My sister was officially married! They had exchanged rings, lit the unity candle, been declared man and wife, and kissed. We had taken photos in the church but my sister wanted to get some portraits done by the Hudson River. The kids were wound up, so we sent them off with their designated care givers…
After the chaos of the wedding prep session, it was time to head to the church. My sister was getting married in her husband’s family church, Poughkeepsie United Methodist. An beautiful building, with a large open parish, it served as a majestic backdrop for this auspicious occasion. In the back room, as we gathered and…
I started the year saying that 2015 was the year of the wedding. We had my dad’s wedding in January, travel to Costa Rica for my 10th wedding anniversary in April, and a wedding for a cousin in June. It all cumulated in my sister’s fall wedding in Poughkeepsie, New York. Since this was my…
Today is September 11th, and like most Americans, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing on that terrible day back in 2001. I remember the days after and I remember the first time I saw Ground Zero. In 2005 I moved away from New Jersey and the constant visual reminders but…
As the sun came up on our third and final day in New York, my husband and I sadly packed up the room and dragged ourselves downstairs to check out, store luggage, and spend one last day in New York. 9/11 Memorial As I mentioned, the 9/11 Memorial was right by our hotel. Since we…
After a brilliant dinner at Otto in the East Village, we were ready to explore my favorite city… Breakfast The lovely thing about not having our early bird son with us was the ability to sleep in. We did just that, leisurely getting ready for our day and not getting out of the hotel until…
New York, New York; my favorite city in the world. Of course being a New Jerseyite I’m biased. But I have always loved the city. When I was a child my father would take us all the time (he worked for NJ Transit so for us it was easy and cheap). My father would always…