We're Still Here!

We battled through the winter and even got a snow day (first in five years). Chad has been taking one class on the books and the other off. He's extending his schooling into the Fall. We here another year which will leave time for more adventures. Here's the latest and greatest~

GO METS! HELLO CITI FIELD!
The apple made it into the new stadium. On April 29th 80 fifth graders and Sarah will see it. Take me out to the ball game!

Mr. Met got a shiny new look too!

She's looks all cleaned up for the big opener!

Real World Brooklyn-Record Set Straight
People do not drive around Brooklyn. People take buses and subways except if they live in Redhook. The Redhook neighborhood housed the latest Real World folks at Pier 41. The location is interesting because not a whole lot exist.
Pier 41 also houses the BEST Key Lime tarts and pies in the world. Steve only sells Key Lime. We're fans of the Swingle (Chocolate covered Key Lime tart).



Up Town Field Trip
We headed up north with our crew! Goodness it felt like another world. We went to The Cloisters which is a French Monastery, to Tom's Restaurant for some Seinfeld fun and St. John the Divine. Elin took us through Columbia campus where she works.

Saint John the Divine is the largest cathedral in the world. The statue of liberty can stand in the middle. Huge!

Tom's Restaurant is famous for Seinfeld, the best milkshake in NYC and Suzanne Vega sang about "Tom's Diner".

A Slice of Home in NYC!

Bubble hockey has been found in the East Village. We headed out to eat at Supper (very yummy Italian)and watch some hoops! We found this bar that houses bubble hockey. It's not like the olden days of USSR vs. USA but the colors resembled Red Wings vs. Maple Leafs. Quarters were placed and locals were played.

Late night out in the big city!

Say It's So!

At the beginning of March just when we thought the snow was over a snow day closed NYC schools!

Theater Fun

Brooklyn Academy of Music featured Ethan Hawk in Cherry Orchard and Winters Tale. Both were incredible. Ethan grabbed a guitar in a Winter's Tale sang with an incredible voice. He stole the show!

Detroit Visitor!

Sarah's sister came to visit! It was Fashion Week~ Bryant Park Tents were up. Sneaking in is really difficult.

No Haters in the Club

Manchild had a show in Jersey City! We left NYC!

Brrrr...Brooklyn!

January has been about staying warm and politics!
We traveled to D.C. for Obama's Big Day!

Saw Chris Matthews from MSNBC!

Went to see "All My Sons"! Tom was there supporting Katy!

Also ducked into Jersey City last night to catch another Manchild show, the hardest-rocking guy in red pajamas you're likely to come across.

Happy New Year!

We spent our Christmas and New Year in D-Town with family and friends. December was Chad's marathon finish-line with classes ending, teaching finishing on a strong note and a week of vacation! Much needed rest for us both. I've been working weekends to test-prep the kiddos for a huge reading exam. Some mid-west relaxation was a huge need.

Snow finally fell in December! The cold winds are really beginning to kick-up. Our walks through the Prospect Park are a little shorter these days. Looks like Seattle has kept all our snow! Enjoy!

Bailey is doing well. He's still alive and loving Brooklyn!

November Fun! Gobble, Gobble!

Mom and dad Robb came to visit for Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful time visiting Brighton Beach, Coney Island, shopping at Macys! The best was Dave Brubeck at the Blue Note! An incredible night~

Thanksgiving served~

Dad carved the bird...yes a turkey.

Snoopy danced on the heads of spectators!

Macy's Day Parade was perfect!

Our latest adventure in theater was American Buffalo starring John Leguizamo, Cedric the Entertainer and Haley Joel Osment. It had mixed reviews. We enjoyed it!

Happy Halloween!

New York is the place to be for Halloween!

Fletch and a box of Woodbridge wine hit the town on Saturday!

The Village parade was packed! Manhattan was filled with Halloween hoopla!

Park Slope had a kiddles costume parade!

WesterFeelies Visit

Westerfeelies took on NYC! Rain or shine... they hit the streets!

Central Park Pumpkin Harvest...Dead Sea Scrolls...Greenwich Village...DUMBO...Park Slope...Brooklyn Bridge...Times Square...

Natural History Museum...Prospect Park...and a delicious bagel (from La Bagel Delight) with cream cheese, onion, and tomato...

They even figured out we could the Statue of Liberty from our kitchen window! (it's small, but it's there!)

Broadway or Bust!

Some people run the New York Marathon...we're walking Broadway. All of it! 13.3 miles! Saturday we took on the tourist section. Our trail head started at Wall Street. Well the stock exchanged hasn't turned around. RIP. At Bleecher we had to break away from the crowd. 1.5 miles! Yay! As we turned down Bleecher Chad spotted Salman Rushdie heading to a Barack Obama rally for writers.

A Must See!

Come to New York! If you can't... it's going on a national tour starting August 2009. This is an amazing production! It's 3 1/2 hours long but felt like one! When it ended, we wanted more. It's a dark comedy that will make you laugh, cry and shout just like the characters.
Osage County

Specs and the City!

The Daily News said it perfectly! Sarah Palin was in New York this week. The Daily had their own fake Sarah Palin running around NYC! Here's some links:
Gothamist
Daily News

Goodbye Old Apple!

This weekend marks the end! The Mets final regular season game is Sunday! A report just came out that the old home run apple will NOT follow the Mets to Citi Stadium. In fact, a new apple will be made but the hat will placed in the new stadium. Tears. As one blogger on ESPN stated,"We loved her to the core!"
Shea Stadium

Yankee Stadium Bases Only $1,500!

Yankee Stadium ends its long run this weekend. Sunday is the last game. If want Yankee items it will cost you. A urinal is $3,000. Bases $1,500. For ballpark seats click here:
Ballpark Seats
The Bensons came out in August for a Red Sox game. Monument Park was packed but we managed to sneak in! The Yankees lost but we got to see the old ballpark one last time.

Kissing Summer Goodbye!

Elin,Ethan,Chad and I went to the MET rooftop garden to officially end summer! It was an incredible day! The MET was overwhelming. I swear they have more Egyptian artifacts than Egypt. Great modern art collection!

Some Pictures from Egypt!

The camel is smiling too!

The old traditional tourist shot.

I loved the colors and patterns at the bazaars!

First day of school and other stuff!

September is here! Where did summer go! Chad had his first day of teaching on Tuesday. The kiddos at NYU are eager youngsters. I started at PS 11 in Chelsea. A world of difference from Bed-Stuy! Student run farmer's market, music class that includes guitar lessons and a science lab. Here are some August highlights:
Chad and some folks went to Levon Helm's house for the famous ramble. Levon's house is a wooden mountain man's dream castle. They also took a side trip to see Big Pink.
While at ramble I was in Egypt seeing every temple in the country. Amazing. I'll spar you the 560 pictures.
Big Pink

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