Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you're all having a wonderful day!  I thought it would be fun this Thanksgiving to show you a few pictures from our time last year!

My parents, sister, and her boyfriend made the trek up to Albany for the first annual Kelly/Kramer Thanksgiving extravaganza (LOVE that me and Matt's last names just make up my name!)

The Kramers!

 Thanskgiving breakfast...

 Photo shoot in the park- fancy!

 Here's my beautifully decorated table- thanks Target!

 My mom taught me to fold napkins like that- she's amazing.

 Here's the spread- lots of booze, and lots of food!

Best part- dessert!

the village- part 2

Yesterday I showed you some pictures from my walk around the village last weekend.  These walks are one of my favorite things to do.  As much as I love shooting, I also like to look back on them, and remember exactly what happened, and what I was feeling during this time.  Here's another look of my day in the city...

 

To see more shots of the village, check out my flickr set here!

wish tree...

A week ago would have been John Lennon's 70th (!) birthday.  As a huge admirer and fan of his, it was a pretty reflective day for me.  I often wonder how the world would be different if he were still alive.  I really wanted to make it to Strawberry Fields that day, but was unable to make it.  I was  pleasantly surprised to see one of Yoko Ono's wish trees at MOMA the next day though.  At least I got a little bit of John during the weekend.

On these trees, guests are asked to write down their own wishes, and attach them to the branches of the tree.  It's a sight in itself, all of these beautiful white tags, each holding the wish from people all around the world.  I immediately grabbed my camera upon first glace, and had a field day.  It was super crowded, but I got a few good shots!

lark fest 2010

it wasn't the drunken debauchery that it usually is, but i managed to make it up to lark street (because it's sooooo hard to walk the one and a half blocks up there) to check out the sites.

of course, i brought my camera...

street performer... he made me super nervous

it was PACKED!

 these scarves were only 8 bucks each, and i didn't get one!  :(

laughs on lark poster up already at Elda's- my favorite design yet!

 vendor tents

 bleeding duck... don't know what happened here!

early fall scenes on the walk back...

photo inspiration: just breathtaking

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is a scene from a wedding I shot this weekend (more pictures to come!) at the Onteora Mountain House in the Hudson Valley  I have to say, this is THE most beautiful place I have EVER seen. I absolutely felt like I was on top of the world. This scene will definitely be getting me through the week...

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shop local: fine art

i was BLOWN away this morning while looking for some local artists in the capital regions.  there are SO many talented fine artists that I knew i needed to do a post dedicated to them.  here are just a few of the awesome artists i found...

Save Yourself Poster by HandmadeShoes

The Adventurer, 8x10 PRINT by sweetseat

 

 

pink birth of dubious royal lineage by ateliermaryk

 

 

Confucian Order Painting by uniformity

Nature is Glamorous Series, Mud Slide by MyWagonette

 

 

Hand Carved Slate Art by ryeblake

 

 

3 Bottles - LED hanging lamp by wesbenn

 

 

Coffee and Cigarettes by LadyRiggy

shop local: a quickie

i'm apologizing in advance, but this is going to be a quick shop local post.  i'm in the middle of throwing a bunch of stuff together for a festival i'm going to tomorrow (moe.down baby!), but wanted to take a minute and show off some awesome shops i found this week.  there's no rhyme or reason to these picks, i just thought they all kicked ass!  (ok- on further reflection of what i picked, apparently i was in a very naturey, flowery mood, because all of these items have flowers or nature in them- go figure!)

Summer Daisy Vintage Dangle Earrings by pendulums

 

Kaffe Fassett Business Card Holder by kimbuktu

 

 

Autumn Woods by moonandstarsstudio

 

 

Coloring Greeting Cards, Nature by MisterWiseGuy

Flower Power 2T by M0SS

I'll be back next week with tons of pictures from this weekend.  Have a great Labor Day everyone!

Cupcakes on Central

Last week I got word that the local bakery, Coccadotts would be traveling around the capital region with their cupcake truck. I was SO EXCITED, and decided to bring the girls for a field trip over lunch- MUCH needed!

And there she is- can't miss it!

They had plenty of varieties on display...

We decided to get a 4-pack to share!

My choice- chocolate and peanut butter. I think that this may have been the majority's favorite. Wonderful rich chocolate cake with creamy pb frosting with a peanut butter cup for garnish!

Michelle's pick was a lemon cupcake, and my second favorite. It was such a light, delicious contrast to the chocolate peanut butter goodness above. The frosting on this cupcake was to die for!

Our favorite Georgia peach's pick- red velvet cake! How adorable is this cupcake with the pearl garnish?!

I'm not the biggest fan of red velvet with its cream cheese frosting, but I had to say, this is one of the best red velvet cakes I've ever had.

We collectively decided on the smores cupcake- I'm so glad we did! Wonderful chocolate cake (that actually was different than the chocolate pb cupcake) with vanilla marshmallow frosting and a marshmallow garnish. This cupcake was original and delicious and wonderful!

Best. Lunch. Ever. Coccadotts- please come back soon!

You know what's awesome?

Pizza. Since I was a child, pizza has been one of those foods that I've always been in the mood for, and I've always loved. Being 26, this still rings true!

You know what's better than pizza? Homemade pizza! That's exactly what happened the other night. The good old iPhone was in tow to document the occasion.

Whole wheat dough (from walmart, don't worry, it was delish!) Keep it from sticking to your countertop with some cornmeal. The great thing about using an unbaked dough is you can make the crust as thin or thick as you like (thin!)

Mmmm... Mozzarella cheese, sliced nice and thin.

Note: I forgot to photograph a very important part of this process here- the sauce! Matt made an awesome sauce that I spread so quickly onto the crust that I forgot to take a picture of it! Trust me though, it was amazing!

Italian? Yeah, we're going to need some wine!

And here she is, a wonderful pie. (after a disaster pie that stuck to the pan and was really hard to get off of the pan but was still delicious!) Make sure to use oiled foil people, it definitely makes a difference.

Sorry local pizza joint, I think I'll be making my own pizza from now on!

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