NYC Post 1

Finally I have a little time to publish some of the photos that we took while in NYC. So enjoy all of the pix. Also while I was uploading all the pix I was listening to the Harry Potter Soundtrack for Half Blood Prince. The soundtrack is pretty dang good so don't forget to see the movie tomorrow!!!!

~What we saw when we got out of our Taxi~

~The view from our room on the 32nd floor~

~The elevator shaft~

~Engine Co. 10 is across the street from where the World Train Center was. They were the first emergency crew on the scene and most of them didn't make it.~

~There was a mural made along the side of the building. It was very beautiful~

~The line for Broadway tickets, it was like this all the time.~

~Ellen's Stardust Diner. LOVED THIS PLACE. You get a Broadway show while you eat, well sort of. The employees are all aspiring Broadway singers and they work for tips for classes and such till they go on Broadway. There were some pretty awesome singers.~

~Funny signs~

~Cupcakes from Magnolia's Bakery. YUMMMMM!~

~Restaurant in Sex and the City Movie~

~The PLAZA HOTEL!~

~Yes there is something being filmed there, but we went back another day and got some more pix.~

~Matt's whole reason why he wants to go back ASAP! This pizza place is awesome!~

NYC Here We Come!!!

New York Baby! See everyone in a week from now!!!!

2 Years and Counting!

Happy Anniversary to us. 2 Years ago Matt and I bought our new home! I can't believe that it has already been two years. It has gone by so quickly. Things that have happened in the past 2 years:

~Moved to VA and bought a house.

~Matt started a new job.

~I started teaching piano and getting 10 students my first month.

~I bought my new piano.

~Have had 2 piano recitals for my studio and now have 26 students with a waiting list.

~Went on our second Disney Cruise.

~Visited more historical places than I can think of.

~Matt went and came back safely from Overseas.

~Landscaped our backyard and have the best front yard/grass on the block, sorry everyone else.

~Got shutters for the house and our AC bill has gone down nearly $20 a month.

~Mom got sick but is better now.

~Matt, next Thursday, will complete his Warrant Office training and will then be promoted to a W2.

~Will make our first trip to NYC next week.

There are so many things that I am so grateful for that have happened with us. Matt and I have so many blessings.

Here are some pix of then and now:

~March '07~

~June 18 '07, Closing Day. Look at our grass how bad it was, and how tiny my burning bushes were. They are huge now!~

~June 18, '09 And I am the one who has been doing all the lawn care and stuff, but I will gladly give it back to Matt when he gets home.~

~My neighborhood has grown so much since we move in. And it is still growing with only about 1/4 of the house completed.~

My visitor

My beautiful niece, Caitlyn, came to visit me for 2 and a half weeks. She already left but here are some pix of our time together.

I didn't take time off while she was here. She patiently watched me teach my piano lessons and had a lesson her self and even went to my piano lesson. She also helped me around the house and the yard and I am very thankful. She also helped me set up Matt's graduation/Husband's Day gift. I had a blast playing monopoly with her and her rightfully kicking my butt only 10% of the games we played. Sorry Cati.

Anyhew. The day after she got here we went to Charlottesville and saw Night at the Museum 2. The next Saturday we went to Monticello. The next Thursday we went to DC and walked our feet off and went everywhere. The next Saturday was a church activity and then we went and walked around Short pump mall and picked up Matt's gifts. The next Thursday we along with 3 of her new friends here went to Kings Dominion and loved it. There was barely anyone there and we actually got to stay on some of the rides cause no one was in the lines. It was a ton of fun. I don't have any pix from Kings but I did everything and Cati watched when she didn't go on some of the rides. It was a blast. Anyhew here are the pix now. And only a week from Thursday Matt comes home

~ Me Want!!!~

~My new BLING!!!~