Central Park...and some other random things!

My friend Frances made the big trip to the city a couple weekends ago!  It was so fun to have her here and show her my life.  She is pregnant with her 3rd child, so it was a big deal that she got to come!  We spent most of Saturday in Central Park.  It was fun to show her all my favorite places.  She is a professional photographer and so we did a little photo shoot in the park.  The 2 top pictures are just a couple of the fun pictures she took.  The last picture is the 2 of us in front of the ice skating rink.  I am so thankful for Frances's weekend with me.  She came at a time when I really needed a good friend:-).  Thanks Frances for leaving your two children and husband to come spend a few days with me! 

 I have been in New york 8 months now and have had 8 people come stay with me(that does not include a few others who did not stay with me, but I got to hang out with)! My friends up here told me I would probably have a lot of company when I moved up here.  Honestly I did not believe them, but now I THINK I DO!  Who wants to be next?  It's a happening place up here. :-)

Today as I was taking 2 of the little girls I baby-sit for out for pizza and ice cream, I realized once again how different life is up here.  The 2 year old has a ton of energy and took off running down the busy sidewalk... so instead of trying to keep her from running, the 4 year old and I took off after her and played chase down the sidewalks of the city together.  Now I know it may sound crazy, but they don't have a backyard to run around and play chase in.  Weaving in and out of people and stopping at the crosswalks of the busy streets is a normal way to play here. In a weird way I kind of like it.  We have to walk so much here and so I love that we can play fun games while we do it.  Another funny aspect of living in the city is that the 2 year old knows how to hail a cab!  Not to long ago I was carrying her down the street and she said she was tired.  When I told her that we were going to get in a cab and go home, she immediatly waved her arm in the air and yelled, "taxi, taxi."   It was so funny!  I thought, this is a true city girl!   

  

So my roommate, Meggie, was heading down to do her laundry this afternoon at the laundry mat around the corner from our apartment and guess who was standing right on our corner?  Sylvester Stallone.  I have to admit I love those little fun things that happen when your address is new york, ny!

YAY....I Get to come south on Sunday!  I am flying down for a week of vacation.  I am going to spend most of the week with my family in NC, but also get to have a fun little reunion with some of my friends who either live in Greenville,SC or are flying in for the weekend to attend a wedding.  I am excited about a fun and hopefully restful week!

Until next time...