Saturday, April 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Snow Here, Snow There, Snow Everywhere
We left Chicago expecting to enjoy a milder winter, and, in truth, it is milder. However, the snow has been unbelievable this winter. Philly certainly is warmer and less windy than Chicago, but the amount of snow that we have received at one time has been unparalleled to anything we saw while in Chicago. In December, when mom and Emily were visiting, the city got 24 inches of snow in a little over 24 hours. This past weekend, we got 28 inches (though not quite that much at our house). Tonight and tomorrow the weather gurus are expecting that we will get another 12-18 inches. I've never seen anything like it. We certainly never had this kind of snow while I was growing up! We love the snow, and we would love it even more if we had a driveway. Parallel parking is even more obnoxious when you have to fight over parking spaces. Everyone in the neighborhood has been using chairs and the like to save parking spots (hopefully I'll get some pictures to share). Someone had the nerve to move our cardboard boxes today. Obviously they didn't read the news article about people getting killed for moving "dibs" articles! Not that I'd go that far, but I did think about printing out the article to put on their windshield.
Buddy is definitely a huge fan of the snow. He plows through it, and digs his head in. We still can't figure out why he burrows his head in the snow. He jumps and leaps and runs in circles. He doesn't know what to do with himself because he is having so much fun.
Here are some pictures from various snowfalls this winter:
Buddy loves to leave his mark, and the footprints demonstrate how much he loves to explore.
Who needs a milk mustache when you can have a snow mustache!
As you'll be able to see below as well, Buddy loves to play chase, especially in the snow.
Buddy is definitely a huge fan of the snow. He plows through it, and digs his head in. We still can't figure out why he burrows his head in the snow. He jumps and leaps and runs in circles. He doesn't know what to do with himself because he is having so much fun.
Here are some pictures from various snowfalls this winter:
Buddy loves to leave his mark, and the footprints demonstrate how much he loves to explore.
Who needs a milk mustache when you can have a snow mustache!
As you'll be able to see below as well, Buddy loves to play chase, especially in the snow.Thursday, December 31, 2009
A couple Buddy pictures
Buddy too shy to pose with his new snow boots, but I caught his picture anyway :)
Buddy likes his new Christmas toys, but he was so tired after playing at Doggie Daycare, while we were out of town, that he fell asleep while chewing on it.
Christmas in New York City
The weekend before Christmas, mom and Emily came to visit us. We took the opportunity to visit NYC for Christmas, as we had always talked about doing. Unfortunately, Matt had to work and stayed behind. After realizing that Amtrak was ridiculously expensive, we decided to take Megabus, which was a real steal - though our trip home almost was a disaster. We arrived in NYC Thursday morning in the freezing cold and trooped around the city all day taking in the sights, including Times Square, FAO Schwartz, Fifth Ave, the restaurant Serendipity (they have a $1000 sundae on the menu - only in New York!), Rockefeller Plaza and the ice skating rink and tree, and a Christmas Concert at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Then on Friday we rose early and got on TV at the Today Show, had hot chocolate at Dean and Deluca, saw the first wooden escalators in the country at Macy's, ate at Tavern on the Green, walked Central Park, and saw the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular. Whew! Just typing all of that made me tired! Then we waited in the freezing cold for two hours for our bus that was insanely late. Luckily we made it home before the historic snow storm left 22.4 inches of snow at our house on Saturday alone. Needless to say, we stay in and enjoyed watching the snow from inside our warm house and made Christmas treats. Shockingly, Philly was able to get the roads relatively clear and mom and Emily made it to the airport and back to Nashville on Sunday.
Here are some of my favorite pics from the trip (Em - I still need to get yours)
Mom and Em in front of the very sparkling star made by Swarovski in Rockefeller Plaza.
Do you see the couple in the upper right hand corner? The man has on a khaki colored jacket - they just got engaged! Congrats to them whoever they are. Later that night we saw a guy propose who bought the $200 proposal on ice package. They cleared the ice, played a song of his choice from the CD he brought, had a videographer, and let them take a victory lap around the rink!
Performance at FAO Schwarz on a piano like the one from Big. And no - we didn't let the little kids stand in front of us. We threw elbows for a good spot up front!
Em loves her lions. Raaarrr.
And mom loves her giraffes - she still remembers seeing the life-size giraffes at FAO when she was a kid. We question whether they really were life-size or if she was just shorter. But she insists that they were bigger back then.
Em with the pink Christmas tree at Serendipity. (Yes it is pink, my photography skills leave something to be desired.)
The Goins girls with their ginormous sundae at Serendipity. Apparently the $1000 sundae has gold leaf on it, and you have to make reservations 48 hours in advance to be able to order it. Seriously, who would pay that much for a sundae?!?
If you'll notice, in the background, the security guards scarves are the trademark Tiffany's blue. Nice touch, but as cold as it was they needed blue parkas.
Rockefeller Plaza and the Christmas tree. The ice skating rink is below the tree.
Em and I pausing long enough to smile in the freezing cold for a photo-op with the tree. Really I just wanted to eat the pretzel that was in my left hand :)
City lights - Em says that Vegas is way brighter - I can't even imagine.
Mom says hi to Vanderbilt from the Today Show.
And we said hi to just about everyone we could!
Mom and Em are strategizing about how they can get their signs on TV.
It was 13 degrees outside while we were waving our signs. We definitely need a little something to warm us up!
Mom and Em in front of the Empire State Building. We almost passed right by without noticing. That's how much there is to see in NYC.
Mom and I in front of the 34th Street entrance to Macy's.
Tonight, Dec 31, 2009, Tavern on the Green will serve its last meal. We decided to grab lunch there before we never had the option again.
Mom smiling pretty in front of one of the many Christmas trees during lunch.
Emily posing with a Tavern on the Green sign.
Me showing Emily how much enthusiasm she should have displayed when posing with the sign.
Em with another lion.
Mom and Em in Central Park. At this point they may have a bit mad at me because I had taken 500 pictures. They will be glad to know that this, my favorite picture, is the last one that I took in that series.
The chandelier inside Radio City Music Hall before we saw the many famous legs of the Rockettes.
Here are some of my favorite pics from the trip (Em - I still need to get yours)
Mom and Em in front of the very sparkling star made by Swarovski in Rockefeller Plaza.
Do you see the couple in the upper right hand corner? The man has on a khaki colored jacket - they just got engaged! Congrats to them whoever they are. Later that night we saw a guy propose who bought the $200 proposal on ice package. They cleared the ice, played a song of his choice from the CD he brought, had a videographer, and let them take a victory lap around the rink!
Performance at FAO Schwarz on a piano like the one from Big. And no - we didn't let the little kids stand in front of us. We threw elbows for a good spot up front!
Em loves her lions. Raaarrr.
And mom loves her giraffes - she still remembers seeing the life-size giraffes at FAO when she was a kid. We question whether they really were life-size or if she was just shorter. But she insists that they were bigger back then.
Em with the pink Christmas tree at Serendipity. (Yes it is pink, my photography skills leave something to be desired.)
The Goins girls with their ginormous sundae at Serendipity. Apparently the $1000 sundae has gold leaf on it, and you have to make reservations 48 hours in advance to be able to order it. Seriously, who would pay that much for a sundae?!?
If you'll notice, in the background, the security guards scarves are the trademark Tiffany's blue. Nice touch, but as cold as it was they needed blue parkas.
Rockefeller Plaza and the Christmas tree. The ice skating rink is below the tree.
Em and I pausing long enough to smile in the freezing cold for a photo-op with the tree. Really I just wanted to eat the pretzel that was in my left hand :)
City lights - Em says that Vegas is way brighter - I can't even imagine.
Mom says hi to Vanderbilt from the Today Show.
And we said hi to just about everyone we could!
Mom and Em are strategizing about how they can get their signs on TV.
It was 13 degrees outside while we were waving our signs. We definitely need a little something to warm us up!
Mom and Em in front of the Empire State Building. We almost passed right by without noticing. That's how much there is to see in NYC.
Mom and I in front of the 34th Street entrance to Macy's.
Tonight, Dec 31, 2009, Tavern on the Green will serve its last meal. We decided to grab lunch there before we never had the option again.
Mom smiling pretty in front of one of the many Christmas trees during lunch.
Emily posing with a Tavern on the Green sign.
Me showing Emily how much enthusiasm she should have displayed when posing with the sign.
Em with another lion.
Mom and Em in Central Park. At this point they may have a bit mad at me because I had taken 500 pictures. They will be glad to know that this, my favorite picture, is the last one that I took in that series.
The chandelier inside Radio City Music Hall before we saw the many famous legs of the Rockettes.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Merry Christmas Flyers!
Decorating houses at Christmas in the ghetto is a loved tradition at UD. This video will make all Flyers proud and miss their days at Dayton.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Buddy has Christmas Cheer
We think Buddy must love Christmas as much as we do. The pictures explain how easy decorating for Christmas is when Buddy helps.
This awesome peanut butter flavored rawhide bone the size of Buddy was supposed to keep him occupied while we decorated the tree.
But, apparently Buddy liked his bone and the Christmas lights. I could post more pictures to prove my point, but it will suffice to say that no matter where the lights were, Buddy looked like this.
We later learned that Buddy isn't partial to Christmas lights. He just loves laying on Christmas decorations while eating his bone. Under the Christmas tree is just about his favorite spot these days. I think he is trying to remind us what a gift he is in our lives.
This awesome peanut butter flavored rawhide bone the size of Buddy was supposed to keep him occupied while we decorated the tree.
But, apparently Buddy liked his bone and the Christmas lights. I could post more pictures to prove my point, but it will suffice to say that no matter where the lights were, Buddy looked like this.
We later learned that Buddy isn't partial to Christmas lights. He just loves laying on Christmas decorations while eating his bone. Under the Christmas tree is just about his favorite spot these days. I think he is trying to remind us what a gift he is in our lives.
Frosty the SnowBud
Winters here in Philadelphia are a big change (for the better) from Chicago. I have yet to have the cold bring instantaneous tears to my eyes that then immediately froze. It's kinda nice. The winter has been mild so far, and for that I am thankful. For those of you who don't know, our parked Olds got hit by a drunk driver and is currently out of commission (or possibly permanently out of commission). So now I channel my inner 12 year old and bike to my babysitting job. Needless to say, I am glad I don't live in Chicago right now. Though I do miss the public transportation system.
It has snowed once this winter. The snow experience here is much more comparable to Nashville than Chicago. Super wet snow that melts fairly quickly, and a city that's not particularly ready to deal with it. That said, it is still always nice to see a few flakes.
Buddy wasn't quite sure what to make of the snow. He definitely was not excited to go outside in it.
Once he did go outside in the snow, he couldn't stop sniffing it. He even tried chasing a few flakes. Hopefully, he gets to see it a few more times this winter.
It has snowed once this winter. The snow experience here is much more comparable to Nashville than Chicago. Super wet snow that melts fairly quickly, and a city that's not particularly ready to deal with it. That said, it is still always nice to see a few flakes.
Buddy wasn't quite sure what to make of the snow. He definitely was not excited to go outside in it.
Once he did go outside in the snow, he couldn't stop sniffing it. He even tried chasing a few flakes. Hopefully, he gets to see it a few more times this winter.
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