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nyc bound.

*photo by tim schultz*

it is 2:31 am and i'm still getting things organized and set for my trip to nyc. i am supposed to be "up" by 3:30 am to get ready to leave, but technically i never made it to bed so i will most probably stay up now. do any of you get excited and anxious before you go on a big trip? i am very excited to meet one of my nearest and dearest (and adventurous) friends, claudine, out east. i can't wait to see her and can't wait to explore new york city!!!

p.s i will miss the kids even though it will be nice to have some quiet time to myself!

p.s.s. and just a little update on saturday's concert: i did end up going sans friends because of the short notice. it felt a little weird at first, but then i settled in and the concert ended up being a lot of fun and i'm glad i went! i guess i am a little braver than i thought i was...

d.c.

p.s. if you visit any of the fine art museums with small children, don't let them get even a teensy bit close to the art. if the guards (standing from 1000 feet across the room) even think you are touching anything (which i feel compelled to say, we weren't) they will blow their whistles like you are a prisoner escaping from alcatraz...as we found out.

opportunity knocking.

*i left my heart in s.f.*

i've been propositioned to fly back to the bay area next week to pick up my niece so that she can spend a month or so bouncing between our family and oma + poppa. my sister and best friend will buy my ticket, i'll have a place to stay, i can have a relaxing couple of days to roam the city and visit the beach. i'm waffling a bit because i was just there in march for a family vacation (which was very, very fun but also very hectic and jam-packed). i was glad that we were able to fit in multiple trips to the city, but as a result only squeezed in a 30 minute stay at the beach- which in my books is a crime. so i'd be able to get some quality beach time in...

trips are already planned this summer for d.c. + nyc, so i'm not sure i can fit this in my already hectic summer already...but i'm sorely tempted!

should i?
or
shouldn't i?

ay yi yi...

*if anyone knows who shot the photo above, please give me a shout as i'd like to give the artist credit.