Our NY Visit

I have a special Thankful Thursday this week.  We are currently in NY and having a fabulous time.  We have been able to enjoy time with so many friends and family members.  Gwen has been her adorable self and in a twist of fate, the weather has been great!!  We have eaten great food, spent time outside on different lakes, and watched Gwen run with "The Pack".  My nieces are growing up into such amazing little girls.  I am already looking forward to our NY trip next summer!

Things that I have been thankful for this week:

1.  Family.  My sister/parents threw us a last minute party at her house so the family can see Gwen.  It meant the world to me to have aunts, uncles, cousins all show up.  It's tough living 1700 miles away, but it is so nice to see everyone's love and support.  I don't think anybody will know how much I appreciated them coming to see us. 
2.  Friends.  I got to spend time with friends.....some of which (Mike/Macaire) that I haven't seen in 4+ years.  It was wonderful that they all made time for us while we were our in NY.  I have been struggling with the feeling that I always have to "chase" people to spend time with them when I come to NY for a visit, so this trip I decided not to.  I got to spend time with those that were easily able to make time for us and had a blast.   I am so lucky to have such amazing friends.................some since 8th Grade (Mike), High School (Holly/Mike), and College (Dana)!
3.  Cavallos.  Once again we ate there 2X.  The first time we had the quintessential pizza/wings.  The second time we tried their chicken wing pizza.  It was delicious!
4.  Lakes.  There is nothing like drinking beer, in the sun, on a float, in a lake.  That is one thing that I miss being in Colorado with no real lakes.
5.  The food.  Sausage patties, corn on the cobb, meatball subs, Blue Light, salt potatoes, wings, pizza, tomato pie, pusties...................