We had Easter dinner with James and Alaina. Nelly and Dante had fun (well, Nelly had fun begging for food in the kitchen while Dante played.) Their apartment has a really big kitchen and living area, so it’s a great place to gather for dinners. We appreciate them hosting us so often and love spending holidays with them!
At the beginning of March, my best good friend from High School, Michal, came to visit some of her old friends in Brooklyn, so she came over to see our apartment and show off her SOCUTE son, Isaac, to me. I had no idea, but when Michal lived in NYC (for part of the 8+ years she lived here), she actually lived IN our neighborhood! I thought it was funny how when we were out walking, she was able to tell me the best places for pho or Indian food and which nail salons and laundromats were the best ones. It made me feel good about our choice of neighborhood (again), knowing that I trust her judgment completely. Here’s me and Isaac at what has turned out to be our most favorite bar & restaurant, called Blueprint.
Couldn’t you just eat him up?!? He’s such a sweet natured guy and he’s already traveled around the world in his first year of life! Also, please note the lack of coat on me! It was beginning to warm up, slowly but surely!
Hold on for photo overload… it’s the only way I have of remembering what happened! Won’t it be fun when I get caught up and can real-time blog our life? We will see if that ever happens…
So, we made it to Brooklyn on January 17th, and David promptly left the next day to go to California to visit the Google home office. Luckily, my mom is retired and was READY to see us by then, so she was able to come stay with me while David was gone. She was SO helpful in getting things unpacked and organized, and besides that, we are the best of buddies so it was great to have her around to keep me company. Nelly LOVES Mom, even though I think Mom could probably do without her…
(also, could we HAVE any more blankets? I guess I was preparing for the heat to go out or something?)
So, we made it. In the dead of what would become the worst NYC winter in 100 years. But when we first arrived, not even that was able to deter our excitement. Luckily, since we moved so close to Christmas, David was able to have a few days off and we got to go exploring, along with alllllll of the tourists. We just walked around a lot and got a sense of where things were. We practiced our subway skills and honed our knowledge of the City. We sightsaw and learned that when you have to use the bathroom, you just stop into any bar or restaurant and get a drink. They’ll gladly let you use the bathroom if you pay them for something! 🙂
Some of our sight seeing from that first week or three:
Upper West Side brownstones. Soooo pretty. Almost made me want to live up there. Almost.
Deep in the Heart of Brooklyn 