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.