Easter 2013

It was our girl's first Easter! The Easter Bunny passed us by this year, but Sally's mom and dad still ate plenty of candy and had a yummy Easter dinner.

Our church doesn't start until 12:30, and yet we're running around like crazy people every Sunday to get ready. And church is very hectic, full of bouncing, rocking, walking around, feeding, and pacifying. Sundays are exhausting for sure.

Sally is always happiest after she's eaten, so we snapped a few pictures of her after church when she had a full belly and was ready to pose for the camera.

Some pics of Sal and her Dad (before eating):

Sally Jane by herself (after eating):

Sally and me:

Happy Easter from the Galbraiths!

4th of July: Day

Long weekends are the best.

Johnny and I spent our Saturday on the beach, and I really wish I'd brought a camera. We went to a different beach than usual, and it was quiet, clean, and secluded. It will be our beach of choice from now on.

On Monday, we started off the day by watching the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. It is so hard for me to watch, but Johnny insists that there's nothing more American.

Next, we took a walk through Central Park.

We ended up on the West Side, and Johnny took me to his favorite street meat cart.

It was Indian food from the Biryani cart. Johnny ordered us kati rolls, and they were so good. This is definitely my new favorite street meat.

By this point we had walked a few miles, and we were both very tired, so we took the subway back to our apartment.

We wanted to cool off and rest up before we headed back out to watch the fireworks!

Monday at the Beach

I can't believe we're approaching another weekend already! Last weekend was great. Johnny and I decided to just kick it around the city. On Monday we made the trek to the beach to relax and try to rid ourselves of that sickly-pale look we picked up during the winter.

We weren't the only beach-goers, that's for sure. The beach was packed. We both agreed it was the most crowded beach we'd ever been to. Somehow we still managed to find a spot with not too many people.

We actually managed to get sun without getting burned! I loved just spending the day with Johnny and not having a care in the world. It's been a long time since we've had a day like that.

We decided to head home at around 5:00. The subway cars at the beach were all packed. The driver said there was another train right behind hers so we got off. But she was lying. evil. So we had to wait another 20+ minutes for another train.

Johnny waiting with our beach gear

We spent the subway ride home playing Quordy against each other until I got sick of Johnny beating me. It was a Memorial Day well spent.

Park Avenue Tree Lighting

On Sunday night Johnny and I headed up a few blocks to the Park Avenue tree lighting. Many people around the city meet at a church on Park Avenue to sing hymns and watch the lighting of the trees.

 

I'm not gonna lie. It was freezing cold, but it was really neat to sing hymns and feel the Christmas spirit with our neighborhood.

We met up with the Hardings and Alexa, and we also saw some of our church friends at the event. Although our faces were frozen, at least they were smiling.

Afterwards, the Hardings and Alexa came to our house to watch our church's Christmas devotional and enjoy hot chocolate and Christmas sugar cookies!

 

It was a perfect Sunday night. Isn't Christmastime wonderful?

pictures thanks to Angie and Alexa :)

Thanksgiving Day 2010

We spent Thanksgiving in the city this year with our friends the Koellings, Hardings, and Alexa.

Thursday morning Johnny and I headed to Central Park so he could participate in the church turkey bowl. While he played, I jogged around the reservoir in Central Park. We were both famished and exhausted by the time we made it home.

I went home a bit before Johnny so I could start making the rolls and corn pudding, which I tried to time perfectly so that they would be fresh out of the oven when we made our trek to the Koellings at 2:00pm.

All the girls split the cooking responsibilities, and it was so fun to converge with all our yummy food.

everyone else patiently waiting while the girls got the food ready

cranberry sauce and rolls

salad

turkey, gravy, yams, and stuffing

mashed potatoes and corn pudding

all the bakers!

sparkling cider!

Mmmm

pumpkin pie for dessert

After we ate, we all took a quiz to test our knowledge about Thanksgiving. I was kind of skeptical of doing such a thing (52 questions!), but it ended up being a lot of fun!

Thanksgiving quiz

After the quiz, we played Catch Phrase, which was super entertaining, and then we all just talked and had a good time together.

playing Catch Phrase

don't know what to say about us...

Overall, this Thanksgiving will probably end up being one of our most memorable!