New York

two weeks have passed since we arrived in NYC. we are pretty settled in our apartment. most everything has found a home, our furniture that we ordered has arrived (we still have a few more things to buy), the pups are here and adjusting and we have a full week of work under our belts.

so, what have those two weeks looked like? here is a little taste!

we arrived late on a Saturday & had to hunt down sheets, blankets and...pillows.
shoot...what were we thinking?!? we decided to buy new pillows when we arrived in new york. challenging when it is midnight! oops! so, this is how we slept!

time to get down to business. there were boxes EVERYWHERE.

trash.boxes.bubble wrap took over our little apartment. i say little because when you add stuff...it shrinks. quickly. and we really got rid of so much stuff.

are you understanding how many boxes were yet??

empty boxes. phew. making progress.
excuse the quality of this one, it's courtesy of my iPhone.

oh that's right...we forgot about our bedroom.
wait. there is hope. a clean kitchen!
and just a tease of our apartment! a full tour will come...soon.

time to get the pups. let me tell you this was an adventure. we took the train (subway) to jason's work in the bronx, walked a mile, picked up an interesting van from classic & headed toward long island in 5pm peak Friday traffic. round trip journey 6 hours! to go 60 miles!

skyline from the bridge above. uh, it's nice to get out of the city.
and actually see the sky!

yay. they're here! traumatized. but here.
fun fact provided by my cousin.
shannon elizabeth's (american pie actress) dog flew on our flight!

we enjoyed an afternoon lunch in little italy.
and are hunting down the best cannoli in NY for a very special someone.

nyc pumpkin patch.

abigail & sebastian's first walk in central park.

luckily, this was before the temps dropped and the sky began to storm.
how cute are they?

jason treated me to the sytycd tour! ridiculous. i enjoyed every moment of it. it is incredible to see dancers like these live & in person!
Kayla not winning still just irritates us...she is incredible!
but, after going to the tour it's clear. girls hate on how freaking gorgeous, talented & amazing she is. people hardly even cheer for her!
COME on!! :)

moving on.
the lesson we learned...don't go to shows outside the city without a car. painful.
but, definitely treat ourselves to this tour next season again.

last night, we headed to yankee stadium for game 2 of the yankees/angels series!
WOW. what a game! 46 degrees. rain. extra innings. and a yankees' win. bummer.

jason and i were dying to see
50,000 drunk, cold, yankees fans leave the stadium with their heads hanging low.

luckily, our seat was covered, just barely. two rows in front of us were getting hit.
but...it was flippin' cold!! our drink got colder as the night went on.

ahhh...never too cold for ice cream!
jason could have killed someone with his vanilla ice cream. it was that hard!

the rain has arrived. and the dogs are geared. not loving it but geared.
so, you don't see many bassets in the city...at all. people Ooooo and Aaahhhh them every time we take them out. We kind of wondered why...today answered that question...

because they get soaking wet from chest to tail on their bellies. mud. water. leaves. anything and everything attaches itself to their undersides. so much for yummy pumpkin spice smelling pups.

so that's all for now. we will be back soon. maybe with a tour of a completed room. or an irresistible spot in NY that will make you jump on the next flight out here! :)
Lots of love to all!