NYC adventures and such

Well, hello again! It's funny how I have started missing blogging after doing it everyday in Hawaii. The reality is that I am so busy here (at home), and blogging more then once a week is not practical. But oh well. Anyone who follows this blog already knows that my posts are sporadic, and that's just how it is. :)


I throughly enjoyed our time in NYC. My mom, sister and I had been the year before with one of my best friend's and her mom. We had a wonderful time, and did everything your suposed to do when you go to NYC (i.e. all the touristy stuff.) Though that was wonderful, when we decided we were going back (the purpose was to visit two colleges) we decided we wanted to kind of blend in a really experience NYC like a true NYC'er. We stayed in Manhattan, on the Upper East Side, took the subway everywhere (but also took Taxi's which are my favorite!) and ate quite a lot of good food. It was a wonderfully relaxing trip, as we just kind of went with the flow and did whatever we were feeling like at the moment. My favorite  restaurant we ate at (which is hard to say because we ate at ALOT of good restaurants) was called Cityhouse and it's in the lobby of the Park Central hotel. I can not describe in words how good the food was. One of my other best friends came along with us on the trip, which made our time even more enjoyable!

Taxi's

My beautiful best friend on 5th Ave

The view from inside the Apple Store

My best friend in Time's Square

The view as we took the tram over to Rosevelt Island. If you can't tell, it was quite the rainy day.

The same exact view two days later. A much sunnier day!

The view of Manhattan from the tram.

Good old NYC

The table I set for Easter dinner

Packing, again. Yet, Again. 

~Rebekah

Aspen and other things

Well, the four posts that I had hoped for did not happen. This was definitely the busiest year yet! Nine kiddos running around makes for a very busy nanny. But I throughly enjoyed every moment just like every year, and I can't wait to go back next year!

The amazing mountains. Oh how I love Colorado!

 Playing in the snow the first day.

Hot chocolate after some time in the snow.

Playing dominio's on a cold day.

A table set for 9 kiddos.

My project one day. Centerpiece.

Having fun at lunch. Strawberry tongue. 

Building with blocks. Train. 

Fox.

Deciding to get even more crazy the next day.

A totally unpromted reading time between brothers. Melt's my heart!

P.s. if you haven't heard, I am going to Europe as a nanny this summer for 2 weeks.(Copenhagen and Estonia.) Before that I will be going to AZ to spend time with family, and then going on a month long train trip with my best friend for our senior trip. I am very excited about this summer!

~Rebekah

Enjoying the little joys.

I have missed blogging the past week. It has been a normal week for me. (let me tell you, normal involves running around, babysitting every night and getting about 6 hours of sleep each night.) But I did get time to take a few pictures of the joys that God has been giving me lately.

The other day I was out with someone, and we were talking about the crazy DC traffic. I was telling her how many times I have been in a close call. And she said that I must get home at night and count my blessings. And I realized, I don't. But I most defintily should. This life is a gift. I could die tomorrow. So while I do have this life I want to enjoy each and ever moment.

My joys this past week:

Spring. Which includes one of my many favorites, flowers.

My new favorite skirt. It's pink. And Springy. And has pockets. Win. Win. Win

My name on wood. 

My memory board. And me as a 5 year old. And me and my best friend. And a card my late aunt made me for my 13th birthday.

Do it Gorgeously. An amazing book I found at a bargin. 

My angel trees

The coolest exhibit ever at the Hathorn museum in Dc.

Yes, that is thousands of little blue strings. And yes, you got to walk/run/skip through them.

Best gelato I have ever had. In DC one block up from Arcives//Navy Memorial stop.

Folding laundry on a sunny day with the window open.

My rainboots. Perfect colors for my new found obsession with spring.

Going through old photos for my graduation slide show.

Read:Spring Obsession. You can now wear spring on your feet.

Packing for Aspen. (let me just say, that laundry above, was from Hawaii. So I literally folded and put away my Hawaii laundry as I packed  for Aspen. Me=Crazy.)

Again, my new favorite skirt. Getting creative here, can't you tell?

Do a much needed cleaning to my bathroom.

Night time bible study with my kitty at my feet.

I hope to post at least three posts while I am in Aspen. This will be my fourth year there! I am SO excited1

~Rebekah