Official Show Count

Since moving to NY last November we've had the opportunity to see 11 shows (a combination of Broadway and Off-Broaday). Here's the official running count - I'd say we're turning into Broadway junkies!

1. Pajama Game
2. I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
3. Almost Maine
4. Wicked
5. Drowsey Chapperone
6. Mamma Mia
7. Blue Man Group
8. Altar Boyz
9. Almost Heaven
10.Barefoot in the Park
11.25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Living the life...

My friend Paige said she wanted to come live my life in NYC. So that's what we did. We didn't do the "touristy" stuff - we just did what we'd normally do on any weekend. Paige brought her son Hank... aka, "The Tank" or "Billy Rubin", to play with the kids -they had a ball. They played their hearts out and crashed at the end of every day. My sweet husband, watched the kids twice so Paige and I could do some boutique shopping in the area (nothing out of the ordinary for my life). We ate and ate and drank and shopped and even had time for a Broadway show! 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was hilarious - we were singing it all weekend long (shocker). On our last night we got a babysitter and the three of us went to Rosa Mexicano (one of very few good Mexican Restaurants in the City) then to the lower east side to listen to some live music. The trip ended with church this morning, then it was time to say good-bye to our sweet friends. We can't wait till your next visit - bring BT next time!

Macy's Birthday!

Macy is two! We had her birthday party at the Central Park Zoo. We started here with lunch and cake, then we walked to the zoo. Mimi and cousin Melanie were here for the big event - it was a great day! Some favorites were.... the Dora cake, the fat piggee at the petting zoo, and of course, the Dora trike!

Long Lost Friend...

A special friend from college came to visit us last weekend! Dana was in our wedding, but we haven't seen much of each other since then. She was working in New Jersey and took the train over for a visit. We're putting the hard pressure on her to move up here for good - she thinks there might be an opening in the New Jersey office in a few months.

Carrie!

Carrie (we're on a first name basis) is sooooooooo adorable and very very skinny! Here are some pics from the (very short) concert in Bryant Park. (The concert was cut short b/c of terrorist happenings the day before.)

Good Morning America

Heading to Bryant Park at 6:30 in the morning to see Carrie Underwear (as Griffin would say). As most of you know - we're HUGE American Idol fans... and love Carrie Underwood!
Hopefully we'll be there early enough to get a good spot.

Friends!

Our dear friends, The Looneys, have moved back to Texas. Here are some pictures from our "going-away" dinner.... Think of us when you're at Chuy's, Sonic, Bueno, Uncle Julio's, Patrizio's, etc., etc. We'll miss you Jessica & Ryan!

Quite a night...

Just returned from a very traumatic night at the park. We were having a picnic at a park near the east river and after dinner we all decided to walk to the edge of the park and watch the boats go by. Unfortunately, Macy wanted a closer look and stuck her head through the iron railing. And, as you probably could guess, she got her head stuck. At first we didn't think much about it...but after about 10 minutes of twisting and turning her head we started to get a little worried. At this point, there was a gallery of people watching the 'circus act' including a popcorn vendor who tried to help. He rubbed popcorn oil on Macy's head to see if we could slide it out. No success. She was incredibly calm throughout this ordeal - but we were getting more and more concerned. Finally - a man in the crowd called 911 and almost instantaneously 2 firetrucks, and ambulance and police car arrived. We had 8 uniformed servicemen on the scene. They were very kind and helpful and fortunately didn't have to use the "jaws of life" like they had anticipated. Two of them hopped the very tall iron fence and figured out a way to get Macy to turn her shoulder and eventually get her whole body to go through to the other side. Luckily - without any major bruises - they handed sweet Macy over to us.
On the walk home, she was holding her head and saying "Macy head stuck". Bless her little heart. She's bathed/de-oiled and sleeping now... lot's of excitement for tonight. She fell asleep the moment she got in bed.

Wedding Memories #2

Wedding Memories!