Museum Sunday

Kevin and I decided to feed our cultural brains yesterday and visit the Picasso exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum. It's a special exhibit called "Black and White" featuring the artist's work utilizing just those two colors.

Description of Picasso Exhibit

The Guggenheim Museum itself is a work of art (tourists can regularly be found snapping photos of the rotunda's glass-paneled ceiling; we were no exception), so seeing any exhibit there is a genuinely spectacular experience. And the Picasso collection did not disappoint. His prolific career produced such a stunning amount of pieces, that all six, winding floors of the Guggenheim were filled solely with Picasso. And these were just his black and white pieces, peeps!

The stunning Guggenheim rotunda looking up

Nerdy tourist alert!

We thoroughly enjoyed strolling the upwards-circling, spiraled walkways of the Museum, with each passing work of Picasso more grand and fascinating than the next. Our legs, however, did not enjoy it quite as much. We should have started at the top and walked our way down!

We also had the chance to check out the Annex rooms showcasing the Guggenheim's permanent collections, which feature paintings by Cezanne, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh and others.

Unfortunately, no photos are allowed, but I managed to snap this Van Gogh piece before a frowning docent sternly shooed me away.

Van Gogh's 'Mountains at St-Remy'

More nerdy touristing

 All in all, a great way to spend a Sunday!
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Christmas Came Early

It's here! It's here!

My wonderful, fantastic, loving mother bought me this Vitamix food processor as an early Christmas gift a couple weeks ago when we were all in Philadelphia. I have been waiting patiently for its arrival ever since, imagining all the delicious smoothies, spreads, sauces, and batters to concoct, and today was the day! Wasting no time at all, I pulled it right out of the box and whipped up some very Fall-appropriate pumpkin/raisin muffins right then and there. Thanks Mom!!

The Vitamix don't mess around!

Pumpkin/Raisin Muffins

Up Close & Personal

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Fall Is In The Air

Fall is my favorite time of year. Unfortunately, Hurricane Sandy has put a damper on the autumnal holiday spirit around here, but the turning leaves and crisp autumn air have managed to peek through undeterred!

As a born-and-bred Seattleite, where the weather maintains a steady 40 degrees with a chance of showers virtually all year long, the idea of four distinct seasons was largely a mystery until I moved to New York. All of a sudden, white Christmases were a reality, not just a childhood fantasy dreamed up from too many repeat viewings of It's A Wonderful Life. A good, sturdy pair of rain/snow boots that could withstand the elements were an absolute must. Those cozy knits and sweaters weren't just a fashion statement, but actually practical too! There's something about this time of year that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside; despite the chill temperatures.

In honor of the official start of the holiday season (according to the Starbucks barometer of the red cups debut!), I captured a few photos of the beautiful Fall season here in New York on my walk to work this morning. Take that Sandy!

Tis The Season

Tribeca Trees

Peeking through the ivy'd gate of a hotel back patio

Spook-tacular!

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