New York Part 1

Steve and I had the luck of going to New York City for our honeymoon. We had so much fun and really got to see a lot of the city since we were there for nine days. Our hotel, the Hotel Pennsylvania, was located in the heart of midtown right across the street from Madison Square Garden and a couple of blocks south of Times Square. We were also right next to the subway so getting around was a piece of cake.

Our first day we spent in Brooklyn and it was so much fun. We went to the Brooklyn Museum or Art and the Botanical Garden. We saw lots of quaint tree lined streets, something right out of the Cosby Show, good pizza at Grimaldi's and a lovely sunset walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. What a great frist day.

Steve and I on the Pier at the base of the bridge, it really is such a wonderful walk

Street in Brooklyn Heights, Steve and I at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Japanese Pond. Grimaldi's Pizza, yummy, coal fired pizza with fresh mozzarella and basil.

Steve at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The cool exhibit at the museum showing how they store all their permanent collection. Very Cool.

VIVA LAS VEGAS

Steve and I went to Vegas a couple of weekends ago for a concert. Its nice to know that so close to home can be found rip off of european treasures.

Oh wait is that the Rape of the Sabine? The Giambologna masterpiece?

We also saw cool butterflies (not related to european treasures)

I love my husband

Abridged to Death...

Recently Steve and I started getting really excited about our future trip to New York City. We're going there on our honeymoon and we're going to see Les Miserable on Broadway. We got all excited and downloaded the soundtrack and had it stuck in our heads and I started rereading the novel by Hugo which I hadn't read since 10th grade.

I am sad to say that the copy I had on hand was sadly abridged down into nothing. They left out everything involving Fantine, everything about Javert's past. I was king of upset about it. I know the original is some 1000 pages of deep characterization that goes on forever meshed with descriptive passages and passages about light and dark and Parisian sewers but come on. I felt like I had betrayed my honors English teacher and my degree by reading something that was pretty much unrecognizable as literature. I just think its sad that people would want the story instead of the art.

Did you know that Victor Hugo's middle name was Marie?

Domestic Goodness

We got a new fridge! Yeah for cooperative landlords who actually care about their tenants.

We pay $475 for rent which is a steal despite the olive green counter tops, black mold hidden under our poorly grouted shower and the toilet that would not stop running until Steve got so fed up we fixed it ourselves.
Married life is fun, its fun having a whole apartment to ourselves and crazy enough I actually love being domestic. Maybe because it is a novelty but I plan out weekly menus, love cleaning and am constantly thinking about how to make our space even more functional and cute. I think a lot of people look down on housekeeping and being domestic as an old-fashioned thing that only old frumpy women do but I am here to say that being domestic can be raised to an artform. Why not take pride in a clean tub or a delicious cheesecake?

I think it helps that my husband is remarkabley clean and helpful around the house. His latest accomplishment being doing half of our wedding gift thank yous. I truly am so lucky, it makes me want to be the best for him.

WEDDING PICTURES

The Wedding!

Well, we're finally married. After years/months of planning I now have nothing to do wedding-wise. Its one of those grand events that you think is going to Pouf! change your life but in reality you're still the same person and its really not that big of a deal. Anyway, we're both happy and trying to get back into the swing of things only to be heading off to Arizona tomorrow. For now I just leave you pictures.