Yesterday there was a loon (migrating, I assume) on the river swimming and diving. Today, a bald eagle flying overhead! Nothing like the national and Minnesota state birds to welcome me home from abroad...
Thursday 27 February 2014
Sunday 2 February 2014
January Updates
We've had a pretty normal January - getting back into the swing of things after the holidays. We've especially enjoyed trying to see as many Oscar nominated movies as possible before the awards. We've seen every "best film" nominee for a few years in a row and weren't sure if we'd be able to this year, so we're loving being able to see so many this month.
The last two weekends have been really fun. Last weekend, we had free tickets to the Philly home show. While we aren't exactly the target audience (um, we don't own a home...) we did have a fun time wandering. We met a wonderful gentleman from India who was selling textiles, so I had to stop to purchase a runner. He had an incredible story about how his shop in lower Manhattan had been completely destroyed by Sandy. His insurance still has not paid him anything, and he's lost his shop. It was a sobering reminder that not everyone out here is back to normal after that storm. We were so happy to make a purchase from him!
Afterward, we wanted to enjoy the city a bit, so we walked over to the Reading Terminal Market for a crepe snack (we love that place!), and then onward to a favorite spot in town for an early appetizer dinner.
This past week, we got a last minute invite to a Super Bowl party on Friday night in New York through Mike's team at work. We took the train and were able to find a cheap hotel for the night. The event was a Boomer Esiason's restaurant right off Times Square, and it was pretty cool to be able to meet him, as well as see a few other celebrities while we chatted with some co-workers. We were reminded again that the city doesn't ever sleep as we walked back to our hotel after midnight and saw hundreds of other people out enjoying a beautiful Friday night.
Saturday was the warmest day we've had out here in a while, so we walked up to Central Park. It was filled with so many others enjoying the day. We found a Turkish restaurant for lunch and I'm not sure if we'll ever be the same - the food was so delicious! We're just loving being able to go up to the city and check out new neighborhoods, and are looking forward to our next time in New York.
Happy Super Bowl Sunday - and to the Zitzmans: Go Seahawks!
The last two weekends have been really fun. Last weekend, we had free tickets to the Philly home show. While we aren't exactly the target audience (um, we don't own a home...) we did have a fun time wandering. We met a wonderful gentleman from India who was selling textiles, so I had to stop to purchase a runner. He had an incredible story about how his shop in lower Manhattan had been completely destroyed by Sandy. His insurance still has not paid him anything, and he's lost his shop. It was a sobering reminder that not everyone out here is back to normal after that storm. We were so happy to make a purchase from him!
Afterward, we wanted to enjoy the city a bit, so we walked over to the Reading Terminal Market for a crepe snack (we love that place!), and then onward to a favorite spot in town for an early appetizer dinner.
This past week, we got a last minute invite to a Super Bowl party on Friday night in New York through Mike's team at work. We took the train and were able to find a cheap hotel for the night. The event was a Boomer Esiason's restaurant right off Times Square, and it was pretty cool to be able to meet him, as well as see a few other celebrities while we chatted with some co-workers. We were reminded again that the city doesn't ever sleep as we walked back to our hotel after midnight and saw hundreds of other people out enjoying a beautiful Friday night.
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| Hangin' with Evander Holyfield! |
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| Mike with Boomer |
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| Strawberry Fields - the John Lennon tribute in Central Park |
Happy Super Bowl Sunday - and to the Zitzmans: Go Seahawks!
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