new york, new york.

eleven days of.....

* walking til we could walk no more

*eating til food repulsed us (or til the next meal time came around.)

*people watching... and then watching more people

*stroller up and down the subway

*laughing with ashley

*central park

*picnic in central park

*falling in the subway.... flat on my face. a stranger came to my aid.

*ashley running past me into the subway as i lay flat on my face

*itchy eyes

*seeing bry

*brooklyn flea. i love brooklyn

*firehouses

*frozen hot chocolate

*the MET

*battery park

*ninja... worst restaurant EVER.

*NOT waiting in line for the statue of liberty and ellis island

*ferry to new jersey for lunch with husbands

justin's ten extra days...

*dinner alone

*chewy steak room service

*adventures with jake and ash

*not putting bbq in the fridge and wanting to eat it the next day

*watching tv. lots of tv.

*missing taryn

taryn's ten days without j...

*taking care of finn

*steak cooked in a 1000 degree oven

*living in park city

*going to school

*missing justy

already dreaming of the sights and sounds...

not much more wait. map found here.

spontaneous.

on friday night justin walked through the door and said, 'we should go somewhere.' he threw out ideas like vancouver and san francisco.. we settled on vegas due to our time crunch. with a BIG help from the littles we got a room at the jw marriott in las vegas!

we had so much fun.. it was so nice to just get away on a whim!

we soaked up the sun

we atE at YUMMY places

shopped

... we also ...

did this...

lost a dollar on the slots

and saw this...

yes, that is a goat!

thanks justin for a fun weekend.. i thought we might get bored... twelve hours in the car just the two of us! didn't happen, and that's one of the many reasons why i love your sun-kissed face! xoxo

montana adventure.

last weekend justin and i were lucky enough to vacation in beautiful montana with ashley and jake mendenhall. we laughed. we told stories. we ran out of gas in idaho. we filled up the tank with an arrowhead water bottle and gas from the boat. we stayed in a cute little cabin surrounded by a lush landscape. we learned about "thump-swish" from ashley. we slept in a bottom bunk together. it was a tight squeeze. we had the most incredible smoked salmoncooked by jake. we got in 60 degree water. i have never been so cold. i saw a seven-monthpregnant ashley surf behind the boat. and she made it look easy! an incredible sight. we then stayed in a bigger cabin. i took my first steam shower. we learned to play settlers of catan. an amazing game. we are now obsessed. we went on a hike. and turned around when we say bear foot-prints in the mud. we finally got our first tans of the summer. we went into yellowstone for five miles. finally turned around after 30 minutes of not moving. justin had to leave monday to go to work. we got pulled over on the way to the airport. he almost missed his flight. he forgot his car keys in my purse. i stayed and played longer.

i fell in love with montana.