tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5902573335395488882024-02-18T17:47:36.588-08:00Happy Hendricks HomeHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-21939782263380020892011-09-06T10:19:00.000-07:002011-09-06T10:19:30.071-07:00I'm BAAAAACK!!!Hello friendly blogsters! (If I even have any followers any more...mom- I know you'll be reading this!)<br />
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Sorry I have been away for so, very long! Life has been busy, but very, very good! I am sitting at my computer on this rainy, "fall" day, post labor day and I figured what better time to start re-blogging than now! (btw- I write "fall" in quotes like that because even though there are technically 2 more weeks of summer, labor day, esp. in NYC, denotes the end of summer for most people....this little delinquent blogger included!)<br />
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So, as I was saying, life in Jersey City has been non-stop craziness! We are loving living in NJ (wow- still never thought I would say that!)! We have made such wonderful friends with our neighbors and our place is really coming along! We've painted (and by "we" I mean the professional painters that had to use a hydraulic lift to get all the way up our 27 foot walls), had our shower door installed, re-arranged furniture, and ordered a new dining table! All very exciting, domestic things, I know! But really, we are having such a blast building our home together! Our weekends now regularly include trips to HomeGoods, antique stores and CB2, as well as perusing thru endless home furnishing catalogues! I know, too much to handle, this crazy life of ours! ;-)<br />
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On the work front....Physique is going amazingly! I absolutely LOVE my job and feel really lucky to go in to work every day and have such a blast! I feel like I am getting a nice little following of clients and I have finally stopped having my pulsing and squeezing anxiety dreams before I teach an early shift! I even got my mom on the band wagon....she is hooked on the DVDs and I couldn't be prouder of her! Check out her tales of physiqueing on her new blog: <a href="http://suziestories.blogspot.com/">suziestories.blogspot.com</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://www.vissidancetheater.com/">Vissi</a> is going great too! We have two big shows coming up in a couple of weeks, so its been rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal like crazy as of late! If you are in NYC on September 24th, come check us out in Jamaica, Queens! We are performing my favorite Vissi show of all time...The Hoarde! Its got something for everyone...love, death, revenge, and redemption! Plus, I'll be wearing a shell bra and grass skirt for most of the show....so we'll see how THAT goes! <br />
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Oh and if you are wondering about that handsome hubby and cute little pup of mine...well they are doing just great too! Matt and I are coming up on our 2 YEAR wedding anniversary!! Can you believe it!!??! Time just flies by! Actually, today marks our 7 year anniversary of being together and 3 years ago yesterday, he proposed! Soooo, September is a pretty exciting month for us. And Maggie Lu, well she is just a little bundle of munchkin love all wrapped in fur (well hair actually). She is getting even more loving with age....we wake up every morning with her snuggled right between the two of us and I just absolutely love it!<br />
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Alright, friends, so there is the update! I promise to not leaving you hanging for another 6 months! And I'll leave you with some pics so you can see what we've been up to since March and just in case you forgot what we look like! ;-)<br />
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I turned 29!</div>
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I performed in a DRA (Dancers Responding to Aids) benefit concert with my Physique 57 co-workers. Here's me and the hubs after the show! (ps, it was on my bday!)</div>
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Mom came out for the show too....</div>
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And then she and Matt threw me a big birthday party in the Canco chill room!</div>
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At the party Matt and I were awarded "Best Couple".....</div>
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by this little guy, LEO, and his mama, Jen!</div>
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Lot's of friends came out to NJ on a stormy, Sunday night, just for me!</div>
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And fabulous neighbors came too....although, they didn't have quite as far of a commute!</div>
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Then mom threw her back out and stayed an extra week and then had to be wheeled to the plane in an airport wheelchair....maybe not her shining moment, but still a photo op!</div>
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We celebrated Chelsea's Big 28! with brunch and lots of drinks!</div>
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Maggie Lu and Oliver started their neighborly love affair!</div>
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We went to Cali for Jon and Steph's engagement party....and I of course gave a toast!</div>
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Less than 5 months until the BIG day!!!</div>
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We also got to see Amanda and Logan while we were there!</div>
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Matt turned 31!</div>
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I did a fabulous rendition of "Hotel California" at the Norma Kamali Karaoke Party....completely sober!</div>
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Matt and I went to a NASCAR race with my good friend Laura</div>
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Woo....look at those cars zipping by! Matt LOVED it!</div>
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I saw my dance Jr. High/ High School dance teacher and her daughter while they were visiting NYC....haven't seen them in over 10 years!!!</div>
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We celebrated Jen's Happy 29! at the same brunch place with more drinks!</div>
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And then we all went to Central Park to snooze</div>
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Matt and Briko hung out at Starbucks! (Jenn and Briko came for a visit and I made all 3 of them take my Physique class at 8:00 am on a friday morning....this pic is post pulse and squeeze....they look pretty good!)</div>
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The Sandwich was reunited!</div>
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Backstage at a Vissi show</div>
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Maggie celebrated the 4th with a new haircut!</div>
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The CANCO park is completed and looking quite green and fresh!</div>
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Mom came back to celebrate the 4th...hung out with some neighbors on the roof to catch the fireworks</div>
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Happy 4th of July!</div>
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Canco on a pretty summer day!</div>
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We went to Michigan and helped Matt's parents have a garage sale! This was one of many "gems" we found in the pile of "for sale" items</div>
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I started using my "Jersey Girls Don't Pump Gas" travel mug for iced tea....thanks Desabarb!</div>
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Gay marriage was legalized in NY!!!</div>
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I did a taping for a segment on NY1 for Physique 57's new UWS studio!</div>
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After 18 hours and lot's of candles, we finally got our power back!</div>
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We ordered this table from CB2! It gets delivered today!!!</div>
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Jersey City had a very beautiful sunset!</div>
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Matt and I went to the beach but couldn't go in the water because the waves were too high....but we did get some good sun!</div>
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<br />Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-39532178343339161312011-02-16T09:07:00.000-08:002011-02-16T09:07:23.556-08:00Oh one more thing....So Matt has been on this kick lately of mid century modern furniture and we just recently made our first purchase of a piece that got delivered today! Had to share! :)<br />
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So, since it has been so long since my last post, this one is going to be a bit of a summary as to what has been going on in the Happy Hendricks Home for the last couple of months. :) Here goes...<br />
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Well, as you all know, we are homeowners and are LOVING NJ....I know, I know, I never thought I would hear myself say that either, but I'm telling you folks, Jersey City, and CANCO specifically is where it is at! It really is the best of both worlds! We work in NYC everyday, the PATH train is an easy commute so it takes about the same amount of time, but then we get to come home to an awesome big space, I can do laundry any time day or night and I don't have to worry about any little critters (besides Maggie Lu) greeting me when I get in. Plus, our neighbors are absolutely fabulous and that my friends is something that we truly cherish! We have been trying to get our place together, and do plan on having a housewarming sometime soon, but for now, pictures will have to suffice. :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">December was an exciting month not only because it was Holiday time and we had our annual Cali trip for Christmas to look forward to but also because my little bro proposed to his girlfriend!!!! Yes, you heard me!!!! Jon is engaged and I couldn't be happier!!! Stephanie is a gem and I am so excited to have her as my sis (or SIL as she likes to call me). She was one of my bridesmaids and has been part of the family for so long, so it was only a matter of time, but we were all so thrilled and excited none the less! And of course, as you can imagine, my mom is on cloud 9 with another wedding to help plan!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Christmas with the fam was wonderful as usual! Even though we said we were going to keep it small this year since we had all made big purchases right around gift shopping time (our condo, Steph's ring, and my mom's new car), it ended up being the fun gift giving bonanza it is every year. My mom still likes to shower us with gifts as though we were still 8 and 6 years old....hey, I'm not complaining ;-), I just can't even imagine what it will be like when we have kids! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once we got back from Cali (which took a little more work than planned due to the crazy blizzard in NYC and everyone in the country's flights being cancelled, including ours) we spent the New Year with good friends of ours, <a href="http://happyhendrickshome.blogspot.com/2009/10/beantown.html">Matt and Lauren Wickert</a>, and our neighbors down in our community "chill room." It was my perfect kind of New Year! Didn't even have to leave our building!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In January my mom came to visit! She was very excited about all the recent storms that we have been having because of all the snow that was left on the ground, much different than her 70 degree Cali January. We had a great time going out to eat, roaming around the city and playing in the snow.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that my friends brings us up to February. Phew! I think you are all pretty much caught up! Matt and I had a lovely 2nd Married Valentine's Day. We decided to fore go the expensive dinner out and cooked at home instead. Crab stuffed Salmon with shrimp and corn on the cob was a pretty good meal made by yours truly, if I do say so myself! We have some more fun stuff going on in the next couple of weeks, so I'll be sure to be a better blogger and keep you all filled in! Until next time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-5792767713210750372010-12-13T21:17:00.000-08:002010-12-13T21:17:43.370-08:00Hello from Jersey City!Hello my faithful followers!<br />
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Sorry I have been absent for so long, but we just got internet in our new place today and this is my first chance to blog in almost a month! Sorry to say, this is going to be a quick little post, but I promise to fill you in on all the happenings in the Happy Hendricks NEW Home asap!! Needless to say we have been SUPER busy, so I'll leave you with a festive new background and a hi and hello from Canco! Hope you are all having a wonderful December thus far....we are getting our first NY/NJ snow this evening and even though it is super cold, it is quite exciting! So, until the next post, which hopefully will be sooner than later, I'll say ta ta for now my lovelies! <br />
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xoxoHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-8863434735629148592010-11-17T20:47:00.000-08:002010-11-17T20:51:45.541-08:00Happy Hendricks Home....OWNERS!Greetings my faithful followers!! I'm sorry I have been a little MIA lately, but November has proven to be a VERY busy month. I started training for my new job (more on that in a later post :)), cheered on some NYC marathoners, travelled to Texas with Vissi (that definitely gets another post), taught a Master class in South Jersey AND have been trying to pack in every other spare moment!<br />
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Oh yeah, and we closed on our condo today.....no biggie! ;-)<br />
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I mean....WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!! :)<br />
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Now we just have to get through the move and we will be home free....well other than unpacking and getting through all of our holiday traveling. Anyway, I promise to pay a little more attention to my little blog as soon as things settle down, but until then, I'll leave you with some exciting pictures from our closing day activities! Our camera battery died right as we were signing the paperwork, so I had to take them all with my phone, but you get the gist of it!<br />
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</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-29240421371108773462010-11-03T13:48:00.000-07:002010-11-03T13:48:27.733-07:00Sunday=Run-day!Today has been sort of a downer of a day, but instead of using my blog to complain, I decided to write about something fun! (Well I guess I sort of complained a little since I did mention the crumminess that is today, but I digress...)<br />
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This past Sunday, Halloween!, Jen and I ran in a 5 mile race in Central Park! It was the NYC Poland Spring Marathon Kick-off and even though neither of us are running the marathon, it definitely got us in the marathon spirit!! This was my first race in Central Park in almost a year (the last one was very cold and very late but very fun...<a href="http://happyhendrickshome.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-2010-only-week-late.html">remember this</a>?) and I forgot how great it is. All those runners, getting up early on a Sunday morning and coming together to run through a park in the middle of a hustly-bustly city, what could be better?! Since it was on Halloween, a lot of people were dressed up in crazy costumes...Jen and I decided to be real original and go as runners...ha! But really, it's hard enough to run 5 miles at 8:30 on a Sunday morning in 40 degree weather without having to worry about a cape or a mask or scary fake bloodied swords (really, I ran right past a guy carrying a sword in each hand....craziness, I tell ya!). Anyway, my time may not have been my best, but I definitely had a blast! And of course, I have to thank my wonderful hubby for getting out of bed at 7:30 am to come with us and hold our fleeces and take pictures and cheer us on....what would I do without him!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK03ezlq5EPDDNWRCtXsT8kpAnLyfprYlI763usRqct8LjdtZQw3IYejVTlPcTght2CxKYrj19z84-bP59-5YgpHmOEz5NkFO_Ai957h3fkxbqQ3Sj_lsIY_E7SZPSx30mNVEmjFvWJ0E/s1600/IMG_9858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK03ezlq5EPDDNWRCtXsT8kpAnLyfprYlI763usRqct8LjdtZQw3IYejVTlPcTght2CxKYrj19z84-bP59-5YgpHmOEz5NkFO_Ai957h3fkxbqQ3Sj_lsIY_E7SZPSx30mNVEmjFvWJ0E/s320/IMG_9858.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hey Jen!! Way to go!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Somehow the photographer (aka Matt) didn't get in any pics that morning....but believe me, he was there cheering us on like a champ!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">:)</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-66709392744030335672010-10-29T14:26:00.000-07:002010-10-31T13:19:37.665-07:00Road Trip gone awry<div>It all started because it had been 5 years since this picture was taken...</div><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0KZKpNiZdM_nDEzr9fqK6DLaeA2Qv0lQmaU2N2hoQsisXrcA4nNMPuXhearxDOGh0i1SmJQj-nxQHiqBazObyhl_NqZ1O1__is4tZ3xk4jUV5znoW5b480AjfQJQWqIdj2rKPg7K2d8/s1600/c-bus+reunion+026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0KZKpNiZdM_nDEzr9fqK6DLaeA2Qv0lQmaU2N2hoQsisXrcA4nNMPuXhearxDOGh0i1SmJQj-nxQHiqBazObyhl_NqZ1O1__is4tZ3xk4jUV5znoW5b480AjfQJQWqIdj2rKPg7K2d8/s400/c-bus+reunion+026.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For those who don't know, these girls are my 4 bff's from OSU! We deemed our little quintet of friendship the Gamma Gallo Girls (it's a looong story, and you really had to be there), so that is what I shall refer to them as for the remainder of this post. :) Jen, Jenn, Erica and Chelsea....I LOVE these girls and all we wanted to do was have a little reunion in Columbus, Ohio and get an update to this pic....is that so much to ask? Maybe....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We started the weekend off with high hopes. Chelsea had flown in from Georgia the previous day and was planning on making the 8.5 hour drive with Jen and I to C-bus. Erica lives in Columbus and Jenn is about two hours away, so the plan was to leave friday afternoon, get to Erica's apt super late friday night, spend the day saturday at the game, tailgating and doing other college football celebratory things and then spend the evening at a fantastic dinner followed by drinks out at our old haunts from back in the day. Easy enough, right? Well, when we left the city on friday (with everyone else on the island of Manhattan) we hit an INSANE amount of traffic and it took us more than an hour and a half to get to the GW bridge (that's a hearty 6 miles from my apt folks) and then another 3 hours just to get out of New Jersey. So, needless to say, we weren't making the best time, but the snacks were flowin' and our spirits were up and we continued on! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Things were pretty uneventful once we got into Pennsylvania, other than the fact that my navigation kept trying to get us to go in the opposite direction that I thought we should be going. I've had some negative experiences in the past with <a href="http://happyhendrickshome.blogspot.com/2010/09/labor-day-weekend.html">Garmina</a>, so she is not always to be trusted fully, but I finally gave into her bossyness and ended up on a really dark, really windy back county road in the middle of podunk PA. (PS...a little interjection, did I mention that my car is a stick and I was the sole driver of the trip...yeah, smart planning on my part!) Around 11:30 pm, on RT 22 West we were rounding a very dark curve when all of a sudden a miniature median popped out of nowhere in the middle of the interstate and I ran over it. The car was instantly undriveable and luckily I was able to pull over to the shoulder where we could assess the situation and call for help. Thankfully Jen has AAA (my card was MIA, of course, the first time in 12 years of driving I ever need it and can't find it), so we gave them a call and they let us know that in a short 30-90 minutes, help would be on the way to change our (supposed) flat tire with the full spare that I (thought) had in the trunk. While we were waiting in the car and I talked to Matt and tried not to freak out, I started to question the existence of this supposed full spare tire in the trunk. After going back and forth a million times whether I should get out of the car on the dark, deserted hwy, unload our 400 pounds of luggage and check or just wait to see when AAA got there, we decided I should probably take a look. Well, lo and behold, NO SPARE! Really BMW, really? So, once this discovery was made, we called AAA back and they had to get a hold of the guy that was coming to help us and tell him that we DID NOT in fact have a spare and he had to turn back around and get a tow truck and it would be another hour before he could get to us. Well, just fabulous! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_Nv-2awLjCBth3HHfBWusDIeAAewoaDQiNSWafkzJUMKNJHJdMkKq2hT1dXxW3fWfTpku7wx8kmN0OALlHektrVVarYNwtB_vVFqHuAL9rSCviuKT1GzT4JE8Tam71TCDV-2nrmxn6E/s1600/IMG00235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_Nv-2awLjCBth3HHfBWusDIeAAewoaDQiNSWafkzJUMKNJHJdMkKq2hT1dXxW3fWfTpku7wx8kmN0OALlHektrVVarYNwtB_vVFqHuAL9rSCviuKT1GzT4JE8Tam71TCDV-2nrmxn6E/s320/IMG00235.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aw, so sad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZCwPFCyD_yo2RWfNtQwwDuWhA3TtlrdfzLZzCDvVY_AQKQodJtll53er0QyQzUKMxjDOhMJWFNENAiZxdmNn9lXIAZPkuuigDdkfaoI7wHnSLQWcURym8nr9uD1ayXZ8vWe-Jrof28c/s1600/IMG00236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZCwPFCyD_yo2RWfNtQwwDuWhA3TtlrdfzLZzCDvVY_AQKQodJtll53er0QyQzUKMxjDOhMJWFNENAiZxdmNn9lXIAZPkuuigDdkfaoI7wHnSLQWcURym8nr9uD1ayXZ8vWe-Jrof28c/s320/IMG00236.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chels, lookin' cute in the backseat with the AAA card</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At around 1:45 am, a State Trooper pulled up to the car, almost immediately followed by the tow truck guy. Yay, finally, help was here!! After about 45 minutes of paperwork and figuring out how to get the car up on to the tow truck (apparently I was missing some crucial tool that I need if ever my car gets towed....again, BMW, what's the deal???), the three of us were crammed in the cab of the tow truck with our new friend Dan the Tow Man heading to Monroeville (about 15 minutes away) to find a hotel and drop the car off at the dealership, but not before we took the opportunity to get a photo of me and the PA State Trooper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhql_HENh2O1s51KFbqHT5aVSJR50Jo7fH6ZbejWxn8G-pURDKZniBZFxLE1_Z9cP9LEsXba-6YGszvtuu05cdl58ydoj0y6bJFd8GAO1HmDjaStjKHjrGvKMWD9Y-MJBK6rWifJHQXD3A/s1600/IMG00239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhql_HENh2O1s51KFbqHT5aVSJR50Jo7fH6ZbejWxn8G-pURDKZniBZFxLE1_Z9cP9LEsXba-6YGszvtuu05cdl58ydoj0y6bJFd8GAO1HmDjaStjKHjrGvKMWD9Y-MJBK6rWifJHQXD3A/s320/IMG00239.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I look very nerdy in this picture and I'm pretty sure Officer Gabriel has his eyes shut, but I think it just adds to the pitifulness of the night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Y2cbrnowMU-v7bGzgIbU0WpqO168f0wa-T5B0BNCBNbqljYJwaAcui4MzptVSBK1Bj-aP1YZSVKkjM81ii0cx0kCyG5KswcL2XPqIBzizG2NNqMF2uV0VauDD8syyjM1niHj19tcdm4/s1600/IMG00241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Y2cbrnowMU-v7bGzgIbU0WpqO168f0wa-T5B0BNCBNbqljYJwaAcui4MzptVSBK1Bj-aP1YZSVKkjM81ii0cx0kCyG5KswcL2XPqIBzizG2NNqMF2uV0VauDD8syyjM1niHj19tcdm4/s320/IMG00241.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little beamer on the tow bed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the time we dropped the car off, found a hotel and crawled into our 1 king sized bed, it was around 4 am. I slept a fitful 3 hours in between my two girls and woke up bright and early at 7 ready to figure out what the heck we were going to do. I was feeling so guilty for delaying our trip even further that I started coming up with all kinds of crazy ideas to get Jen and Chels to Columbus in time for the game - renting a car one way, booking them a flight, trying to find someone to come pick us up, but my girls were tried and true and stayed right by my side....there was no way they were leaving me by myself in Monroeville! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We all finally got up and moving and headed downstairs to our free continental breakfast. Because we didn't know how long the repairs were going to take and we weren't sure how long we were going to be stranded at the Hampton Inn in Monroeville, survival mode kicked in and we took as much food from the buffet as we could fit into our bags. After we had already eaten a full meal, we took an extra 4 bananas, 4 apples, 5 boxes of cereal, a bagel, an english muffin, a chocolate muffin and a small thing of peanut butter....we were nothing if not prepared! </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After we ate breakfast, we decided we didn't want to just sit around and wait by the phone for the dealership to call, so we went downstairs to the fitness center and did a little impromptu zumba class and circuit training to fill the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Around noon we finally got some good news! My car was all fixed and ready to go. It turns out I did a real number on it, cracked the rim and it needed a whole new wheel! Miraculously, the dealership actually had our exact wheel in stock, which I later learned was a rarity, and there was no other damage done! Hallelujah!! So the mechanic came and picked me up from the hotel to go retrieve my car and after many $$$'s later we were ready to hit the road!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, clad in our best OSU gear, we hit the road and geared up to get to Columbus to catch the tail end of the game. We could make it...we were only 3 hours away! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Famous last words....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kZUfqgG3Q-rnRWP_fx3bIL99GYf_9Xn9n8a6S_ZL-7_vGF4Mu2Z3h1PY4FNdNLzPnJFZ8hepxYN23I-t_fMWcI1hXVkmYZBay9NZuhtRpUxELhKmQThXH93lOC9q3nxxasPUY4jC2OQ/s1600/DSC02025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kZUfqgG3Q-rnRWP_fx3bIL99GYf_9Xn9n8a6S_ZL-7_vGF4Mu2Z3h1PY4FNdNLzPnJFZ8hepxYN23I-t_fMWcI1hXVkmYZBay9NZuhtRpUxELhKmQThXH93lOC9q3nxxasPUY4jC2OQ/s320/DSC02025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not 5 miles out of Monroeville, we were hit with this doozy!! Come on, can't some Gamma Gallo Girls catch a break!?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We finally made it into C-bus around 5:30 that evening. The game was won and done for a few hours by then and we actually weren't even in the state of Ohio while it was going on. But...we FINALLY made it and we were determined to make the best of our 15 hours there. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The five of us got all gussied up and went to a fabulous dinner at this amazing new restaurant called <a href="http://www.thirdandhollywood.com/">Third and Hollywood</a> near Erica's apt. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After dinner, we attempted to go to one of our favorite hotspots from over half a decade ago, <a href="http://www.brothersbar.com/location_home.cfm">Brothers</a>, but realized once we got there and made a lap around the bar that we were too old to be hanging with the college kiddos, and settled on a newer more mature venue, <a href="http://www.barlouieamerica.com/home/">Bar Louie</a>. Surprisingly, even on 3 hours of sleep and many, many hours of driving, we made it through the night and even stayed long enough for last call before we headed back to Erica's apt for some much needed sleep!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0KZKpNiZdM_nDEzr9fqK6DLaeA2Qv0lQmaU2N2hoQsisXrcA4nNMPuXhearxDOGh0i1SmJQj-nxQHiqBazObyhl_NqZ1O1__is4tZ3xk4jUV5znoW5b480AjfQJQWqIdj2rKPg7K2d8/s1600/c-bus+reunion+026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The next morning, we fought the urge to sleep the day away and got up early to meet Jenn and little Bex (and Momma Mullet) for breakfast at Panera's! It was worth the lack of sleep to have one more moment in Columbus with all of our Gamma Gallo Girls present. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9AyzaK9L-gdyqxIFk9UbjO3Hf5h9_uIasmYNiJlb-bncFVDfGxkIKdv5Q9NB1b6KotEUXF8o2ZIBYb1271efh9Ofb1vz8nIYPECxk5Id9GAVuZ_TWTVPh50gBKtrGwuzG_VgPXaYHeg/s1600/DSCN1333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9AyzaK9L-gdyqxIFk9UbjO3Hf5h9_uIasmYNiJlb-bncFVDfGxkIKdv5Q9NB1b6KotEUXF8o2ZIBYb1271efh9Ofb1vz8nIYPECxk5Id9GAVuZ_TWTVPh50gBKtrGwuzG_VgPXaYHeg/s320/DSCN1333.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And after all was said and done...we did get an update of our famous pose! It was worth all the trouble to see my 4 besties again!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm happy to report that our drive home was MUCH more uneventful! We had perfect weather, absolutely no traffic and no emergencies!!! I even found out that I got a new job on the way home! So hooray for a less-than-perfect-but-still-fun weekend! I think we all agree that we'll be flying for the next reunion!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">'Til next time my faithful followers!! (sorry this was a long one, I even tried to edit to make it a little shorter, but there was only so much I could leave out!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div><br />
</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-72183686021437141822010-10-18T15:30:00.000-07:002010-10-18T15:30:32.115-07:00A weekend with the kiddos!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last weekend, Matt and I made the 2 1/2 hour trek up to the Berkshires to hang out with our three little Dotson buddies! Amanda and Paul were going away for the weekend, so we came up to watch the munchkins while they were gone. It had been a little over a month since I had seen the kiddos, but Matt hadn't seen them in over 5, so it was a very heartfelt reunion....for about 5 seconds and then Patrick tackled Matt! ;-) But really, we had an awesome time hanging with the little ones that I used to spend every day with and miss so much! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbLaL9zZyM4RchcH0PJZDYqhO_M0pdVvYeTUp1Pov4vSaFLR_XgSe7yqGcinZ6YWOGykDLcYfUCCHTnlEr7b6LyMVtLzX3bTpiNHGUHSJFZKD9kwZhWRnBVzSguIETqIyA8vRVFG5e7I/s1600/IMG_9705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbLaL9zZyM4RchcH0PJZDYqhO_M0pdVvYeTUp1Pov4vSaFLR_XgSe7yqGcinZ6YWOGykDLcYfUCCHTnlEr7b6LyMVtLzX3bTpiNHGUHSJFZKD9kwZhWRnBVzSguIETqIyA8vRVFG5e7I/s320/IMG_9705.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Matt and Patrick at the Horse Farm playing games on Matt's phone....I thought this picture was so sweet! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ8SPyfrD-N3pScRc6NHxucOObRxeT302WnuEaMJNWBYf8OW-Ad77aVC54pgGWxnKTGvT89_AQxv8Bh3K8fm3uIbHRWTM7XlIrFmxIPMY7MWQfrOdMuzx5jG6JFEL5TkhI1Se_zASqY4/s1600/IMG_9708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ8SPyfrD-N3pScRc6NHxucOObRxeT302WnuEaMJNWBYf8OW-Ad77aVC54pgGWxnKTGvT89_AQxv8Bh3K8fm3uIbHRWTM7XlIrFmxIPMY7MWQfrOdMuzx5jG6JFEL5TkhI1Se_zASqY4/s320/IMG_9708.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Char and me waiting for her lesson</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGz_YWKrMoUpFKSL68wQ5JpQUtawzDbzaMJOg3l0VwZr_MehYN3eI65S0lia7h5EEHJeBSC1HLVNPsyVZn4POjV2-zKY_0Ea1IZYg9IUHUF_sBw0PZ_ssCsHUhnUv-TolsstcQZXL4CM/s1600/IMG_9758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGz_YWKrMoUpFKSL68wQ5JpQUtawzDbzaMJOg3l0VwZr_MehYN3eI65S0lia7h5EEHJeBSC1HLVNPsyVZn4POjV2-zKY_0Ea1IZYg9IUHUF_sBw0PZ_ssCsHUhnUv-TolsstcQZXL4CM/s320/IMG_9758.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Photo by Ali....we have about 400 more just like this, she went a little camera happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95v3hWjIiTvVcD75mPx5E-W4pJz9FTlYW0fbeaRwkHahAKrdWRAPRkBOPg4anU2rfN7s8WUHbatVprzo8e1Xv_2-QRxvOKT8ObV847Vr7cqD1qJ-xgA1RGAKEKk7EACdbO2DfNWjgGg4/s1600/IMG_9793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95v3hWjIiTvVcD75mPx5E-W4pJz9FTlYW0fbeaRwkHahAKrdWRAPRkBOPg4anU2rfN7s8WUHbatVprzo8e1Xv_2-QRxvOKT8ObV847Vr7cqD1qJ-xgA1RGAKEKk7EACdbO2DfNWjgGg4/s320/IMG_9793.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's the photographer! She was more interested in taking the pictures than being in them...but I snuck this quick, sneaky one before she could stop me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlDmAeBeAoyZk-erFhKySxZcahAeCOpL93kwTdvgzjWBLMhpS-Qk-EEUcHFu8BeXUnKIpuJb2llBXyTRE0yPLMYhzgLSp8uk9jU_Z_6EXaTtemD2YcYNbsZj6mRfPD8gbpaos2drqwjA/s1600/IMG_9819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlDmAeBeAoyZk-erFhKySxZcahAeCOpL93kwTdvgzjWBLMhpS-Qk-EEUcHFu8BeXUnKIpuJb2llBXyTRE0yPLMYhzgLSp8uk9jU_Z_6EXaTtemD2YcYNbsZj6mRfPD8gbpaos2drqwjA/s320/IMG_9819.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Patrick, Ali and Charlotte with their face paintings from the Apple Orchard</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for a great weekend kiddos....can't wait til we get to see you again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-42705069519450338642010-10-17T19:42:00.000-07:002010-10-17T19:43:02.392-07:00Matt and Holly on TV!!!Yup, that's right....you read correctly!! Matt and I are going to be on TV!! Two weeks ago we went to an open casting call for the <a href="http://tv.gsn.com/shows/thenewlywedgame/">Newlywed Game</a> and they asked us to be on the show!! We did the taping the very next day and it was hilarious and an absolute BLAST!! The most amazing part of the whole thing is that my parents were on the show 31 years ago! So crazy, right? I'm a NGS legacy....wowweee! My parents didn't win but they definitely got the prize for cutest couple! We signed a confidentiality agreement, so I'm not really supposed to talk about it, other than telling people that we were on the show, so if you want to see if history repeated itself, you'll just have to tune in to the Game Show Network and find out yourselves. :) The season starts November 1st, and I have no idea when our episode will air, so if you really love us, you'll just have to start watching and hope to see us soon. ;-) <br />
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</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-20646426252982617842010-10-13T14:14:00.000-07:002010-10-13T14:20:18.310-07:00Mom, Dad and a Dance Performance!Hi Everyone!<br />
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This posting is slightly delayed because we had such a busy, busy week last week and I have so much to fill you in on, but I think I am just going to take it one event at a time! :)<br />
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Two weekends ago, my parents were in town to see me and <a href="http://www.vissidancetheater.com/">Vissi Dance Theater </a> perform in Queens at the York College Performing Arts Center! We had an amazing show with an even more amazing turnout and it was such a blast! My mom came in thursday before the show and was a real trooper! I took her to all the NYC tourist hotspots....you know, grocery shopping at Trader Joe's and Target in NJ, Tech and Lighting rehearsals in Queens, hair modeling appointment at Bumble & bumble, all the fun stuff! But really, we actually did have a lot of fun! I just loved having her around to do my normal routine errands with....sometimes it's just better when mom's with ya, ya know!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NtmJWXdCTFsI09kXYtw8Adw4yx8oSSq62clM7ckcwUElYslq4crshJjo6_Z8t2-tF1R7OlE_6wHDwb3_z-n570LSxVoGaB7oQykBr2L3w8QdVMNFmEloZpPU2Tftp880dgYdPzLBWXc/s1600/IMG_2664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NtmJWXdCTFsI09kXYtw8Adw4yx8oSSq62clM7ckcwUElYslq4crshJjo6_Z8t2-tF1R7OlE_6wHDwb3_z-n570LSxVoGaB7oQykBr2L3w8QdVMNFmEloZpPU2Tftp880dgYdPzLBWXc/s320/IMG_2664.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mom worked for weeks putting together a bound book of photos starting with our engagement all the way thru the wedding! It was amazing and beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The next day, Matt and I took my parents to see the new place! We were so excited to show off our new home and see it again thru the eyes of someone else! We just can't wait to move in!! Only 35 more days!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtim7iTFepJuOeKEu1Cwqb0oy4QDWgti9a0kvLecFeCeKBghx5AGQuyG38Loiskbc-bGZL00P6JEUKAYnGCrJhNsV8_cuIr-0lGTUzfmQIMMM3v7aAhIKDrzyGTrxM4pSuM2GTQJRLpz4/s1600/IMG_2796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtim7iTFepJuOeKEu1Cwqb0oy4QDWgti9a0kvLecFeCeKBghx5AGQuyG38Loiskbc-bGZL00P6JEUKAYnGCrJhNsV8_cuIr-0lGTUzfmQIMMM3v7aAhIKDrzyGTrxM4pSuM2GTQJRLpz4/s320/IMG_2796.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We set the timer here....sorry that 45% of the pic is of the hood of our car, but it's still a cute fam shot! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">My dad headed back home on Monday, so that gave my mom and I a day and a half to hang out and do girly things! We got mani/pedis, went to lunch and my mom decided to get a haircut! I think it turned out absolutely fabulous....isn't she one hot mama?!? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEzNbkyIVxjv1EYLoWmjMVxrljA5ljFtfL2IRVVAiihyphenhyphen1fcaeptYJCNTuuWvYf0kEQDxZISKF9Bzqodw83NEaBh83CxKzePpRmFBrCygtndDbmmtrIFr2SfwbUZhtpPs0n4kQKuBI8HI/s1600/IMG_1064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEzNbkyIVxjv1EYLoWmjMVxrljA5ljFtfL2IRVVAiihyphenhyphen1fcaeptYJCNTuuWvYf0kEQDxZISKF9Bzqodw83NEaBh83CxKzePpRmFBrCygtndDbmmtrIFr2SfwbUZhtpPs0n4kQKuBI8HI/s320/IMG_1064.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">And just when I thought I was going to get away without doing any touristy stuff for the weekend, my mom decided she needed to visit M&M world in Times Square! Oh well, at least I scored some treats out of the deal....if you haven't tried the new pretzel M&M's I suggest keeping it that way, unless you want to eat about 5000 of them in a row like I did! They are DELISH!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-60031987670749463582010-10-05T21:05:00.000-07:002010-10-05T21:15:41.275-07:00Maggie Lu's famous....AGAIN! :)Hi Everyone!!<br />
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Just a quick post to brag about my little munchkin being famous again. Tonight Matt and I were perusing <a href="http://www.thelimited.com/category/whats-new/top-looks">The Limited</a> website and came across this little number...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thelimited.com/category/whats-new/top-looks" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqSmn03uq77uqusVFqICB5rrZg_3ci2gb0pqNNnULhoLUsWB6XIeg1mTqIz_akDSqqMXITUbq79ZwBjNGAehAXddm13vhWbH_eoo2jDPO5y7ErsiMxZdDymmszkitlPiOIZjOF5BxlLc/s400/MaggieLimited.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are soooo proud!! :) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On another topic, totally unrelated...I found mouse poo in my kitchen tonight! GRRRRR!! If there is one thing I cannot wait to not have to deal with when we move is MICE! Hopefully they can't chew thru concrete or make their way up to the 6th floor. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Night, night my faithful followers!! Show weekend and Mom & Dad visit update coming soon! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">xoxo</span></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-79792659495326899772010-09-28T10:32:00.000-07:002010-09-28T10:32:28.383-07:001 Year!!This past weekend, Matt and I celebrated our 1 year Wedding Anniversary! We had fabulous and very memorable time. :) Since two weeks ago when Matt started planning our celebration (I put him in charge!) we didn't know that we were going to be buying an apartment, plans had to make a slight change to be a little less extravagant. Matt had already bought us tickets to go see <a href="http://www.blueman.com/">Blue Man Group</a>, which I was very excited about, I've been wanting to see it for years!, so that was a no brainer, but instead of going out for a super fancy schmancy (expensive) dinner, we found a little Indian Restaurant in the East Village near the theater and it was FABULOUS!! It even had live Indian music, very authentic!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">After dinner, we made our way over to the show and it was so great! At the very beginning, when everyone is heading inside and getting seated, they have this little scrolling marquee on stage that says things like "no photography" and "you better pee now because there is no intermission." Then once the lights start to go down, it starts asking everyone to read aloud things like "let's welcome so and so, the gold medalist in curling in the 2010 Olympics" (I highly doubt he was really there) and "let's say hello to so and so, the discoverer of the human genome" (I know for a fact that he wasn't there!) and then it said "and let's give a hello to Matthew Hendricks! Matthew is just an average, ordinary guy, but let's say hi to him anyway." So then everyone in the audience said hi to Matt and or course I made a point of being extremely conspicuous and pointing him out to all. He was slightly embarrassed, but was a really good sport. After the crowd died down, I looked over at him, thinking he had planned the whole thing as a funny anniversary moment, but he looked just as shocked and surprised as me, so I knew it was just a fluke! So, then the show started and it was hilarious and very entertaining and about halfway through the Blue Men starting roaming through the audience, climbing over seats like they were looking for something/one. All of a sudden, I found myself surrounded by three Blue Men and next thing I knew I was being escorted onto the stage and was a part of their "Twinkie Skit." The twinkie skit consisted of me sitting on stage at a table with the three of them, and opening their twinkies for them and all of us sharing and stealing twinkies and a Blue Man trying to feed me twinkie bites and me trying not to have to eat a twinkie because I haven't had one in about 10 years and I've never really liked them, but still wanting to be a good sport, so I did end up eating about half of one, and in the midst of all this, I am cracking up and shaking just a little (who knew I'd be nervous up on a stage!!) and the Blue Men keep staring at me because they don't talk and all of a sudden this vomit looking goo (upon closer inspection I realized it was just smashed bananas) came spurting out of one of the guys shirts and just when I got over that, the same goo started spurting out of the cape that they had put on me! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">It was so hilarious and I thought to myself, as I was being walked back down to my seat trying not to slip and carrying my "doggy bag" of banana goo, I am never, ever going to forget this night! And that's what anniversaries are supposed to be about, right? Not reservations at a crazy, exclusive restaurant or a surprise weekend getaway to somewhere remote and exotic (although, if Matt wanted to surprise me with that one year, I certainly wouldn't argue), but a hilarious, fun moment that you will remember sharing forever with the one you love most! So, having said that, this was the perfect 1st anniversary for us! We did try to stick with the paper theme of the 1 year traditional gift giving list....Matt got me the tickets and a lovely card (and flowers :)) and I gave him a picture from our 1st dance with the lyrics of the song printed on it. I thought it was pretty crafty and he loved it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-65362424007349896362010-09-24T15:38:00.000-07:002010-09-24T16:28:39.235-07:00Maggie the ModelOne more thing to add....<br />
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As you all know, our little Maggie Lu did quite a bit of modeling this summer...between fit modeling for size small doggie sweaters to live action photoshoots, she was a busy, busy girl! Here is a page of The Limited Lookbook that she is currently in! If you happen to be in a Limited store, ask if you can take a little looksie and there she will be...looking cute as ever on page 9, Nicole's Favorites- Skirt!<br />
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BTW- She was looking at me in this pic, so technically I'm famous by proxy! ;-)Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-8164323577807017972010-09-24T13:33:00.000-07:002010-09-24T13:33:21.972-07:00Cousin Connor and a Can Factory<div style="text-align: left;">Hello Everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So this week has been a little bit of a busy one!! My cousin Connor came to visit from Sequim, Washington (that's right near Forks, for all you vampire fans out there ;)) and it was his first time in NYC so I had to be an extra good tour guide. Connor and I haven't spent much time together in the last 17 years of his life because his family moved up to WA right after he was born, but we had an absolute blast roaming around the city together! Because he is 17 and slightly indecisive and sometimes quite silent and also claims to not be a "touristy person," we spent a lot of time conversing like this:</div><br />
Me: Hey Conman, so what do you think you want to do today?<br />
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Connor: Uhhhh, I don't know<br />
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Me: OK, well, what can I make you for breakfast and I think I'll pack us lunches too, what do you feel like?<br />
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Connor: Uhhh, I don't know...doesn't matter<br />
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Me: OK, well is there anything you want to see or do in the Big Apple so you can go back home and brag to all your friends that you got to miss 5 days of school to come to NYC and see and do all this cool stuff?<br />
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Connor: Uhh, yeah, sure<br />
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That's pretty much the gist of it....don't get me wrong, he is a super intelligent and funny and witty and interesting little cuzzie and I love him dearly, he just wasn't too big on talking and planning out our day, which to a type A, control freak, planner person like me was just a little crazy! But, we had a fabulous time taking in the sites in a non-touristy kind of way. I took him down to Wall Street to check out the outside of the stock exchange (no more tours since the market crash) and man-handle the nether-regions of the Bull. We also took the Staten Island ferry to SI and back so we could get a good view and photo op of Lady Liberty (for those who don't know, it's a great and FREE way to see the Statue!). We spent some time parkouring in Central Park, took a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge and even went to the Museum of Natural History and the NY Public Library (which I had never been to before!!). Oh, and we also went to one of my favorite treat spots in the whole city....Magnolia Bakery! Every time someone visits NYC, we always take them to Magnolia....it's a great excuse to go and eat tasty cupcakes, it would just be downright rude to deny my guests the pleasure!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGFNRdY8B_pZFeo3s0yrDsjP7vBisbLSnkyrvnAtJtobLlVyv9uVxfq1csNWcGpsHRe3Tutj65rnfKokI73UzjXOIlFkdeVsg8kq_XdYD0u3gZHUgt93YQpyhlWXrehdGIyDDif_FELc/s1600/IMG_0962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGFNRdY8B_pZFeo3s0yrDsjP7vBisbLSnkyrvnAtJtobLlVyv9uVxfq1csNWcGpsHRe3Tutj65rnfKokI73UzjXOIlFkdeVsg8kq_XdYD0u3gZHUgt93YQpyhlWXrehdGIyDDif_FELc/s320/IMG_0962.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
Here is me trying to get a pic of the two of us on the SI Ferry with my phone....only slightly successful<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx7Nk-GXBg852YVUpiaLy60A3ZTRAGokk6bISNROshsOrAECOsdwHBtQJ0b4mSGpW8DLvqSchk6SF0LZwCOOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a very crude video of Connor and I and our Parkour endeavours. He's pretty amazing and I'm...well, not. ;-) Sorry the video is so choppy and piecemeal, but I think it adds to the excitement of it! Please note my signature "dismount," that's about my only claim to fame in this video.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, another thing that Connor got to experience in NYC (well actually in New Jersey) was Matt and I BUYING A CONDO!!!!! Yup, I said it....we are officially homeowners AND we're moving to JERSEY!!! This is our BIG news, if you didn't already guess that or maybe you already knew because I kind of have a big mouth and was telling a bunch of people before I really was supposed to tell people, but that's OK, because now I can officially tell people and we are so excited and overwhelmed and stunned and thrilled and stressed (only because of all the paperwork and the process in general)!!! The building is called <a href="http://cancolofts.com/">Canco Lofts</a> and it is a gut renovation of an old can factory...The American Can Company (hence my post title). We looked at it back in June and were seriously considering it, but things didn't work out and so we decided to put our house hunt on hold for a bit. Then, last Friday (yes, only a week ago) we got an email from them telling us that the two-bedroom duplex prices had dropped significantly and so we made an appt that day and Conman, Matt and I drove to Jersey to take a look and next thing I knew we were signing paperwork and writing checks and getting CANCO t-shirts and taking pics of our new place! Whew...so, it's been a whirlwind to say the least! It took me a minute to realize that I would be moving out of Manhattan and therefore leaving NYC (technically) but I am a true NYer at heart (and by blood....thanks Grandma and Papa!), plus, I'll still be in the city every day and I'll just be across the Hudson River!! Anyway, here are some pics for you to peruse and enjoy! And start making your plans now, because we are definitely going to have a waitlist to stay in that fabulous guest room.....all are welcome anytime, so come visit us!!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, that's all for now (I know that was a mouthful!). Our anniversary is in two days, so I should have another fun update after the weekend! And, we have a show coming up on October 2nd, so if you want to come and support me and Vissi, that would be magnificent!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-43025787476262413512010-09-19T11:29:00.000-07:002010-09-19T11:29:40.444-07:00BIG news...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello my faithful followers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, sorry to say I'm going to leave you hanging for the day, but I promise this week I will fill you all in. Until then, you can enjoy these pics of our little munchkin lounging around. Isn't she so cute?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Last Friday, Jen and I partook in a much anticipated NYC event called Fashion's Night Out. It is a night when a lot of shops and boutiques all over NYC are open late and have special things going on inside the stores. A lot of them have celebrity appearances or fun activities and sales going on and almost all of them have FREE drinks! Well, since I am on a self proclaimed spending moratorium and Jen is equally as thrifty these days, that is exactly what we were on the hunt for! We started on the West side of 59th and Lex at Banana Republic and got our free glass of wine and mini cupcake as we browsed the store looking for deals. After Jen picked up a super cute tank that was on sale, we proceeded to make our way down the east side of Lexington Avenue stopping only in stores that had some sort of Free drink! <br />
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We were quite pleased with Kenneth Cole's sparkling wine choice and were about to rank that #1 of the night until we stopped in at Sephora and found this!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The mini bottles of Moet champagne were perfect!!! They even had these little spouts that you could put on the top so it felt like you were drinking out of a champagne glass. We probably spent about an hour in Sephora roaming around, smelling perfumes and applying lip gloss and anti-wrinkle cream. At one point we made our way upstairs to hang out with the awesome DJ and have a little "Thriller" dance off with one of the employees. It was super fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, even though we may not have taken full advantage of the fashion part of Fashion's Night Out, I would still deem our night pretty successful! Any night you can spend out in NYC without spending anything but your metrocard swipe (and a tank top and lip gloss in Jen's case) is a good night for me! Can't wait for next year's FNO! Maybe next time I'll actually buy something. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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So....bye bye birdies and hello autumn themed toile!Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-81918213054399076542010-09-08T15:36:00.000-07:002010-09-08T15:41:29.600-07:00Labor Day Weekend!For Labor Day weekend this year, Matt and I decided that we were going to drive out to Michigan to visit his parents. We don't mind the drive out there, we are actually really good road-trip buddies and, to the dismay of both our moms, we drive thru the night at least one way so we don't eat up a whole day with the 690 miles it takes to get there. Sooo, Thursday night, Matt picked me up from rehearsal at 10 pm with Maggie, duffel bags, all of Jer's stuff that we had at our apt and 2 weeks worth of laundry in tow, and we set out. The drive was pretty uneventful, except for the massive traffic we hit just outside the city and the weird spooky diner we stopped at to get a burger at around midnight. I drove until about 4:30 in the morning singing along to guilty pleasures such as The Eagles "Hotel California" and "The Spring Awakening" soundtrack while Matt and Maggie snoozed in their respective seats. Once Matt and I switched spots, I got to take a little rest for a whole hour and a half before he woke me up to keep him company. Maggie was also in need of some attention, so she decided she would hang out on my lap for the rest of the trip instead of snuggling in her bed in the backseat, which she had done for the first half of the trip.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">We finally got to Battle Creek, Michigan (home of Post and Kellogg!) around 9:45 Friday morning. We were greeted by Matt's mom and the FOUR dogs that currently reside at the Hendricks abode. Maggie was less than thrilled to be sniffed by Frankie, Wally, Tobey and Peanut, but she got over it pretty quickly and settled in with her furry pals. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">We spent most of the weekend just hanging out, watching movies, napping and eating....all the usual stuff that we love to do while we are visiting in MI. On Saturday, we did venture out to hang out with Matt's Grandma (Dottie) and took her to lunch at Applebees! (Well, I guess technically she took us to lunch since she insisted on paying) OK, so I know I live in NYC with a million amazing restaurants at my grasp every day, but I have to say, if there is one chain restaurant that I love to go to, it is definitely Applebees. Give me an Oriental Chicken wrap (with grilled chicken) and some Tomato Basil soup, and I am one happy camper!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">After we got back from lunch, Matt, Maggie and I took a little snooze on our favorite chair in his parents' living room. Aren't we so cute....the sleeping Hendricks'. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later that evening, we took a nice little pre-dinner stroll along the river in downtown Battle Creek, but not before Matt decided he wanted to get a haircut. Now, where, do you ask, does one get a haircut in Battle Creek, Michigan....well, the mall, of course!! So, Matt and I drove on over to Master Cuts in the Battle Creek Mall and waited in line with all of the other patrons. Apparently, Saturday is a very busy haircutting day at the mall and we had to wait about 20 minutes before he could see a styling expert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday was our last day in Battle Creek for the weekend because we had plans to go meet up with Matt's cousin Aaron and his wife Diana (our wedding photographer) in Royal Oak where they live, which is about 2 hours from Matt's parents. Before we left, we decided it would be fun to have one last family activity, so we made our way on over to Turkeyville, a working Turkey farm in Marshall, Michigan about 20 minutes from Matt's parents. Sunday was their flea market day and the grounds surrounding the Turkeyville building were filled with booth after booth of people selling anything from antique milkglass to broken '80's action figures....it was awesome!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After perusing the flea market for a while, we headed inside to have a tasty, turkey lunch....oh the choices! They had everything from full on Thanksgiving turkey dinners to turkey tacos to turkey salad sandwiches. It was quite delicious, although, I did get a little sad when we walked outside after lunch and stumbled upon some roaming turkeys that would end up being next week's lunch or possibly this year's Thanksgiving dinner. :-/ </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After we left the turkey farm, we went back to Matt's parents to load the car and say our goodbyes, and then made the 2 hour drive over to Royal Oak. While we were there, we hung out with all of Aaron and Diana's awesome friends and went to this huge music and food festival that was going on for the weekend called <a href="http://artsbeatseats.com/">Arts, Beats and Eats</a>. It was so much fun roaming the streets and checking out all of the different music acts at the various stages setup around the city. It ended up being a very late night and despite the fact that we didn't get to bed until after 2 am, we all still managed to wake up around 9 monday morning to go to breakfast together. Aaron and Diana took us to a super cute, little diner right by their house and after breakfast we loaded up the car once again to make the long journey home. We got a little bit of a later start than we had originally planned, but didn't mind because we were making pretty good time until we realized that our stupid navigation was taking us north to drive back to NYC thru Canada....ummm, I don't think so Garmina!!!! You would think that a navigation would let you know if you were going to be driving internationally before setting you out on your trip, but oh no, not ours....I think this will be the last long drive we will be taking with her. RIP Garmina, you have led us astray for the last time. We finally got going in the right direction and despite losing over an hour because of the above technical issues, we made it home with no traffic and collapsed into bed at midnight! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All in all, we had an absolutely fantastic weekend!! I even convinced a whole group of Michiganders to sign up and run the NYC half marathon in March 2011 with me....we'll see how that pans out!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xoxo</div></div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-87047931906886016872010-09-07T11:41:00.000-07:002010-09-07T11:41:54.342-07:00Only in NYC...<div style="text-align: center;">Does your super put a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinal_deodorizer_block">urinal cake</a> in the hallway to "deodorize" your building. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just love the smell of men's public restroom in the hall, don't you? Thanks for keeping it clean Frank</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-69048946347738610812010-09-01T19:56:00.000-07:002010-09-01T19:56:15.088-07:00:)Last weekend Matt and I took a little stroll along the East River right before sunset and had a couple of awesome photo opps along the way that I wanted to share.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Can you believe I took all of these with my iPhone?!? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-15608761390408164232010-08-28T07:08:00.000-07:002010-08-28T07:12:55.980-07:00Only in NYC...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Could you do this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last night Matt, Jen, Adam and I had a true NY experience! The <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={9C6923D2-D348-4761-BEB3-A943934068D2}">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> has an amazing exhibition going on right now through the end of October and if you can make it over there between now and then, you definitely should! It is this fantastically, intricate bamboo installation on the roof of the Met overlooking Central Park and it is truly breathtaking! You can visit during regular museum hours OR like we did, you can go on a friday night when the museum stays open late (9pm) and see this amazing sight AND partake in libations! We got there just before sunset and as you can see it was a beautiful night....wish we had our good camera with us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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This time the BBQ was at Courtney's sister, Raquel's house. She and her husband live out in Westbury in a beautiful house with a gorgeous backyard with a pool! It was so great!! Didn't even feel like we were only 40 minutes outside of the city....oh the burbs, gotta love em' (sometimes).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shiloh and I had a mini photoshoot while hanging out on the porch...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQMOlu25AmAefQS0r6E7Nu8IQjWE1SWlMB7waIZIC3QJvO-VdUcpJDTNly1KtI-imQfKptz1Ah-5gozWZZbXQwkDcT71AF4tHcqiwqgmeRr_bo16RN4hDqZflc2PNcQUIUMbKfYWkx4k/s1600/DSCN1177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQMOlu25AmAefQS0r6E7Nu8IQjWE1SWlMB7waIZIC3QJvO-VdUcpJDTNly1KtI-imQfKptz1Ah-5gozWZZbXQwkDcT71AF4tHcqiwqgmeRr_bo16RN4hDqZflc2PNcQUIUMbKfYWkx4k/s320/DSCN1177.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shiloh, me and Yukari</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-70180779780589954962010-08-20T10:28:00.000-07:002010-08-20T10:30:29.034-07:00Running<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5J9qukWMRRoFLX68OJdopD6FtTmD8AU-CjB6unS2tzUKUCsZLuaRTRjd6NjQFUwKyqqvO2F3iB-a2R3G3uh5NPfecmez-pD_7YginQ483pJV-yhfa5ce24zDxbF460idfisDDqb0b8M/s1600/IMG_0822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5J9qukWMRRoFLX68OJdopD6FtTmD8AU-CjB6unS2tzUKUCsZLuaRTRjd6NjQFUwKyqqvO2F3iB-a2R3G3uh5NPfecmez-pD_7YginQ483pJV-yhfa5ce24zDxbF460idfisDDqb0b8M/s320/IMG_0822.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Today I ran for the first time in months! I've done a couple 1-2 mile jogs here and there, but today was the first day I really felt in it to win it! 3 miles in 87 degrees with 41% humidity....I think that's comparable to about 5 miles in the low 70's with no humidity, right? Anyway, I am back on track after a summer of not so enthusiastic exercising and let me tell you, I am excited!!! I had a couple of epiphanies during my half hour run along the east river and I would like to share them with everyone in hopes that they inspire all because they definitely inspired me!<br />
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1. I LOVE to run....ok, well maybe I don't LOVE to run, but I do love the feeling right after I'm done when I'm all sweaty and thirsty and have weird tan lines from my running tank and <a href="http://www.camelbak.com/sports-recreation/run.aspx">CamelBak</a>. There's nothing like it....except after a really good rehearsal or... :)<br />
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2. I love to run in NYC! Along the river there are so many people out there running right along with me in this crazy heat and I love the little knowing "runners nod" we give each other as we pass by one another. It makes me feel really connected to the other people in this crazy town and it makes me feel like a true NYer!<br />
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3. I need new running shoes...like about 5 miles ago!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We headed out early this morning planning to go to the <a href="http://www.amnh.org/">American Museum of Natural Histor</a>y, one of my favorite museums in the whole city. The munchkins decided on the bus there that they wanted to swing by Central Park first to climb on some rocks and then head to the museum. We got to 5th Avenue and 86th street and played on the <a href="http://www.archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=4009&PagePosition=4">Ancient Playground</a> for a few minutes before venturing down to 79th street to enter the park. When we walked into the park, we happened upon a crowd of people getting ready for a FREE music class. The kids had a blast banging on drums and singing along to music from Ghana while I shook my tambourine to the beat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After our jam session in the park we kept making our way west toward the museum and came across a very friendly goose. He was very curious and kept trying to eat the buckle on Patrick's shoe...so cute! We kept him company for a while and then bid our farewell as we continued on our journey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2d_WIymoLsOVuzeVc-ybZkVaxf43AW2ZY3xrAEVjorqWuvDRiQ7VOM-20Efh_YJtssvCHeeiApPndss7WayBcRKFAcGGmN2R7DY-hqWGP6E6nYZXGHybsyGPnFuChkqU8vY6s_96oHO0/s1600/IMG_0808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2d_WIymoLsOVuzeVc-ybZkVaxf43AW2ZY3xrAEVjorqWuvDRiQ7VOM-20Efh_YJtssvCHeeiApPndss7WayBcRKFAcGGmN2R7DY-hqWGP6E6nYZXGHybsyGPnFuChkqU8vY6s_96oHO0/s320/IMG_0808.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">By the time we made it over to the West side it was way past lunchtime and we were all starving and on the verge of hunger-induced breakdowns, so we got our tickets at the museum and then hi-tailed back outside and across the street to the <a href="http://www.shakeshacknyc.com/">Shake Shack!</a> Two burgers, one hot dog, an iced tea, lemonade and 2 orders of fries later, we were full-bellied and happy again and decided to top off our delicious lunch with a little dessert! I walked the kids the 10 blocks south (I know, they're champs right!?!) down to Magnolia Bakery for their first ever, world-famous Magnolia cupcake! I think they enjoyed them thoroughly!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbT_h31H-KgiE-N_iQf8rffuw6K08LLI8ePYsBG_pIuaLgw30eORFLnPsi-tuxZLVzgG9TPCz54aa2nydw4xyDPDeCQY4Hj4Lo3Bpdp8ddXSDg4h8oeuMYuMjpyxHriAI_Q6jYvXFDTPs/s1600/IMG_0813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbT_h31H-KgiE-N_iQf8rffuw6K08LLI8ePYsBG_pIuaLgw30eORFLnPsi-tuxZLVzgG9TPCz54aa2nydw4xyDPDeCQY4Hj4Lo3Bpdp8ddXSDg4h8oeuMYuMjpyxHriAI_Q6jYvXFDTPs/s320/IMG_0813.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Patrick finished his in about 2.2 seconds!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">3 delectable cupcakes later, we walked back up to the museum and finally made it inside! We headed straight for the Discovery Room to dig for dinosaur bones and learn about all kinds of cool stuff!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1PeIooVddSTF9xdYx6nY5PZbMHiZOo-F7mOPtLldM7jOZdFlsGhtCHiRSuTPI7vpF7-P6oNdLrTmDW7V2a7pBVyXUqoAWpu8lginwFhD8FQzqqZ18WQu8nm_-4AaQtj5vvuYLmUbABo/s1600/IMG_0815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1PeIooVddSTF9xdYx6nY5PZbMHiZOo-F7mOPtLldM7jOZdFlsGhtCHiRSuTPI7vpF7-P6oNdLrTmDW7V2a7pBVyXUqoAWpu8lginwFhD8FQzqqZ18WQu8nm_-4AaQtj5vvuYLmUbABo/s320/IMG_0815.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Patrick piecing together the bones of a Prestosuchus</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After a full day of city fun, we finally got back on the bus to head back home to the UES. All three of us were wiped!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI4wMz8sp60AVA8hW7aNgt3qQAryHoKYUZaxiD9VVaS-cE3Zhu2edgwzDeLd7sOOKyPcvEsIX8V9kUeY1HrE3zcA0TfMS6XaPrYdFiNH_XAw47XVkEX5CGfoJxbjWL79xGfadNVfoAaQ/s1600/IMG_0819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI4wMz8sp60AVA8hW7aNgt3qQAryHoKYUZaxiD9VVaS-cE3Zhu2edgwzDeLd7sOOKyPcvEsIX8V9kUeY1HrE3zcA0TfMS6XaPrYdFiNH_XAw47XVkEX5CGfoJxbjWL79xGfadNVfoAaQ/s320/IMG_0819.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Just when I thought I didn't want to raise kids in the city....hmmmm, might have to re-discuss this topic with the hubby!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">:)</div>Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12260505615745273735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-590257333539548888.post-42439699659367392052010-08-17T10:09:00.000-07:002010-08-17T10:09:14.019-07:00A Domestic Diva<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Sunday night I took this<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5O3Yn9t3lWzxU_3BlDRUZewR-3hQNU55DjARg9wnIUJs9A0ZskUEjG7nienq3pcgCb1YsBp9u2odZVFcY9w1N4DOOGQv0BKc0pwlNpWJeOqx2FuetZyTtpW8DdcN7FRsb3_G2ulZufU/s1600/spaghetti_squash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5O3Yn9t3lWzxU_3BlDRUZewR-3hQNU55DjARg9wnIUJs9A0ZskUEjG7nienq3pcgCb1YsBp9u2odZVFcY9w1N4DOOGQv0BKc0pwlNpWJeOqx2FuetZyTtpW8DdcN7FRsb3_G2ulZufU/s320/spaghetti_squash.jpg" /></a></div><div>this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv6T7hVXM47ENUkneB9gW7i2xHy3wBX4nY_XuFZneopDiCaE1jnSfxxEUS1y57p746Vhi-64JG9-teso3I9q3Q6qHmcSluASi9fAWRCdT3Abb8cflT1datnkWxg_O6_vTleJk43XAaao/s1600/cherry_tomatoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv6T7hVXM47ENUkneB9gW7i2xHy3wBX4nY_XuFZneopDiCaE1jnSfxxEUS1y57p746Vhi-64JG9-teso3I9q3Q6qHmcSluASi9fAWRCdT3Abb8cflT1datnkWxg_O6_vTleJk43XAaao/s320/cherry_tomatoes.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">plus some olive oil, garlic and onions and put them together to make this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was quite delicious and I have to say I'm kind of proud because of the multi-step process and the fact that I am working with this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">as a kitchen! Imagine what I could do in a real kitchen!! You can find the recipe <a href="http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/spaghetti-squash-i/Detail.aspx">here</a>! I omitted the olives (Matt doesn't like them) and the basil (I didn't have any and didn't feel like buying it) and it still turned out delectable!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Enjoy!</div><div><br />
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