Fancy Times - The Campbell Apartment

I love this gang I'm in... This little gang of Ladies who ride Bicycles... Some may call it a Pussy Posse...

I'm really glad I met Sheryl. She's fun on the internet but she's really fun in person too. This was the first time I met her at the BikeNYC Blogger Meet-Up Back in very cold March. We were the girliest speakers. It wasn't hard to bond with her. I also met Amanda who was there that night. She seemed shy.

I met Malaika in June at a bike class and I think Amanda and her boyfriend dubbed our foursome the Pussy Posse. We're OK with that.

That was day 2 of my having the Linus Dutchie bike. Those black tires didn't last very long.

Now we're at the end of August and it was Sheryl's 40th Birthday and she invited us for fancy cocktails at The Campbell Apartment in Grand Central Station.

She celebrated BIG and I saw her earlier in the day at Summer Streets and I also went to the Manhattan portion of her evening birthday festivities. (She had a Brooklyn party too!)

We were happy to get dressed up. I re-wore my New Year's Eve dress.

I wish I had paid better attention to the cocktails I had. I definitely had Prohibition Punch and the Jasmine Tea Rickey.

I have wanted to visit The Campbell Apartment for a few months since I heard about it. I'm glad I got to go and I'm glad it was such a sweet celebration for a lovely friend.


I think we might be discussing booze. Booze plans. I don't know. I do know I was wearing false eyelashes on this occasion. Of course my husband didn't even notice.


Proper attire in my eyes meant "Put on a fancy dress and false lashes!" My make-up boyfriend Jesse at MAC puts them on for me. I've never applied them myself. I haven't tried, but that's my story. Why do it yourself when someone can do it for you and you can play with make-up and gossip? 

Happy Birthday Bitch Cakes!

*I read Sheryl's blog for a few months before I met her. Her name online is Bitch Cakes. It's weird to refer to a person as Bitch Cakes. So it feels a little strange saying that- Happy Birthday Bitch Cakes! 

Thank Goodness for Bike Ladies

Thank goodness for all the sweet Ladies I got to meet tonight and big thanks to my friend Malaika for being there this evening! Look at Malaika riding a Linus Dutchie in black. 

I got to meet Trisha & Dottie from Let's Go Ride a Bike but Amanda's Project stole my heart with her fire. She is very Queens-style and saucy and wonderful. I insisted that she borrow my fan.


I stole this pic from Amanda's instagram stream. Cute bike lovin' ladies.


I also met The Bike Writer! She was very sweet and has gorgeous eyes. I hope I didn't stare at them like a weirdo. They're a tigress green. 

Malaika, Me, Amanda - The Bike Writer.


In the past I've been scared of test-riding fancy bikes because I don't want to get a hankering for one and ruin my life of contentment, but I had a few cups of wine so I gave in to the fun peer pressure and tested an Abici.

Thank GOODNESS it was like riding a slug. Not as light and sprite as my Kate Middleton. Whew!

I loved this moment: These ladies were deep in bike discussion. Sharing opinions, knowledge- I loved it!


I met Deborah. She looks classy as hell on this Linus.


On my test ride.


My short dress was a scandal in biking today.


Thank goodness Malaika was there to ride home with me up the greenway. We had so much fun talking. Thank you!

We were uptown girls in helmets. Awww...

4th of July

We mostly had a stay-cation for this 4th of July holiday. Matt is studying hard-core for a big radiation-physics exam. Yuck! I'm being supportive by using my best indoor-voice, and feeding him.

We did attend a 4th of July party Monday night. We went to The Liberty Belle Spectacular and there are cute photos and coverage here. It was on the rooftop of the Empire Hotel on the Upper West Side.




I was very happy to go to a party so close to home! I did a quick lock-up near Lincoln Center.

I have to give huge thanks to Matt for not giving me crap about riding in these high heels! So nice of him to not harass me about them at all.


He didn't give me junk about my heels, but he did not-cooperate when I tried to take a picture of us on our way.


Sheryl was there! Matt is showing off our special holiday cocktails.


Then we drank 'em up!

PS- Oh my god! I can't stand my hair right now. I wanted to photoshop a hat on there. 


I was so happy that so many people dressed to the nines! Everyone looked amazing and I was delighted!