I love his red hair and ... which Kelly cut off! Sad day! Now he really looks like a little man!
These are the alligators in the Swamp area of the zoo... I really love the zoo, maybe I will go again soon.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
What a cute little guy
I forgot to post this on Jayden's 2nd birthday awhile back, so here it is... My cousin Kelly's little man turned 2 and to celebrate we went to the zoo in New Orleans! Here is Jayden standing by one of the FANTASTIC oak trees ...
I love his red hair and ... which Kelly cut off! Sad day! Now he really looks like a little man!
These are the alligators in the Swamp area of the zoo... I really love the zoo, maybe I will go again soon.
I love his red hair and ... which Kelly cut off! Sad day! Now he really looks like a little man!
These are the alligators in the Swamp area of the zoo... I really love the zoo, maybe I will go again soon.
Last one on this subject....
I promise this is the last one on the Philly trip from February...
While Sarah was in school I would drive around to practice becoming a pro at driving a stick shift and because I was bored at the house. One day I decided to find covered bridges in the area... score! This one was built in 1869.
Another day I was out in Kutztown shopping at the Pebbles (where I bought a way cute skirt on sale for $2.39 by the way) and as I was leaving I saw this....
I guess the Mennonites were in the grocery store. I thought it was funny to see the horse and buggy in the parking lot. When my mom was visiting Aunt Cathy a few years ago, she saw a horse and buggy parked at the gas station...I guess they needed a little help to improve their horse power!
While Sarah was in school I would drive around to practice becoming a pro at driving a stick shift and because I was bored at the house. One day I decided to find covered bridges in the area... score! This one was built in 1869.
Another day I was out in Kutztown shopping at the Pebbles (where I bought a way cute skirt on sale for $2.39 by the way) and as I was leaving I saw this....
I guess the Mennonites were in the grocery store. I thought it was funny to see the horse and buggy in the parking lot. When my mom was visiting Aunt Cathy a few years ago, she saw a horse and buggy parked at the gas station...I guess they needed a little help to improve their horse power!
New York City?!?!?!
While I was in Philly, Sarah and I took the bus up to New York City one weekend. This was my first time in NYC and had a blast! I wasn't able to fully enjoy every aspect of the city because I was there for such a short time. Also, I had a 12 year old with me that was ready to go home after being there for only 30 minutes...oh yeah... she wasn't happy with me dragging her around for many many many hours...Here are some of the pictures I took while I was there...
When we first got off the bus at the Port Authority, we were a block off Broadway!
We walked around a bit and nature called so we found a place to go to the restroom and warm up (it was in the low 20s when we arrived) ... we found M&M world! It wasn't as good as the one in Vegas but it was fun...Yellow is my favorite just to let you know...
After we left there, we walked down to Times Square... I didn't see the naked cowboy playing his guitar, like my mom did when she was here visiting my sister, I guess it was too cold for him ...
I was enjoying wandering all over the city, my young companion just want to ride the subway so we would stop walking...poor thing, doesn't she know you can see more by just wandering around? We wandered right into Radio City Hall...
which is right by Magnolia Bakery... made famous by Sex and the City...
Speaking of Sex and the City... it just happened to be Fashion Week!
I wanted to see the Empire State Building. I wasn't really sure where I was going but I could see it through the buildings and kept walking in that general direction...
As we were heading towards the Empire State Building, we came upon Macy's (bright lights, choirs singing)...now when I watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and the acts perform in front of the store, I have always thought the street was pretty wide... nope I was wrong, it was hardly wide enough for two cars to go down...
First, Macy's is one of my favorite department stores, and I was happy to be in the original one that was 9 floors of shopping heaven, and they were having a sale. Sarah found a Marc Jacobs purse and almost fell on the floor when she saw the price, and it was on sale! We decided to start at the top and work our way down. I thought one of the coolest things was the original escalators....the picture doesn't really show how completely cool they were...
We finally left and kept on heading towards the Empire State Building... we finally made it with one detour to shop in the H&M .... I have been to a few here in the states and don't think they are as good as the ones in Europe, which is where they are from. We didn't go up the Empire State Building because the line was ridiculously long and we were going to the wax museum later .... so we just tilted our heads back, looked up and I said wow that is a tall building and we continued on...
now we headed back up town to Grand Central Station...and I heard nothing but complaints about getting on the subway, blah blah blah...
It was here that we finally go on the subway and headed to Little Italy for lunch...here I am on the subway...
When we got to Little Italy all Sarah wanted was pizza..what?!?! Um no! We are going to eat in a real restaurant, with hot Italian waiters...which is what we did, when this hottie coaxed us in....then we walked around Chinatown and I was trying to find a fake/stolen Burkin bag, which noone had. Sarah asked why the guys would ask if I wanted a purse and they didn't have any. I told her we had to go down an ally into a van or something to see them. She didn't think it was safe and I said for a Burkin it would be worth it. Maybe on my next trip they will have some fake/stolen Burkin...
As we were leaving Sarah realized she had lost her Metro pass ... great. Big dent in my plans... maybe she secretly lost it so we would go to the wax museum and then head home and stop walking everywhere. She was not a big fan of walking and exploring without a plan. We paid for another one way ticket so we could get back to Times Square. We went into a few shops around there and then went to the wax museum.... I won't bore you with pictures. They were much like the ones from Vegas, but I had more fun at the one in LV, Sarah wouldn't do any fun poses with wax figures. We finally got on the bus to head back to Pennsylvania. Good day. I will have to go back to finish seeing everything I wanted to see and didn't. Oh here is the New Years ball...they are leaving it up all year. It changes colors ...kinda cool.
When we first got off the bus at the Port Authority, we were a block off Broadway!
We walked around a bit and nature called so we found a place to go to the restroom and warm up (it was in the low 20s when we arrived) ... we found M&M world! It wasn't as good as the one in Vegas but it was fun...Yellow is my favorite just to let you know...
After we left there, we walked down to Times Square... I didn't see the naked cowboy playing his guitar, like my mom did when she was here visiting my sister, I guess it was too cold for him ...
I was enjoying wandering all over the city, my young companion just want to ride the subway so we would stop walking...poor thing, doesn't she know you can see more by just wandering around? We wandered right into Radio City Hall...
which is right by Magnolia Bakery... made famous by Sex and the City...
Speaking of Sex and the City... it just happened to be Fashion Week!
I wanted to see the Empire State Building. I wasn't really sure where I was going but I could see it through the buildings and kept walking in that general direction...
As we were heading towards the Empire State Building, we came upon Macy's (bright lights, choirs singing)...now when I watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and the acts perform in front of the store, I have always thought the street was pretty wide... nope I was wrong, it was hardly wide enough for two cars to go down...
First, Macy's is one of my favorite department stores, and I was happy to be in the original one that was 9 floors of shopping heaven, and they were having a sale. Sarah found a Marc Jacobs purse and almost fell on the floor when she saw the price, and it was on sale! We decided to start at the top and work our way down. I thought one of the coolest things was the original escalators....the picture doesn't really show how completely cool they were...
We finally left and kept on heading towards the Empire State Building... we finally made it with one detour to shop in the H&M .... I have been to a few here in the states and don't think they are as good as the ones in Europe, which is where they are from. We didn't go up the Empire State Building because the line was ridiculously long and we were going to the wax museum later .... so we just tilted our heads back, looked up and I said wow that is a tall building and we continued on...
now we headed back up town to Grand Central Station...and I heard nothing but complaints about getting on the subway, blah blah blah...
It was here that we finally go on the subway and headed to Little Italy for lunch...here I am on the subway...
When we got to Little Italy all Sarah wanted was pizza..what?!?! Um no! We are going to eat in a real restaurant, with hot Italian waiters...which is what we did, when this hottie coaxed us in....then we walked around Chinatown and I was trying to find a fake/stolen Burkin bag, which noone had. Sarah asked why the guys would ask if I wanted a purse and they didn't have any. I told her we had to go down an ally into a van or something to see them. She didn't think it was safe and I said for a Burkin it would be worth it. Maybe on my next trip they will have some fake/stolen Burkin...
As we were leaving Sarah realized she had lost her Metro pass ... great. Big dent in my plans... maybe she secretly lost it so we would go to the wax museum and then head home and stop walking everywhere. She was not a big fan of walking and exploring without a plan. We paid for another one way ticket so we could get back to Times Square. We went into a few shops around there and then went to the wax museum.... I won't bore you with pictures. They were much like the ones from Vegas, but I had more fun at the one in LV, Sarah wouldn't do any fun poses with wax figures. We finally got on the bus to head back to Pennsylvania. Good day. I will have to go back to finish seeing everything I wanted to see and didn't. Oh here is the New Years ball...they are leaving it up all year. It changes colors ...kinda cool.
This really took a long time...
Hey Yall... so you know I went to Philly about 2 months ago, and I never posted pictures! OOPS! I am a slacker I know, PLEASE forgive me! Here are some from my trip, I hope you enjoy!
As I was driving into Philly, OH and I was driving a stick shift - now let me tell you that this was the first time in 15 years that I had driven a stick shift. I was a bit rusty at first but after a few days of driving EVERYWHERE for practice it was pretty much smooth sailing. However, I was a bit nervous about driving in the BIG city...not the farm land I had been driving in! So, as I started earlier, as I was driving into Philly, I passed the Eagles stadium...
Once in the city I finally found a parking space and to get into it I had to drive UP a STEEP entrance, I am glad there was only one person behind me and he was able to back up ... I was walking past an old church and came upon the grave of Benjamin Franklin...
This is Independence Hall... I didn't go inside because I stood had been standing in line for 30 or so minutes and it was freezing and starting to rain/snow and we were told it would be 2 more hours before we got in... I decided to go through on my next trip, but I took a picture...
This is Betsy Ross house where she sewed the first flag... YAY Betsy!
Here is the Liberty Bell... I wish the blinds were up so you could really see Independence Hall...
I spent about 7 or 8 hours that day just walking all over the city. I ate a philly cheese steak, not from the place I wanted because the line was too long and it was cold outside, but it was still scrumptious! Just thinking about it my mouth is starting to water. I LOVED the history of the city. I found this street that was practically deserted and I stood there and could just see the people coming out of the houses getting into horse drawn buggies...I love history and old cities!
As I was driving into Philly, OH and I was driving a stick shift - now let me tell you that this was the first time in 15 years that I had driven a stick shift. I was a bit rusty at first but after a few days of driving EVERYWHERE for practice it was pretty much smooth sailing. However, I was a bit nervous about driving in the BIG city...not the farm land I had been driving in! So, as I started earlier, as I was driving into Philly, I passed the Eagles stadium...
Once in the city I finally found a parking space and to get into it I had to drive UP a STEEP entrance, I am glad there was only one person behind me and he was able to back up ... I was walking past an old church and came upon the grave of Benjamin Franklin...
This is Independence Hall... I didn't go inside because I stood had been standing in line for 30 or so minutes and it was freezing and starting to rain/snow and we were told it would be 2 more hours before we got in... I decided to go through on my next trip, but I took a picture...
This is Betsy Ross house where she sewed the first flag... YAY Betsy!
Here is the Liberty Bell... I wish the blinds were up so you could really see Independence Hall...
I spent about 7 or 8 hours that day just walking all over the city. I ate a philly cheese steak, not from the place I wanted because the line was too long and it was cold outside, but it was still scrumptious! Just thinking about it my mouth is starting to water. I LOVED the history of the city. I found this street that was practically deserted and I stood there and could just see the people coming out of the houses getting into horse drawn buggies...I love history and old cities!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Fun Foto Friday
HAHAHA...this picture is so old! This is from the first day of our senior trip to Disney World Grad Night. We had been on a bus for about 12 hours...no shower and hardly any sleep. Our first stop was Universal Studios. This is Christine, Paula, Leanne, me, Lisa, Jeanne, Steven, Jason and MJ, as soon as we entered the park. Our senior trip was so much fun! That was 12 years ago...wow I feel old putting that in print.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Fun Foto Friday
I love this photo! After Hurricane Katrina, I went to Concord, CA to spend some time with my friend Laura at her parents house. Laura's parents, Mrs. Bonnie and Mr. Jim, were so gracious to let me stay with them for a few weeks! Thanks again! I had the best time while there! This picture is from the day we all went into San Francisco. In this picture is Mrs. Bonnie, me, Ross, Spencer, and Laura with the city in the background. It was a such a fun day...we rode a street car, walked all over the city, had lunch at this great Italian place, saw the Golden Gate bridge, I got to put my feet in the ocean, which was FREEZING by the way! While staying there, I met so many people and made so great friends. I hope to be able to go back soon a visit...it really is a beautiful place!
Friday, April 10, 2009
Fun Foto Friday
I love Amanda in this photo! It was her birthday and we all met up at Wingers for dinner. Amanda thought a quite dinner with friends, not a big fuss, but oh no! We showed up with balloons and gifts! She was a bit surprised and embarrassed by the balloon bouquet we tied to her chair and the glow stick we bought for her to wear. (There weren't any cool birthday necklaces and glow stick are cool) Dinner was great...sticky finger wraps and we shared an asphalt pie (mint chocolate chip icecream in an oreo crust with whip cream, caramel and crumbled oreos on top). Oh and we sang Happy Birthday too! Good times
In this picture are the birthday partiers....Amanda, Hannah, Wendy, Robyn, Emily, Andra and me! Love and miss yall!
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