Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Bachelorette Bits: S9E1


Since when do they give away the whole season at the very beging of the first episode?

Check your office pools, who had under 5 minutes before Des’s first starts to cry? It’s going to be a wet season.

Did the bachelorette get a new house? I like the digs. Overlooking Pepperdine, and, wait, “this that the ocean?”.

Do you think she gets to keep that car? No wonder people go on this show for the wrong reasons.

Shout out to the guy from Missoula, MT!

The first episode is basically a do/don’t on pickup lines. Take notes gentlemen.

That awkward moment when you think you are being smooth and you rip her dress.

Speaking of that dress, it looked like a debit card and a disco ball offspring.

The custom tailor could have stepped up his suite game a little more.

Knight in shining armor; good thought, bad execution.

Dude that got down on one knee to tie his shoe, nailed it. Well played (golf clap).

 Bold move bringing your kid, still figuring this one out.

I can’t even fathom what it must be like to walk into a room with 25 guys clapping for your presence.

Berkeley doctor guy can’t decide if he wants his glasses on or off.

I repeat, there are no fantasy suites on the first night!

Social Media guy - #are #you #going #to #do #this #all #season ?

All and all, very excited for this season, bring on the dude quarrels and bro tears!

Sunday, May 26, 2013

The Big Apple

Last Christmas, Derek gave me a plane ticket to New York City for mid-May. The trip was to be two fold, one for Kebra's (Derek's sister) graduation from Yale and two to see Manhattan, which neither Derek or I had been to before. Finally after months of waiting, it was time for the big trip to the big apple! Here are a few pictures of our time back east. 

The pre-planning process. If you know me, you can understand how much fun I had putting this together. 

We have arrived! 

Excited that we made it! Out and about. 

While getting lost in Greenwich Village, we stubbled upon a "Cheese Bar". Set up just like a sushi bar, with a specific person cutting the cheese (no pun intended).

 Strolled down Wall Street

Empire State Building 

Zero visibility at the top of the Empire State Building, due to the rainy spring day, but that didn't stop us. We hung out in a cloud!

More Empire State Building, beautiful. 

Walked down the High Line for a bit, very cool.

 More High Line, over looking the Meat Packing District

 9/11 Memorial, a very moving experience.  

Concrete Jungle

America

 Grand Central Station. Gorgeous. 

 Blocks and blocks of skyscrapers.

Derek loves 4 hour graduations.

Stoops.

This happened.

The Bull on Wall Street.


Rockefeller Center.

 NBC Studios.

 Radio City.

Hot Dog on the streets on NYC.




Congrats Class of 2013! Way to go Kebra!

Balls of Steel.



Manhattan Bridge.

Gelato... Yummy! And seductive. 

Home sweet home.