I Heart NYC

I scheduled a voice lesson in NYC last Friday with the ever amazing Wendy Parr, teacher of the talented Regina Spektor. I got two of my friends to come with me to see New York in the Fall.

I have to say that Central Park is breathtaking in the fall. It reminded me of one of my favorite NYC movies You've Got Mail and the quote by Jo Fox played by Tom Hanks, "Don't you just love New York in the Fall. It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address."

in Central Park

Rowing a Boat while boating in the Park

Sarah Bennett, Me, Emily Bergeson

Times Square at Night

Me and Emily with the famous boathouse in the background

(think 27 Dresses)

Adorable park in Greenwich Village near my teacher's studio. The whole think was lined with pumpkins. I was in Fall heaven.

Sarah and Emily on the Brooklyn Bridge

Living on the East Coast is so much fun! Friends and family please

come and visit! We have a spare room and bed and towels.

xoxo

My Favorite Things

Here are a Few of Leah's Favorite Things this Fall

Pumpkins, and

Farmer's Markets, and

Boating With Paul.

(Fountainhead Lake in Virginia)

Cute Streets to Walk Down, and

Sweet old ladies painting

(in the National Gallery of Art), and

Dear Friends to Visit,

These are a few of my favorite things.

When the Dog Bites

(run charlie run! don't worry no one was hurt!)

When the Bee Stings

(paul is like deathly allergic to bee stings-check out the puffiness on his forehead- Paul was stung while riding his bike, so I am lucky he is alive-but he does have a sweet life insurance policy so hmmm... it is a toss up!)

And I'm feeling sad

I simply remember the Man in the mall

(dressed like a princess or devil or something I can't really tell-

I think he might even have on wings)

And then I don't feel So Bad!!!

To Be or Not to Be...That is the Question.

Paul and I went to NYC last weekend. There is this amazing bus called the Bolt bus that drives from downtown DC to downtown NYC in about 4 hours. We saw the oh so sexy and scrumptious Jude Law play Hamlet in Shakespeare's Hamlet on Broadway. Jude Law is incredibly talented and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. If I wasn't already married I would have waited around at the stage door to see if Jude Law wanted to kiss me or marry me. I would have been satisfied if he even groped me a little! Alas, I was faithful to Paul--Blah!

More pictures will come of NYC when I upload them from the camera. We also went to Central Park and the Met Steps so I could feel like I was a part of Gossip Girl, xoxo L.

So Paul and I have been major slackers when it comes to posting anything new on our blog. Let me tell you what we have been up to since we moved out to DC.

July- settled into our house and toured around the city. Also Paul and I turned 27!

We went out to a Mexican Restaurant for Paul's Birthday and I told the waiter to sing and dance for Paul-so he did just that and made us wear sombreros!

Leah's Birthday

Went to see 42nd Street at Wolf Trap (an outdoor theater in a National Park), it was fabulous and very beautiful.

View of the stage. We sat on the lawn and had a picnic just like everyone else.

Hanging out with my new friends at the Dairy Godmother (the best Custard around) in Alexandria, Virginia.

(left to right: me, Sarah, Tiffany, and Emily with baby Dean)

The Pier

Shopping. Isn't this a cute street!

Hanging out with Van Gogh. I love his self portrait. I am at the National Gallery of Art.

With friend Sarah outside the National Gallery of Art. Look close cause Charlie was cold and is inside my red bag.

Paul and I are having a fabulous time. We bought a guest bed if anyone wants to come visit us and see the sights. We have made great friends out here. My music teaching is doing fabulous! School is great. I am doing a master's in arts in Arts Management and am really liking my program and classes and Paul is doing a master's in Conflict Resolution and is working on opening his own practice to do mediation and conflict resolution.

The fall is beginning and when the trees start changing colors I will post some pictures!

The 4th of July and Our New Home

Since we arrived in DC late on the 3rd of July, we figured we should see what all the buzz is about on the 4th at the capital of the U.S. I was a little upset that our good buddy Obama failed to put our invitation in the mail to watch the fireworks with him at his house, so we were forced to watch them from Abraham's front lawn.

We didn't let that get us down though, we had a great time enjoying one of the best firework shows we've seen with 500,000 others. Most of the people were festive so that made it even more fun.

Even Charlie liked the fireworks, however, he growled at a few weirdos.

Here are two pictures of us, we couldn't fit in the same frame as we sat waiting for the sun to go down.

Here is where we will be living for a while, its just a rental until we can buy a house of our own. We just need some good jobs first, any help?

What Do These Things Have In Common

1-White House

2-Lincoln Memorial

3-Arlington Cemetery

4-Humidity

5-Traffic so bad it makes you want to pull your hair out

6-Everything named after a former President...especially George this, that and the other

7-Lots of Trees

8-Tons of Universities

Any ideas???

White Rim in a day

A few weeks ago I was invited to one of the greatest birthday parties ever. Jamie, my neighbor, wanted a group to ride the white rim near Moab on his birthday. So we rode for a 100+ self-supported miles throughout the day, had a wonderful time and couldn't sit on anything hard for several days following. You can't get that kind of sore butt from birthday spankins'! Here are a few pictures.

Sundance Film Festival

Paul and I volunteered at the Sundance Film Festival this year. This was our 3rd year doing it. We worked at the Egyptian Theater and had a great time. We saw a couple of movies. One called "I Love You Phillip Morris" and we saw Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.



Saw Rachael Yamagata at the Music Cafe



And met some great people. Volunteering is such a fabulous time. The Sundance staff treats you really well and gives you lots of cool swag...like free winter coats and movie tickets.