Babe, you are so spoiled.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
The "S's" of the City
In addition to skyscrapers, subways, and shopping, and scams, New York can boast it has another fabulous "S" ... the Street performer.
While walking to FAO Schwartz, we stumbled upon a group of young men trying to make a few dollars as dancers. They had bright yellow sweatshirts on and a big bucket that tourists could drop money in if they saw something they liked. Of course, I gave them a dollar. Not because it was an exceptionally good or that they were overly entertaining or talented. Rather, I gave the dollar because I knew that those obnoxiously bright yellow sweaters would look like a fabulous burst of color on my blog. I was right!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
New York, New York
I love Spring Break. It's one of the perks of being a teacher... natural breaks in my work year to play with my kids. This break our family took a much needed trip together and ended up in New York City! The next several blogs will be dedicated to this trip, but I will have to go slow. Having a baby and two very active big boys only allows me to write a few thoughts down at a time. And since we spent 4 days in the big city, I will simply have to blog about specific highlights one at a time. I'll start with the reason we chose NYC verses anywhere else...
With the two really into the whole Pokemon thing, it was too easy to decide that we would take a trip to the only Pokemon Center in the United States. We researched and found that there was a place dedicated only to Pokemon merchandise... decorations.. hard to find items... rare cards. The whole nine yards. So, we booked and kept it a secret.
Well, the joke was on us. After paying for non refundable tickets on priceline.com, we found out that the famous Pokemon Center was actually closed and replaced with Nintendo World.
All the same, the boys enjoyed the store so much. Plus, in Nintendo World, there is a whole area dedicated to Pokemon and all of the merchandise that Nintendo makes that is related to Pokemon.
Lucky us. Even baby had a fun time playing games at the DS station that is set up in the middle of the store.
At the same time, also located in Rockefeller Center was the American Girl Place - one of only three that exist in the United States. With Le Bear in mind, I sought out to quickly pick out a few things for her and "Megan." What I found was a store filled with little girls and their lovely dolls...and there pushy, obsessive moms in search of all the accessories that their daughters MUST own. It was crazy and for the first time even a tiny piece of me was glad that I didn't have girls. The feeling quickly passed when I went to the 4th floor (Yes! FOUR floors!) and found the Twinks behind glass. At that point, I was simply looking for a reason, any reason, to take the beautiful dolls home and set them up on a display stand amid my Lladro collection.
Next blog: The Street performers in Central Park. Not exactly America's Best Dance Crew, but a memorable experience for us.
With the two really into the whole Pokemon thing, it was too easy to decide that we would take a trip to the only Pokemon Center in the United States. We researched and found that there was a place dedicated only to Pokemon merchandise... decorations.. hard to find items... rare cards. The whole nine yards. So, we booked and kept it a secret.
Well, the joke was on us. After paying for non refundable tickets on priceline.com, we found out that the famous Pokemon Center was actually closed and replaced with Nintendo World.
All the same, the boys enjoyed the store so much. Plus, in Nintendo World, there is a whole area dedicated to Pokemon and all of the merchandise that Nintendo makes that is related to Pokemon.
Lucky us. Even baby had a fun time playing games at the DS station that is set up in the middle of the store.
At the same time, also located in Rockefeller Center was the American Girl Place - one of only three that exist in the United States. With Le Bear in mind, I sought out to quickly pick out a few things for her and "Megan." What I found was a store filled with little girls and their lovely dolls...and there pushy, obsessive moms in search of all the accessories that their daughters MUST own. It was crazy and for the first time even a tiny piece of me was glad that I didn't have girls. The feeling quickly passed when I went to the 4th floor (Yes! FOUR floors!) and found the Twinks behind glass. At that point, I was simply looking for a reason, any reason, to take the beautiful dolls home and set them up on a display stand amid my Lladro collection.
Next blog: The Street performers in Central Park. Not exactly America's Best Dance Crew, but a memorable experience for us.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Show me you love me
I think that my family has figured out that the one surefire way to show me that you love me is to feed me.
The boys took me to Buca di Bepo for a wonderful birthday celebration. To make it more special, we sat at a special booth located in the kitchen area. While eating, we had a chance to watch the chefs create wonderful dishes and the servers bustle about getting the orders ready for hungry customers. The boys and I enjoyed the pasta feast. There was only one little boy that , due to restaurant restrictions (no high chairs in the kitchen), ended up not being part of the eating portion of the night. Rather, Papa came to the rescue and took the little one away to sissy's house. There, he enjoyed a meal of something delicious mashed up into little pieces and shared 3 ways.
Mom also helped to celebrate by hosting a late lunch at her house complete with strawberry pie, Mandarin orange cake (with pineapple frosting) and all sorts of wonderful dishes, including those little fried chicken wings that simply can't be good for you.
Hubby left to attend a funeral for four fallen police officers in Oakland. It was a tragedy that left us shocked and saddened. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/us/28cops.html
While he was gone, many unexpected twists and turns happened at work for me. Without too many details, let's just say that I am blessed, blessed, blessed with good friends, healthy and safe family, and angels watching over me. And, it is safe to say that my co workers fooled me by playing a very funny April Fool's joke by - an "Over the Hill" celebration for me. The funniest part about the whole thing was that it wasn't even my birthday... but I got to eat cake and open gifts so it's all good!
The boys took me to Buca di Bepo for a wonderful birthday celebration. To make it more special, we sat at a special booth located in the kitchen area. While eating, we had a chance to watch the chefs create wonderful dishes and the servers bustle about getting the orders ready for hungry customers. The boys and I enjoyed the pasta feast. There was only one little boy that , due to restaurant restrictions (no high chairs in the kitchen), ended up not being part of the eating portion of the night. Rather, Papa came to the rescue and took the little one away to sissy's house. There, he enjoyed a meal of something delicious mashed up into little pieces and shared 3 ways.
Mom also helped to celebrate by hosting a late lunch at her house complete with strawberry pie, Mandarin orange cake (with pineapple frosting) and all sorts of wonderful dishes, including those little fried chicken wings that simply can't be good for you.
Hubby left to attend a funeral for four fallen police officers in Oakland. It was a tragedy that left us shocked and saddened. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/us/28cops.html
While he was gone, many unexpected twists and turns happened at work for me. Without too many details, let's just say that I am blessed, blessed, blessed with good friends, healthy and safe family, and angels watching over me. And, it is safe to say that my co workers fooled me by playing a very funny April Fool's joke by - an "Over the Hill" celebration for me. The funniest part about the whole thing was that it wasn't even my birthday... but I got to eat cake and open gifts so it's all good!
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