Memorial Day fun

For Memorial Day, Julie, Dan and I all went for a bike ride in Central Park. It was a beautiful day and perfect for a nice bike ride. 

Dan and Julie during our snack break

Dan rode around without a shirt on, woot woot!

Julie's sexy pose, yowza!

The bikes... I had a little basket on mine for the water bottles

ME

Thanks for taking at least one pic of me Danny boy

Dan and Julie laid out and tried to get sun kissed, while I attempted to stay in the shade as much as possible : ) It was sooooo nice to have a relaxing day and not have to do anything!! vonderbar!

oodles of pictures!

Last week, the fam bam came out to visit for my graduation. Here are some pictures from that crazy week : ) 

Daddio and me on top of the Empire State building (I hadn't been up yet!)

We attended a Yankee game which the Yanks won of course!

Mom and Dad

I attended the LDS temple for the first time : ) 

Accompanied by my parents, Dan, future mom-in-law, and oodles of wonderful amigas! 

On Sunday after church (after the fam-bam had left) We all hiked through the Cloisters in the rain. Dan and I accidentally took a cheesy engagement photo.

I was trying to get a group picture and Rachel was the only one paying attention

And Dan decided to display his wonderfully round bum. Our children are going to have such a hard time finding pants that fit...

And the group Ben (Julie's brother), Julie Mack-a-doodle, Danny Boy and Raquelita.

Last week was crazy, but I'm so grateful that my family was able to come out and support me in my graduation. And I'm so glad I got to go through the temple surrounded by so much family and great friends! It was a big growing up week, I just hope I can fit into the giant shoes I now have to fill!

Oh what a day!

As my 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Broughton used to say, "you're not done, that's what a turkey is, you're finished."

Ashley and I went to elementary school and 7th grade together before she moved across the country to Virginia. So we graduated 6th grade together and 9 years later we earned our masters degree together. Crazy!

Zaneta's been my buddy this year. She's actually taking my spot in my current apartment next week after I move all of my stuff to Dan's before the wedding. I'm really glad I get to be friends with her some more : ) 

Oh Columbia, filled to the max!

So for some reason, at Columbia only doctoral students receive hoods. All of us masters just have these long sleeves which are very convenient for holding treats and cameras, etc...

The momma!

The parents! Who loved me and supported me moving across the country once they realized that Columbia's a big deal : ) 

Heck yeah I just graduated!!!

Danny boy. He edited my Columbia application (which I know is the only reason why I got in!) and he's been there for me all year long as I've gone crazy with papers and homework and stressed about what a crappy brand new therapist I am. We've been able to share the experience of starting our careers and it's been hard but really nice to be able to go through it together. He's just fantastic! 

The grandparents (Poppa, Grandad and Marcie) are all here too, but I guess I didn't get any of the pictures with them on my camera! More will come I'm sure : ) I am surrounded by love!

Thanks family and friends for all of your love and support, and for making me feel like I could do this. It's been somewhat stressful, but now it's done and over with. I've got to really grow up! Wish me luck on becoming a real productive member of society! : ) 

a little more spring...

I heart NYC in the springtime....

The fam bam is here! Activities thus far....

• Brunch at Tavern on the Green
• Walk through Central Park
• BBQ at Dan's home in CT
• Dan getting fitted for the wedding!!! : )
• Downtown Macy's
• Empire State Building

And they have done much much more. This is just what I've accompanied them on! Crazy kids! 

Tomorrow is graduation and I'll be done with school for forever! woah...

1 picture...

Well I was finally able to download one picture from Monday. Central Park is so incredibly green and lush in spring and summer! I had forgotten how green it gets. It was nice to go walking around in the beautiful weather : )

more to come later... maybe!

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So I want to post some pictures I took at Central Park with Julie on Monday, but the pictures are taking forever to load. So y'all will just have to wait! 

Count down until the fam bam arrives: 4 days!!!! woot woot! (although I won't see them for 5...)

Happy Momma's Day!

Love this woman. 

She's my momma.

I look ridiculously a lot like her.

She's my family bff (not to be confused with my NYC bff Julie Mack-a-doodle or my eternal lover bff Danny Boy. A girl can't have too many different kinds of bff's!)

She's funny.

She's straight up herself no matter what. (Wish I could be more like that) 

We are fused.

     (and we're okay with that... usually ; )

She'll be here to play in less than a week! 

Hooray for MOM's!!! (especially mine cause she raised me and I'm pretty satisfied with how I've turned out : ) 

Musings

1. I found out this weekend that Dan's home teacher (who we have game nights with him and his wife) can solve a Rubik's cube. I have never actually met anyone who could solve a Rubik's cube right in front of me. I was speachless.

2. We got a free futon from the Barney's as well! Which is wonderful because we're seriously lacking in the furniture department right now. 

3. Dan has moved into our apartment!!! This means that he's living a mere 10 minute walk from where I live now. It's fantastic to be able to see him so much! hoooray!

4. I finished my interview with the Stake President and I am good to go through the temple in two weeks. I am so excited!

5. Big Changes. Today is my last day of class ever. Unless I ever go back to get my PhD (which isn't happening until I pay of Columbia... which will be a while). And tomorrow is my last day at my internship. This all means that I have to grow up soon. Like now! I'm a bit freaked out by this. I'm avoiding looking for a job or doing anything until after the wedding, but ... I look at all of my friends and classmates and I wonder how in the world am I going to do this! I'm getting a little bit stressed because as Dan put it, "you know how to be a student, but not how to be a professional yet." Plus I'm getting married in about two months and I don't really know how to be wife either. So let's hope I can figure out how to do something with this new found life of mine! Loooooooots of change, that's for dang sure.

random pictures that were on my camera

my new "hood" well one building... which is a few blocks over, but it's all the same really!
you know you have an awesome future mom-in-law when you have fresh flowers or chocolate or some little treat each weekend you go visit (and I presently visit every single weekend).
SPRING is here!!!!!! HOORAY!!!!

I have some more musings about the weekend. Here are some titillating hints: rubik's cube, free futon, moving, temple, and big changes. Let those float around a bit and I'll disclose more fully tomorrow! : ) Hope y'all had a good weekend. 

Subway Story

photo from here

So the other day I got on the subway and there was an ancient looking couple sitting together. He was dozing, she was reading a book. I started thinking up their life story . . .

Meet Mr. and Mrs. Horowitz. They moved to New York City in 1967 from Russia. They have lived in the same 3rd floor walk up since 1986. They have 3 girls and 2 boys. Two girls live in NYC still and have 5 children between them. There is family dinner at Bube and Zeidy's house once a month on Saturday night after Temple. He was a college professor and she volunteered at the library. They both love reading and traveling. They've been together for so long, they can have a whole conversation with each other just with their eyes. They love each other more than they ever did on their wedding day. 

Well at least that's what I think.