What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Here's What I'm loving this Wednesday

Hosted by Jamie

1. I'm loving the new table runner I bought at Hobby Lobby this weekend. It definitely says fall to me. And it was 50% off - bonus!

2. I'm loving the bag that I made this weekend when we were visiting my family. My mom brought her sewing machine and helped me - thanks Mom!!

3. I'm loving that we got to go back to my hometown for the weekend. It was so nice to get away and I have truly missed it.

4. I'm loving that I discovered that Sonic now has pumpkin pie milkshakes for the fall!!! I may have to get one very soon!

5. I'm loving the cooler weather that we are getting this week. A much needed break from the over 100 temperatures.

6. I'm loving that football season is finally here! I was excited to be able to watch a couple of football games on TV this weekend and all the teams I was rooting for won!!

What are you loving today?

A Laborless Weekend

Jason and I went back to my hometown to see my family and to relax over the Labor Day weekend. It was so great to get away and to enjoy cooler weather and the slower pace of the town than DFW is.

Our niece, K, had a birthday the week before and so we brought her a birthday present. It was a barbie and then some clothes that you could decorate with stickers and glitter.

My dad decided to take down the fort that he built for us when my brother and I were in elementary school. By the time that I got there, it was almost all the way taken down. I had to have a moment of silence for that fort that held so many memories.

Sunday was my dad's birthday, so we all went out to Logan's Roadhouse to have lunch after church. It was yummy!

Happy birthday dad!

On Sunday afternoon, my mom and I tackled making a bag for me. I saw this tutorial on pinterest several weeks ago and decided that I wanted to make it. I had already bought the fabric so my mom brought her sewing machine and we figured out how to make it. I made it bigger than the tutorial said to make it so that took some time to figure out but it was a lot of fun.

Isn't the fabric pretty?!

I was concentrating really hard to 1) stay in a straight line and 2) to not sew my fingers =).

The finished project!!! I was so proud of myself! Thanks mom for helping me and teaching me how to do it! Now I will have to find more projects to do =).

New York City: Day 3

On Saturday morning, we woke up and headed to go on a bike tour in Central Park. It was good way to see the park in about 2 hours. We didn't see everything but we were able to see a lot of it. The next time we go - we will have to go hang out there some more.

Aren't we just cute? Although the helmet wasn't great but safety first!

This is the Bethesda Fountain - the scene where they are dancing in Central Park in Enchanted was filmed here

In front of the Jacqueline Kennedy Reservoir

We stopped in Strawberry Fields and saw the Imagine sign

After our bicycle tour, we stopped by the Lincoln Center so I could take a picture in front of the fountain. A scene from the season finale of Glee in season 2 was filmed here ( and yes I know I am a huge dork)

Then it was time for lunch and so we headed downtown to eat at Katz Deli where the scene where Meg Ryan's character in When Harry Met Sally fakes "it".

The sign says where Harry met Sally hope you have what she had - ha!

After lunch, we went and walked the Brooklyn Bridge - it was fun but I was ready to stop in for a nice Starbucks treats after it was over.

On our way back to the midtown area, we stopped by the apartment that they used for the outside shots in Friends. You better believe I had to take a pic in front of it.

We then went on a little cruise to see the skyline and the bridges and to rest our tired little feet and then went back to the hotel to freshen up before we went back out to eat at the famous Shake Shack. It was very yummy!

Even though the food was delicious here, we decided we needed a lovely late night snack so we headed to Serendipity's!

We had the famous frozen hot chocolate. It was amazingly so good. So good that I found a recipe on pinterest that supposedly tastes like it and I can't wait to make it!

It was a great last day in NYC. We had such an amazing time and I am so glad that we got to go. We will be back - I can guarantee it =).

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.

Source: polyvore.com

Source: polyvore.com

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!