YIKES.....

Well can't believe its been over a year since I posted anything.... I assume no one is even reading anymore, but just in case i will update :) LOTS of changed in the past year... As i read my blog i said we were moving into our house together.. we we did do that, but even more, our house is now up for sale. In November for my 28th birthday, Hector surprise me with the most beautiful engagement ring and got down on one knee and proposed! Of course i said yes and we are getting Married in 4 weeks! With that being said, we decided we needed a place to call "OURS". So we are building a new home in West Pasco, not far from the old one and should be ready to move in in October! Man time sure flies! We can't wait to get married and start our life together! Not only are we excited for the wedding, but VERY excited to go on our honeymoon on a Caribbean cruise! Man oh Man I need a Vacation!!!! For those of you reading, thanks for staying tune, i hope to do better and keeping up now that we have some exciting things going on in our life! :)

So bad...

I just realized how bad i am at posting things....mostly because i don't have that interesting of a life that people would want to read about :)

But just to update on how things are going....they are GREAT!! Hector and I are so happy and In Love, we will be moving into our house together hopefully next week!! We are so excited to start this new adventure together! All of the rooms have been re-decorated (thanks to my sis-n-law Gretchen) and as of next Friday- NEW CARPET IN THE ENTIRE HOUSE!!!! It's going to make all the difference in the world- no more bachelor pad!

The beginning of June mom took all of us (7) people to Hawaii to see my family and my little cousin graduate!! We had such a wonderful time together!! We got to do a lot of relaxing and spending time with the family, getting a tan and drinking!!! It was a wonderful trip!!

I have also been paddling again this summer which i really enjoy! I did my first race and Hector was such a good sport and came to support me. Although he said it was nice to see me race, he never wants to go again....can't say i blame him. its an all day event and unless your on a team, it is very boring to watch!

well, hopefully the next time I'm posting, its pictures of our house and we will be all moved in!! :) Stay tuned!

Our new Toy

Hector and I bought our first "big" Purchase together!!
2010 Polaris Razor
It goes in the sand, dirt, water and snow. It is so much fun!! We already added the roof and windshield, and we have doors and better seat belts coming soon!! If your ever up for a ride give us a call.....any excuse to take it out :)

Hector and I

So I thought I would post some pictures of Hector and I from our last trip in Idaho and Wyoming! 16 people went and we all had an amazing time!! Were were in Alpine Wyoming for 4 days, where we had the chance to visit Jackson Hole Wyoming as well! it was so beautiful! We stayed in little Cabins and were able to ride our snowmobile straight from our cabin to the mountains!




Our Second Stop was Island Park Idaho for 3 days! While in Island Park, we drove to West Yellowstone for the evening and did a little shopping! the town was pretty quite!

We rode to a place called Mesa Falls which was absolutely beautiful!!

2009 review

1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before? Took a 3 week trip with my mom from Chicago to Florida. Having both reservations and no reservations at certin spots! Found new favorite places to visit :)

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't make New Year resolutions

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? no

4. Did anyone close to you die? Thankfully no! 2009 was a good year in that department

5. What countries did you visit? Canada (on my 3 week trip) saw Niagara Falls

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? My own space again! I love living with mom, but i miss my own space too

7. What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory and why? August 2nd of every year will forever be etched in my mind

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? buying a new car (that i have wanted for a long long time) going an entire year with out having a Credit Card and loved it!!

9. What was your biggest failure? I am not perfect and make lots of mistakes, but i wouldn't call them failures

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Influenza A for the first time in my life (and i thought i was going to die)

11. What was the best thing you bought? my 2009 Toyota highlander

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My niece who just turned 2 in November is 100% potty trained!! :) YEAH LEAH! Ethan James who has become such a good big brother and boy!


13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? oh someone i'm not going to talk about cause she isn't worth it!

14. Where did most of your money go? My car and all my Vacations i took!! What a heck of a fun year!

15. What did you really, really, really get excited about? all my Vacations! 3 weeks in June, Banks Lake in July, Seattle twice in August, California in September and random weekend trips here and there!

16. What song will always remind you of 2009? None particularly

17. Compared to this time last year are you: Happier?: YES! Thinner?: no Richer?: In less debt so yes

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? working out/ paddling

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? not sure! had a pretty amazing year

20. How did you spend Christmas? With my family and Hector's Family

21. How did you be spend new years? in the mountains snowmobiling, with fireworks, drinks and awesome friends

22. Did you fall in love in 2009? YES!

23. How many one-night stands? None

24. What was your favorite TV program? American Idol

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? yep although Hate is a strong work, i really really dislike someone

26. What was the best book you read? the Shack

27. What was your biggest musical discovery? MP3 player.... LOL i just got one for my birthday because i love listening to it in my car!!

28. What did you want and you got? my amazing man and a wonderfull year!

29. What did you want and not get? ??? can't think of anything other then not being able to see my Dad

30. What was your favorite film of this year? By far the best "The Blind Side"

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old did you turn? I turned 27 in November and had an amazing birthday with my family! Then Hector surprised me with Bonefish with all of his family and my family there! It was so awesome! He did a great job....and he loves to surprise me (which is not something i enjoy much)

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? saving more money- but instead i just had lots and lots of fun

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009? comfortable as possiable!
34. What kept you sane? my friends and family!

35. Which celebrity did you fancy the most? none

36. What political issue stirred you the most? President elections!! Health care, War,

37. Who did you miss? My dad

38. Who was the best new person you met? Hector!

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009: Be happy every day! You never know what tomorrow will bring!

40. Quote or Song Lyric that sums up your year: EVERYTHING HAPPENDS FOR A REASON!!

some people are in your life for a resason, a season or forever! Make the people you love the most be there forever!!

What I learned

Well, While on Vacation I learned some new things both about me and my mom. I will just tell you what I learned about Me.


*I didn't know they still made 2008 cars without automatic windows and doors
*I enjoy driving much better then being a passenger
*I HATE humidity!!
*I LOVE Savannah Georgia
*I talk in my sleep (pretty funny!)
*I can be gone for 3 weeks and still not be home sick
*The older I get, the more I become like my Father
*I am a hotel snob and only like to stay in ones that are not 75 years old
*While on Vacation, I don't enjoy being on my Cell Phone
*I never knew a vacation could be so relaxing
*I only like to stop at bathrooms that i think are nice, and don't care how long the other person (my mom) has had to pee for. (I really wanted to see Niagara Falls!!) :)
*When renting a car from now on, i will ALWAYS make sure it has cruise control! Over 3000 miles and no cruise control....pretty crappy!
*Police men are very serious in N. Carolina
*The guards at the Canadian border don't think we are very funny!
*Having two different license plates from two different States on your rental car gets a lot of attention. (We were asked if its even legal, I have no idea. Is it?)
*I don't care much for flying, but after having several beers, you don't seem to care if the plane is dropping, life is great :)
*The food in the East is fantastic!!
*Tri-Cities is lacking serious restaurants!!
*They do yoga in the middle of the streets in NY...Only in NY is that okay!
*When it comes to killing bugs, Mom is apparently the one :)
*I will only drive 7-10 mph over the speed limit regardless if the semi truck is passing me going 20 over the speed limit, unlike mom who just wants to keep up with traffic
*When parking at any HUGE parking lot, ALWAYS remember the row number!
*When leaving the highway in NY, you have to pay a Toll. No matter what road your getting on
*The best part of Vacation is the random things you decide to do!
*You don't need a GPS to travel in unknown places, all you need is a laptop, cellphone with data cable, computer plug in into your lighter and map quest! 3000 miles and never got lost! :) And i'm even a blond!


I think the list could go on but I will stop there! What a fun experience!

Orlando International Airport June 2nd

Ok, we are sitting in the Orlando International Airport, we can start boarding in about 20 minutes. We went to the Kennedy Space Center this morning for a few hours and even saw a 3D movie we watched about outer space. I think we both had a completely wonderful time on this vacation but now that we are at the airport we can't wait to get home. I can't speak for Amy but I sure miss everyone!!! As we were walking through the airport Amy realizes she has lost her boarding pass! We decided to stop and ask someone what to do about it and he happens to have the darn thing in his hand, can you believe that! We thought this was a good time to stop and have a drink which tasted so good we decided to have another one. Ok, I guess we better get going so we don't miss our flight. See you all soon and thanks for following along with us on this awesome adventure!

Florida, July 1st

Well, for our last full day here in Orlando, we woke up late and had a relaxing morning. We decided that the weather was not going to be good enough to go to any water parks, so we decided on Disney's Animal Kingdom. Today was so much fun, we walked around and saw many animals from Asia and Africa, but we also got to go on a safari ride. You actually felt like you were in the jungle walking around, so it was only appropriate that for lunch we ate at the Rainforest's Cafe. We had some outstanding Mai Tai's, food and fun. I rode on the Mount Everest ride, which took us up a steep mountain, we came to a halting stop, rode backwards in pitch black, then went straight down the front of the hill and around several circles, some of the time in pitch black. It was one heck of a ride! Mom stood and watched...Chicken! :)

We made it back to our condo where we got all of our suitcases figured out for our trip home tomorrow and just relaxing. Tomorrow we will spend our last day and the Kennedy Space Center before hoping on the plane to head home.

Florida June 30

We knew it was supposed to be 60% chance of thundershowers today but we still wanted to go to Universal Studios and City Walk. It was still hot and muggy so we put on our shorts and tank tops and left for the 15 minute drive. It wasn't long after we were there that the ugly black clouds that had appeared opened up and started dumping on us. Oh my gosh, you would not believe the amount of rain that we got here today. It went on all day long. After coming out of the ride "twister" where we were to experience the rain and high winds like being in a tornado we saw what the real weather was like and it was definitely wetter outside. We decided to buy the classic poncho that all the other tourist were running around in so we could keep on going. Since it was about lunch time and it was still raining so hard there were puddles everywhere we decided to go to Margaritaville for a break and have some lunch. After lunch we went back to Universal to see how they did the make-up in horror movies. That was funny and gory all at the same time. We left Universal about 2:00 and we were both so tired we came back to the condo to take a quick power nap and clean up a little. We then went to a place called Wonder Works, where the house is upside down and has a bunch of imaginary exhibits inside. It was so crowded that we couldn't hardly get close to any of them, we left being disappointed in it. We found some cute shops close by to walk to. One of the little restaurants there was an old time place that served Shakes and Malts. We thought that would be the perfect thing for the rainy day blues. They were really good!! It was starting to get late but we weren't really ready to come back to the room since we had the nap earlier. We found a place called "Old Town" that had a bunch of little cute shops. In the parking lot of this place they had a couple of really scary rides. The one was like bungee jumping but they catapult you into the sky by some kind of elastic rope after being strapped to your seat. It went so high in the sky you looked like a dot up there. The other ride is where you are raised way the hell up there by some kind of rope and you drop and swing across the entire parking lot. We are hoping for better weather tomorrow for our last full day before going home.

Flordia June 29th

Well we woke up this morning to another hot muggy day with condensation all over our windows! We could not even see out our living room! I knew we were going to be in trouble. We headed to Epcot first thing and spent the first couple hours riding some of the rides and walking around. We did the space ride (in the big globe as you enter Epcot) which was pretty crazy. At the end of the ride, it opened you up to where you felt like you were floating in space. Pretty amazing. The second part of our day was spend walking around the different Countries. Some of the Countries had rides in them, and others were just stores and food from that Country. We ate some lunch in Japan, where we sat at a table with the grill in front of you, and got a performance as we ate! The food was outstanding! After lunch we decided we needed dessert, so we wondered into France and got some amazing food. Mom got the chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, and i got something i don't know how to say, but its a sugar coated pastry filled with vanilla cream!! It was so yummy!

After leaving Epcot, I had found in a pamphlet an Air boat ride. So we drove to Cypress Lake (about an hour from our hotel) and got on an Air boat for an Hour long ride. It took us all over Cypress Lake, but we went through all the weeds and swamps. The boat goes in just inches of water. At some points i thought we were going to hit dry land, but there was always just enough water there to keep us going. We saw several Alligators (one up close that was about 6 feet) and some others that were swimming near by with one being around 12 feet! We saw many bald eagles, cows, and birds catching there fish for dinner. It was such a fun and beautiful ride!!

After a long day, we decided we both needed pedicures. So on our way back towards our condo, we stopped and got a deluxe pedicure (which we both desperately needed!) As we were getting pedicures, we watched a really nice thunderstorm pass overhead, thankfully the rain/hail had stopped before we left. On our way home we hit Ihop for dinner and had some breakfast! Another fun filled exciting day in Florida with only 2 1/2 days to go!

Florida June 28

Today was our first full day in Kissimmee, Florida. After settling in to our beautiful condo last night we were sitting around relaxing after getting ready for bed. Out of the corner of my eye I see this black thing moving across the tile floor in the living room. It was some kind of huge bug, Amy described it as a small reptile. We both freaked out, I jumped on the couch but she didn't do anything so I grabbed my flip flop and smacked it hard and ran!! It took me a minute to go back to get my flip flop, I wanted to make sure the ugly thing was dead. I have no idea what the thing was but I haven't seen another one since and I hope I don't. This morning we went to Sea World. It was unbelievably hot and humid, we were just dripping with sweat. Amy saw this new kind of roller coaster that looks like a sting ray and you sit facing down and move kind of head first. I refuse to go on it so I played the photographer. She really liked it but there were a few times she thought she might mess her pants. Thank goodness she didn't. We went on to see all the animal shows and of course we loved them all especially the dolphins and Shamu. We were slightly disappointed though. After seeing the SeaWorld in San Diego I don't think this one was as good. We finished about 3:00 so we came back to clean up and change clothes and went to have a dinner show at the Arabian Nights right here in our complex. The food was awesome and the show was also really good. The horses were so pretty and graceful, I just love watching them. We each had two large drinks called Princess Passion in tall glasses that we get to keep. Wow were they good!! We could have had more of those but didn't want to have a hangover tomorrow since we have another big day planned. Having a great time and can't believe it's almost over:(

Florida June 27

We left Savannah GA this morning after driving around the cute little city. That is the one place we would both love to go back and spend some time at. It was like an old city kept extremely neat and clean. The streets are skinny and the blocks are really short but packed full of cute buildings. We drove into Jacksonville for a short break and toured the Budweiser Brewing Co. It was really fascinating, we even learned that they buy the hopps from Washington State! We got to taste a couple of beers in the hospitality room and then took off to our final destination. We arrived in Kissimmee Florida about dinner time and one of the last things on my "to do" list was eat at a Benihana's. We found one about 7 miles from our Condo so we went. We sat around a large grill with 6 other people while the cook did his show while cooking. We visited with these people who were all from Florida and they all had to give us ideas of places to go and things to do. It was alot of fun and the food was good too. We are staying in a one bedroom condo, courtesy of Jennifer Schnieder and her husband. This place is beautiful!! We both grabbed our cameras the minute we walked in the door, it's like a really cute furnished large apartment, complete with a jetted tub. This complex is huge and even has 5 large pools. We stopped by the store after dinner and picked up some milk, juice, coffee and cereal for breakfast. I think we both miss our cereal. We are relaxing tonight trying to decide what our plans will be for the next few days while we are here.

Savannah GA, June 26th

We left Myrtle Beach this morning and headed south, we went through Hilton Head SC but was very disappointed. The resorts were beautiful, but the only way to get to the beach was by either staying at a resort, or parking and walking a few blocks. Since we couldn't see the beach, we decided to keep driving. While leaving Hilton Head, i got caught in a southern thunder storm! All sorts of lighting and thunder, rain and hail so hard that even with my wipers on super high, i still could not see more then 10 feet in front of me! Everyone was driving really slow and with their flashers on! That was an experience!! While driving, Mom got some reservations at the Marriott in Savannah. We checked in, and for some reason got the 8th floor (the top) that you have to have a key to use in the elevator to get here, its the conciser floor. We have a HUGE room with our own little dinner area for the floor! We decide to take a walk down River Walk which is just absolutely the cutest street. A trolley runs right down the middle of the street, the street is made of cobble stone (well sort of, not sure what to call it), and the river is on one side, with all sorts of shops and restaurants on the other. The street went of for blocks, so we did some shopping (of course) and the best part, you can walk down the streets with your beer!!! All of the people are so nice and friendly!!! I wish i could get that Georgia Accent, but i don't think it will come to you in a 12 hr period. We are sitting in our room right now with Margaritas and relaxing before our final long day of driving towards Orlando.

Myrtle Beach SC, June 25th

Well today there was not to much excitement, other then Mom getting pulled over (which by the way I'm still chuckling about!). We drove through North Carolina and didn't find anything to exciting to stop at, but enjoyed the beautiful trees and flowers! We were not tired (and i started driving) so we continued into South Carolina and decided Myrtle Beach would be a good stopping point. It is so beautiful here! Its hot and muggy, but after the rain we have been having, this is wonderful! We got a beautiful Hotel with a Ocean front room, 4 pools and 2 lazy rivers! These places are amazing! We walked down the beach 15 blocks to the pier,(which we were surprised to find how warm the water was!) we bought a beer and walked out to the end of the pier (which they said was a mile out and back, but it didn't seem that long). We started getting hungry so we walked up to the street and started walking back towards our hotel, when I saw some shops that i needed to go in. We shopped for a little while and then went to a cute little Bar and Grill and had some amazing Salmon with pesto sauce! We are looking forward to relaxing on the beach tomorrow morning before we have to continue to head south.

Virginia NO NO

Ok, I have to put this out there before Amy gets the chance to blog before me. I want to tell my side of it because Lord knows what she would say. We were pulling into a small town in Virginia to find a bathroom and get something to drink. I was driving and I was exiting 95 S and the off ramp was like going around a complete circle. As we were coming to the end of this circle I was looking to the left over my shoulder as I was merging with the traffic in town. I did not see the darn stop sign on the side of the road and the next thing you know there were flashing lights behind me!! Amy was laughing at me but I was just shaking. The cop asked me if I saw the sign and of course I said "no". I think he was in shock. He asked for my license and noticed that we were from out of town and it right back to me. I think the whole incident took less than 2 minutes. Luckily he was nice and told me to be more careful, that I could have killed someone. Well I think it was good of me to have been looking for traffic that I was merging into rather than some dump stop sign. I just have to get Amy to quite laughing at me!!! I don't want to speak to soon, but I am 50 years old and have never had a ticket. Not that I never deserved one.
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Washington DC, June 24th

We found our way into the heart of DC this morning and got on the Double Decker bus tour. It was so nice because they made 30 stops, you could get off the bus, or stay on and when you got off, you could stay off for as long as you wanted and caught another bus 20 minutes later. Because we are so used to rain this trip, we were not prepared for the beautiful sunshine we had today, and got burned!!! I guess we should be careful what we wish for! We didn't have much time so we choose a few highlights we really wanted to see. First was the US Capital Building, then it was the White House. We got to see the Oval office and rose garden (through fence post of course). We went through Embassy Row which was really cool to see. We went through Georgetown and saw the Smallest house in DC, which was 9 feet by 13 feet!! We got off at Georgetown and ate at a cute little place called Mr. Smiths Garden Patio, where we sat outside and enjoyed more of the nice weather. We went to Arlington National Cemetery which we walked around for a while, and made it to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. We made it just in time to see the "Changing of the Guards". That is so impressive to watch. What a commitment those guys make! We drove around and saw lots more and learned so much, it was a very cool way to see D.C. We then headed into Chinatown where we met up with Gretchen's Brother and Sister-n-law where we had drinks and enjoyed a great dinner at Bar Louie. We enjoyed visiting with them, but then headed on out of D.C to get out of traffic for our morning drive. We ended in Fredricksburg VA for the night and will continue moving South tomorrow.

Arlington VA June 23d

Well today was the most stressful of all our days of the vacation so far, and parts were the most funny too. We had the worst ride possible from our Hotel in New York to the airport to pick up our car. First of all the man could hardly speak English and I don't think he had any idea what the white dotted lines going down the middle of the road meant. He was all over the road, on both sides and even drove down the middle several times. We almost got in a couple of accidents, one of them really scary! We were driving really fast on the highway and he decides to change lanes without looking and about ran some car off the road. The guy honks and our driver just puts up his hand and yells back. Our side mirrors were almost knocked off the van several times. Poor Amy was almost in tears and I was laughing so hard I had tears, I have no idea why! Well we finally get our car and thankfully Amy drives us to Arlington. It was touch and go getting out of New York with all the traffic and thousands of exits and on ramps but we did it. We had difficulty finding reservations in this town because of all the conventions going on and everything was booked up. We finally found one (last night) and reserved it. When we arrived today we were both very sceptical of the hotel from the outside but knew that it was slim pickings right now. After getting into the room we both started laughing. First of all there were no ramps anywhere in the hotel so all our luggage had to be taken up several steps to even get to the elevators that were 100 years old and slow. Getting to our room we discovered it had swamp coolers and old pink tile in the bathrooms. It smelled really old and musty. We were hungry so we dropped our luggage off and left to find something to eat. While eating I could tell Amy was just not in a good mood and very concerned about our room so I suggested we go back and check out and she instantly cheered up. We loaded everything back up into our little jeep and heading to Washington DC to sight see and possibly get a room. We saw the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Vietnam Memorial and Korean War Memorial. We drove around close to the White House and all the surrounding buildings but it was starting to get dark so we thought we better start looking for a place to stay. Everything was booked in DC too!! We drove and drove and drove some more. Poor Amy was getting a major headache. We finally found a Marriott that was originally booked solid but had a cancellation for tonight so we grabed it!! While checking in I asked the man what town we were in because they don't believe in signs in the East. He tell me we are in Arlington!! I just started laughing, we didn't realize how big Arlington was. It is now about 10:30 and we are finally relaxing. We don't have reservations tomorrow either so I hope it goes a whole lot smoother!!

New York June 22

For our last day in New York I had a couple of things left on my "to do" list that I had to get done. First was to ride the subway. We went to the World Trade Center to see them working on the memorial for the twin towers. Everything was fenced off so we couldn't see to much but we still got a couple of pictures. We walked all around Battery Park, took a picture of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. We also happened to be there at just the right time to see 5 black men with red and white tights on putting on an acrobatic show mixed with a lot of comedy. They were really good at what they did and even used 5 tourist that were watching as part of their last act. He did a flip over the five guys bent over. It was pretty amazing. After coming back to Time Square on the subway we accomplished the second item on my "to do" list. We stopped at a street vendor and had a hot dog! For 2 hot dogs and 2 bottled waters it was 7 dollars. It really wasn't that great, not a lot of flavor but it was fun to do anyway. We found a Ripley's Believe it or Not and decided to check it out. It had some pretty weird stuff in it. We shopped around Time Square for a little while and then went to Bubba Gumps for dinner. The hot dog was really small and it was about 3 hours earlier. We literally walked all day long except for the few minutes we were on the subway. I have blisters on both my baby toes but it was worth it. We had much better weather today, no rain!!! It was overcast part of the day but we actually saw sunshine. We are ready to leave NY and have decided to go to Washington DC and stay in Virginia the next 2 nights.

New York June 21st

After sleeping in this morning we decided to walk around the very busy streets of New York. I can't believe how impatient these drivers are!! The very second the lights turn green they are laying on their horn and by gosh, don't dare get in their way! Since Amy has been here before she showed me the Library, Empire State building and the Chrystler building. They were all fascinating but my favorite was St. Patrick's Cathedral. Since it was Sunday we happen to get there in time for the first song of one of the services. It's is absolutely gorgeous and huge! There were lots of candles in the back of the church if you wanted to light one for someone and of course I just had to light one!! It was all so beautiful. We then went to a play at the Gershwin Theater, "The Wicked". It's about the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz. The story tells her side of what happened. It was really good, we both loved it!! After leaving the play we headed for Ruby Foos for dinner. This was recommended by a Dr. I work with, it was awesome chinese food. Of course we had to do some more walking to work off the good food. By this time it started raining really hard and we got soaked, again!! I have to say most of the day was nice weather though. We are both tired and ready to just sit in the room and relax tonight. We are having a great time but miss everyone.

New York City June 20

Well we finally made it to the Big City. I don't really know how to put it into words, it's crazy here!! There are more people walking on this one street than there is in the whole Tri-Cities. We walked the city last night looking at all the street vendors and found some cool souvenirs to bring back but we also had to buy umbrellas. We were tired of getting soaked! The rain has been unstoppable but we don't let us stop us from doing what we want to do. Last night we put on our dresses and heels, got a taxi and went to the World Yacht Dinner Cruise. It took us around the city of NY at night where we could see the lights of the city. Even though it was cloudy it was still beautiful! When we went by the Statue of Liberty (very slowly) they played some beautiful songs that took your breath away. God Bless The USA was one of them. I love that song!! The food was awesome and the DJ played some beautiful songs for everyone to dance to. I have to admit it all reminded me of the cruise Jim and I took and some of those songs killed me!! When we got back to the pier we were trying to find a taxi to get us back to the Hotel but everyone else had the same idea so we kept walking down the street to look for a taxi somewhere else. The next thing you know, we were back to our Hotel, we walked the entire way in our dress and heels in the rain at 11pm. I wished we had our umbrellas with us. We looked liked drowned rats with blisters on our feet but we just laughed about it. We are excited to tackle another day in NY today.