A New York Glimpse #2

Well I am back home and reunited with Douglas. I am glad to be home but had so much fun in NY with my Mom and my brother. I think my favorite part of the trip was by far the bike ride around and through central park.  Close seconds were however, dinner at tavern on the green with my bestest from high school, paula, shopping at saks fifth and canal, seeing West Side Story also with my bestest, and definitely central park zoo. Although I don't see myself ever living in the city, I do love visiting, taking it all in and the historically romantic ambiance of it all. I love walking past the gigantic brick buildings and just imagining how old they are and what kind of stuff might have happened there, or strolling past quant italian eateries and imagining it as a mafia hang out.  All in all my trip was wonderful, the city is bustling and is a great place for my imagination to come alive. Thank you New York for treating me so kindly and for my beautiful little vacation (especially thank you to my parents for taking me on such a lovely little trip. I love you guys).

My calves burned the first 3 days because of all this walking that my lazy butt is apparently not used to. But eventually my legs adapted

Me and the bestest Paula in Gabe's apartment

View from Brother's school

The first day our hotel had a view of the statue of Liberty...If you squint your eyes you can kind of imagine she's there way far in the distance even though she's being camera shy in the pic.

The view from our hotel and Miss Liberty herself way far out there

Gabe's new address

Just around the river-bend from Brother's apartment

Still my favorite activity of the trip!

Went to the Central Park Zoo and saw a bunch of cute little critters. I decided If I were to be one I would be this guy.

Because of this....
And this....

They love to relax in the sun, sun bathe and be fed. My kind of animal! 

If I got to choose animal friends, it would be these guys. They are so playful

And full of energy!

Trying to act like a penguin with not much success...I don't think the penguins would like this impression of them!

If I could choose a body guard, I would pick this big boy! (the polar bear not the brother-although also big and handsome-don't you think!!)

We named him Roger

And at last the snow leopard. . .It would be my pet
Ello kitty cat!

West Side Story. So good! "What's up Buddy-boy!"

Till we meet again NY!

A NY Glimpse #1

It is official. My little brother is all grown up. He moved to Manhattan this weekend so I jetted on over to help him with his move. It's only 1/2 way through our trip and so far we have done...

A lot of this

Way too much of this. . .

which also includes bargaining on canal street of course

a little museum hopping. I love the Met!

We rented these

And rode all around here

And stopped to take in the beautiful scenery

Horton was very wise

I love this. "I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one hundred percent!" -Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears a Who.

Our first 2 years

Last night Doug and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary. I came home from work to an apartment filled with candlelight, beautiful roses, and the cutest card lying beside my roses. I thought to myself, "I love these little romantic surprises." But where was the Mr. Romeo himself? Doug was hiding with his camera phone on video in the nearby closet waiting to jump out and scare me....where the romance was in that, i don't know. but it's just Doug! 

We were talking all throughout dinner of all the things we have done and places we have been/lived these past 24 months. We went from living a year in Hawaii to a summer in Washington D.C to another semester in Hawaii to Utah to living in Florida this summer...our next stop...another month 1/2 in D.C, then who knows where! Not to mention we have spent lots of time in California in between all of these individual moves. Who knows what lies in store for us in the future, but all I know is that we are going to have fun finding out!

Up close its even cuter there little face expressions. I love these types of cards!

Happy Anniversary Mr. Handsome!

Dear Mr. Handsome,

It has been a wonderful 2 years with you. I love you and can't wait to celebrate tonight at Cheesecake Factory! Happy Anniversary Love. I am so glad I have you to have and to hold for all of eternity!

Happy Rain Day

This last Sunday the sky was really angry out here in Orlando and it rained and thunder stormed all day so there were no fun Sunday adventures or activities this week. Our friend from work, Jacob cut Doug's hair for him and brought over his two cute adorable boys to play in the rain-so Dougie dug up some left over fire works from the 4th of July and we had a mini firework show in the parking lot. It turned out to be quite a delightful afternoon! Besides that, I went to the loveliest baby shower this week for two of my girlfriends. I love baby showers they are so fun and cute and everyone is just beaming. Speaking of beaming, these past 2 weeks Doug has had his new air soft gun attached to his hand like another appendage. He takes it with him everywhere he goes. He literally has set up a target next to the T.V. so he can watch his shows and shoot his gun simultaneously. The funniest is when he shoots while he is watching his gun shows or the Navy Seal Show-he gets really in to it then. I wish I had a video of it, but every time I turn it on, he stops and tells me to turn it off. Its funny to me to embarrass him. Thats about all thats been happening around here. Good times!

Don't even think about it ladies...he's mine

Walking around looking for targets(lizards)