New York Trip #2

I've decided that since I'm officially in New York now I should probably blog about my last trip so I can get onto current things. This trip went a lot smoother than the first one. It might be due to the fact that Wes came and picked me up from the airport! It was nice to see a friendly face in the masses at La Guardia. 

We began the trip by going to see Super 8. Wes was dying to see it and somehow convinced me to go with him. It didn't turn out to be as scary as I had expected, but it also didn't turn out as good as we thought. Luckily we had got cheap tickets through LivingSocial.com (great site) so we didn't pay the full $16 for a NY movie. 

The next day we decided to go to the beach!! It was so much fun. I had never been to the Atlantic Ocean and was in desperate need of something remotely like a summer. We decided to go to Long Island for our first trip to the Atlantic. It was shocking to be able to play in the water and still be able to feel our limbs!! We played in the water a ton. We were like little kids jumping the waves, or really Wes was jumping the waves and I was just trying to get my head above them. Either way, we had SO much fun!! We knew that we'd need loads of sunscreen and I made sure we reapplied anytime we went into the water, but.....apparently sunscreen doesn't work the same way on the East coast. We got FRIED! And that still might be an understatement. Here are some pictures.

Due to our awful sunburns our adventures weren't as ambitious the next couple of days. Sunday we spent most of the day just trying to find some type of comfortable position to sit in and trying to keep cool (which is hard without central AC). 

Monday was our big fourth of July celebration. We planned on finding an awesome seat to watch the fireworks show over the Hudson river. We left the apartment early and walked around 5th avenue before heading to the river to find a spot. Here are some pictures from FAO Schwarz.

Jelly Bean man! 

You can make your own muppets! It was super cute and I loved looking at all the different muppets. 

A Barbie foosball table. It was hilarious! 

Then we went to Rockefeller center. We headed there with the intentions to just look around, but once we were there we decided to go up! 

I always forget how massive Central park really is. 

We got down to the pier around 2:30 for the 8/9pm firework show! We wanted to make sure we got a great seat to watch the most amazing firework show. And we did. We spent a lot of hours just chilling on this pier but it was totally worth it in the end. It was seriously a crazily amazing show. Here are some pictures! 

(Do you like the difference from the pictures on the beach?)

The fireworks were so HUGE! It like rumbled every time they went off. 

We were so excited!!!! 

Sadly, I had to leave again the next day. But we knew next time I'd be in NY was good so that was a little easier. 

And I have finally arrived in NY!! more posts to come soon. 

New York Trip #1

I decided that since I changed our main picture to a picture from New York I should probably blog about it. I have officially finished my online class and my mom and I packed the entire apartment yesterday so I decided I can take a little break to blog. I'll begin with the first trip to New York (which was June 16th...) and blog about my 4th of July trip after. 

This first trip was exciting because it was my first time ever going to New York! If you want some advice, don't fly into New York at midnight if you've never been and take a shuttle bus to an apartment you have no idea where it is...just saying. It was a little shocking to say the least. When I flew into La Guardia I swore we were going to land in the Hudson! Wes made fun of me, but if you ever fly into that airport, you'll understand what I mean. I then struggled to find the shuttle place but eventually made it. Unfortunately, the driver decided not to go straight across into Manhattan and drop me off first but he he decided to go clear down to the southern part of Manhattan and drive through every part of it before dropping me off last at around 1:30 am...I wasn't very happy about that decision when Wes explained his apartment is practically just across the bridge from La Guardia! Like I said, it was quiet the first impression. 

But everything after that, and by that I mean once I reached Wes, was perfect. 

The next day we started our sight seeing at Times Square. Wes showed me his office building and I walked down the street in awe of the craziness. I actually really like Times Square. I love the bustle and entertainment of it. 

We rushed through Times Square to make it to the ferry for the Statue of Liberty! It was seriously beautiful.  I could spend an entire day on Ellis Island just reading everything they have there. We probably would've if I hadn't got so hungry and drained. Wes just let me get overly excited and read everything I wanted to. I'm like my mom in the fact that I just want to know everything museums offer me! Here are some pictures. 

This picture was taken completely level. I was SO nervous the boat was going to tip over!

This is the main room in Ellis Island where so many people passed through to come to America. 

Can you tell that we were getting super tired by then? And very very very hungry. 

After Ellis Island we planned to head straight to lunch but got really distracted when we walked into the filming of Men in Black 3! Needless to say, it took us a lot longer till we made it to lunch. Here are some pictures of our distractions. 

Tommy Lee Jones just relaxing. 

If you look closely, that is Will Smith. He waved at me! 

This was down at the financial district and was so gross...

Ground Zero (Wes is an amazing husband and already got us tickets for the opening of it in September!) 

We FINALLY got food after waiting probably an extra 30-45 minutes in line for the famous Shake Shack. I know it is supposed to be a shack but....they should make it bigger. It was really good though. 

On our way home we decided that we'd stop at Times Square again and walk up to Columbus Station (I might be remembering that name wrong). We got very very distracted in Toys R Us....here are some more pictures! 

Coolest box of Nerds ever! 

I wish I knew children in New York so I could have an excuse to ride the Toys R Us ferris wheel! And yes that is IN the store. 

So one time I had this dream that Wes died and came back as Thor...so I made him take this picture. I can totally see the resemblance. 

For Sunday we went to Central Park. It is seriously so beautiful and I love that you truly can't hear the city noise once you get like 2 feet into the park! We saw some of the funniest things. Again...here are some pictures! 

This was a huge group of roller skaters just having the time of their lives. My favorite was the older man in all red spandex who spent most of his time changing his cassette player in his fanny pack. 

Wes enjoyed this man who kept trying to balance all 3 water bottles on his head. 

My personal favorite, the turtle pond! Especially as we watched this little turtle eat the moss off the massive turtle. It was hilarious. 

Sadly this trip was only two days, but I had a blast and am so excited to eventually move their with Wes. I was mainly happy to just be with him again, but it was also fun to see New York. Wes has just fallen in love with the city and I loved being there with him in the city he loves so much. Hopefully I'll post my second trip here soon!

A short trip to Oregon

My summer has mainly consisted of living in the library, but I was able to get out of Prove for two weekends. I originally wanted to blog about my Oregon trip on my way to New York (I got to visit Wes finally!!!!), but sadly no airport I was in had internet. I felt like I was in Italy again. I'll begin with my trip to Oregon and then New York.

My really good friend from lacrosse was getting married in Salem so my roommate (not Wes), another teammate, and actually my  brother Andrew decided to go home for the wedding. Alisha and her adorable family also decided to go home so we could all see each other before I move to New York. It was a fun packed two days before I had to make it back to Provo for finals. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Saturday morning we got to go to the Rose Festival! I realized I hadn't been in years. I was so much fun and these kids are just the cutest!! (I'm not using their names anymore. It is a newer thing. Parents don't use their children's names on blogs, so I'll do the same for my nieces and nephews)

Each kid (Coops sister's kids were there too) got 4 rides. They could choose any 4 that they wanted to do. I think I might be to blame for having the kids go on the roller-coaster. I was trying to make J and M realize that rides aren't really scary. It turned out to be a great thing for everyone...minus M. 

Can you see her holding on for her life? I don't think she moved the whole ride. 

J had a blast though! 

M originally had all her 4 rides planned out, but after the roller-coaster she kind of was anti rides and demanded she go on this one...a little lame but it did help her regain some confidence.

Both girls knew right away that they did want to do go on the Carousel. But who wouldn't? It was adorable because they'd wave like they were princesses every time around. 

Poor Buddy, this is what happens when you have two older sisters. But I still think he is adorable and he was such a trooper. 

This was the ride Andrew chose. 

And he won! 

For the last ride, I took all the kids on the Ferris Wheel. From the very beginning this was J's number one ride she wanted to go on. She is really getting braver! 

That is us. Can't you tell? I'm pretty sure this is when one of the girls said, "is that a spider?" I was afraid all of the children were going to jump out. 

M came home with us. She literally was jumping up and down all day practically shaking with excitement. She keep yelling, "this is the most exciting day ever!!"

This is my aunt Patti and uncle Jim's dog. He is HUGE! Which still might be an understatement. 

Isn't Buddy just adorable?

I love this! I love how they are just starring at each other. 

After the exhausting, but super fun time at the Rose festival, I booked it down to Salem for Taylre's beautiful wedding. Sadly I didn't take any pictures but here is one. 

We clean up nicely for lacrosse girls! :) 

Sadly, I had to go back to Provo. But once I was back it meant all I had to do was survive finals and then I was off to New York!!!! 

You might be asking what is Wes up to? He is LOVING New York. He has fully jumped into city mode and is just having a blast. He really loves his job. And the best part about this summer is he has a great apartment with AC! After being in New York for only a weekend....I can't imagine trying to survive New York's summer without AC. He is amazing. I'm so proud of him! I have a ton of pictures from last weekend, but I really should do some homework. I'll post about New York a little bit later. It'll be a nice study break!