NYC in one day

We went with our friends Cari, Brandon and Kayla to NYC a couple of months ago. We all woke up at the crack, rode a bus jammed full of people and were dropped off at China Town and picked up there that night. It was the most interesting bus experience I've ever had! What topped it was to see Ben's face when he first saw Times Square early in the morning.

(I did a day trip once a couple of years ago but this was Ben's first time)

We were walking around Rockefeller Center and heard some commotion to find this...

Rob Thomas on the Today Show.

You can see him behind his greasy guitarist.

Us girls got in based on these.....

...our good looks. Yes I stopped a cop and weaseled our way passed the gate.

Ben was willing to pose with me at some popular spots. The LOVE sign...(which I really don't know the history of)

Central Park...

The Statue of Liberty...(as close as we were going to get)

Now to leave you with a great idea for parking.

8 legged creatures?

Ok so I've been lazy. I haven't updated in forever - and not because there is nothing going on, its just plain laziness. We have been to NY, picked fresh cherries and strawberries, celebrated 4th of July with family (and on the National Mall! - the food court is great there), been in summer school and this past weekend - went to a Crab Feast. Yes I ate my first blue crab people! By the way, do they have 8 legs or 6? Are their claws considered legs? Just wondering...

So, my work has an annual Crab Feast which I found out that I plan, and planned I did. All the 'Bawlmer' people at work were excited to see me eat/pick at my first crab. Here is the evidence.

Notice my pursed lips, trying to figure out what to do next. I pretty much ripped the legs off, knawed on the end of those, and dug around on the inside to find some meat. Ben had crabs while he was in the army so he showed me the way. I really liked it! The Ol' Bay seasoning was nummy. I was caught just licking the outside of the crab for the taste of it.

Anyhoo - I promise I'll put some pictures up. My friend Cari and sister-in-law Lori have the fancy cameras with all the pictures on them so I need to got those.

Meanwhile - Ben is done with summer school this week. This summer he took two Math classes and an Anatomy & Physiology class to get started sooner in the Radiology program. You have to apply by December and they only take like 29 people or something like that? Good thing Ben has the best grades in his classes and is totally the favorite of all his teachers.