Busy Busy Me

The reason I was so behind on my Blog this week and for the past two months, not to mention some of my friends may have noticed a lack of phone calls from me, is because I had a crazy week/couple of months. This week I started my new full time position with a family that I use to just help out on nights and weekends. I am sad that I don't get to watch Wyatt anymore, but I really needed to work full time. I am really excited about the new little ones I get take care of now; Clementine is 19 months and Field is 6 weeks. Nikki and I will have lots to talk about because her children are almost the same age and sex. My new hours are 8-6 so this week has been busy.

On top of that back in August I decided that I really wanted to go back to school. I was thinking about a masters in education for a while but that just seemed like an easy option for me because I do like working with children and I would have a nice schedule, but that wasn't ultimately what I would choose to do if I could go back for anything. So I thought about it A LOT and Brian and I talked it over and over and over and I decided that I wanted to go to law school for several reasons. So I took a Kaplan course and have been studying for hours everyday and this morning I took the LSAT. I hope I don't have to take it over again because I have been very stressed and completely consumed by this test. I am going to still work for a little over a year and a half to save and then I am applying for starting in the Fall 2011 term. The reason I didn't really tell everyone about my plans was because I wanted the least amount of pressure on me and it was nice to talk about things other than the test when I did have time to chat. My plans from here include school research, applications, personal statements... And I am going to try to work with Clementine's dad or one of his colleagues on a project since he is a professor at a law school. Wish my score good luck.

Black Friday Window Shopping

On Black Friday Pat and I went out shopping. We didn't go out too early and it was just a nice leisurely shopping day. I was almost finished with my shopping by that point and Pat didn't have too much to get either. We did make a point to go and see all the holiday windows at the major department stores. Bergdorf Goodman had the best windows that were inspired by Alice in Wonderland, I think it was from the original book and I am not as familiar with that version. Bloomingdales also had a really pretty shoe factory window. When we went home we ate pizza and wings for dinner, I think we were the only people not eating leftovers. At night we all went out to the holiday shops at Bryant Park and then over to see the big tree in Rockefeller Center and watch the ice skaters. On the way home we picked up a Christmas tree for the apartment. I think it was one of the best Black Fridays ever.

Look at the shoe tree and chandelier

Alice going down the rabbit hole

The Queen

Alice going through the mirror

At the Bryant Park Shops

Decorating the Tree

Happy Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we celebrated in New York with Brian's parents. Since there were only four of us planning an entire Thanksgiving meal for only four people is quite a challenge because every dish is so large, my kitchen is not all that big and we still wanted to have all the different sides that usually accompany dinner on turkey day. This may seem like cheating but it was a great solution; the company we order our groceries from offered pre-made sides that were 4-6 servings and it worked out great. We did bake the turkey and I made a pumpkin pie. We also used our china for the first time ever and we have been married for almost 4 years, we are going to try to use it more than we have in the past. We were so thankful to spend Thanksgiving with Brian's parents and have yummy food. Although we did miss the rest of our family, we thankfully will get to see everyone at Christmas time in just a few short weeks.