We stayed in Queens. We loved walking through the neighborhood to get to the subway.
Our Ergo backpack saved the day again. She got her sleep and we didn't miss a beat...
Okay, that was a lame intro to our first street performers.
I was so excited! Brad kept telling me that street performers were one of his favorite things about New York... I agree, so cool.
It's like daylight out there, crazy.
Once we were there and done being in shock... we didn't really know what to look at or what to really do. Well, I had one idea. Those big red glowing steps were calling to me.
I just had to do a jig, it's not every day you get the opportunity to do a jig on big red glowing stairs! After my big debut we just walked and walked looking at everyone and everything!
Then we found M&M World!
Kaci loves M&M's! It's how we potty trained her. We went a lil crazy (13 bucks a pound) and let her fill up a bag or two. She loved picking out the colors she wanted. Not even out of the store before she starts eating them.
That's when Brad and I realized we were starving... We decided to be a little crazy (again) and went to Hard Rock to eat.
I'm never disappointed with Hard Rock's food. Yum! Our visit to Times Square was a lot of fun. It was so crazy to be there after living in such small towns for the past few years. So much advertising, so many people, so many name brand stores... crazy.
And the winners of the guessing game contest are... Papa Call and Nancy Kirk!
Brad has accepted an internship position with the Anchorage School District, which starts mid-August 2010. He has also verbally agreed to work for them the year following his internship as well, so we are planning on being in Alaska for at least two years. Which means.... Ya'll are welcome to come visit!
Yes, we are aware that it gets cold in Anchorage (but actually not as cold as many other states like Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota... the ocean helps mediate the weather... so we're looking at winter time high's of 20 rather than -20). And yes we are aware that in the winter time there is not a lot of sunlight (about 5-6 hours, rather than the 8 to 9 that most states will be getting).
On the other hand there are many positive things that we are looking forward to as we prepare for our next great adventure!
The drive was just as much apart of the trip as Times Square (that post is coming soon). It deserves some lime light. It left a lasting impression on Kaci. At the local grocery store this week, we got one of those fancy carts with a car attached to it. When Kaci climbed inside and asked me to start pushing, I had the following conversation with her:
Me: Kaci, are you driving?
Kaci: Beep! Beep! Silly car!
Me: Where are you driving, Kaci?
Kaci: Drivin' New York!
Me: You're drivin' to New York?!?
Kaci: New YoooOOOOrrRRkk!!
I made the video this time (I know you always wonder who creates these things, usually Brad, this time, me). Enjoy. The pictures below are mostly for the blog book we'll make this summer of our Virginia adventures. Sorry for the redundancy!
Kaci with a taxi, I got one of everyone with a taxi... except me, I tried, but would always just barely miss it...shucks. One reason to go back I guess!! Brad with a taxi. Brad hates driving in big cities, makes him have to pee. I usually do all the city driving. But, Kaci was sick so I was tending to her. He was hilarious. He said some pretty funny stuff. Like "when the cars honk at you, it just means they like you!" I love the way he thinks when he's in a stressful situation. He did an awesome job navigating the city, Kaci helped by holding a map and repeating all the numbers we said. Brad would say, "look for exit 36" and Kaci would respond, "dirty-six!" Ok, here's my Statue of Liberty picture. I've always wondered what it was like for all those immigrants whose first glimpse of New York (America) was the Statue of Liberty. Now I know! Seeing her through the mists like that seemed so magical to me. It was a perfect moment for me. Call me silly, but that's all I wanted. To catch a glimpse of such a symbolic statue, as I made my way to New York to fulfill silly childhood dream... my excitement (as great as it was) was little compared to those who saw her with much greater hopes and dreams. Picture perfect! (in my mind, obviously since ya can't actually see her in the pix above) Nothing says New York quite like big buildings, huh? Do you see that mist of darkness, that awful fog that plagued us the entire drive? This pix was taken at about 2pm, that's mid day folks, not a sliver of sunshine... not a sliver. This my friends is why the East Coast is the East Coast, I have never experienced anything close to this on the West Coast (but I've also never lived in Washington, yikes!)
My angle baby. She was such a good sport the whole way, just singing songs and wanting hugs to snuggle away feeling sick. She's such a little gem in our lives. I can't tell you how blessed we feel to have her "along for the ride".
Some traditions just aren't worth keeping. Like getting sick for the Holidays. Someone please explain that to Kaci who got sick (sore throat, headaches, runny nose etc) two days before we left and succeeded in passing said sickness on to her loving parents. Since I can barely keep my eyes open and my nose is raw and my throat is burning with every breath... Here's a sneak peek at our amazing New York trip sickness and all!! Lots of videos (like me doing a jig at Times Square) and pictures to come!!
1. Blogs 2. It's NOVEMBER, my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving is coming!! 3. I slept in til 8 am!! No seminary! 4. Brad!! 5. Daylight savings.. it's light outside at 6am now!! 6. I'm not in high school anymore, one hour a day with teenagers makes me OH SO VERY GRATEFUL!!! 7. My mom 8. Sundays... and nursery! 9. A knowledge of God 10. Playing games in any form! 11. two new mommy friends 12. kaci's giant floor piano 13. Brad wakes me up for seminary... three times if necessary... I was really into my dream this morning (even though I don't remember it). 14. a whole day with just Brad! 15. 12 hours of sleep or pretended sleep at least 16. the scarfs my mom made me, I feel so fancy in them! 17. tea tree oil 18. my excitement for the MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE is oozing out of my ears now!!! I love it! 19. the sunshine days that follow the rainy ones... when the sun shines through the windows again and I can't get enough if it. 20. my nutty seminary kids 21. zachary from church, kaci's only real friend 22. visit teaching Sister Halling for the past year, love that lady, she reminds me of my mom 23. fun, simple, easy, creative art projects--like the kind you do when your in grade school 24. my sister married a great guy and created the cutest kids ever
That definition suits us perfectly right now because even though Brad doesn't even interview til December 1st (woohoo) we have been making detailed plans on moving there for the past few weeks.
Anyone want to play a game?
Leave a comment with your best guess of where we are planning to move for Brad's internship.
When I disclose where we are going, I will also announce the winner and their prize.
(we figure we'll know before Christmas)
A prize will be one of the following:
1) something we own that we can't take with us
2) one of my many magical paintings
3) a shrine of you on our sidebar til we move.
So, in your comment leave your guess and your prize of choice!
Kaci loves M&M's! It's how we potty trained her. We went a lil crazy (13 bucks a pound) and let her fill up a bag or two. She loved picking out the colors she wanted. Not even out of the store before she starts eating them. 
That's when Brad and I realized we were starving... We decided to be a little crazy (again) and went to Hard Rock to eat. 
Yes, we are aware that it gets cold in Anchorage (but actually not as cold as many other states like Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota... the ocean helps mediate the weather... so we're looking at winter time high's of 20 rather than -20). And yes we are aware that in the winter time there is not a lot of sunlight (about 5-6 hours, rather than the 8 to 9 that most states will be getting). 
Kaci with a taxi, I got one of everyone with a taxi... except me, I tried, but would always just barely miss it...shucks. One reason to go back I guess!!
Brad with a taxi. Brad hates driving in big cities, makes him have to pee. I usually do all the city driving. But, Kaci was sick so I was tending to her. He was hilarious. He said some pretty funny stuff. Like "when the cars honk at you, it just means they like you!" I love the way he thinks when he's in a stressful situation. He did an awesome job navigating the city, Kaci helped by holding a map and repeating all the numbers we said. Brad would say, "look for exit 36" and Kaci would respond, "dirty-six!"
Ok, here's my Statue of Liberty picture. I've always wondered what it was like for all those immigrants whose first glimpse of New York (America) was the Statue of Liberty. Now I know! Seeing her through the mists like that seemed so magical to me. It was a perfect moment for me. Call me silly, but that's all I wanted. To catch a glimpse of such a symbolic statue, as I made my way to New York to fulfill silly childhood dream... my excitement (as great as it was) was little compared to those who saw her with much greater hopes and dreams. Picture perfect! (in my mind, obviously since ya can't actually see her in the pix above)
Nothing says New York quite like big buildings, huh? Do you see that mist of darkness, that awful fog that plagued us the entire drive? This pix was taken at about 2pm, that's mid day folks, not a sliver of sunshine... not a sliver. This my friends is why the East Coast is the East Coast, I have never experienced anything close to this on the West Coast (but I've also never lived in Washington, yikes!)
