New York in Bloom

Our trip to New York last weekend was full of good times, food, and family.  It was also full of beautiful blooms everywhere we looked.  I don't know what it is about flowers but I could spend hours photographing them.  The rainbow of colors and the variety of shapes are amazing and they just plain make me smile! 

So here they are, an array of New York flowers to make you smile!

 

 

 

 



J'aime fleurs!



New York Minutes

In a New York Minute

Everything can change

In a New York Minute

You can get out of the rain

~The Eagles~

Our first day in New York started early.  We ventured to Alexa's apartment to drop off our bags.  When we arrived, our perfect hostess had a lovely little note with a map waiting for us! She had prepaid metro cards and a pot of coffee for us as well!  Our day had officially begun! 

We met Alexa for lunch and ate at Bryant Park in the sunshine, surrounded by blooms!  We then got to go to her office to finally see where she works!  She has a door!  We were impressed and proud!

Sadly, we had to leave her for a few hours while she finished her day at work so back out to the streets of New York we went only to be greeted by this...

So when in New York and the weather becomes bad, why not try out a museum?

So off to the Museum of Natural History we went.  I loved it!  Even with some of the exhibits closed, it was overwhelming with 4 floors of all sorts of cool stuff!  Check it out...

So our rainy afternoon museum trip was well worth our time and it kept us occupied until we needed to head back to meet our working girl. 

Then it was off to Veselka to eat some Ukrainian soul food with one of Alexa's former professors and her husband.  We had a great time and the weather had cleared so we could eat outside.  What a great first day we had but it was only the beginning to one of the most wonderful of weekends with family in this great big city! 



Moments

  

There are just certain moments that stamp permanant memories into our brains.  This past weekend was full of those moments.  Lots and lots of "laughing so hard that you cry" moments, aha! moments like realizing your daughter has webbed fingers (this also fell into the "laughing so hard that you cry moment" category), moments of culinary bliss (I think my eyes may have rolled back once or twice), and reflective moments.  I revelled in the fact that I was watching so much go on right in front of me.  I was in a city full of people with their own moments and new memories being made.

But there, amidst this gigantic city was part of my family with so much going on! There is a new baby Moyer on the way who will get to have a most wonderful Mommy and Daddy, a daughter full of potential with so much to offer and making her mark in this world, and my husband and I on the way to a new phase in our lives.  I have so much to be thankful for and these moments only add to my appreciation for all I have in my life.  I love these moments!