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Wow Thursday was crazy. This was a "production day" at work, meaning that we had one of our big events to pull together. 

The event for today was a 50th surprise birthday party, with a $250,000 budget. But the price tag on this event wasn't the only thing that set it apart. The party was thrown by this lucky guy's girlfriend. The couple live with her husband and his girlfriend. They have younger children so divorce was "too complicated". 

Aside from the weird logistics of this family2.0, the setup was unreal. The venue was one of The Glasshouses, located in The Chelsea Art Tower overlooking The Hudson from the 21st floor. Every wall is a window that provides a different view of the city (including the view from the toilet in the restaurant-- very ideal) 

I got to the site around 9am hauling a few things they had forgotten at the studio. We fluffed silk napkins, set the table settings, placed the objects (they didn't want any flowers because this was a man's party). It was all really fun. And then it got crazy... construction workers started building tunnels, bars for sushi and alcohol .... the caterers came with glasses, food, and drinks, the band arrived! It was crazy town. We worked hard all day until 6pm, just an hour before the party guests were to arrive. 

Once we left I walked over to The Chelsea Market to meet up with Stephen. We walked in through the flea market, shopped around and then wandered through the rest of the building. The Chelsea Market is always really fun to walk through because of the really neat architecture and all of the great food/market options. (They also have an awesome book store in there!) 

I was so tired we ended up sitting on a couch in Anthropologie for like a good 30 minutes. Ha. Then we walked over to Soho for dinner with our friends. 

We walk around an average of 8 miles a day here so sometimes Stephen helps me out... The best.

We met Emily, Westin, Ali and Christopher at Tacombi Mexican. We waited an hour to get in (ouch) but the guac and tacos were worth the wait. (and horchata!) 

After dinner we all rode the subway up to the Upper West Side for dessert at Cafe Lalo. 

Cafe Lalo was first introduced to my family through my sister Courtney's best friend, Mandy. It is now a favorite go-to. The cafe has like 250 dessert options and stays open really late. It is also the spot where Meg Ryan waits with her rose for Tom Hanks in You've Got Mail. The place is beyond-charming.