nyc day 4

-Lunch at Lombardi's Pizzeria (originating in 1905...supposedly the first pizzeria)
-Rice to Riches (Traditional with Mischief - buttery graham crumble. It was magic)
-Brooklyn Bridge
-New York Aquarium (where we saw hideous nightmares - octopus and rays. I've never been more thankful for thick glass)
-Coney Island! (we walked the boardwalk, had some Nathan's for dinner, went to a Brooklyn Cyclones game, and saw amazing fireworks on the beach)

nyc days 2 & 3.

Day 2:
-Breakfast on Ellis Island, Ellis Island museum, Statue of Liberty
-Wafels & Dinges (Brussels wafels with walnuts & syrup, strawberries & cream)

Day 3:

-Brunch at Good Enough to Eat (Gamercy Park Omelette (apples & cheddar), Strawberry pancakes)

-Museum of Natural History

-Dinner at Pier I Cafe

nyc day 1

We have visas and are ready to for Northern Ireland.  But first - spending a week in NewYork City! 

We've both been before and love the city. It's great to come back here together.

-lunch at Grand Sichuan in Chelsea

-The High Line  - fascinating elevated park built on former freight train tracks

our apartment, with love.

We've loved this apartment. Matt moved in 3 months before we got married; it's been such a fun little first home.  It will be high on my list of Things Most Missed as a result of the move to Belfast. 

Here we stumbled in (very early in the morning after flying home from our Vancouver honeymoon) to a welcome of wedding gifts piled everywhere.  

Here we had cookies and cider and coffee with friends before stepping out our front door to watch the Christmas parade.

We decorated our first tiny Christmas tree that kept tipping in the stand and would not stay straight. But it was ALIVE and I was determined.

Here we very nearly caught cabin fever while being snowed in for several days in a row in February.

Here we decided to move to Northern Ireland and have an adventure.

Here we walked across the street to the farmers market for fresh summer peaches.

We celebrated our first married Christmas and first married birthdays.  

And now, we've packed it up, said goodbye, and are moving to Belfast.