Recently I blogged about the key to traveling with small children. Basically, the key is having a not-freaked-out attitude, realizing it's not that big of a deal.
Turns out that's the key to traveling without my kids too. They did great without me. Daddy did great without me. It wasn't that big of a deal.
Hmm, realizing it's not that big of a deal.... Maybe that's the key to a lot of things. Maybe it's a master key of sorts. Maybe so.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
New York City pics
Some of the best moments in New York City were...
*Seeing my good friend Ann and her two kids, J (boy) and S (baby girl.) I hadn't met sweet S yet, and holding a tiny new baby is such a joy! I've missed Ann so much, and Chickie has missed her friend J. They've all been in Jersey for the last couple of months; that's where baby S was born. They're coming home in about a week--hooray!
*Finding a relaxing place to sit and get out of the rain. (Left to right: me, brother-in-law D, and sister Becki)
*Finding my phone (after losing it for half an hour, in my suitcase.) No photo of that, but it was a glorious moment. I should lose my phone more often, just to enjoy the high of finding it.
*Enjoying a Starbucks iced coffee and "Perfect Oatmeal" (it really is pretty perfect), reading a book, overlooking a Manhattan street. Becki and D had left, so I had Sunday morning to myself, and it was such a peaceful breakfast.
*Finding my way through the subway from our hotel to JFK Airport in Queens. I'm not exactly a public transit expert, but I am proud that I navigated subways in Boston and New York City by myself on this trip!
Some other photos of memorable sights:
*The cross at Ground Zero (steel beams found there, in the shape of a cross.)
*The view from our window at the Millenium Hilton. This is Ground Zero, which is being rebuilt into a beautiful memorial, new Tower 1 (Freedom Tower), etc:
*A fish peeking out at us in the aquarium at our lunch restaurant (Soy & Sake, an Asian vegetarian restaurant.)
*The "tastiest" part of Times Square:
It was a fun weekend, and gave Mommy a much-needed break. And the kids? They did great with Daddy. More on that tomorrow.
*Seeing my good friend Ann and her two kids, J (boy) and S (baby girl.) I hadn't met sweet S yet, and holding a tiny new baby is such a joy! I've missed Ann so much, and Chickie has missed her friend J. They've all been in Jersey for the last couple of months; that's where baby S was born. They're coming home in about a week--hooray!
*Finding a relaxing place to sit and get out of the rain. (Left to right: me, brother-in-law D, and sister Becki)
*Finding my phone (after losing it for half an hour, in my suitcase.) No photo of that, but it was a glorious moment. I should lose my phone more often, just to enjoy the high of finding it.
*Enjoying a Starbucks iced coffee and "Perfect Oatmeal" (it really is pretty perfect), reading a book, overlooking a Manhattan street. Becki and D had left, so I had Sunday morning to myself, and it was such a peaceful breakfast.
*Finding my way through the subway from our hotel to JFK Airport in Queens. I'm not exactly a public transit expert, but I am proud that I navigated subways in Boston and New York City by myself on this trip!
Some other photos of memorable sights:
*The cross at Ground Zero (steel beams found there, in the shape of a cross.)
*The view from our window at the Millenium Hilton. This is Ground Zero, which is being rebuilt into a beautiful memorial, new Tower 1 (Freedom Tower), etc:
*A fish peeking out at us in the aquarium at our lunch restaurant (Soy & Sake, an Asian vegetarian restaurant.)
*The "tastiest" part of Times Square:
It was a fun weekend, and gave Mommy a much-needed break. And the kids? They did great with Daddy. More on that tomorrow.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Monday Micro: A break
Chickie must have really bonded with Daddy this weekend, because after I got home and she spent some time welcoming me, she still wanted to play and play and play with him.
"I think Daddy might need a break," I told Chickie when she asked him to do something else with her.
She didn't mind that at all, declaring as she hopped up on the couch where he sat, "I can take a break with him!"
"I think Daddy might need a break," I told Chickie when she asked him to do something else with her.
She didn't mind that at all, declaring as she hopped up on the couch where he sat, "I can take a break with him!"
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