Christmas in NYC

Wow ... I can't believe it's been such a long time since our last blogs! First off, we hope you and your family had a fantastic Christmas! Christmas has come and gone and it was quite different for us this year. Reflecting on our last Christmas holiday, this was the exact opposite! We were in London last year where the subway and buses close for 2 days. This year was Times Square, Manhattan, New York where restaurants stay open as well as transportation! We arrived in Times Square on Saturday the 22nd after traveling for over 12 hours. Our hotel for the first two nights was ... well ... a place to rest our heads. We kept ourselves pretty busy in the city that never sleeps, so that hotel suited our needs perfectly. Some of the many sights we saw during our stay in NYC was: Broadway district, Chrysler building, Empire State building, Ground Zero, Wall Street, Hudson River, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Fifth Avenue shopping including Tiffanys, rode in a horse drawn carriage through Central Park. Most of these sights were via a double decker bus tour that we were able to hop on and off at. Our 2nd hotel was a big step up from the 1st one ... more like 4 stars more of a step up. Our one star room soon became a 5 star room with a little 2 block walk through Times Square. :)
It's 1:20 a.m. right now, so if this blog seems a little random and unorganized, you'll know why. :) We are currently in Washington, D.C. and are loving it ... we love it so much that we are staying an extra day here before heading back up to NYC. More on DC later ... enjoy the pictures!!!

Exciting News, Fall Out Boy Concert, Exciting News, "December 'Round the World", exciting news, new toys, and EXCITING news

What is the exciting news you say? Well ... I'm going to make you read the other news first. :)

Fall Out Boy was yet again another good concert, but not as fun as the last one. I'm not a huge rock-n-roll fan ... or even pop music ... but I was blown away with their last tour in June that I was excited to go again last week. Bad news was that the bass guitar player broke his foot on stage before getting to Denver, so it made the concert not as exciting. The electric and bass guitar players were the best parts of the show; they would do 360 degree turns while playing their guitars! No one was spinning at this concert. The other reason I didn't like it as well as the last one was because it was inside ... I love being outside; but I'm also glad we didn't have to sit outside in the 20 degree weather! The set was fun. Here is a picture of the opening set.

I am finished with one of three elementary music programs. The fourth grade classes performed a program called "December 'Round the World". I ran the program differently than the previous years' music teachers, but all my 4th grade teachers and helpers really pulled it off! I was told by my assistant Principal that it was the best program he's ever seen. :) YEAH! Thanks to all that helped and the hard work those 4th graders put into it. Next up: December 11th "Santa, You've Got Mail" by the 5th grade classes and December 19th "December in Our Town" by the 3rd grade classes.

We have added many new toys to our entertainment room downstairs. This is a picture of our new billiards table my husband likes to beat me at. Also pictured is Zack and I getting ready to watch a movie in our theatre room that was finished by our former houseguests while we were in California. (Sorry it took me so long to post a pic!) Fletch has also put up the dart board and updated our theatre room. We now have a 1080 projector and a PS3 which was bought mainly for the blu-ray disc format primarily. If you haven't stopped by yet, feel free to show up anytime! We love having visitors!

Okay, okay ... if you've skipped down to this part, you are a bad-head! You must read the other parts after I reveal the exciting news you've all been waiting for. Are you sitting down? Are you ready for this???

I'M GOING TO BE AN AUNT!!!! WOO-HOO!!!

My darling younger brother called me to see what our travel plans are for the summer and told me we may want to stop by St. Louis to meet my future nephew/niece in July. Tahli is about 11 weeks now? I can't remember. Hopefully they'll comment soon. Boy, oh boy, the pressure is finally off Greg and I to give mom her first grandchild. Whew. Thanks, Tahli! You're the best. :) (Kim, you're next).