I miss the sunshine!!

I am so over this weather, I think it might send me into a depression!  It makes it worse to see the weather in Atlanta....60 degrees this weekend!!  I can only handle so much snow, wind, and rain!  So, today I have decided to protest the weather (in the dumbest way possible) by not wearing a coat, only a sweater. 

Despite the weather, we have been going for lots of walks.  Here are some pictures of the 9-11 memorial in Jersey City right where we live, across from WTC.

       These are actual pieces from the Tower.  The tallest tower in the back is the new Freedom tower.

We finally got around to registering our car in New Jersey.  One might think I would be used to it by now, but it still made me sad when we took off our GA plates and put on the NJ ones.  AND, to make matters worse, NJ requires a front license plate, so I had to say goodbye to my VT plate that David bought me years ago:(

I have been up to the same old stuff, tutoring at the elementary school in NYC and going to lunch with other friends that don't work during the day.  I also started volunteering a block away from our house with a kindergarten class here in Jersey.  I need to be careful not to over commit myself, two days a week where I have to be somewhere at a certain time is about all I can handle right now;)  Tax season for David is still in full swing. 

We had our 20 week sonogram last Thursday, the baby was moving around so much the tech left the room at one point for a few minutes while the baby switched positions. It was adorable, we saw the baby trying to do a flip.  We held out, we don't know if the baby is a boy or girl.  If David wasn't so insistent on not finding out, I probably would have given in!
David took this picture of the screen, I think it is slightly better quality than the printed pictures they gave us.

 

We still haven't decided on names. So, we decided we will each come up with our top 10 girls and top 10 boys names and then compare lists.  We aren't keeping the names a secret, we just need to come up with one of each! 

This past Saturday we went to see Spiderman on Broadway with David's friend and his girlfriend.  I forgot to take a picture outside!!!!  Anyway, it was actually better than I thought, except for the ONE HOUR SET MALFUNCTION!!  That really threw the entire feeling of the show off, and I felt badly for all the kids in the audience, 4 hours in a seat is a long time!

Lately

David is still working insane hours and usually 7 days/week...I can't wait until tax season is over!!!
A few weeks ago my friend Liann and I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, had lunch in Dumbo (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), and then walked back.  Which by the way, I never realized NYC had so many acronyms.  Luckily David, for whatever reason, knows them all so I don't have to look them up.  We had a great time, and it was much better walking across the bridge this time of year than it was in July when David and I did before.  Unfortunately, the sun wasn't out, so most of my pictures didn't turn out very well.

 

Two weekends ago, David and I took a long walk around New York.  Thanks to modern technology, we were able to Skype David's parents and show them parts of the city.

 



Back in February, I helped Liann move.  As a thank you, we went to get our nails done last week, and she treated me. It was the first time I have ever had gel.  I LOVE THEM!!  It takes a while, about two hours, but they dry immediately and last about 3 weeks.  However, I do not love the price, so I am not sure it is something I will keep up or not (of course David says no way, but every time we are out and someone compliments them, I try to convince him they are worth it;)). 

 

Friday of last week I met my parents in Philadelphia for the day.  We went to the English garden show and had a great time!  Some of the flower arrangements and little English gardens were beautiful!  My dad took a ton of pictures, so I was lazy and didn't, but this is the only picture he has sent me.

Over the weekend, it started to warm up a bit.  I met David after work on Sunday and we went to an awesome Italian restaurant.  I was just so excited the sun was finally out!

 

Tuesday we went to the doctor, the appointment went well!  The doctor said I am doing "stellar" and that my weight gain is perfect (5 pounds total so far).  Now that there is finally a bump, the pictures are worth posting on here.  Yes, there is wine in the picture....since I can't drink it, I like to at least look at it ;)

Yesterday was SUCH a nice day.  I took a long walk with a friend and it was so nice.  Today it is FREEZING again :(  Spring can't come soon enough! 

Happy 32nd Birthday!

Last Friday (well all weekend really) we celebrated David's 32nd birthday.  He took the day off work and told them he couldn't work the weekend either...which was so nice since we haven't spent any time together since tax season started.  David wanted to go to the Met, so we did that during the day.  We were there for 3 hours, and barely touched the surface of things to see.  We have been before, and it's funny because we always find ourselves back in the same place looking at the same stuff we have seen before. 

After the museum we took a walk through the Upper East side and through Midtown (our old stomping ground).  Then, we headed down to the West Village for dinner at Spasso (http://spassonyc.com/index.php) ...which was great.  We had the housemade stracciatella cheese to start, David had the skirt steak for dinner, and I had the scallops.  We also shared the brussel sprouts, but I have to admit, I have yet to find any in a restaurant that taste as good as how David makes them at home.  David had a Prada to drink - whiskey, limoncello, honey, and lemon - which apparently he liked so much that we had to rush out to buy a bottle of limoncello over the weekend for him to make one at home.

On Saturday we went to see "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" on Broadway.  I bought the tickets as David's birthday present because he has been talking about seeing it since we moved here.  It was horrible.  I don't even know how to describe it.  I could barely keep my eyes open and at intermission, I knew it was bad when David said he couldn't wait for it to end.  It dragged on and on!!!!  We had reservations to go out to eat afterward, but we were both so exhausted that we cancelled them, came home and ordered pizza.

 

Sunday we had a relaxing day, David made beef bourguignon and we watched some of the Oscars. I can't stand watching too much, I feel like it is a bunch of people out of touch with reality. 

This week I have been hanging out with my friend Liann, we met about a month ago.  She just moved from New Zealand for her husband's job (she is originally from the UK), so we have had a lot of fun exploring the city since we aren't working;)!  I am also still doing my tutoring, which I enjoy...the kids are so sweet.