Work but this was all a prelude to a Sunday trip to New York to celebrate Jane's birthday bringing along this mirror as her present ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070261 as Suzanne settled in on the couch ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070262 and Willy greeted us ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070263 as we explored Jane's room ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070264 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070265 and watched Willy eat his pizza ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070266 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070267 with a break for the flowers ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070268 before we recorded one of his last non-vegan meals ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070269 and headed on to L'artusi ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070270 where the Sunday brunch was advertised ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070271 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070272 and then there was the menu to announce its contents ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070273 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070274 as we watched the bar tender make our drinks ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070275 which were then brought to our table with Bloody Mary's ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070276 and a Texas Mimosa ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070277 along with tea for Ben ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070278 before the basket of pastries arrived ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070279 along with butter and blood marmalade ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070280 and Jane's biscuits ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070281 Suzanne's L'artusi breakfast ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070282 my French toast with roasted bananas ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070283 and Ben's Tajaran Carbonara ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070284 which led to our check ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070285 as we admired the people at the next table and wondered what gifts they brought for the baby shower ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070286 and then our lame attempt at a groups elf portrait ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070287 led to these better photos ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070288 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070289 taken by the waitress ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070290 before we paused at the bathroom to get this sign for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070291 and then made our way out for a walk around the village where we came up this performed in the Washington Square fountain ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070292 who slowly crunched his body ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070293 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070294 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070295 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070296 into this small box ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070297 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070298 and then emerged to convince us that we should be giving him donations ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070299 as we made our way out past the famous arch ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070300 and headed to a barber shop where thee barber gave Ben a hair cut in stages ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070301 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070302 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070303 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070304 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070305 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070306 with this hair leaving his head ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070307 and the finishing touches ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070308 ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070309 making him leave as a different person than the one who came in ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070310 though the change may not have been as much as it would have been had he spent his time in the gym with these folks. ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070311 On our way to meet up with Jane and Suzanne, we discovered this gas station whose prices were edging up to $4 and beyond ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070312 and if we felt our money could still talk ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070313 we then realized that we might be heading to $5 gas before very long. ../../../Sabbat/2011/03.09-12.11JaneBirthday//P1070314