Alexandra Charitan

Sep 10

Sep 10 Project 365: Days 238-252

238/365: I saw my first (and probably last) outdoor movie of the season—Airplane! (one of my all-time favorites)—in Central Park.

239/265: My aunt and uncle were visiting New York for the first time so we took them out for the night.

240/365: We took a tour of the Brooklyn Brewery, and walked along the Brooklyn waterfront.

241/365: I had my 30th birthday picnic in Prospect Park, with plenty of snacks, excellent company and the sweetest homemade cupcakes.

242/365: I turned 30 and received some wonderful gifts, including Taco the chalkware chihuahua, and a photo book from the 1939 World's Fair that Mozart instantly claimed as her own.

243/365: I finally got around to arranging my picture shelves and hanging the rest of my art. I have so many wonderful things to look at and it makes me so happy.

244/365: I met Jim and Katie for our first-ever repeat weeknight dinner at the always-festive Panna Garden II in the East Village.

245/365: I added the custom keytag that Jim got me for my birthday to my keyring and I think it fits in nicely.

246/365: We headed upstate to spend the weekend in Lake George and took the scenic route past three amazing diners // We went around the US in 18 holes of mini-golf, met a muffler man from the World's Fair and I remembered how bad I am at mini-golf.

247/365: I had what might be the best day of my life exploring the weird and wonderful Magic Forest.

248/365: We drove/hiked to the top of Prospect Mountain // We played another round of mini-golf at the Goony Golf course in Lake George.

249/365: I took inventory of my souvenirs from the most perfect weekend.

250/365: My dude took me to see The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time as part of my birthday present, and it was wonderful.

251/365: We celebrated Katie's birthday at the Burger Joint // I went to a solo Cat Power show at Webster Hall (my fifth time seeing her) and she was incredible, as always.