Category Archives: NYC/Brooklyn

Governors Island

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Jennifer

I’ve heard it said that living in New York City one can never get bored. I would have to agree. We have been here exactly eleven months (as of the day I’m writing this) and we haven’t even scratched the … Continue reading →

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Girlfriend date: it’s been too long!

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Jennifer

I’ve gone on exactly two girlfriend dates since I moved here. Both were with this new friend and one of those dates was with an additional friend we share. Moving during a pandemic is hard, and making new friends during … Continue reading →

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Girl Date: Roosevelt Island

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Jennifer

I told Anna all about the pretty pink flowers Matt and I saw on our Roosevelt Island date and mentioned that I would love to take her on a Girl-date there next year. She missed the “next year” part and … Continue reading →

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Roosevelt Island Date

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Jennifer

New York City has blown me away with its seasons. Summer is my least favorite with it being a million degrees; our air conditioner is spotty, and our house has HORRIBLE insulation. Fall was breathtaking. The colors changed slowly so … Continue reading →

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March Miscellaneous

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Jennifer

Some things don’t need a whole blog post but they’re pretty fun and deserve to be included. Here we go: Anna pointing to a bird, an airplane, or Superman, I don’t know, but I was mesmerized by my cutie with … Continue reading →

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Museums, Zoos, and Turkish Coffee

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Jennifer

Those are only related in that we experienced all of those things in March! Seasons passes are the way to go and we have zero regrets in the purchasing of them. American Museum of Natural History We got off the … Continue reading →

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Dialog, Date, Depart…

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Jennifer

Those words were part of our wedding ceremony. We were challenged to dialog daily, date monthly, depart annually. Almost 22 years later we are still keeping that in mind. Matt just returned from a two-week TDY (work trip) and before … Continue reading →

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Even more snow.

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Jennifer

Our 16 inches hadn’t even melted when we got a second storm. It only gave us about five inches but it was fast and furious. It arrived on Super Bowl Sunday and while our church was not cancelled it was … Continue reading →

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More snow!

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Jennifer

I am still not tired of the snow, though I may be standing alone in this opinion by the time winter is over. I enjoy the falling snow and I actually enjoy shoveling. This is largely because I don’t have … Continue reading →

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Ice Skating at Rockefeller Rink

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Jennifer

I finally got to use my childhood ice skating lessons! Sunday Matt and I took the littles ice skating at the most iconic skating rink in the world (not a data-driven fact). It was everything I had hoped for – … Continue reading →

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