeing the public accept them.

One of my little cousins that I suspect to be gay was finally able to talk to me about his sexuality saying that he was unsure of what he was. I told him that he would know when the time comes and that there was nothing wrong with either its just how he was born.

I really am proud of our nation to see how much we have grown. We have a black president who supports gay marriage, celebrities that are gay and still have successful careers and more than a handful of gay tv shows and channels that are accepted into mainstream media.

I hope that our children grow up feeling accepted no matter what sexual preference he or she has.

Had such a fantastic time in Fire island with Furry this past weekend.

We made it out to Fire Island this weekend. The forecast was overcast but when we got to the beach after brunch the sun came out and we had a blast.

I was determined to finally go into the water and go past the waves. I have this huge fear of going into the water I made Furry promise me to take care of me in the water. I am always worried that the waves will take me out and ill drown or something.

Last time I was in Fire Island I really tried to swim past the waves but the pressure and waves pushed me off back towards the beach.

So as we went up to the waves I just pushed farther and kept going and it wasn’t as bad and as scary as I thought and after we got past the waves it was super calm.

We had a blast and so glad that we decided to go.

We had the most delicious dinner tonight. Furry sent me a link earlier in the week to this new chinese restaurant in Flushing called Biang.

The food was awesome! We had quail egg on mantou bun, fried chicken wing and a delicious ox tail with hand made flat broad noodles.

Amazing and definitely will come back for their food.

Today we woke up early and headed off to Fire Island. When I first woke up I definitely was not feel in it but after a little nudge from B I decided that we really should go enjoy ourselves.

After we woke up and hopped on the train I was excited for the day at the beach.

It was such a gorgeous day and since we have been here before it felt familiar so definitely enjoyed ourselves since we knew the drill.

We walked from Cherry Grove to Bay Shore which was a mile walk but actually didn’t feel that far until we reached the end. There was several exits off the beach that were blocked off that was so annoying because we were both exhausted.

What an amazing weekend!

Furry and I planned a little vacation to his parents house in syracuse. We left early in the morning on Thursday and started our little road trip.

Our first stop was this small little town that had the largest Buddha in the eastern hemisphere. It was HUGE!

It was such a beautiful day! Perfect way to start the trip.

We made a few other stops on the way and eventually got there at night.

FRIDAY
The second day we went to this small little town Skaneateles. We got a chance to chill out in the town and explored all the little shops. For lunch we had fish fry at this small place. The food was perfect!

Really enjoyed being out there and had such a good time just NOT WORKING! It truly was a vacation.

On our way home we stopped by this slammin ice cream place called Gannons. I had the just java which was coffee ice cream with little pieces of oreos. Furry had the Lemon Custard which was just as good.

SATURDAY
Today we decided togo to Lake Oneida to go Kayaking. We started off in this little canal stream thing and ended up in Lake Oneida. After we got into the actual lake the view was amazing! We paddled towards the center for a bit and the water was so clear that you could actually see the rocks at the bottom. Even the fish were visible. It was such a beautiful sunny day and definitely worth all of the paddling.

We kayaked all the way to Fishermans Bay restaurant which was the perfect way to end the day. I was relieved to stop paddling and get some food.
I ordered buffalo wings and french onion soup- Definitely not good for me but when your on vacation anything goes.

SUNDAY- ANNIVERSARY
Today we had a simple breakfast at the diner close to the house.
After breakki we headed back and cleaned up and packed up. On the way home we stopped by this small town called Calicoon. Unfortunately since we got there so late the all of the little shops ended up closing. It turns out that this places is only around two hours from the city so we definitely are going to plan a trip back. We had dinner at Matthews which was really delicious. The hostess who was also his wife Dominique. She told us that all the food was local and that nothing was from a can, all food was made from scratch.

Overall we had such a lovely time together and definitely feel relaxed from this trip.

Tonight B took me to this play called Festen in Dumbo Brooklyn.

The play was really well done. Even though it was all in polish it was so dramatic and very well done.

Thanks baby for culturing your Crinky. :-*

This morning I woke up to a delicious baked eggs breakfast.

After breakfast we headed to the Talk To me exhibit at Moma. The exhibit was all about design and communication between people and objects.

This exhibit was so interactive especially since almost all of them had QR codes so that you can visit their websites and find out more about their work. Walking through this exhibit made me think about how connected we are to technology today. I remember growing up and the most used tech device was a video game and pagers.

For lunch we went to Menchanko Tei ramen place-delicious ramen that totally hit the spot.

After lunch we went to F.I.T. for Parents day. I was asked to be part of the Alumni panel (6 people) to speak about the the accessories program and how the education I received got me to where I am today.

I asked Furry to come with me and really glad that he did. Even though the auditorium was not as crowded as expected the fact that this was my first time speaking to an audience really was an awarding experience. I am also really happy that Furry has some of my talk on video.





So we finally made it out to Fire Island. Living in the city for so many years we have heard about Fire Island so many times but never ended up going.

On this gorgeous day essentially the end of the summer we finally got our asses to Fire Island.

We left early in the morning to Grand Central to catch the LIRR. We finally arrived there around probably 10am and the weather started warming up.

In the beginning it was kind of grey and windy but it ended up being so warm and sunny. The sun felt amazing! Being at Fire Island was such an experience because it was super super gay friendly. This couple sat like 8 feet away from us which was pretty close considering how much space there was on the beach and totally stripped down naked! It was so amazing and I felt so free and open to be gay with my baby sitting next to me.

For the first half of the day we stayed at Cherry Grove which was more chill and laid back. For the latter part of the day we walked over to The Pines and found that it was a little more chelsea feeling. A little more crowded and a sexier crowd.

We did a little stroll through what they call the meat rack which was a little trail that guys walk on and pick each other up and I guess have sex? It was intense walking through having boys totally cruise you with laser beam eyes!

We had such a blast and towards the end of the day around maybe sixish we decided to head home. It seemed like that was around the time the party got started but for us drinking and all of that stuff is not really our thing.

Overall we had such an amazing time and definitely will be visiting fire island more often.











Furry and I were supposed to go to Fire Island today but since the weather was bad we decided to stay in. Instead we went for a lovely bike ride in the city on the west side highway.

We took a little break to soak in some sun and then headed back downtown for some lunch at The Frying Pan. It was my first time there. Had such a good time since we sat near the top of the boat which was super nice because it was so quiet. The burgers we had were also delicious!





So today was my first day back in the city after my week long trip in China. Furry made me a wonderful breakfast, waffles and eggs :-)
After breakki we headed out to visit Treasure&Bond which is a fantastic store that picked up the A. Toy collection. After searching for my bags in the store I was so bummed to realize that they haven’t received the production yet. The only reason they had the product for the launch day was because they had our PP samples to show.

At least we got to see the amazing shop! Honestly so proud to be selling my stuff there since all purchases at the store are donated to charities in NYC to help the children. I think its such an amazing concept.

We then wandered over to West 4th to have a slice of pizza and PopBar :-)
Worked for a few hours, stopped by home depot for S hooks and then went back home.

Ended the night with Italian dinner in our hood.

So this morning I took Furry to Nom Wah for Dim sum.

This place actually was very special because my great great grandfather owned the restaurant back in the day with his partner and later sold it. It was cool because the son took it and slightly remodeled it and kept the same old china town feeling and runs the restaurant.

We had a great time and after dim sun we went to Grand Central and headed to Dia Beacon.

We had such a nice time up there and I absolutely love this museum because the interior is fantastic because it’s so clean and modern.

So on this July 4th furry and I woke up early and headed up to Governors Island. It was so much fun because it was my first time that we ever went to the island.

Of course one of the best parts was the Ferry ride.

The great thing about today was that they had Sculptures from Grounds for Sculpture. The big red steel sculptures were amazing and fun to see on the island.

We also went to the swing set- it totally brought me back to when I was a little kid on the swings.

After we got home we hung out at home relaxed for the day.

Today I net up with Lo to see the Maira Kalman exhibit and was excited to be hanging with Lo outside of work. It was so nice because After Lo has her baby she is not going to come back to work and is leaving the company.

The exhibit was really cool I actually found out that she is the M in M&Co a design firm that designed one of my favorite watches.

Mairas work was amazing and he had an effortlessness way of just drawing what she wanted to draw. So care free and loose not caring about it being perfect yet capturing the subject with her unique illustrations.

One of my favorite pieces was called Newyorkistan Which was a map of the weird pockets of people.

Hooray Gay Pride! The best part of today was The fact that last night Gay marriage was passed in NY last night. It’s fucken amazing.

Really really happy about that since I honestly thought that it was not going to pass because feel like there’s always one fucken prick that just fucks it up for everyone else.

So today Furry and I went to the pride parade and we even were able to see Dan Savage himself with his boyfriend. We had such a lovely time and afterwards had an Italian brunch in meat packing.

After that we chilled at home and around 10pm Furry and I went to the pier to work see the fireworks show. It was amazing and it was adorable because this gay guy from south jersey was going on and on about how cute the two of us were. He made us kiss in front of him. He reminded me a lot of Adam- just a sweet guy.

So today Furry and I celebrate our 7 year anniversary together.

We had a lovely di net at Jewel Bako. I had the Omakase dinner which was so amazing. The fish was very fresh and the atmosphere very intimate- a little crowded but a great place for a celebration.

After dinner I took furry to Chickalicious where we enjoyed these delicious desserts made by pastry chefs right in front of us. It was a really fun time and the desserts were amazing.

Overall we had a lovely night.

Tonight I had a lovely night with Furry. My last night here before my trip to Korea.

We had a delicious dinner mussels marinara that I made for the first time. I saw it being made on tv and decided to give it a whirl.

We had a lovely walk around after dinner on the high-line then we went to the west side highway and walked all the way to 34 st and then walked back home.