Hellooooo Lincoln!

Jeff and I took a little road trip to DC to see Kari play with the Clark College concert band. I haven't been to DC since the 8th grade, so it was kind of fun going back for a little visit. Kari played in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday morning. It was fun seeing Kari play and chatting with her. After we visited with Kari for a little while we went out to lunch and then did a little shopping at my favorite store....Tiffany's! I bought some really cute pearl earrings. It was a successful trip :)


Next I'm off to Washington for a visit with the family! I'm so excited for the long break.

I'm still here...I've been soooo busy...

Once again I have gone MIA on my blog. I'm so sorry! A lot has been going on as of late and I haven't had much time to blog. So, here's a little snip-it of what I have been up to.

Memorial Day weekend I went to Bermuda with Jeff. I have never been before and all I can say is that I hope we make this a yearly tradition. Maybe not on Memorial Day next time. It was a little more expensive than it usually is since it was a holiday. I love Bermuda and I can't wait till I get to go back. It was probably the most relaxing vacation I have ever been on. Even though I got sick on one of the days, it still was an amazing trip. The pics below are of the city of Hamilton (where our hotel was) and of our hotel (the pretty pink building)


And last weekend I went to Chicago (Another place I have never been). Mom says I have turned into the little world traveler. :) I went with Jeff and two of his siblings and their spouses. It was a lot fun meeting some of his fam. We ate really good food and explored the city. I've been so lucky with two great trips in the past month.(Below is a pic of me and Jeff looking into the Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park)


My next trip is a quick day trip to DC. Kari is playing in front of the Lincoln Memorial with her school band. I'm really excited to go down for the day to see her play and hopefully have lunch with her.

I'm also going home to LaCenter for the 4th of July. I was supposed to go on a backpacking trip with my dad, but because of all the rain they've been having it doesn't look like we will get to go. I'm still excited to go home and have a little break. Jeff will be joining me for the last part of the trip. The parents are taking us on a little day trip to Seattle to see a Mariners game. I promise to post pics of the trip home and of DC.

A night out with the girls...

Friday night Kort, Jen, and I met up for a little girls night out. We went out to dinner and then for a walk in High Line park. I love High Line park! I really need to make more trips down there. I generally end up walking in the park at night, so I would really like to go back during the day. Maybe that will be a goal for this summer.We passed a rather weird gallery while trying to find a place for dessert. It was so weird!
We then found a Mister Softee truck and stopped for a little treat. It was truly a lovely evening.

It's that time of year again....

It's Tony season! I love this time of year. I'm usually pretty good at catching the shows as them come out so that I'm prepared for making Tony predictions, but I have fallen way behind this year. I have about 14 shows I need to see before June 13. Do you think I will be able to do it? Of course I will!

I have seen four shows over the past two weeks and have plans to see four more this week. It's going to be a busy but good week. I will be seeing Fela! with Jeff on Tuesday night. It's nominated for best musical and has 10 additional Tony nominations. We saw La Cage Aux Folles last Tuesday and both loved it. It's such a good show. It's also nominated for 11 Tonys.

There are a lot of shows to see and I'm excited so excited to see them!

The Hap-Hap-Happiest Place on Earth

A couple of weekends ago my sister, two cousins, and I went to Disneyland. It was a nice break from work and life. I arrived on Thursday and had a nice little spa day all to myself. I spent several hours by the pool and then got a massage. It was heaven! I then order room service and watched a movie in my room. It was a very good day.

The cousins and Kari arrived the next day. We spent Friday and Saturday in the park. I love Disneyland. It was fun spending time with Kami, Jaime, and Kari. It was a great weekend.

Thanks for coming for a visit Dad!

Life is still busy (always). Dad came for a little visit last weekend. We saw a couple of shows, ate out a lot, saw Avatar, and tried to keep dry. Poor Dad...he came on one of the rainiest weekends we have had in a long time. We still had fun! We were able to do almost everything he wanted to do. The Empire State Building was on the list, but since the weather was so lousy we decided not to go. Maybe next time Dad!


I'm taking it easy this weekend. After two weekends in a row of guest I found there was a lot for me to catch up on. Especially considering I'm going to Disneyland next week! Yes, that's right...I'm taking the six hour flight to the happiest place on earth! I'm going with Kari and two of my cousins. I'm super excited.

After that it's time to get down to business. There's a lot going on right now and I really need to concentrate on an assortment of kind of important things. I'll try to keep you updated.

An Alice in Wonderland Day...

Sarah and I decided to have an Alice in Wonderland themed day. We woke up and caught the 10am showing of the new Alice in Wonderland movie at the imax. I really liked it. Yeah, it was dark and weird, but I found it very entertaining.


We then headed over to one of my favorite places for lunch - Alice's Tea Cup. We had tea, scones, and sandwiches. It was delightful. :)


We then looked at a few hat shops that were in the neighborhood. We tried a few on, but didn't find anything we wanted to buy.


Next, we took a lovely stroll in the park. Of course we made sure to pass the Alice in Wonderland statue.


While walking down Lexington we noticed that Bloomingdale's had an Alice in Wonderland window display. How perfect!


After doing some light shopping, we ate dinner at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station. Yes, we even ate oysters. Well, we each ate one. Sarah ended up getting the crab and I got shrimp.

  Oh!...the number one plan for the day was to always be running late. :) It was a good day in the city.