I am starting to feel like we have been here a while now. Last week we again were spoiled with the weather. I know it will be a shock for us when the cold, cold weather comes! I started volunteering at an elementary school through a reading program two days a week. I enjoy it, and I love being around kids again. Especially little elementary school kids, they are so cute. The first time I went to pick one of them up from his classroom, I had to bend down to talk to him. It was weird walking down the hallway with someone who only came up to my hip! I am used to my middle school students who were taller than me.
Last week David went to Dunwoody to see a new client for a few days. Which by the way, it makes no sense to me how he gets a new client when we just moved from there a month ago. He drove by our old house and said the new owners had just done a few things in the yard, no major changes.
On Friday we were supposed to try out for Who Wants to be a Millionaire, but unfortunately we didn't get there in time:( We had a pretty low-key weekend. On Saturday we took the car out to just get it started, we drove up the West Side Highway. Then, we went to the Natural History Museum, which was nice, but uncomfortably warm while walking around. David kept walking around the museum saying "ya know what would be a cool movie idea, if they filmed it here and all the animals came alive"...yes, people looked at him like he was crazy. On Sunday, we took a long walk to Bryant Park, Grand Central Station, FAO Schwartz, and had a relaxing day at home watching the Redskins (another losing game). That evening we went to dinner at our favorite Indian restaurant. On Monday I volunteered at the elem. school and then met David for lunch.
It is so crazy to think of how much our lifestyle has changed over the past month. We went from driving to work everyday, to driving once every 3 weeks for about 15 minutes. We went from living in a house with a yard, to a tiny apartment with a small balcony.
Busy days are ahead! My best friend is coming to visit this weekend. David is out of town for work, and I will be visiting my parents. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, and then Christmas will be just around the corner! I am so excited to be in New York to see all the Christmas decorations and shop windows.
This morning Oprah was on Good Morning America talking about her show "Life Class". Joel Osteen is going to be on it the next two Sunday nights, and she got the idea from one of his sermons, "I Am", she heard, and it is so true. He said "I am....what follows these two simple words will determine what kind of life you are going to live, I am blessed, I am special, or I am slow, or I am anxious............what follows the I am will always come looking for you.....you choose what follows the I am" Here is the entire sermon, click here
Also, the article about Heaven that I posted last week was also on Good Morning America today!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
NYC Week 4
I wrote this post last week, and I was waiting to post it because I have pictures to go with it, but unfortunately something is wrong with the way I upload my pics....so here it is without pictures.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Time flies!! It's hard to believe we have been here a month now, time is flying! Last week was another warm week, until Friday. During the week, we did the usual. By usual I mean David went to work, and I took care of things on the homefront;) I went out with the realtor to look at apartments, and because Hoboken is so small, there isn't a lot of choice. I am looking forward to having an apartment and having my stuff back. As much as I enjoy the "hotel" feel, the novelty is quickly wearing off. One day as I was walking back to our apartment, I saw people filming Law & Order SVU.
We had a nice weekend. Friday night we went to a mexican restuarant right near our apartment. Even though we had to wait about 30 minutes (and 2 drinks cost me $20!!!!! - good thing my margarita was so strong so that I didn't have to get another one!), we still had a nice time. Saturday we took another one of our long walks down the east side to a school where I am doing some volunteer reading with elementary school kids. I wanted to make sure I knew exactly where it was. Then, we headed over to Chinatown and then walked through Little Italy. On our walk back home, we stopped at Lombardi's for lunch and had pizza. We also walked through the farmers market in Union Square, it's unbelievable all the stuff they have there!
Saturday evening we had tickets to see the Christopher Columbus statue. An artist built a temporary living room around the top of the statue, and you can climb up the steps to see Christopher. It was cool to see, but I must admit I was a bit nervous as I was sitting up there watching things in the room shake as people walked by me.
Sunday we headed to Hoboken to look at an apartment. Then, we took a walk along the water in Hoboken and got a few pictures of Manhattan. Sunday night we went to our new favorite bar to watch the Redskins win!!!!!! The bartender knows us know and as soon as we walked in on Sunday, he pointed out two seats at the bar for us.
Yesterday, Monday, David headed to Dunwoody for a couple nights for work. I can't imagine much has changed down there within a month;) I went to my volunteer session, and learned out the volunteering works. I will be going two days a week to read with my assigned student for 45 minutes. I forgot how adorable and tiny elementary school kids are, don't get me wrong, I love middle school too, but they were sooo cute yesterday!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Time flies!! It's hard to believe we have been here a month now, time is flying! Last week was another warm week, until Friday. During the week, we did the usual. By usual I mean David went to work, and I took care of things on the homefront;) I went out with the realtor to look at apartments, and because Hoboken is so small, there isn't a lot of choice. I am looking forward to having an apartment and having my stuff back. As much as I enjoy the "hotel" feel, the novelty is quickly wearing off. One day as I was walking back to our apartment, I saw people filming Law & Order SVU.
We had a nice weekend. Friday night we went to a mexican restuarant right near our apartment. Even though we had to wait about 30 minutes (and 2 drinks cost me $20!!!!! - good thing my margarita was so strong so that I didn't have to get another one!), we still had a nice time. Saturday we took another one of our long walks down the east side to a school where I am doing some volunteer reading with elementary school kids. I wanted to make sure I knew exactly where it was. Then, we headed over to Chinatown and then walked through Little Italy. On our walk back home, we stopped at Lombardi's for lunch and had pizza. We also walked through the farmers market in Union Square, it's unbelievable all the stuff they have there!
Saturday evening we had tickets to see the Christopher Columbus statue. An artist built a temporary living room around the top of the statue, and you can climb up the steps to see Christopher. It was cool to see, but I must admit I was a bit nervous as I was sitting up there watching things in the room shake as people walked by me.
Sunday we headed to Hoboken to look at an apartment. Then, we took a walk along the water in Hoboken and got a few pictures of Manhattan. Sunday night we went to our new favorite bar to watch the Redskins win!!!!!! The bartender knows us know and as soon as we walked in on Sunday, he pointed out two seats at the bar for us.
Yesterday, Monday, David headed to Dunwoody for a couple nights for work. I can't imagine much has changed down there within a month;) I went to my volunteer session, and learned out the volunteering works. I will be going two days a week to read with my assigned student for 45 minutes. I forgot how adorable and tiny elementary school kids are, don't get me wrong, I love middle school too, but they were sooo cute yesterday!
Monday, October 15, 2012
Thoughts....
We had a nice weekend. After cold weather on Friday and Saturday, it has warmed up again for Sunday and Monday. I will do my weekly NYC post tomorrow, but here is a picture from the weekend. A nice random girl offered to take our picture together, which never happens, but unfortunately, it was so dark you couldn't see our faces!! I was able to lighten it up, and I put a border around it, David said it looks like Freddie Kruger was involved in half his face. Now I can't figure out how to get rid of the border! Oh well, it's almost Halloween so it works:)
Speaking of, David is in Dunwoody for work until Wednesday. He said he drove by our old house and it looks the same. He said it wasn't sad, I don't think we were there long enough for it to be sad;)
I read a good article on Heaven, which I think is definitely worth reading.
Here is one of my favorite quotes, one that has been on my mind a lot recently:
"What if you woke up today with only the things you gave thanks for yesterday" Sometimes I think we all need a little reminding to be thankful for what we do have, instead of thinking too much about what we don't have (which I am very guilty of at times!).
Speaking of, David is in Dunwoody for work until Wednesday. He said he drove by our old house and it looks the same. He said it wasn't sad, I don't think we were there long enough for it to be sad;)
I read a good article on Heaven, which I think is definitely worth reading.
Here is one of my favorite quotes, one that has been on my mind a lot recently:
"What if you woke up today with only the things you gave thanks for yesterday" Sometimes I think we all need a little reminding to be thankful for what we do have, instead of thinking too much about what we don't have (which I am very guilty of at times!).
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
NYC Week 3
In some ways it feels like we have been here forever, and in some I still feel like I am going back to Georgia to my house and my job! We had a fun week, we are trying to get out as much as we can and explore while we are living in the city.
On Tuesday it was a very rainy day. I met David for lunch and then went down to Salvation Army. I signed up to volunteer at their after school program to help kids with their homework. I am just waiting on them to finish the background check and check references.
Wednesday I finished something I have been working on since 2005. David and I went to Disney World right before he moved to the U.S. and I started a scrapbook when we lived in Ohio...and yes, I did JUST finish it - procrastination at its finest! That evening, we went for a long walk on the upper west side and came home to watch the debate. I enjoyed looking at the apartment building across from us to see how many people I could spot who were also watching the debate - probably a little more interesting to me than the actual debate;)
On Thursday, I wandered around and explored. David came home early to watch Liverpool (loose!) and then we went for a LONG walk to the London Candy Company on the upper east side. We live on WEST 56th St. and the store was on the EAST on 96th street...it was so humid, we both looked like we had just gotten out of the shower when we arrived! AND, we walked out of their with 3 little bags of chips, 4 candy bars and a small bag of chocolates for $27!!! On our way home, we saw Anderson Cooper coming out of the grocery store and getting into his car.
Friday was another beautiful day, I went shopping and walked through Central Park. Friday night we walked down to a restaurant we had been to before, A Salt and Battery. We got fish and chips, but they were just ok, nothing too great. Then, we walked over to see David Blaine and his high voltage stunt, but it hadn't started yet, so we didn't see much.
Saturday was another humid day, along with another long walk to Harlem. On our way up, we wen tthrough Central Park. It was so crowded! We walked up to the restuarant that was used in Seinfeld. It is a little diner, with typical diner food. That evening we went to a waffle truck for dessert that I have been wanting to try, we got waffles topped with chocolate and cream.
One of the things that blows my mind is how expensive it is to do laundry here. Sunday morning we did laundry, it is $3.25 to wash and another $3.25 to dry!! We had a lazy day on Sunday, it has gotten cold here now (in the 50s), so we walked to Dylan's Candy Bar for a sugar fix and then watched the Redskins at our new favorite bar, the guy now recognizes us and didn't charge us for all our drinks.
Yesterday I went out with the realtor in Hoboken. As fun as it is to live in NYC, Hoboken is defintely more our speed, slower, quieter, and only a 12 minute train ride from NYC. I didn't see any apartments that I loved, and realized we have way too much stuff, we but I am going out again with him at the end of the week. Last night we walked to Bryant Park in our sweats (we laugh because we say we are back to our Ohio Wal-Mart attire) and had a beer outside.
On Tuesday it was a very rainy day. I met David for lunch and then went down to Salvation Army. I signed up to volunteer at their after school program to help kids with their homework. I am just waiting on them to finish the background check and check references.
Wednesday I finished something I have been working on since 2005. David and I went to Disney World right before he moved to the U.S. and I started a scrapbook when we lived in Ohio...and yes, I did JUST finish it - procrastination at its finest! That evening, we went for a long walk on the upper west side and came home to watch the debate. I enjoyed looking at the apartment building across from us to see how many people I could spot who were also watching the debate - probably a little more interesting to me than the actual debate;)
On Thursday, I wandered around and explored. David came home early to watch Liverpool (loose!) and then we went for a LONG walk to the London Candy Company on the upper east side. We live on WEST 56th St. and the store was on the EAST on 96th street...it was so humid, we both looked like we had just gotten out of the shower when we arrived! AND, we walked out of their with 3 little bags of chips, 4 candy bars and a small bag of chocolates for $27!!! On our way home, we saw Anderson Cooper coming out of the grocery store and getting into his car.
Friday was another beautiful day, I went shopping and walked through Central Park. Friday night we walked down to a restaurant we had been to before, A Salt and Battery. We got fish and chips, but they were just ok, nothing too great. Then, we walked over to see David Blaine and his high voltage stunt, but it hadn't started yet, so we didn't see much.
Saturday was another humid day, along with another long walk to Harlem. On our way up, we wen tthrough Central Park. It was so crowded! We walked up to the restuarant that was used in Seinfeld. It is a little diner, with typical diner food. That evening we went to a waffle truck for dessert that I have been wanting to try, we got waffles topped with chocolate and cream.
Yesterday I went out with the realtor in Hoboken. As fun as it is to live in NYC, Hoboken is defintely more our speed, slower, quieter, and only a 12 minute train ride from NYC. I didn't see any apartments that I loved, and realized we have way too much stuff, we but I am going out again with him at the end of the week. Last night we walked to Bryant Park in our sweats (we laugh because we say we are back to our Ohio Wal-Mart attire) and had a beer outside.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
NYC - Week 2
Monday was a quiet day, the weather again was beautiful. On Tuesday, I went to a taping of Anderson Cooper Live with a friend. We had a great time! We were seated in the second row center of the audience seating. Before we got told we weren't allowed to take pictures, I snuck in a few. The guests were Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, Meg Ryan, America Ferrara, Olivia Wilde and Gabrielle Union. Anderson Cooper seems like a geninuely nice guy.
On Wednesday I ventured out to Macy's......it was so crowded that it makes it difficult to shop! We took a walk that night to Whole Foods and came home to relax. Thursday was probably one of my laziest days here so far...I did laundry, and that's about all I can think to write about for Thursday (kind of pathetic, I know).
Friday was a rainy day. David took the day off which was nice. We went to the British store and stocked up on crisps (chips) and lots of chocolate. Aftewards, we went to Chelsea Market, just a cool place with shops and little food stores. Friday night we went to eat at one of the most popular food vendors here, The Halal Guys. The food was good, and they give HUGE portions for only $6. We didn't even finish half the portions were so big. We went around 7:00 and there was a line of about 40 people.
On our walk back from dinner, we saw the filming of a Lenoardo DiCaprio movie.
On Saturday we watched Liverpool (and they won, which meant David would be happy, which meant my day would be better:)). Then, we went to the lottery for Book of Mormon. We didn't win tickets, so we headed to the lottery for Peter and the Star Catchers. David won tickets for that show, only $27/ticket! The show started out very weird, but then got better and better.
Sunday was another hot and humid day. We took a long walk along the East River, saw the United Nations and then walked down to Gray's Papayas, a famous hot dog shop that has been in a lot of movies. The hot dogs were good, but nothing I think I would ever make a special trip for again. Sunday evening we went to a bar to watch the Redskins play...and win!! We ended the day with our favorite $0.99 slice of pizza.
Monday was a warm day, just in time for the weather to turn very, VERY wet on Tuesday. Oh and David got a new car to fit in in NYC!! ;)
On Wednesday I ventured out to Macy's......it was so crowded that it makes it difficult to shop! We took a walk that night to Whole Foods and came home to relax. Thursday was probably one of my laziest days here so far...I did laundry, and that's about all I can think to write about for Thursday (kind of pathetic, I know).
Friday was a rainy day. David took the day off which was nice. We went to the British store and stocked up on crisps (chips) and lots of chocolate. Aftewards, we went to Chelsea Market, just a cool place with shops and little food stores. Friday night we went to eat at one of the most popular food vendors here, The Halal Guys. The food was good, and they give HUGE portions for only $6. We didn't even finish half the portions were so big. We went around 7:00 and there was a line of about 40 people.
On our walk back from dinner, we saw the filming of a Lenoardo DiCaprio movie.
On Saturday we watched Liverpool (and they won, which meant David would be happy, which meant my day would be better:)). Then, we went to the lottery for Book of Mormon. We didn't win tickets, so we headed to the lottery for Peter and the Star Catchers. David won tickets for that show, only $27/ticket! The show started out very weird, but then got better and better.
Sunday was another hot and humid day. We took a long walk along the East River, saw the United Nations and then walked down to Gray's Papayas, a famous hot dog shop that has been in a lot of movies. The hot dogs were good, but nothing I think I would ever make a special trip for again. Sunday evening we went to a bar to watch the Redskins play...and win!! We ended the day with our favorite $0.99 slice of pizza.
Monday was a warm day, just in time for the weather to turn very, VERY wet on Tuesday. Oh and David got a new car to fit in in NYC!! ;)
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