Boozy Boroughs Holiday Celebration

This last Saturday we had our first annual Boozy Boroughs Holiday Celebration, which we decided to have in lieu of having a Holiday Fat Kid Celebration.

We began our Boozy Boroughs Holiday Celebration at Interboro Spirits & Ales. Which is this awesome craft brewery and distillery in Brooklyn that not only makes their own booze but homemade bread, etc for the food that they serve (Which FYI, is phenomenal).

Since none of our friends know how to get anywhere on time, the usual suspects; myself, Justin, Day, Ryan and Stewart (Yes, the dog is now #CoreCrew) were there for about an hour and a half eating, drinking and taking shit while we waited on the others to arrive.

Once the crew was assembled and another round of drinks was had, we attempted to move on to Grimm Artisanal Ales. Unfortunately when we got there the place was packed and we decided to check out the situation at Tuffet, this badass little a cheese/meat/bar.

Sadly we did not know until we got there that they are pet friendly, so Ryan headed back to the apartment with Stewart after Grimm's didn't work out for us.

While at Tuffet we ate tons of cheese, had some awesome cocktails and just hung out at the bar bullshitting with each other and the ladies who work there.

Eventually we decided to head back over to Day and Ryan's apartment so that Ryan could rejoin the group and we could venture over to Queens Brewery.

During our time at Queens Brewery we drank, played board games, got to listen to the amazing L Train Brass Band (Whom we decided was our favorite part of our outing), as well as another band that we could honestly careless about.

It was when the other band came on that we decided it was time to move on. So we walked over to another bar that I cannot remember the name of to save my life and walked into a weird fundraiser performance thing that we really weren't digging but felt bad about leaving during.

Eventually we escaped that situation and headed over to The Factory to have more drinks, late night snacks, etc. Unbeknownst to us, they were having a comedy show that night. So we stuck around for that because why the hell not?

After the show ended we all decided we were tired and to call it a night.

Overall, it was an excellent outing with some of my favorite people and I cannot wait for our next day drinking adventure.

Month In Review: October 2018

♥ Celebrating Mimi's first Halloween with her, my sister, Erik and my parents.
♥ Meeting Day and Ryan's new puppy Stewart.
♥ Attending New York Comic Con (NYCC).
♥ Seeing Halloween (2018) with my sister, Erik, Nick, Phil and Rob.
♥ Having a sleepover with Chas at her hotel while she was in New York City for NYCC.
♥ Going out east with Phil, Rob, Gino, Christina, Alana & H for the day and doing fall stuff.
♥ Planning a trip with Justin to go to Florida next month to see our families before Thanksgiving.
♥ Super Mario Party night with Justin, Phil and Rob.
♥ Going to Mike and Kelly's engagement party.
♥ Bar hopping with @StewTheBKPug.
♥ Sister + Mimi day.

♥ Halloween (2018)
♥ Dog Friendly Brooklyn With @StewTheBKPug
♥ Forgotten Photos From My iPhone: October 2018 In Huji

Halloween (2018)
Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018 - Present)
Strange Evidence (2017 - Present)
Charmed (2018 - Present)
How Far Is Tattoo Far? (2018 - Present)
Heathers (2018)

"Creative Photography Lab" by Steve Sonheim & Carla Sonheim

"50 Ways to Draw Your Beautiful, Ordinary Life" by Irene Smit and Astrid van der Hulst

Cravings Of A Lunatic

Pretty Big Deal with Ashley Graham

Primizie Flatbread Crisps

Forgotten Photos From My iPhone: October 2018 In Huji

Throughout the course of the month I took a bunch of random photos while I was out doing various things but not enough to make actual blog posts about what I did. So here are all of those photos in Huji as evidence that I actual did stuff during the past month...

Dog Friendly Brooklyn With @StewTheBKPug

As you may or may not know if you follow me on Instagram, Day and Ryan got a black pug puppy a few weeks ago. And because he is still so young, they need to bring him places with them. So we decided that our mission for the day was to hang out in Brooklyn at bars that claimed they were pet friendly.

So we went to check out a few in Gowanus. We started off (and spent the majority of our time) at Strong Rope Brewery, a brewery that Day had seen featured somewhere and thought that Justin would like.

When we got there, there was not a dog in sight. So Day went up to the bartender to make sure it was dog friendly like their website claimed. And the bartender proceeded to tell us it very much so was and that we'd actually just missed doggy yoga (Which Day now wants to bring Stewart to).

So after confirming that Stewart could stay, we grabbed a table and some drinks and just chilled.

Eventually we got hungry and decided to pick up some food (The brewery doesn't serve food but allows you to bring outside food in, which is clutch) from Taheni, this random Mediterranean restaurant Justin found near by on Yelp.

When we were done eating we contemplated moving on but since Stewart was in his glory napping on Day's lap, we decided to stick around and play a game or two.

 

We ended up playing Rummikub for a few rounds because it seemed like one of the easier games to teach Day and Ryan how to play (Justin and I have been playing Rummikub for years thanks to Phil's mom, who is obsessed with the game and taught us how to play forever ago).

After we had our fill of Rummikub and the Strong Rope Brewery, we walked over to Mission Dolores Bar to check out the vibe there and see if it really was dog friendly or not.

It very much so was. When we walked in we saw a couple with a one-year-old chocolate labrador, who desperately wanted to play with Stewart. Unfortunately right before we walked into the bar we met a lady just walking her poodle and her poodle scared Stewart, so he was in no mood to play with the lab.

In addition to the lab, a handful of other dogs strolled in with their owners and the bartender was super excited to see each dog. She came around the bar to greet them all and give them a little treat. It was really sweet.

We had a couple of drinks, Stewart and I made friends with a toddler that was hanging out with his father and then eventually we headed back to Day and Ryan's apartment because it was Sunday and we all had work the next day.

So we didn't go very many places on this excursion with Stewart but now we know he is super chill while out at a bar and we look forward to our next outing in Brooklyn with him.

Have you been to any good dog friendly spots in the New York City area? If you have, I'd love to hear about them because I feel like we're going to be bringing Stewart out with us a lot.