Spotted in a storefront in Nolita: perhaps the cutest cat door in New York.

It was cold on the day Ashley and I went to try the new donuts at the Brindle room in the East Village. This may have contributed to my elation with the hot, freshly made donuts–but that not withstanding, I’d go as far as to say they were the best donuts I’ve had here in the city. More in the cake family than the fluffy category, they are full of wonderfully crunchy bits on the outside. And while the chocolate-peanut-butter flavor was almost more of a cupcake, the fresh caramel and the powdered sugar donuts were outstanding. They open at 8 on weekdays which, sadly, is well after I’m at work, and make donuts until the dough runs out.

(P.S. More great NY donuts)

It’s hard to believe that the invitation says 2007. Has it really been four years already?

I loved our invitations. We designed them ourselves and then had the design letter-pressed at a spot downtown in Los Angeles. I created the image in photoshop after being inspired by a pattern I saw in Martha Stewart. I love the way the yellow dots joined on the heavy cardstock to resemble mustard flowers: they were in bloom throughout the valley around Los Olivos, California, the weekend we were married. And I remember so vividly sitting at the table with Aron getting ready to send them out: he would draw pencil lines on each envelope for me to address them–and then erase the lines once the ink had dried. We made the first one out to ourselves and were so thrilled when it arrived in the mail.

It has been four amazing years–and I know it is only going to get better!

Have a great weekend! We’re off to celebrate!