The BIG move!

When my mom and I met up with Ryan in New York on Monday (April 19th) our stuff was supposed to be there. Of coarse, it wasn't!! Our furniture didn't arrive until Friday so we had the whole week with an empty apartment and nothing to unpack! We managed to find some stuff to keep us entertained and also got a little shopping for the apartment done.

The Tonight Show

We were walking past the Ed Sullivan theater and saw that you could sign up for a lotto for free tickets to the show. We went in and signed up and got a call back an hour later that we had won the tickets! We got the run down on what to expect/do form the (overly) enthusiastic CBS interns and heading in for the show! It was pretty fun watching how it was filmed and seeing inside the Ed Sullivan theater. We found out how lucky we were to have gotten tickets so quickly...most people around us had signed up 4 weeks before and just got a call that afternoon! The guests were Demi Moore and the owner of Momofuku restaurants 

(step back Momofuku, you don't know me like that!)

The Today Show

We went down one morning to check out the set! We didn't stay too long because we couldn't bring Karma into the gated off area but we got to see them all outside and could even look through the windows to watch them in the studio.

The Rainbow Room

Broadway

Thursday night we went to see "Promises, Promises" on Broadway. It was SO GOOD! We had the best seats and got to watch Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth sing their hearts out!

We found a Target!!

Its all the way up in the Bronx and in a little bit of a sketchy area but its so worth it! 

Bringing home all of our treasures on the subway

Before the movers came...

Getting ready to take inventory

The moving truck

After to movers left...

So happy to have her furniture back-she didn't understand where she was supposed to sit in the empty apartment because clearly she doesn't belong on the floor!

Refusing to work..

Boxes, boxes, boxes...Where is all of this stuff going to go!?

Around the town...

I took karma for a walk in the rain and then shopping at Michael's--she didn't like either!

Ryan taking me to his favorite place to eat, the Shake Shack

Long Island

Saturday we took the train out to Long Island to see Ryan's Uncle, Aunt and Grandma. It was nice to get out of the city for the day and great to see everyone and catch up!

Out to dinner for some BBQ--it was so good!

We're enjoying living in the city and exploring all the fun things to do and see!

Beach Day

We got to enjoy one last beach day before we head off to New York! We spent the day at Corona Del Mar enjoying the sun and sand, and then a bonfire with hot dogs and s'mores! It was such a nice day down there, and surprisingly warm that night! 

Jon showing off his mad skills

Sophie being very brave screaming "I'm swimming! I'm swimming!" and jumping over and through the waves in the FREEZING water

Hitchin' a ride

Cute little Owen playing in the sand

Feeling a little sad that we're not going to be here to hang out at the beach all summer!

Me & Dad

Ryan & Karen

The fire was a little hot, but Ryan was a trooper with the hot dogs

S'mores!

Moving Day!!

We had a week and a half from the time we got home from New York until the movers came to pick up all of our stuff. Ryan was out of town for 5 of those days so we really only had about a week to get everything ready. Instead of just worrying about packing up our apartment and getting that ready I also decided to refinish 4 pieces of furniture and make a new headboard! (Another post on that with pictures once I get there and can take some pictures of the finished product!) Needless to say it was a very busy week but we got it all done and our stuff is in the truck headed to New York!

Ryan is in Long Island working this week so on Friday he'll go "home" to an empty apartment! We're hoping that our stuff will show up on Monday, thats when my mom and I are heading out there. So Ryan is going to try to keep himself busy this weekend by doing a little shopping to get a few necessary things like an air mattress so he has something to sleep on, and maybe even doing a little painting for me to pass the time!