What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Here's what I'm loving this Wednesday

Hosted by Jamie

1. I'm loving that one of our friends let us borrow her seasons of Arrested Development and we have already watched half of season. This show is hilarious! I may be a little late but I'm jumping on the bandwagon of people who enjoyed this show.

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2. I'm loving that I finally was able to see The Help this weekend with a friend of mine. I loved the movie. Although the book was better, I feel like the movie stuck pretty close to the book.

3. I'm loving that I'm going back to my hometown to visit my family and to celebrate my dad's birthday. Happy Birthday dad!!

4. I'm loving these outfits I found on Pinterest. It makes me want fall to come quickly - like now.

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5. I'm loving the rain that we have been getting in the mornings. Even though it still gets past 100 by the afternoon, I can pretend for the beginning of the day that it's October and I'm about to watch a football game on TV. Can you tell I'm ready for fall?

Hope you are having a fabulous Wednesday!!

New York City: Day 2

To see Day 1 go HERE.

On Friday, we woke up and headed to Battery Park to get our tickets and go see the Statue of Liberty. We got there before 9 so we could get the tickets and then go stand in line to get on the ferry right when it opened. The ferry ride took us to the statue of Liberty and then we took another one to Ellis Island, and then another one to get back to Manhattan. The ferry rides weren't bad, but for the next 24 hours I swear the room felt like it was rocking back and forth =).

The skyline from the back of the ferry

So excited!

Land of the free and the home of the brave

I got really tired holding up the statue after about 5 minutes - ha!

We then headed over to Ellis Island.

The inside was really pretty and they had a museum all over the building. I was a nerd and read all the little plaques on the walls - some pretty interesting stuff.

After we left Battery Park, we went up to visit the World Trade Center sight before heading back to the midtown area.

We will never forget

We stopped at Starbucks for some afternoon sustenance and to rest our tired feet for a few minutes!

Yummy!

We then headed to go on a tour that drove you around to see different famous sites from movies and television and where famous people live around the area.

This is where John Lennon was shot

This is where Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis used to live

This is the cafe where Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan's characters meet in You've Got Mail

Do you recognize this door? It's the Sheffield's residence in The Nanny!

The fountain that they used for the inspiration in the Friends theme song where they are dancing in the water

After the tour, we headed back to the hotel to get ready to go to:

Yep that's right - WICKED!!!!

Looking fab and ready to see the most wonderful play ever!

The stage before it started

During intermission, we bought some wine because that is what sophisticated people do at the theater =). They had their own specialty drinks for the play and I got the Glosmopolitan. We got a really cool cup with a lid that I got to keep which was a great souvenir!

It was delicious!

I was in complete heaven watching Wicked. The actors were fabulous, the music spectacular, and the atmosphere was wonderful. I sang the entire thing in my head with the actors. After it was over, I turned to Jason and asked if we could do it again. We stayed afterwards to meet the cast and I got a picture with the actress who played Glinda. I was ecstatic!!

Friday was long fun filled day but I went to sleep a very happy girl!

What I'm loving Wednesday!

Here's what I'm loving on this very HOT Wednesday

Hosted by Jamie

1. I'm loving the ring that Jason got me for our anniversary! He got it at the Vintage Pearl. I don't wear my wedding rings to work so this a perfect ring to wear for a substitute during the week.

2. I'm loving that the Pioneer Woman has her food network show starting this Saturday. I already have it recording the series so I don't miss an episode. I love her more than my luggage.

3. I'm loving that Skinnygirl Sangria is now in Dallas wine stores. I may need to be making a trip to get it very soon.

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4. I'm loving that I am getting a hair cut this weekend. I am in desperate need of one and can not wait!

5. I'm loving these TOMs shoes that I found on etsy. Are they not so cute?!?!

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Hope you are having a great Wednesday!

Weekend Update

This weekend:

*I had dinner with some of my co-workers on Friday night as a going away dinner for one of us at Cheesecake factory. Food and friends made for an enjoyable night.

*It was my half-birthday on Friday so of course I had to get some cheesecake to celebrate. I got the banana cream cheesecake - it was pretty good.

*Saturday morning, Jason and I had a brunch date at a restaurant that is close to where we live called Le Peep . They had really yummy breakfast food, and we had a groupon which made it even better.

*We watched three movies from redbox: I am Number Four, You Again, and Limitless. They were all really good. Limitless was really weird at times but good.

* We bought a BluRay player to watch the movies because our DVD player bit the dust last week. We are moving up in the world even though we are behind everyone else that has had them for years =).

*I had lunch on Sunday with one of my great friends that I've known since high school. We ate at Rosas and spent time just catching up and laughing - laughing a lot.

What did you do this weekend?

New York City: Day 1 and 1/2

*Disclaimer: I have almost 300 pictures that I took in NYC but I will spare boring you to tears and show you the highlights*

Jason and I got in to NYC on Wednesday afternoon and headed to our hotel. We got everything situated and then headed out to meet Jason's friend, Neel, who lives in NYC, for dinner. We met at this place called John's Pizzeria down in the theater district.

They had a really cool wall in the eating area that had a vintage picture of New York

The pizza was really good. I highly recommend it.

The next morning, we woke up before the sun to go stand in line to be in the crowd for the Today Show.

This is the sign we made for the show.

We got a really good spot but we had to get there really early to get it.

Bobby Flay was there and I was standing like 10 feet from him. I almost asked him if he enjoyed hanging out with the Pioneer Woman but I didn't.

The Rockettes were there and we got to see them do one of their performances. I wish I could move like that. They are very talented.

Hi Al!! He was so nice.

My picture with Matt. I almost died!!!!

Hi Ann!! She was so personable and probably the nicest.

After the Today Show, we headed over to the MET to culturize ourselves and look at some art.

Just a little tidbit: This where they filmed the scene in Hitch where Hitch meets Albert Brennaman for the first time and he spills mustard on his pants.

The pyramid tomb replica in the MET where they filmed a scene in When Harry Met Sally.

They had a roof garden on the top where you could buy food and enjoy the views of the city.

We then went to the NBC Studio tour to go see the insides of NBC productions like SNL and football night in America. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside but I snapped some before the tour started.

I'm official!!!

We then headed to the Empire State Building. We bought express passes so we got to bypass all the lines. It was totally worth the extra money.

Perfect time of day to be on top of the building

We then headed to go eat at Hard Rock Cafe for dinner and then headed over to Magnolia Bakery for a cupcake. They were heavenly!!

It was a very busy busy day but we had a lot of fun. Although my feet were killing me.....=)

Happy Anniversary my love

Today, Jason and I celebrated 4 years together. This year we have seen a lot of sorrow but a lot of joy in the midst of that pain as well. There is no one that I would rather go through that than with him. God blessed me with a wonderful man and I am truly thankful.

To celebrate tonight, we went to a sushi place down the street from our apartment. But first did a little photo op at the house:

And yes that's a boot on my foot, but that's a post for another day....

This was our yummy appetizer - I was sad that we didn't get two so I didn't have to share!

Our yummy meal

Happy Anniversary my love! You are my happily ever after.