Aida's Art Exhibit Opening Reception 2016

On Friday we went to Gallery North for the Opening Reception of an art exhibition where Pete's my wife Aida's abstract paintings are featured. Her work is great and the exhibit itself - featuring 4 artists- was very well arranged for maximum effect.

Gallery North

Rita and Jaz congratulating Aida

Pete talking to Marilyn and Pete and Aida's son 

Valentine's Day 2016

We celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday night even though it's pretty clear at this point that Kevin despises Valentine's Day because it generally intrudes on his birthday on the 15th. As my brother David and his fiance Melanie accidentally pointed out, this was our 10th Valentine's Day together! And our 5th as a parent... relatedly thanks for babysitting Grandma!

For our 10th Valentine's Day, we had dinner at The Fifth Season in Port Jefferson. Even though I'd been there before for drinks, this was the first time I had a full dinner there. It was a prix fixe and every course was good. So were my two crazy martinis: coconut and later Snickers. After dinner we went to see the Stony Brook Chamber Ensemble play Haydn Quartet Op. 77 no. 1, and Dvorak Bass Quintet No. 2 op. 77 at Three Villages Church in Setauket. It was a lovely evening.

We're wearing black, yo.

View of the harbor in Port Jeff

Stony Brook Chamber Ensemble

Sunday was the 14th, and we wore red, Kathy and the kids made Kevin a cake, and we celebrated Kevin's birthday. More in the next post.

Here's the red! Happy Valentines Day!

Oh did you want to know what we did every single time? Here you go:

9- In 2015, we had a double date with  Lukas and Sarah at Sekund Sun in Queens
8- In 2014, I was pregnant with Miranda and we took James for sushi at Kaji in Garden City
7- In 2013, we went to Ki, Clover Club, Char. No. 4, and The Chocolate Room in Brooklyn, thanks to Nana!
6- In 2012, we had dinner at Sushi Ya in Garden City, thanks to Michi!
5- In 2011, I was pregnant with James and we had dinner at Bob's Restaurant in Floral Park
4- For our first married Valentine's Day in 2010, we had dinner at El Centro and then went to the NYC Ballet in Manhattan
3- In 2009, we celebrated Kevin's birthday on Valentine's Day with Brady and James in Brooklyn
2- In 2008, Kevin and I were engaged for 2 months and I think we stayed home, but Valentine's was bookended by my law school formal dance and our engagement party in Charlottesville
1- In 2007, Kevin and I had been dating 6 months and we went l'Etoile Restaurant in Charlottesville, VA