Just Because I Love Kitties

My parents have a ton of barn cats on the farm, and right now there are sooooo many kittens and beautiful big cats.  I thought I would share some of the photos with those of you fellow crazy cat ladies out there.  So cute and they are so sweet I wish I could take them all home.  Enjoy!

NYC Fun and a Yankees Game

I may be back in the Great White North right now, but before I got here, we had one last great day in Manhattan.  We started out heading in to one of our favorite restaurant/bars from the last time we lived in New york, Stout.  It is right by Penn Station and has such great.  Our intention was to stop for lunch and to watch the soccer game Brazil vs Chile.  For anyone that watched it, you know it was like the longest soccer game ever!  But Brazil won so I was happy!  It was fun to watch it with some hardcore Brazil fans too.  

After the game, we walked up towards Times Square to see if anything had changed in the 3 years since we were there.  Nothing really has changed, but it is as crazy and exciting as ever.  The first thing we saw was these sort of naked girls on the street.  

We kept walking and headed toward Radio City Music Hall.  

Just beside there we found a huge city sale that spanned several blocks.  There were different ethnic foods and crafts and a guys with snakes in the streets.  Oh and some Minions.

 We ended up at Bryant Park and the NY Public Library.  We didn't know before we got there but the Declaration of Independance is currently on display.  So, we stopped and waited in line for a few minutes to check that out.  Pretty cool.

We walked out and had a great view of one of my favorite buildings, the Chrysler Building.  Beautiful!

We caught the D train toward the Bronx and Yankee Stadium to get to the game in time to look at some shirts and have a drink.  I love Yankee Stadium, and the food!  Those hot dogs, I tell ya, so good!  

The stadium was pretty packed, since it was a Yankees vs Sox game and the rivalry was fierce, as usual.  The Yankees had won the game the night before so we were hoping that we would get a win two nights in a row.  It was a super close game, and was tied until the 9th, but the Sox ended up pulling out a win.  I'm still waiting for my first home team baseball game win :(  We had a home run land right beside us.  Or rather the ball hit a NYPD officer. haha, he was a good sport, but I am sure it must have hurt.  He kept the ball.

So, I'm back home on the farm now, so expect some posts of the most beautiful place on earth, the Saskatchewan Prairies.  Love this place and so nice to be home and see the family!

Happy Canada Day everyone!

First Trip to Carlos' Bakeshop

After a lovely dinner in Hoboken on Friday night at O'Nieals, we were walking home and just happened to have to walk right by Carlos' Bakeshop, the bakery of of TV's Cake Boss.  I had always kicked myself for never making it there when we lived in Long Island City, but now we are about a 15 minute walk from it.  Honestly, this could be trouble!  We had walked by before a couple times, but there was always a 30 person line out in front, so when there was no line out the door and only about ten people inside, we jumped at the chance.  

Obviously, everything inside looked fantastic, but that doesn't always mean it tastes good.  That was not the case here.  Everything that we tried was incredible.  here are a few pictures from inside the bakery.  Unfortunately, no one was working that I recognized from the show.  So, that means more visits until I can get a picture with Buddy or one of the sisters!

We ended up getting two white chocolate covered strawberries, 2 canolis (the best we have ever had by far) and a strawberry eclair.  Seriously, the best of all 3 things that we have ever had.  Come visit and we will go have some treats of our own :)

Fab Friday Faves 6.20.14

Wow, I can't believe it has been a whole week since I blogged last.  Whoops.  I wasn't planning on going this long again!  The week really got away from me I guess.  Its been pretty uneventful, but still busy getting settled.  There were also a couple trips into the city, and I must say, I still love it, minus the fact that I don't seem to know the subways as well as I used to.  I also went on the Sex and the City tour for the second time with Nilma, my darling friend who currently lives in Lima.  It was so good to see her and have a visit, and enjoy the awesome tour!  I will be blogging about it in a couple months after Miranda and I go on it, but I included one of our pictures here.  I also have been doing some shopping and having quality time with Nicole which I am taking full advantage of.  We even had a little poo,l party and BBQ with the guys which was so much fun! Josh and I found the "Groove on Grove" last night as well.  Live local music on the square in Jersey City, about a 15 minute walk away.  It was fantastic and they have some delicious food vendors too.  We will definitely be making it a weekly stop for the summer.  Oh and Of course, I have a mild case of World Cup fever!  I got a little more addicted to futbol in Peru and love watching! (Go BRASIL and GERMANY!)

Anyway, everyone have a fantastic weekend, and I promise I'll be back this coming week before I leave for Saskatchewan on the 29th!

1. The Sex and the City Tour with my sweet Nilma!  Such a fantastic day, and an early birthday celebration for her.  This picture is in front of Steve and Aiden's Scout Bar (actually Onieals bar, which is amazing!) on Grand St. in the Village.

2. Pizza from Lombardis on Bleeker St. in Manhattan.   Rated as one of the best in the world and I can't disagree!  Mmmmmm.  It is also known as the first licensed pizzeria in the USA.

3. The Papyrus birthday card I bought for Nilma.  I knew it was adorable when I saw the front, but when I opened it, I just fell in love with the cupcake liner in the envelope.

4. These Michael Kors fringe bags.  It was love at first sight.  On the SATC Tour we got 20% off coupons, and I didn't even use it for one of these, talk about self restraint!

5. These are my dollar herb pots I bought at Target in Bangor, ME.  I had very little faith that they would grow, but they did.  So well!  So excited for fresh chives and Basil!

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