Cyclones vs. Staten Island Yankees

Medieval Night at Keyspan Park! Sword fights, knights and everything that the Medieval Times entertainment center in New Jersey could offer the Cyclone fans.

Pat Venditte,the Staten Island Yankees star pitcher did not play. We were disappointed because he wears a special glove so that he can pitch using the right or left. However, King Henry (the Cyclones host) brought all kinds of excitement as usual. Miss New York made a visit and the Beach Bums (summer Cyclone Interns)lead the crowd in cheers.

Count the Calories

So we head out to see a Cyclones baseball! Excited to eat peanuts, drink a beverage and have a hot dog at the old ballpark! However, we were faced with sticker shock! No, not by the price but calorie count. On every item! I won't share with you how much a bag of peanuts will pack on the pounds. It's not pretty. Putting calorie stickers on every item in restaurants is New Yorks new thing! Thanks, Kristi for sending this link!
Sticker Shock Article

Off to Seattle

Here are the highlights from our trip! We miss you Seattle!

We rented a house in the mountains with our friends! We went on a hike through the woods to find the lost city of Wellington! Enjoyed putting together the world's most difficult jigsaw puzzle, Boggle battles, Apples to Apples and spending lots of time with people we miss!!

Olympic Music Festival: Violin, Viola and Cello performance in the barn!

Hurricane Ridge! Love the Mountains!

Tide-pooling at Salt Creek Campground! Yes, we actually camped!

The moody Pacific Ocean!

Lake Quinault Resort

Siren Music Festival

D.C. Friends
95 degrees did not stop us from heading out to see music. Epstein and his friend from D.C. drove up for the Coney Island Siren Music Festival. Broken Social Scene performed with 100% energy! Even with a drummer recovering from heat-stroke.
Carni Game

End to a 95 degree Day

New York Philharmonic in Prospect Park

We headed down to Prospect Park for the summer New York Philharmonic concert. The sky was incredible and the weather was actually cool. Fireworks ended the evening. The encore was chosen by the audience via texting! So high-tech!