T.O.

Natalie and I had the opportunity to go visit some friends in Toronto.

Dan and Dustin on Dustin's patio. We went for some Chinese food in China Town. Daina ordered a rum and coke. The waiter brought her a glass of coke filled with lemon wedges. When the mistake was pointed out, the waiter responded "remon coke" you ordered "remon coke". Good times.
This genlemen banged away at his drum to entice people to enter his store and purchase quality items from China. Daina assisted him with this task.
Obviously his plan worked, because we not only entered his store, but we also bought these sweet "2pac" gloves at a great price.

It was a great weekend!

I Heart NY!

This past week we went for a little holiday to Toronto, ON, Lancaster, PA, and New York, NY. These are a few photos from our trip (pictures from the other places will follow).

One of the first things we did was go to Hello Deli so I could meet Rupert Jee - it was quite a moment.

We were on standby to get into a Letterman taping, but they only let in 7 and I was 10th. I experienced some sadness, but I quickly got over it.

Very few people obeyed this sign in New York.


We went for a carriage ride in Central Park. It was an incredible way to see it and our driver pointed out where all of the famous people live and some of the historical buildings.




Our next stop was the Empire State Building.

The lobby was really cool...Art Deco style.

The views were amazing...it really helped me to put how massive New York is into perspective.

Trump Tower.

He has too much money.

A picture from inside St. Patrick's Cathedral across from Rockefeller Center.

This is the Rockefeller Center...we went for a tour of NBC and saw the SNL studio. They didn't allow us to take any photos inside - jerks.

Statue of Liberty.

Ground Zero.

A building beside Ground Zero.

The Naked Cowboy on Times Square. I will leave it to your discretion to follow the link.

Then came New York's night life. So much fun!

It was fleet week in New York. The streets (and bars!) were filled with men and women in uniform.


A picture I took from our cab.

This is a man we ran into on Times Square. His sign says, "Need money for beer, drugs, hooker (hey, at least I'm not bullshittin' you)."

The next morning, Natalie and I woke up early to try and get in standby for a Martha Stewart taping (she is Natalie's hero).

Not only did we get into the show, but we were seated in the vip section front row! We were so close to Martha that I could have tackled her if she added an ingredient that I disagreed with!

Our trip to New York was fantastic!

Rupert Jee!

This is from many years ago, but remains as one of the funniest things I have ever seen!

Next week we are planning a trip to New York...I can't wait to visit Rupert and enjoy one of his sanwiches!

Enjoy

Cats are the best!

Hangin' with the Parental Units

My parents came for a visit this past weekend...these are some of the fun things we did.

We went to a Tigers game.

It was a hot and sunny day. Because I am not used to it being this way so early in the year, I didn't think about putting on sunblock. This resulted in a severe sunburn on my face and arms. I will spare you from the pictures of my pain.

The Tigers got smoked 11-3, so it wasn't the best game - but we had fun anyway!

This is a cool mural of the Temptations we found on a building in downtown Detroit.

We went to Amherstburg, ON to see Fort Malden. It is situated on the east side of the Detroit River and was built by the British between 1796 and 1799. Initially the post served as a major garrison, naval base and key centre for the British Indian Department in western Upper Canada. During the war of 1812, Fort Malden was headquarters for the Right Division of the British army.

It was really cool!