Dinosaur BBQ and West Harlem Piers Park 2012

I hear the following frequently, "I was going to bring my camera, but then I figured Ericka was going to be there, so I left it at home."  Well, sometimes I have a camera issue. Kevin got me a battery pack to modify my existing camera model because I complained that my battery is too slow at weddings to catch all the moments I want to catch. It's part of my evolving amateur photography. Well, the battery pack has been wonderful except that unlike my old 1-battery-at-time system, the camera doesn't slow down to warn me when the batteries are dying. That's the whole point right?  So Saturday when we arrived in Harlem for dinosaur BBQ I tried to get some shots of the area before we went in to the restaurant-- and my camera was totally dead. On the bright side, we had Kevin's phone to take photos with, but I only believe in that form of memory-capture in extreme emergencies such as this one.

Jon, Becky, and Kevin

Dinner was great. I got the pulled pork, and Kevin got basically everything because I want him to gain back the weight that he lost on my post-pregnancy diet. Kevin and I can't help rating BBQ now, so we gave it a B+ which is a very strong grade for not even being in the South. The mac and cheese's crust was sublime and it was the best I've had in a long time. I also felt compelled to eat the Oreo pie abomination. It was delicious but I seriously felt sick afterwards from all the sugar. Oops. I don't know what the men were talking about because Sarah and I spent most of the time bombarding Becky with mother-to-be questions.

Me, Sarah, and Lukas

After dinner we spent a little time walking along the West Harlem Piers Park. It was nice to get a little air and the view is actually pretty.

Yucking it up

Biggest laugh winner

Becky, Jon, and mini-Stern

Sarah being cute with her husband Lukas

The Clous and the pier