Coming up on eight months

I decided to try biking to work, setting the goal of doing it 1x/week and under 30 minutes. So far I've achieved the first part, but the second part will take some practice. I pass most of the Citibikes.

Here are some pictures from my recent adventures.

SMB3-themed Subway Map from RIPT, "plaque"-style mounting

Rockets-Blazers NBA Playoffs 

Hunting Easter Eggs

& March

Six months of New York. Kerri and I went to see "How 2 B A Real New Yorker". Turns out we knew more than we thought.

"OK, you can jump in the puddles"

In bubble

Lost count...

Now I've been here long enough that I've lost count of the weeks. This weekend teased us with sunny weather in the 50s. Spring is nearly here, and that's when this will all come together. New York has been incredibly fun, but making friends has been slow going. Would any of my Seattle (or Austin, or anywhere for that matter!) friends like to move to NYC? :)

Nathan's (& a bunch of other fast food) on 8th Ave

At the Microsoft Xbox One demonstration at Time Warner Center dancing to Gangnam Style. I killed it.

At MoMA building a mobile.

At Cinderella on Broadway.

Two More Weeks

These past two weeks have seen us get into the New York state of mind. (see what I did there?)

We went to a concert featuring some great bands. I splurged on seats because the lineup was so strong. Madonna was there, though speaking rather than performing:

As was Blondie! She put on a great performance-- the crowd loved her (them?).

However, the highlight for us was, and this was a bit of a surprise, Imagine Dragons. Even though it was only a three song set (like each of the many performers) they had a ton of energy. I was hoping to stick around for The Flaming Lips (why I bought tickets in the first place), but we (well, the kids, who were staying with friends) were about to turn into pumpkins.

Here are the kids that weekend at the 14th St. subway station sitting on large bronze feet.

Settling (Months 3 & 4)

We made it. Kerri and I drove across the country in four days at the end of December (including the long way through Montana and South Dakota). It was great fun to be with just her for a week, we remembered why we got married in the first place!

Before we left, we walked to a few of our fondest memories of Seattle. I remember just after moving there visiting my then-boss's house in Wallingford and thinking "I would *love* to live here someday". Five years later, I finally did. Our house there was wonderful...and because of our attachment (and favorable financial terms) we are still debating whether to try to rent it out or just sell it. I remember when we moved in how excited I was to walk to the energy of 45th St. (somewhat quaint by NYC standards, but it was new to me).

Our favorite summer evening destination: Fainting Goat Gelato, 45th St., Seattle

Shortly after arriving, I took the kids on a "real train" (Metro North) to the Bronx Botanical Garden to see the Train Show. The train show was a bust, but the kids loved the journey.

The next day I took Madeline to our neighborhood museum.

We even went to Puppy Bowl. For some reason I could not retrieve any of the pictures. Whew.

Times Square, Super Bowl Saturday. The Lombardi Trophy is in there.

Rock, Paper, Scissors (and Hush Puppies!) at The Mermaid Inn