Posts filed under ‘Long Island’
Cruising
These outfits from our Arizona cousins couldn’t be more appropriate for the guys these days. Happy and Joy, that’s what it’s all about. The guys, who usually reach milestones about 6 weeks apart, pulled up within the same 24 hours and haven’t looked back. 10 months and counting, must remember to take pictures for it is all happening so fast.
Fabulous trip to Rochester for Christmas had us mostly snuggled in at NetNet & GaGa’s house, with outings to GG’s and Party & Paul’s for festivities.
Presents? Oh, we got lovely presents! But that PAPER!
Back on Long Island for a perfect snow, and a Happy New Year to come for all!
Maine Pics (Ok, Hempstead Lake)
We didn’t go to Maine. Hempstead Lake Park is 1 mile from our house, but I have to say these photos LOOK like MAINE! Ask any Long Islander about this park, and they will tell you we shouldn’t be hanging out there (Genesee Valley Park comparable?). Pretty deserted, not near the nicest places, but how will we stay away? I hear there is even a merry-go-round somewhere in its depths. Yay!
Long Island Secession
No, not me. Did you catch The Daily Show on the latest not-topic around here? If not, you should. Here you go!
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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Rush, thanks for helping me embed video!!
And now what you really came for . . . 
We’re spending a lot of time poolside these days. M&L love the water and the heat has finally turned on. We swim every afternoon in the shadow of our neighbors’ house. Good thing since we don’t have a bathtub that fits anymore!
We think we’re ready for cereal!
This first time was our cleanest by far. All downhill from here. To be followed by swim in the pool!
We spent a gorgeous week on the shores of Lake Ontario.
Everyone had their favorite vacation activities.
Baby Maggie knows twins are used to getting bopped in the head!
We returned home to Colorado Buddies!!! How did THESE boys get so big?
How cute are the newlyweds?
Our first dip in the big pond – we all loved it!
And if I’m crazy enough to put a picture of my postpartum self in a bathing suit, I can catch these pretties in their pj’s. Thanks for a great visit to the shore Shah family!
Rockville Centre Fireworks
Like most holidays in Rockville Centre, the 4th is celebrated 1 week AFTER the event. Perhaps they think nobody will come? We live about 1 mile from Mill River, the site of the fireworks show, which is plenty close for us! M&L had a wonderful time with their family before heading to bed long before the festivities. The rest of us enjoyed the show over the rooftops, some from inside (loud-bang free), some from the front lawn (loud-bang-bring-it-on!).
Same time, same place, see y’all next year!
Pinata Apples – Pregnancy’s Perfect Food
Apples – No heartburn, no reflux, FIBER! I’m eating 2 at a time these days. Pinatas are harder to find downstate, so falling back on Honeycrisps when necessary. EAT LOTS OF APPLES, pregnant or not! They’ll be mushy and wrinkly and waxed and imported soon.
Pinata Apples
This apple from the Pacific Northwest is the result of a cross between a Gold Delicious and a Cox Orange Pippin. The Pinata Apple won “Apple of the Year 2004” honors in Europe. Its flavor is very sweet and it has a soft texture. Wonderful for cooking or eating out of hand! Available through May or until the grower sells out.
This is the Time to Remember . . .
Seems we were the only LI’ers who weren’t at Shea last night:
We had our own mini-concert right here on Merrick Road. The goal? Total nostalgia. Billy, whether you realize it or not, is in the fabric of your lives. Try to identify your favorite song and you will certainly have a memory that goes with it.
Mine? The Ballad of Billy the Kid. Hands down. Don’t you love a song that starts out slow and then ROCKS! I’m also a sucker for a song that tells a tale (memories of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” anyone?). It is one of those songs that was always in the background, and somehow, osmosis?, I know all the words AND now I can find Oyster Bay on a map.
So Billy memories anyone? Looking to brush up on tunes? Go to www.seeqpod.com and search “Billy Joel.”
See NYT Article forwarded by Mom for a real writer’s great take on Billy and the goodbye to Shea. Will remind you of how much you love billy and have you whistling “Uptown Girl” – Shameless.
Muttontown Preserve – 550 acres of Nature on LI!
I know! Unheard of!
We even had to pack snacks & water since it is unusual to be more than 100 m. from a deli.
My SS-teacher/husband started us off with a lecture about the ruins of an estate built by a king from somewhere (we were not great students). That king (from Europe?) took off with all of the peoples’ money and built a huge estate, now in ruins. He was punished by vandals, ah Karma.
As we hiked out to the ruins, we saw bunnies, flowers, and lots and lots of mud. We even found a raccoon footprint!
The ruins were pretty cool. Still under fire from vandals, but enough intact to spook us a little.
Visit a review for better descriptions and directions at the NY Times.
What haven’t we done?
A great Sailors season made hordes of people libound.
And here is what we did, besides watch basketball games:
- Dinner – Grillfire – 2X – at least!
- Dinner “Churascaria” – West Village – meat bonanza
- Show “Spring Awakening” – Amazing, but not as fun as the name makes it sound
- Dinner “Porterhouse” – Decadence of company and eats, wow
- Lots and lots of trips to show off the beach (even in the cold) so people will return summertime (and we just bought a cool beach tent!)
- LI Children’s Museum – 3X!!! It’s a great spot on a cold morning for any age!
- Top of the Rock, FAO Schwartz, and the Pig n’ Whistle – the most kid-friendly spot in midtown! Eat our shorts Mars 2112!
- Did you hear, the Giants won the superbowl?!
- Show “Is He Dead” – a raucous great time, Mark Twain style.
- Dinner – Perry Street – decadence, again, and to follow . . .
- An engagement announcement
- Dinner – Southern Hospitality – JT’s sexyback ribs are worth a taste
- And lots of chili, spaghetti, and COZY dinners in our tiny apartment
- And another new niece, just yesterday
- Met – permanent collection through a fifth grader’s eyes, and an amazing small world story (see previous entry)
I know, I was told not to brag, but how nice is life? Come and visit.
First Cold of the Year
Sorry so MIA.
I think moving exposes me to a whole new set of germs. Downstate germs. After 9 years of teaching, do I have the immunity of a brand new teacher again? Perhaps these germs are different? Do they talk with funny accents, cutoff other germs while traveling to my sinuses, or call me ‘hon’ while pounding on my head?
Ok, truth is, things are great here. My students are smart, my colleagues are welcoming, and my car lives on. Oh, and I have the husband of my dreams.
I’m reading: magazines and the Sunday NYT (it takes me all week). No time for books. Soon, LLL, soon!
I’m listening to: Candice Bushnell’s “Trading Up.” Guilty pleasure. Men need not try. It’s no SATC (ok, I didn’t really read that), but it drops designer names while doing a total send-up of NY society. Fun.
Speaking of designer names, has anyone else watched Tim Gunn’s new show? If you haven’t, don’t. Wait for Runway.
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