Friday, August 10th, 2012
Central Park East - 7:45am

Good morning!  Feeling much, much better today.  Still have a nasty cough - but it's not painful anymore and productive.  Otherwise I'm feeling back to my usual self.  I slept in again today - until 7:15am.  Will be late to work, but that's ok.  I got such little sleep the past 2 nights that I felt like I needed it.  Doggies were very happy in the Park today since it was *mildly* cooler.  Sofie did a lot of slide tackling and dive-bombing Bear.  At one point he even let out a little yelp - like "hey!  I've had enough!" 

She found a particularly good stick this morning, prompting immediate competition.  To Bear, if she has it, it must be good so he chased her all around after it.  I uploaded the video to youtube and have attached the link.  If you click on the link, you should be able to watch the video of them romping around :) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0OwD_q1OdU&feature=youtu.be

Enjoy!

Have a wonderful day - Happy Friday!

Thursday, August 9th, 2012
The COUCH - 9:15am

Good morning!  This is a lot of what we've been doing these past 2 days.  I did go to the Park with them yesterday morning and this morning, but I was just trying to get it over with.  I didn't have it in me to even think about taking pictures.  I'm just glad I didn't zone out and lose one of them to be honest.  I'm feeling pretty shitty today but have improved since the tylenol, coffee, and cereal. 

I'm watching the Today show right now waiting for the Olympics to be on - I'm psyched to watch the USA women's soccer team play Japan for Gold in the World Cup Repeat.  I'm soooo happy that Misty May and Kerri Walsh won gold in beach volleyball for the third time.  I love their attitudes and style of play.  They know each other so well that they're just fantastic teammates.  If you compare them to other beach volleyball teams, they just sync incredibly well and even when things aren't going right, they're always positive.  I'm not going to lie, I cried last night a little during the medals ceremony.  I'm glad I got to watch them the past few Olympics because Misty May is moving on and is retiring from playing competitively. 

Seriously - my throat is killing me.  I hope tomorrow is a better day. 

Have a great day, friends (at LEAST better than mine :))

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Central Park East - 7:55am

Tis a blah morning.  Remember how I told you I was just waiting to feel sick?  How it couldn't be possible for me to be around a single other sick human being and not also become ill?  Well the moment has arrived.  Last night, to be exact.  Between me and Brian, it wasn't a good night.  Mom & Dad - we're headed your way with our germs and dogs next week so get ready!!

I walked the dogs this morning despite feeling crappy and actually feel better now that I've eaten and had coffee and a walk.  I made 4 eggs and 2 slices of toast with butter and 3 cups of coffee.  My doggies made some new friends in the Park today, owing to the fact that I was up so late my normal crew wasn't there anymore. 

Oh - this is exciting.... the lady who bought Bear's brother Lynx lives in Brooklyn.  She wants the brothers to be able to meet again and be a part of each other's lives.  I hope for my sake that this lady is not a weirdo, otherwise this could make for some awkward get-togethers.  She is bringing Lynx (now Delroy) to the Park later this week so the two can meet again.  I'm interested to see if they will remember one another. 

Have a wonderful day!

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
Anxiously awaiting breakfast following their walk.

Good morning!  Well....maybe better for some than others.  Poor Brian is sick!  All yesterday and the day before he's been feeling terrible.  He's supposed to go to a Mets game with some of his coworkers tonight so hopefully he can take a little Dayquil and actually enjoy the game.  I'm sort of anxiously awaiting when I will begin feeling symptoms.  I don't think in my entire life history I've been the one who is NOT sick....it's only a matter of time.  *Please not just before vacation*

It finally took a cooler turn this morning.  The Park was lovely - about 72 degrees, breezy, and blue-skied - lots of people out enjoying it all. 

I've been loving these Olympics.  Is anyone else obsessively watching them?  I absolutely love the swimming, track & field, and beach volleyball.  I'm a little sad that Michael Phelps is not going to be returning now that he's competed in his 4th Olympics and has 22 medals.  I remember watching the Sydney Olympics in the sunroom of my parents house in Gettysburg 16 years ago.  I can't believe it was that long ago, but I remember watching Michael Phelps swim as a 15 year old.  I watched him in awe in Athens, then Beijing and now London.  I've always had a lot of admiration for him.  I'm particularly into the women's track & field events lately.  Allyson Felix, Carmelita Jeter, Lashinda Demus are all such incredible athletes - I'm glued to the screen.  I hope you all are enjoying them, too!

Have a great day!

Monday, August 6th, 2012
Top: Fire Island (last Friday)
Bottom: Central Park East - 8:00am

Good morning!  Sorry for the late post today and for missing Friday.  Sarah and I went to Fire Island last Friday to enjoy her last full day with us.  The top 2 pics are Fire Island (which is a small island near Long Island).  The pictures don't really do it justice, it was a very pretty place.  There are no cars allowed so it's just connected circuits of small boardwalk-style trails.  This made it both very quaint, but also very difficult to navigate.  We wandered the island all day long, got tan (or pink, as the case may be), and finally scrounged up some food at the Kismet Inn.  We were starving by the end of the day so we sucked down the worst margarita we'd ever had (tasted like straight sea water), then played it safe with bud lights and local caught blue fish with mashed taters and summer squash.  That part was really good.  We also happened to stumble upon a nude gay beach, which was entertaining.  We could neither stop giggling nor staring.  It only became more awkward when a portly, tan guy told us we looked like Julia Roberts.  Hey man, you can say that all you want, but I'm not stripping down to get weird in nature with you.  It was a wonderful day. 

It was back to business as usual this morning.  Back to doggies in the Park.  It's so hot, you should see them now.  They are literally sacked out near my feet as we speak.  Too hot for little hairy doggies. 

Have a wonderful day, friends!

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
Central Park East (below...obviously) - 7:00am

Good morning!  Another great day w/ Sarah yesterday.  I was in lab early and worked worked worked - left by noon so we could hang out.  We went to Bareburger again for egg sandwiches then decided to just go walk around downtown somewhere.  Ended up taking the 6 train down to Astor Place - it rained on us which led us into a Gap, which led us to believe that Gap is actually making a comeback.  We then wandered up to Union Square and went to Nordstrom Rack, where Sarah guided me in the underwear buying process.  She said the bra that I had on at the time needed to no longer be in existence.... it is now no longer in existence.  Then we WALKED the whole way to 59th street with the intention of going to Bloomingdales (we actually just went to another, bigger Gap and actually got stuff this time).  Then we went home and made dinner and watched the Olympics.  Dinner was baked tilapia with roasted tomatillos and tomatoes and lemony broccoli on the side.

After dinner...we wanted a froyo nightcap so we went to Tasti-D-lite.  Their card machine was DOWN!!!!! NO!!!!!!  We attempted to get cash but the ATM fee was 3 f*cking dollers (or doll hairs as Sarah would say).  I will not pay 3 doll hairs to access my own money.  You can suck me bank (excuse my french).  So we walked the whole way up to 77th in search of Pinkberry - when we got up there, I was informed by Sarah that she did not like Pinkberry because it tastes too healthy.  Turn around....walked to 1st and 70th - TLC....finally....NOPE they are cash only!  What is this!? We ended at Food Emporium with 2 pints of Haagen Dazs - Dark Chocolate and White chocolate Raspberry.  The real thing was better than fro yo, anyway. 

Have a great day!

The Little Dogs did not make to the Big Park today due to epic downpours....I mean epic.  We got caught in it on the way there.