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Saturday, April 30, 2011
400 pounds of sand!!!
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Happy Easter!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Welcome to Miami!
When I get home tomorrow night, I will have travelled about 5,000 miles in the last two weeks! Whew! No wonder I'm worn out. If you follow this blog, you've undoubtedly seen the well-documented coverage of Renee's and my trip to NYC. This week I'm making a whirlwind trip to Miami. It's not as glamorous as it sounds. I just got here this afternoon, will spend all day tomorrow in a meeting, and fly back tomorrow night. However, I am going to go sit outside by the pool and palm trees and pretend that I'm really in Florida for a little while.
For those who don't know, Amanda and family moved from Fort Myers to Pensacola recently. (And why would you know? She didn't tell anyone!!) I sent her a text after I landed that said, "How is it possible that I'm in the same state as you and further from you than when I was in LR?". Crazy! Well, so long from Cuba...er, Miami!
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Easter!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Easter egg hunt
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Hidey Hole
Monday, April 18, 2011
NYC Renee style
All weekend long I kept track of
The funny things that were said.This is how I will remember NY. I may not remember restaurant names and movie titles (what was the name of that movie we saw? "set point"? IDK?)but we shared some laughs that we will never forget!!
If I had to describe NY in one word it would be "dirty"
"Ain't no paint on the streets in Harlem"
"Highlights for Jesus"
"If you see Queen Latifah you'd better take her picture."
"Ummmmm I love the smell of cigars.....
Me too!!!!"
"It looked like she had a coyote on her back."
"Chewing on my drink over here"
"Thanks for carrying around my medical device"
"Crotch bunnies"
"I will not talk to you, but I'll talk to your friend." (doorman)
Thanks for the memories!!
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
NYC - Day 3
5:10pm - We decided to check on my flight, and unbelievably, it was also delayed until 9:00! Apparently, the storms on Friday and Saturday caused a lot of delays, and it still effecting the airlines. (Huh? They were just thunderstorms this far east!). Renee and I decided that God must have thought that we needed a little more time together. Since we couldn't find a place to get pedicures in the airport, we had dinner and then went our separate ways.
7:15pm - Good news for Renee: her take-off time got moved to 8:00pm! Good news for Racheal: I found a little airport salon and got a quickie pedicure!
8:48pm - More bad news: my flight further delayed to at least 9:30. Um, make that 10:00. I guess I'll get home sometime...
10:28pm - Finally on the plane! Goodbye, New York! It was fun, but I'm ready to be home.
NYC - Day 2
3:48pm - Macy's was insane! My first trip to NYC was a few years ago at Christmastime. I would say that the "One Day Sale" on the Saturday before Easter was almost just as busy at the world's largest department store! I really wanted to get some new shoes, but the shoe department was sheer madness. Thankfully, there was a Ben & Jerry's on the 4th floor, too. A scoop of the New York Super Fudge Chunk is just what I needed to restore my sanity! One of Renee's favorite things in New York was the wooden escalator at Macy's.
10:48pm - What a nasty afternoon in NYC! It was cold and rainy, so we decided to escape from the wet, huddled masses and watch a movie. There wasn't anything playing that we really wanted to see, so we opted for Source Code. The review I read about this movie called it a cross between Inception and Groundhog Day, but we actually both enjoyed it. We were out of the rain and off of our feet for a couple of hours, so I think we would have enjoyed just about anything!
NYC - Day 1
6:50am - Watching the sun rise from 20,000 feet. My flight is 2 hrs and 45 mins. Just before take-off, I got a text from Renee saying that she was stuck in traffic. I hope she makes it to the airport on time! I think her flight from PIT was supposed to take-off at 8:30am. She's supposed to be there when I land, so we'll see...
10:00am - Arrived a few minutes early! I turned my phone back on and got the bad news from Renee - she missed her flight! She got stuck behind a wreck, so she didn't make it on time. Thankfully, she caught another flight out and should be here at 12:30pm. Really not much to do here in the NJ airport, so I'll be hanging out and watching people navigate around the pigeons in the baggage claim area if you need me!
12:30pm - Met Renee in the airport and started navigating to and through the big city. We found our hotel (Hilton Garden Inn Times Square) and were able to check-in right away. After dropping off our bags, we hit the streets for some serious sight-seeing. It might not be the coolest way to travel, but I love double-decker bus tours! I think it's good way to see the highlights of a city when you're on a short trip. We went uptown all the way to Harlem then hopped off when got back to Central Park South. We made our way down 5th Avenue and then cut across at Rockefeller Center. By then, it was nearing suppertime, but it was hard to lure Renee out of the three-story Gap even with the promise of a good meal!
6:48pm (or is it 7:48pm?) - Renee got us tickets for "Wicked" tonight at 8:00. After feasting on some great Italian, we made it back to our hotel room in what we thought was plenty of time to get ready, but the clock in our room said 7:48! Oh, crap! After verifying the correct time with 2 iPhones, we concluded the room clock was wrong and stopped panicking. We got ready and headed to the theater which was just 2 blocks from our hotel.
11:15pm - WICKED WAS AMAZING!!! I had heard how good it was from lots of people, so I was afraid it was one of those things that was really overhyped. Definitely not! The writing and songs were great, and the actors were fantastic! We even saw the understudy for Glinda, and she totally stole the show!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Soccer and Shakes with the Stacys
Friday, April 8, 2011
No Kids Allowed
My new "swimming poot"
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Happy Birthday to Me!
Monday, April 4, 2011
Let's Go Fly a Kite!
What beautiful weather we had this weekend! Sunny skies and temps in the upper 70s. We even made the best of the gusting wind yesterday and flew kites. I've never had much luck with kites, but we got them really high a few times. Nathan figured out how to fly his on his own, but Ashley spent most of her time chasing the dog and dragging her kite behind her.
Upward Soccer - Take 2
I'm pleased to report that the first game of this year turned out much better! Nathan - for the most part - followed the rules that I came up with last year: (1) Head in the game, (2) eyes on the ball, and (3) mouth shut! We rehearse these rules before he participates in any organized sporting event. They seem to help, and Ashley can recite them as well. He also played better this time and even scored a goal and assisted on another. They do keep score in our league, and his team won 8-4. Go, Cowboys! They get different colored stars after the game for "Offensive Star", "Defensive Star", etc. When Nathan got a star for being "Christ-like", he said, "My first one in 2 years!"