New York, New York!!

So our summer was pretty eventful. I know that Travis told everyone about a part of his summer experiences. Now it is my turn to share the fun we had when we were reunited.

After two weeks of Travis relaxing and me working we headed off to Connecticut. We flew into Harford CT where Travis' best friends from high school came to pick us up. They live in Danbury CT, where Jim works as a Graphic Designer and his wife Erin is studying to be a lic. nurse. Erin had graduated from nursing school June of this year. We started our 10 day escapade by wandering around their town and camping in Rhode Island, body surfing in the Atlantic. That left both of us with a few bruises!

Us on the beach in Connecticut

We decided to go camping in Rhode Island and play in the Atlantic ocean. I was amazed at how warm the water was. I am sorry but all the beaches up and down the state of california I have been to growing up have all are FREEZING! This was a wonderful change. I could have stayed in the water all day, oh wait we did! Below are some of the pictures of the beaches we visited and the boys even started being pyromaniacs playing with fireworks at the campsite. 

Travis after taking a killer wave in Rhode Island. Notice the cocky grin on his face! 

After our two days in Rhode Island we headed off to the city where Jim and Erins friends let us stay in their apartment that they use during the week for work. I was awe struck with the city, the amount of people and the size of the buildings. We took a train from CT to the city which was tons of fun. Instead of going over the whole story I am just going to show you the best pictures and tell you about them.

On the train heading to the city. The guys played PSP video games most of the way.

Showing my reaction to seeing the inside of Grand Central Station.

This was the inside of the apartment that we stayed in while we were in the city. Where I am staying is where the bed is, no I am not standing up straight.

Waiting for the subway. Wow what a lot of people!

Our view of the Empire State building from the apartment roof.

Time Square...what else can I say....WOW!

We took the Staten Island ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. I felt like we were stuffed in like sardines in a can.

Erin and I did a lot of bag shopping. No we never got one, never found one we liked.

If you know Travis you'll know that he loves and misses Brazil. So when we found Little Brazil St. he was more than a little excited. It acutally didn't have that many Brazilian stores but he found one and you can see how happy he was. We did find more Brazilian shopes and resturants back in CT and visited those as well.

Yes we did get to go see a Broadway musical. It happened to be Phantom of the Opera. I had seen the Broadway touring company in San Francisco years and years ago, but Trav had never seen it. It is one of his favorite stories so it was neat to watch his reaction to the musical.

Us at the Manhattan temple. I thought that this was one to the temples without Moroni on top so we were surprised to see him standing there glistening in the sun. We did get to go inside but the building is so cool.

Starting our walk across the Brooklyn bridge. We didn't go all the way across because it was getting way too hot. It is so neat though. We read all about how it was built, it was even finished a hundred years from my birth year.

This is while we were visiting the Rainbow room. This is where NBC has its morning shows and fun stuff from their other shows as well. Kinda fun right?

Well that is a part of what went on this summer for us. There are a ton more pictures of New York but I only put on a few. We miss our friends horribly and can't wait to make another trip. Don't worry the rest of our summer adventures will follow soon.

Memories.....

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you remember about Travis or I, or both of us. It doesn't matter if you know us a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about us, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

(Don't worry pictures from our summer adventures are coming!!)