Wow - time flies!

We have been super busy! We spent a great weekend in Baton Rouge with some friends (not everyone but some :(

We had so much fun being there with everyone, tailgating at the house and enjoying Tiger Stadium. Thanks Dad for giving us the tickets and chance to have a great weekend with friends!

Monday night we met Sandy Owen for dinner in NYC. It was great to visit and catch up with her. Glad to know that all is well with the Traylor/Owen gang!

Tuesday night we had plans with a friend of mine from work and her husband. Super great people and we enjoyed a nice evening of conversation.

I do have to say though - we are really enjoying our first evening home with nothing to do!!!

Our new grill arrived from Jen and Rodney and Orie has just put it together and we are grilling hamburgers tonight. Thanks Jen and Rod for our replacement - the grilling fun on our terrace can continue!

Enjoy the pics from our weekend. Hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy your Halloween!

Dogs, Dogs, and Kay Kay!!

We had a great weekend in the city. Our sweet aunt Kay Kay is now an official New Yorker! She survived her first week in the city! We were so lucky to have her spend the day with us on Saturday. We took in the dog show in Central Park where we saw every breed of dog you can imagine. They were beautiful, the weather was gorgeous and we were all in Heaven!

We even had Grace micro chipped while we were there. A big day!

We enjoyed each moment walking the city with Kay Kay showing her all the sights and sounds of Uptown NYC. We think we may have even found her new home on the Upper West Side. She would be extremely close to where I work, very close to where we live, and anchored on both sides by plenty of green park with Riverside Park to her West and Central Park to her East! We ended our day with a nice dinner at Fetch and shared some great laughs and fun moments. It's so nice to have family in the city!

Enjoy our pics and we hope your weather was as gorgeous as ours this past weekend. It is starting to turn cold but that sun is still just a shining!!!!

LSUTOPIA

Please check out the website Orie and his friends have created for LSU sports chat. Orie built the site and it's pretty impressive - oh our little techy boy!

www.lsutopia.com

GEAUX TIGERS!

Columbus Day Weekend - what exactly are we celebrating?

Well - we loved having a long weekend even though we are not sure what exactly Columbus Day is all about... Friday night we watched the Red Sox take game 1 over Tampa Bay. Unfortunately that didn't last throughout our holiday...we then watched them lose game 2 and game 3.

Saturday we watched our sweet Tigers - or shall I say some other team - lose to Florida. Not a great night for sporting events. We enjoyed our evening though. Orie grilled ribs and Grace had a great night hanging inside and outside on the terrace.

We ran several errands this weekend and walked home from some of them through the park. That is when we saw our seal friend at the Central Park Zoo. I think we will have to retry that one earlier in the day as opposed to dusk.

Today we enjoyed the day in Central Park with Grace. We went on some new trails and she had a BLAST! I am not sure she wanted to come home but she needed the rest after a long day of chasing everything!

We had the best weekend hanging out together as a fam. Even though we miss our friends and family so much, it's good to know we still enjoy each other!

We also celebrated today in the grocery store a text message from our friend Carie. Her levels have fallen to 24 after her second round of chemo and we are super excited for her!!!! Can't wait to hear more great news.

We hope all is well with everyone and you are enjoying fall. Our weather here has been nothing short of SPECTACULAR and we are loving every minute of it! Enjoy your days!

Dixie Chicks!

So - I adore the Dixie Chicks as some of you may know. I am still waiting for them to announce tour dates - if they are ever going to tour again or release a new album.

I was listening to their music tonight...and singing along much to Orie's enjoyment!!! I love these lyrics...enjoy!

Gonna live it up this time
And dance like the song is never ending

The Weekend is Near

We are really excited that our weekend is in sight!! We can't wait for LSU to play Saturday and continue to look forward to our trip to BR!

This week has been an adventurous one for me at school. We kicked all the parents out of our toddler classroom and the children really thrived. My steady pre-nursery kids surprised me on Wednesday when we had one with WRETCHED diarrhea and another who poo pooed in his diaper and then proceeded to show it to me on his hand! All in a day of kids right....any moms out there who think this is normal?!?!?

Orie had a good week at work and continues to stay busy with requests. He says hello to all as I type!! I know he is ready for his long weekend! I had today off of work for Yom Kippur. Not sure exactly what Jewish holiday this is but it was nice to have a day of relaxation! I think he was jealous a bit!

We hope you are all doing well. Miss you lots and keep us posted on your lives!

A Relaxing Weekend

Orie and I really enjoyed our weekend of nothing. We enjoyed the beautiful weather and temperatures in New York. Fall is really a wonderful time in the city...Grace enjoys it too!

We grilled on our terrace last night and it was really fun. Our first grill in the new place. It's a lot easier than grilling out of the window on the fire escape!

Today we had a typical Sunday of laundry and tidying up the apartment. Grace and I went to the park this morning and enjoyed an art show on the street. Beautiful pieces but unfortunately we are out of wall space!

Hope everyone had a great weekend. We are looking forward to a great week here and the upcoming long weekend. Enjoy yours!

Birthday Weekend

Well Orie's birthday was on Saturday - the big 28 years old. I am not sure he is into celebrating years as he approaches 30. I love to celebrate and think the older you get the more fun you have had in life!

It was a really nasty weekend with the tropical storms and hurricanes that were chilling out in the Atlantic. We had lots of rain Friday and Saturday was filled with fog and just nasty misting rain all day. The birthday boy survived though and I think had a good day on Saturday and weekend in general.

We opened presents Saturday, watched LSU win Saturday night, feared Alabama as they dominated Georgia and sang Happy Birthday with M&M ice cream cake. We sat on our terrace most of Saturday evening after the game. Orie enjoyed several phone calls from family and friends. I sure wish we were closer to celebrate with more friends and family. It was so nice to be outside with the rain settling down. We listened to music, I sang which I know Orie loved and Grace was pooped after a long day!!!! Enjoy the photos and have a great week. I have Tuesday off of work for Rosh Hashanah...I love New York and all the Jewish holidays!

Spare Time...

So if you haven't noticed...I am no longer blessed with the spare time I had when I was unemployed!!! Sorry for the infrequent postings - we will try and get better.

The week has been good - school is going well - Orie's work is still going well. He's getting very busy again with all the financial crisis on Wall Street. We're very blessed that his company has not been affected like some of the other banks.

We are gearing up for Orie's birthday on Saturday - he's not really in to celebrating but I love to celebrate so I am sure we will! A Tiger win on his birthday is probably exactly what he wants!

Hope you all have a great weekend. Don't forget to keep us posted on your lives...we miss everyone and the e-mail updates and pics are always great to see.

Our New Apartment

Yes - we are cute and cozy. We downsized to a studio apartment but we gained an outdoor space which is fantastic. We have still not found a place for everything but here are some pics so you can see what life is like. I could never live like this in any other city but in NYC it's just what you do. People tell us we are crazy for moving back to a studio - I tell them it's a good thing we love each other!! Enjoy!