New York, New York

Well, it took me long enough to get back on here, I know. I have no good excuses since Jon and I both quit our jobs and are living at Mom and Dad Eaton's house, pretty much doing nothing every day. On that note, we are so excited that in just a couple weeks we will be moving into a great apartment in Templeton, owned by some friends, that we just happened to hear about the same week we found out we were not moving to Ecuador. Jon is going to be returning to Art's Cyclery in SLO soon... thankfully his boss would love to have him back. As for me, I'm trying to get a teaching job in the area, which most likely won't happen. So, what am I supposed to be doing? To be continued...

Now, onto the vacation we took a month ago...

My dear friend, college roomie Misty, and her awesome husband Dan, who let us stay with them in NYC and showed us all around.

Mo, Jesse, me, and Jon at Rockefeller Center

The most amazing dessert that will ever be had: Max Brenner's. I had a cute little vanilla popsicle to dip in all that good stuff. Wow.

At the top of the Empire State Building. Kind of a hazy day, but still so cool.

Thanks goodness they force you to walk through the gift shop on the way down from the top of the Empire State Building... or we never would have seen these beauties.

A flag flying above ground zero.

Lady Liberty, looking fine, despite the haze and rain.

The view from the roof of Misty's building.

Misty and me, roomies in Page B!

No, Jesse, don't jump!

Time's Square in all it's glory.

Little Italy: the cutest area I could imagine that's actually in the U.S., and the people are so friendly!

Me & Misty in an incredible loft that... yes... belongs to a famous person. I'm not allowed to say who because I posted it on the internet. But he's famous. And he wasn't home.

We spent a fantastic four days in NYC catching up with Dan & Misty and doing the tourist thing. I expect to return soon to see Misty when she lands a role on Broadway.

After that we headed to Cooperstown, NY, which is toward the middle of the state. Really the only thing there is the Baseball Hall of Fame, which is why we went. It was my Uncle John's birthday and baseball is his thing, so it was great to celebrate with him and the whole family. I also got to tell my mom's side of the family that I'm pregnant, so it was special in a few ways!
Luckily this part of the trip was very relaxing compared to the hustle of NYC. I ended up getting pretty sick the last day in the city, and didn't feel normal again until we got home. (Morning sickness is lame.) I was able to take it easy, play cards, and hang out with family in the tiny town of Cooperstown, without missing out on too much!

Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum

A beautiful hotel on the Otsego Lake where we got to eat dinner a couple times. It used to be an actual residence. For very rich people.

Here it is from the front.

Some good looking people.

Wall of baseballs in the Hall of Fame.

Doubleday Field, where the game of baseball supposedly officially began.

A rousing game of Nertz... a must on any family vacation. Beware of the trash talking.

And that's our trip to the state of New York. I will try to update you on what's going on as we try to figure out all the details of staying here... and of course the pregnancy... as we go! Thanks for reading.