Fun in the Big Apple !!!

I just got back this weekend from a trip to New York City with 3 of my girlfriends, Allison, Shelley and Stacy. We had a fabulous time and it was so, so, so much fun!! We stayed with Allison's parents in New Jersey who were the ultimate hosts and treated us like the princesses that we are :) Thank you George and Louise for taking such good care of us!!

Allison and Shelley have already documented the trip so well on their blogs and I'm way behind as usual. Since they obiviously have more time than me or they're just better at using the time that they have I'm going to point you to their blogs for now until I can add my review of the trip.

Allison's blog: http://imjustsayin6.blogspot.com/2008/03/4-cool-moms-in-one-big-apple.html

Shelley's blog: http://therundown1617.blogspot.com/2008/03/awesome-nyc-trip.html

Bentley

We had a nice sunny day last week and the snow had begun to melt. I thought...I'll let the dogs enjoy the sunshine and leave them out a little longer than I normally do. Well this is what I found when I went to bring them inside, Bentley had indeed enjoyed himself (a little too much!) digging in the dirt.

I've been tagged

I've been tagged by my fellow blogger and friend, Allison to name some things that I can't live without. Well family and friends go without saying, so it got me thinking....what wouldn't I want to do without now that I have 'it'. Some things that came to mind were:

My cell phone...what did we do before cell phones? I can't even remember. Life is so much easier when riding in the car or walking thru the mall, I bet there are some that never have even had the pleasure of pulling over to find a payphone when you're needing directions. Not to mention having to wonder who's been using that phone before you.

DVR...it's changed our lives! We record what we want and watch it when we can, we can pause something if we need to so we don't miss it if the phone rings, and we can skip the commericials if we want. I love it!

Also, I would hate to be without my GPS for the car. Love it! And since I have always been 'map challenged', it get's me to where I need to go.

Oh and lastly, Google calendar. My sister Traci, mentioned it to me a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it! It helps keep us better organized and since it's online....Derek can check it from work to see what's going on for the week at home. He can even upload his flight itineraries and that really helps me. It's color coded so everyone in the family has a different color to help keep things straight.

Matt Costa LIVE!

Last week Derek and I enjoyed a night out with friends to see Matt Costa. Matt was playing at the quaint Varsity Theater in Minneapolis (actually it's in 'Dinkytown' near the U of MN). What a fun night! Delta Spirit opened the show and they were great as well. There's just something about live music in a small setting that's real a treat.

Derek and me at Dinner before the show

Matt Costa

Delta Spirit opening the show

Here we are before the show

More before the show fun

Erin turns 18 :)

We celebrated Erin's 18th birthday at one of her favorite Uptown restaurants 'Chino Latino'. Good food, a good time!! Erin came straight from her performance at the Chehkov Festival....hence the black wig.

Connor, Nick and Erin

Erin, Sarah, Danielle and Jenny

Look at that Banana Split we ordered to share.....it was HUGE!!

Nick about to eat from the big dessert serving spoon

Erin and Sarah

Bad truck....

This weekend the truck stalled on I-94 as Erin and Nick were coming home from her Tech rehearsal for her upcoming play. Bad enough that it stalled but it was -7. Derek and I headed over to find them and it was a good thing since AAA auto said it would be 3 hours before they could be there. Erin had gloves on her feet trying to keep them warm....poor thing. Nick was a little more stoic. Here's Derek braving the traffic and the cold to see if he can get the truck started again:

Erin not looking real happy about her ordeal:

A little happier after warming up at Applebees on the way home:

Actually the best way to get Erin to smile for the camera is to tell her to say 'Nick' instead of saying 'cheese'.....works everytime :)

Th'ar she blows

It's soooo windy and cold tonight. The temp has been dropping all day........brrr!!! Derek and I went over to Outback to eat and then to get some running shoes for him. My girlfriend Shelley who's a runner, has motivated us to do the Get into Gear 5K in the Spring. All the girlfriends and spouses gearing up for it. I'm even back doing Jazzercise (which I love) trying to be a healthier me. Derek's hitting the treadmill, because with weather like this only the die hard Minnesotans (and probably Shelley) will be running outdoors.

Weather for Saint Paul, MN 55129

Current Temp: -2°F Haze

Wind: NW at 20 mph

Sat 23°F -12°F
Sun -3°F -8°F
Mon 15°F 4°F
Tue 19°F 7°F

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... .

..WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ARCTIC AIR INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO THE 20 TO 25 BELOW RANGE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. EXPECT EVEN COLDER WIND CHILL VALUES OF 35 TO 45 BELOW OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW ZERO WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.