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Christmas Eve / Badnjak

We spent Christmas Eve at our house in company of Brandan's parents, brother Willis and his girlfriend Vanvien. The two Chefs Bren and Iva created the following menu:
APPETIZERS: cod on White, smoked Gouda, Edam, Kalamata olives and bread
MAIN MEAL: baked cod with bread crums, rice pilaf, french salad, "Vino de Espana" - Chardonnay
DESSERT: Pumpkin pie and "Breskvice" (Peaches - they are called peaches but are actually made out of biscuit and walnut filling, colored in red and yellow, and rolled in sugar)

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Badnju vece smo proveli u nasoj kuci u drustvu Brendanovih roditelja, brata Willa i njegove cure Vanvien. Dva kuhara, Bren i Iva su se odlucili za slijedeci meni:
PREDJELO: bakalar na bijelo, dimljena gauda, edam, Kalamata masline i kruh
GLAVNO JELO: peceni bakalar s krusnim mrvicama, riza, francuska salata, spanjolsko vino, Chardonnay vrste
DESERT: pita od tikvica i breksvice

Crhistmas Eve

Brendan's 29th birthday - Aug 28th

Brendan's Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENDAN!!!

So, for Brendan's birthday we went out for dinner with 11 of our friends to this cute Italian restaurant on 14th st and 7th ave. called "Primitivo Osteria"

It was really great to spend time with everyone. George was able to make it all the way from northern New Jersey. Laura called 2 hours before the the party telling us she'll come with her sister Anne; two of them drove from Connecticut, stopped for the end of Yankees game, who btw beat Red Sox, and joined us for dinner. Joacha and Mike were there, as well as Lauren and Vincent. Dave was quite "emotional" to every topic of discussion. Good thing we had large cotton napkins at the table! :) Willis humored us with his stories, and we all wish great time in Europe to Vanvien and Tai.

The meal was delicious. For appetizers we ordered: fried calamari, prosciutto in melons, fried zucchini, mixed deli platter and baked mushrooms. They say the wine was good; several carafes of house red and white wines were served. Some enjoyed additional cocktails (martinis, long island ice teas, nutty irishman / nutty professor). The main meal varied from swordfish and steaks to homemade pasta dishes. I can speak for the desserts, incredible... chocolate-almond cake with berry sauce was my personal choice.

So thanks to everyone who came. We had great time!




SRETAN RODJENDAN BRENDAN!!!

Za Brendanov rodjendan izasli smo u jedan talijanski restoran sa 11 prijatelja. Restoran se nalazi na raskrscu 14 ulice i 7 avenije i zove se "Primitivo Osteria"

Stvarno nam je bilo lijepo. George je uspio doc iz sjevernog New Jerseya. Laura me nazvala dva sata prije nego sta smo se trebali nac i rekla da dolazi sa svojim sestrom Anne. Cure su usput pogledale basebal utakmicu, u kojoj je New York pobijedio Boston. Joacha i Mike, te Lauren and Vincent su dosli. Dave je bio emocijalan na svaku temu razgovora. Dobro da smo imali velike platnene maramice za stolom! :) Willis nas je zabavljao sa svojim pricama, te smo svi pozeljeli Vanvien i Tai sretno putovanje u Evropu.

Vecera je bila jako ukusna. Za predjelo smo narucili przene lignje, prsut u dinji, przene zukine, mjesano meso te zapecene gljive. Svi su pohvalili vino, narucili su nekoliko bokala domaceg crnog i bijelog vina, a neki su jos pili raznorazne koktele.
Za glavno jelo narucili smo sve od ribe sabljarke i New Yorskih odrezaka do domace paste. A za desert ja bi definitivno preporucila cokoladnu tortu sa bademom i sosom od sumskog voca.

Za kraj, hvala svima koji su dosli, bilo nam je super.

Sonsday

Long time ago, back in May of 2008, Trent (7) and Riley (4) Gagnon (our nephews) decided that the day to celebrate all the "sons" needs to be invented... It took them 3 long months to organize the very first Holiday. This second weekend in August seemed appropriate to gather our family and enjoy summer festivities.

Jos davne 2008, u mjesecu Svibnju, Trent (7) i Riley (4) Gagnon (nasi necaci) su odlucili da netko treba stvoriti dan kada se slave svi sinovi... Trebala su im 3 duga mjeseca da organiziraju ovaj blagdan. Druga nedjelja u Kolovozu im se cinila najpovoljnija da se skupi nasa obitelj, te da zajedno uzivamo u ljetnim radostima.

Sonsday

Baby Shower!

This Saturday, Brendan's grandma, mom and sister hosted a baby shower for us. The shower was held in Noank, Connecticut, at the house of Grandma Conway. We had great time getting together with everyone, enjoying Becca's bbq, playing bocce, lacrosse, stuffing tissue paper under neat our shirts, chasing Brendan around the back yard, playing with the dog, receiving wonderful gifts from our family and friends... well, take a look at this collection of photos.

Ove Subote, Brendanova baka, mama i sestra su organizirale malu zabavu povodom skorasnjek doceka nase male bebe. U Americi se to zove "baby shower". Baby shower se organizira za roditelje koji bebu ocekuju po prvi put s namjerom da se s njima podijele dobri savjeti i pokloni za novorodjence. Zabava se odrzala u kuci bake Conway u malom gradicu Noank, drzava Connecticut. Mi smo se jako lijepo proveli sa svima, uzivali u Beccinom rostilju, igrali boce, lacross, te naravno, radovali smo se otvaranju predivnih poklona... evo nekoliko slika koje mozda bolje govore kako nam je bilo.

Baby Shower

Our friends, The Galvins!

Our friends from Manchester NH, Alaina, Jeff and little Elsa, came for a weekend long visit. We showed them our town of Hoboken, walked around midtown Manhattan, went to the Yankee's game and finished the weekend with a good meal, beer (for some :) and cheerios (for others) at the Hartland Brewery.

Nasi prijatelji iz Manchestera, drzava New Hampshire, Alaina, Jeff i mala Elsa su nas posjetili tokom vikenda. Pokazali smo im nas gradic Hoboken, prosetali smo se midtownom Manhattana, isli na Yankee utakmicu, te se na kraju pocastili dobrom vecerom, pivicom (za neke) i cheerio pahuljicama (za druge) u Hartland Brewery.

Galvins Visit

Wine Bottleing

Our friends Lauren and Vincent have invited us to this unforgettable event of wine bottleing. They are part of a group that buys, makes, stores, bottles and drinks their own wine. What an honor!

Nasi prijatelji Lauren i Vincent su nas pozvali da sudjelujemo na nezaboravnom punjenu vina. Oni su dio grupe koja kupuje, pravi, spremi, puni i pije svoje vino. Koja cast!

Wine Bottleing

NYC Auto Show

New York Auto Show

Happy Easter! = Sretan Uskrs!

Easter 2008

S Patrck's Day in Hoboken

Here's how Hoboken celebrated St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patricks 2008

Happy New Year from New York!