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:)