he's baaack!

I don't know if you were aware, but Jason has been missing for the past two months and he has FINALLY returned!! I cannot tell you how long we both have been waiting for this moment, I honestly think that if the bar had been even a week later we wouldn't have made it. It has been two very long, hard months since we have done anything together while he has been studying for the bar, and I am so happy to have him back. He will tell you after this experience he may never be the same man he once was, but I'm hoping a little R&R in Aruba will help bring him back to normal. Thank you all for your encouraging words and for checking in to see how he was doing, I know it really meant a lot.

the bar

Jason is currently sitting for the first day of the NY bar. As if the bar isn't intimidating enough - they go and cram several thousand nervous law graduates into this big cold, creepy building (Jacob Javitts Convention Center) for two days with only a gallon size plastic bag for their lunch and no cellphones to have contact with the outside world. Good luck, Babe!

seriously

Living tourist attraction Naked Cowboy has officially announced he is running for mayor of New York City.

shakespeare in the park

Since moving to the city I have always heard of Shakespeare in the Park but never took advantage of the free tickets to see a play in action. The deal is, you stand in line the morning of the performance and tickets are distributed first come first serve. This year Anne Hathaway played Viola in Twelfth Night and because of all of the amazing reviews, and the fact that it was the final weekend, those interested in attending the free event had to stand in line a little longer to get tickets.

Some of my wonderful friends insisted on attending and had to sleep in the park to get tickets for Friday's performance (read about Taylor's experience) and lucky me, a few of their husbands weren't able to attend, so I was invited to go in their place. Ironically, I was going to stand in line the next morning (not knowing that you had to stand in line overnight to get tickets) and was so excited when I got the call to go.

Other than the fact that Anne Hathaway was the lead, I knew nothing about the play but read up on the plot before going. One of the girls said that the movie She's the Man was based on the play and after realizing this we knew what it was about. Isn't it sad that we new nothing about this famous play, but thanks to Hollywood's remakes we knew what it was about?

The Delacorte Theater was the perfect setting for the play. A quaint little open air theater in the heart of Central Park with the Belvedere Castle in the background. It was a nice cool evening and we were very anxious for the play to begin. Before starting a few of the girls spotted David Schwimmer and we were able to spy on him through the binoculars and there were rumors that Neil Patrick Harris was also in attendance - we love our celebrities!



The play was hilarious! I was a little nervous going into it because I don't always fully understand Shakespeare but the actors did such an amazing job that it made it very easy to follow. I didn't know Twelfth Night was a comedy but I am so glad it was, I laughed through the entire performance.



I can not tell you how amazing Anne was - not only was she stunning but she did an amazing job playing a boy and she had a beautiful singing voice. Besides Anne we recognized a few of the other actors, Julie White (Scartlett Johansson's mom in The Nanny Diaries) and Audra McDonald (one of the doctors in Private Practice)it was fun to see so many actors we recognized and they all did a wonderful job.



After the show I was trying to hail a cab and Julie White walked up and started talking to a bunch of us that were congratulating her on her performance and then she stepped in front of me, raised her arm and got the cab that should have been mine. I wasn't too upset, had it been anyone else I would have complained:)

I loved everything about the evening and I have to say, Shakespeare in the Park is climbing the charts as one of my favorite NY events. So thank you for sleeping in the park ladies - I had such a great time!

4th of july

This year Jason was busy preparing to take the bar, so we decided to stay in the city for the 4th. I've heard the Macy's firework show is amazing, and apparently they heard we moved to the west side, so in honor of our move (and Henry Hudson's discovery) they moved the fireworks to the west side this year so we wouldn't have to leave home.

As I mentioned, Jason is studying non-stop, so I spent the day discovering the Upper West Side on my bicycle. I really love my new neighborhood, the day before Jason and I rode all over Riverside Park and along the Hudson River bike path. We saw the spot in Riverside Park where Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan kiss in You've Got Mail; we found several great picnic spots and discovered there are so many things to do along the Hudson. I know some of you say you could never live here, but if you were to really see the city, riding a bike through all the different parks and along the rivers (and not just Times Square) I think you would love it!

After a relaxing day I walked over to Kelli & Bryan's apartment and watched the fireworks from the penthouse floor of their building. We had a perfect view of the show. Macy's had 6 barges launching fireworks and each was synchronized to launch their fireworks at the same time. It really was amazing and lived up to it's reputation as being the best in the U.S., but I have to say, it's just not the same as watching them from the Theurer's front lawn:)