Another Birthday and More Visitors!

Alright, I'm going to back-track a bit back to December when a miracle happened: My father came to New York. The same man that, when I told him I was moving said, "I'm not going to New York" and left the building. That's right, and he loved every minute of it :)

Here he is in Central Park. He really liked the fact that there were squirrels there, which I also think is kind of funny.


We even made it to an Irish pub to have a Black and Tan.


I have to admit that he did very well for a guy that hates the big city. There was only the one incident on a crowded subway car that was interesting: I don't think I've ever seen my dad so worried about how we were going to do something, but it all worked out! It was great to have him here and I hope more family comes soon. And maybe now he'll worry a bit less :)

And then jumping back to the present, Andie came to visit! She was in Connecticut for work training and got here just in time to celebrate my birthday. Now Kendra's not the only one who is old...

We went for a walk in Central Park even though it was freezing, but got a chance to do some advertising for North Face.


I just like this one a lot:


After Central Park we headed down to Bryant Park to go ice skating, always a good idea when guests come in the winter.


And then it was time for my birthday! I was sick on my actual birthday (which wasn't very fun) so we went out and celebrated the night after at a bar in the East Village.

Me and my birthday crown on the bus. Talk about high class.


We also went to our favorite Mac and Cheese place, only to find that the restaurant was closed. The only thing open was the take-out and delivery section, so we ordered our s'mac and went to a bar on the corner to eat it. Only in New York, right?


Andie, Kendra, and I at the bar.


Last week, after our new president was inaugurated, a strange thing happened: Kendra got to teach me a little something about sports! She's been going to hockey games to see the San Jose Sharks since they became a team...One of those father daughter things she and Bob have. So for her birthday she was lucky enough to get two set of tickets for hockey games, which means I get to go too! We're going to see the Sharks in New Jersey next month, thanks to Mark, Michelle and Scott, and got to see the Rangers play last Tuesday night. Now we wanted to look like real Ranger fans when we went to the game, so we stopped by a local sporting goods store on the way and bought shirts. We are so cool.


We even got to see a fight!


So that's what has been going on the last couple weeks here in the freezing North East. We're looking forward to Super Bowl Sunday, even if it is a little weird to see the Cardinals in there. I still say the Chargers should have made it...

Rockin New Year's Eve and Best Birthday a Girl Could Ask For

Hello! Disclaimer: We have been "borrowing" internet from our neighbors, and apparently everyone decided to rearrange their apartments because we no longer have access to their networks. Point being, we no longer have internet access in our apartment, so we can't update the blog with any regularity. I'm sorry for those who still check in - we are very excited to share our lives in NYC with you, just please be patient with updates. We'll try to be more frequent and more brief to keep the interest high! (= And please leave comments so we know you are still out there in cyberspace reading about our adventures. Now onto the festivities!

In case you didn't hear, a group of our San Diego friends braved the cold and came to visit us for New Year's! We felt very lucky to have so many visitors, especially with limited spaces to offer for comfortable sleep. We managed to fit all 8 of us in our less than 500 square foot, 1 bathroom apartment - and we even got a little bit of sleep now and then. (= I had to work a couple of the days, but Colleen was a wonderful tour guide and showed people the sights.

At the Met, with Michelle and Mark.


The really cool light show they were doing on the ceiling of Grand Central Terminal.


Most of the gang on the roof of our building - I love this picture. Clockwise from bottom left: Mark, me, Scott, Colleen, Dan and Michelle.


Michelle, Colleen and I on top of the Rock - ie the top of Rockefeller building: it's expensive, but the view is very cool.


New Year's! Dan is amazing - he works in an office building at Times Square, so we got to have a party with a heater and a stunning view of the ball drop. And let me tell you if our coats don't get the point across: it was FREEZING that day. So thank you Dan for saving us from the cold.


Nice view huh? We had to get there at 3pm because they shut down all the streets, but we had plenty of sustenance to get us through the night. We played mafia and charades, and danced the night away - for sure the best birthday ever.


In our party garb.


Adam, Mark, Paul and Scott (and the ball).


Almost 2009....


Happy New Year!!!


After getting a little bit of sleep, we finally got ourselves together and went ice skating at Central Park on New Year's Day. Somehow we kind of dropped the ball on skating pictures, but here's the best we have.




One things I learned during with visit is that I apparently have a dance, aptly coined "The Kendra Dance". As in, when I dance, I have very limited moves that I do over and over. Here is Dan, who apparently perfectly does The Kendra, perhaps better than me.


We had the best time with everyone - thanks for coming! We are sad now that you are gone, see? Come back and visit anytime!