Spring In Central Park!

Spring in the city is my absolute favorite! Especially when the blossoms are beginning to bloom! Last weekend with temps nearing 70 brought out the entire city into Central Park and it was a beautiful sight! This sunny weather was well deserved after having two days of cold, wet rain! I love the outdoors and when it's cold and rainy I don't really want to go out. So my heart was supper happy that last Sunday was filled with sunshine! I look forward to more adventures like this and hope that spring is here to stay. 

Nowadays it seems that Noah is my adventure buddy. After Chelsea graduates he is it. The last one left to be able to do things with. He's the next best thing to his dad. They are both great adventure buddies and we all had fun on this day as a threesome! 

Noah....

Noah... 

My only boy. He is so full of life and energy and has so much love to give. He deserves to live a long life without worrying.

And with the shooting that just happened this past week has given me even more reasons to worry about his safety. I somewhat trust that his school has things under control and a plan in case this happens but I pray every day and night for his safety. Even his older sisters. All schools whether it's a public/private school or college are at risk every day. No matter what age and what grade they're in. It truly is like fighting a war. I honestly don't know what else to write or say because this has been happening since Columbine shooting in 1999. My oldest was four years old when that happened and living in Utah at the time it happened scared the crap out of me. Especially being a couple of states away. All I know is that America needs to do something about this right now. It needs to stop. 

These kids deserve to go to school and to be safe inside. They deserve the right to be protected at all costs. They deserve to have a future. They deserve to live a life filled with hopes and dreams. To be happy. I want to watch my child grow up. For all of our children to grow up. 

We can do better. 

America can do better.

When will it end....

Happy First Day Of Spring!

 

Flowers have been blooming for almost two weeks now and when I went to the temple last Friday my face lit up when I saw these daffodils! Such a wonderful beginning of a new season and I am so happy that spring is officially here! Looking forward to warmer temperatures and for more scenes like this with various flowers in bloom all over the tristate area! Happy spring everyone! 

A Snowy Weekend In Boston.

Enjoyed a little bit of snow this past weekend in Boston and it honestly felt surreal to be surrounded by it. Winter this year in Jersey has been long and dreary and being surrounded by snow in Boston was just what we needed. I think we all got our snow fix and to be honest are ready for spring! Not sure if we will get any more snow in our neck of the woods but if we do I'm sure it'll be a dusting and that it'll all be gone by noon! Oh, and guess what? We woke up to some snow this morning and it was definitely gone by noon! Crazy weather we've been having but I am enjoying the sunshine and 40 degree temps especially in the winter time! Now for some photos live from Acorn street...

Ahhhhh March!!

 

Ahhhh! March has arrived and as much as I would love to have a good snowfall I am looking forward to 7pm sunsets and Memorial Day which is exactly 90 days away! Spring is in less than three weeks and the days although cold have been wet with a little bit of sunshine. I love it and it feels so good to be outside and have the sun beat down on you. It's so nice to have days like this one and it even motivates the kids to be outside! Here's hoping everyone snaps out of any kind of seasonal depression or dreary moods because spring is coming! Happy March everyone! 

February Snapshots In The City...

 

The month of February was no different than January. Warm temps. No major snowfall. Lots of rain. It has been pretty dreary with bits of sunshine but at least we live in a part of the world where we can just venture outside without having the need to get on a plane and travel somewhere exotic. We get everything in our backyard. New York city is a gem and I love it! Almost 16 years of living close to the best city in the world and it never gets old. Here I am walking right past the house where one of my favorite movies was filmed. Any guesses? Here's a reference, "snap out of it!" MOONSTRUCK! Love the location in Brooklyn. 

And here are a few gems that we encountered this month....

Inspirational Thought- Looking Forward to Summers In Brooklyn!

Childhood is the world of miracle or of magic.

It is as if creation rose luminously out of the night,

all new and fresh and astonishing.

Childhood is over the moment

things are no longer astonishing.

-Eugene Ionesc

Lexie Lately With Her Quilt From Project Repat!

It hasn't been cold enough to use a heavy blanket where we live, but this blanket that I ordered from Project Repat that was made for Lexie when she went back to college is good enough for her! Especially since it's been snowing a ton in Utah!! I was also so excited when I saw Lexie's photo used for their marketing ad. I have to say that they did a magnificent job in sewing all her memorabilia t-shirts together and it was a piece of pie to send them in. I have a ton of shirts I need to send to them for my youngest daughter who will be heading off to college this fall and it'll be interesting once again to see how her quilt turns out! Now for some photos of Lexie and her blanket. She is proud of it! Thanks to project repeat form making such a great quilt! I highly recommend them! 

Valentine's Day 2023.

My husband told me the other day that some of his coworkers wives are really hating the Miley Cyrus's song "I can buy myself flowers." I can see why because of the independent words written in that song. Luckily I'm one of those cool wives who honestly doesn't give a crap about what I get. I'm in my 50's and to be honest I pretty much buy myself what I want without having the need to ask, but I do admit that it's a heck of a surprise when Jon gives me a card with such beautiful words written inside. And that's good enough for me! I don't flowers but I do love dates to the city and that's exactly what Jon is so good at. He loves taking me out to the city and this valentines day we kept it simple with capturing a photo of us to remember that so much love is just spending time together. Loving each other and paying attention to each other. It's always the simplest gifts of love that are the most precious and meaningful. Not the material things. Okay, if you count seeing a broadway show or going to a museum materialistic I don't think it is. It is entertaining and that is something I'll remember going to as opposed to any piece of jewelry. Whether you have a significant other or not I hope that everyone had a nice valentines day.

BTS At AMC Theatres!!

On the day of my mom's 79th birthday Chelsea and I got tickets to see BTS in concert....at AMC theaters! I mean c'mon, this is the closest I'm going to get to seeing the famous Korean boy band BTS in concert. Sitting in the middle row at the AMC theatre pretending that I'm actually experiencing the real thing! And it kind of felt like it was. Especially when we had a ton of rowdy, young teenage girls behind us but the coolest thing I loved the most were the two 60 plus year old women sitting right next to us. They were cheering and clapping and even singing their songs! It was hilarious and beautiful at the same time and my daughter chelsea who was sitting next to me was also going nuts but not as crazy as the rest of the audience! Overall, BTS is phenomenal and I absolutely love their music. I blame my girls for getting me into them. The 25 dollar tickets to watch their concert in theaters was worth it!! Here are a few scenes from the show. They're not the best but they are good enough for this blog!

& Juliet On Broadway!

So much to catch up on this month but I got to tell ya that this weather isn't very motivating for me to write. With these warm temps we've been having all month long I'd rather be outside. But on the first day of February Chelsea and I saw & Juliet on broadway and it was amazing! Truly on the top of my "most favorite broadway shows" list next to Phantom, Harry Potter, & Dear Evan Hansen. Such an energetic show and the fact that it is Valentines day in 13 days is the perfect month to watch it! I captured a few scenes toward the end of the show when it was ending and when it was okay to take pics! Sitting in the second row in the front did not disappoint!