Life's a Beach

I feel like it's been forever since I blogged! Lots going on here. Georgie is going to be eight months on Friday. She is now able to sit up, play patty cake, and shake her head no. She's getting so big. Bittersweet.

We just got home from a week's vacation in Charleston, South Carolina. It was an xmas gift to the family from our parents. There were 15 of is total and we had a blast! The house was beautiful and the weather was so-so. We did lots of shopping, played football on the beach, swam in the pool (which was in the backyard), fished, played cards/board games, watched movies, and ate really well. Ray took my brothers, Chris and Troy to the gym every morning and put them through a workout. Halfway through the week, they weren't able to walk!

I think one  of my favorite parts of the vacation was seeing Georgie with her cousins. Georgie just loved seeing those girls every morning. Georgie inherited a new nickname brought-to-you-by Blythe...Jewelry. Another favorite moment was seeing Ray with Georgie all week. That doesn't happen all the time and I was more amazed everyday on what a good dad he is.

All in all, there wasn't any drama other than my brother, Taylor, pretending he was the crocodile hunter and had a sting ray leap from one of the waves and its tail go directly through his wrist. Ironic no?




I'm very thankful to my parents for the gift and the memories. It's not everyday you get to see your entire family and have everyone get along! Looking forward to the next get-together!

Weekend Recap

Too exhausted to write - Some pics to recap the weekend. Enjoy!

 Saturday morning at Prospect Park

 People watching

 Skyping with Geema

 Walking home from park

 Street art bought at Prospect Park

 Vintage sweater picked out by Ray

Sitting on the couch waiting for uncle T, aunt D and gram so that we could go out for "date night"

City Hall

I had to run errands in the city yesterday and decided to surprise gram at work. She works downtown at City Hall. I took the 6 train down and the 5 train home. Is relatively convenient to get there, so I thought it'd be a nice surprise.

Talk about busy! There were people by the bus loads down there. City Hall is also next to the Brooklyn Bridge so I can understand why the area was so dense with tourist. Gram aka Connie always talks about work but I underestimated her position there. It's pretty legit. She's the main secretary to Council Member James Oddo.

She had to meet me outside by the gates and before I entered, I had to pass through security. We walked up a grand, entry staircase that lead up to her office. The main entry was all being remodeled due to the earthquake which left a lot of the marble cracked. Connie took us for a tour and as politically challenged as I am, it was very interesting. We sat at George Washington's desk and walked through the office of chambers (I think that's what it's called) where all the city council meetings are held.

 You know I've lived in the city for going on seven years and have yet to see some of the major things that make this city so special. I'm looking forward in exploring them my family!

New Fall Wardrobe

Yesterday was the first time I actually "shopped" or Georgie. All of her clothes thus far were provided by her grandma's.

We left the apartment around 1:30pm (after her two hour nap) and walked down Atlantic Street towards the Atlantic Street Mall. Granted there's not much there, I've never been down that way before and was interested since the new stadium is being built directly across the street. The area is very diverse with the Long Island Railroad entrance next door to the mall. It's very busy with vendors populating the streets. 

The walk is about 15 minutes with a stop to get some ice coffee along the way. The entire time, Georgie stares at passerby's and with a nonstop smile on her face. It's rather comical. We went to a handful of stores because I wanted to buy things that are rather inexpensive since she grows out of everything so quickly and is getting to the age where everything becomes a mess. Whether it's eating, playing, or drooling, her outfit, guaranteed, will be ruined by the end of the day. Anyway, I noticed that a majority of the clothes I purchased were from the little boys department. Let's see...I bought her a Spiderman shirt, suede booties, a cargo jacket, a hooded sweatshirt, and a few long sleeve tee shirts for layering. Since Fall is my favorite time of year and layering is my favorite Fall accessory, I'm making sure Georgie has enough clothes to provide her with a layered look but with a feminine twist such as a jean skirt, tights, jeggings, or her signature bow.

Another thing to keep me busy this week is to start packing up her 3-6 month clothes. I remember just unpacking them and thinking, wow is she getting big!

Which One Is Yours?

Every morning I take Georgie for a long walk so that she falls asleep before the gym. This way, when we get there, she'll be sleeping and I can workout knowing she won't be down there crying for me. Sometimes they'll have to come get me because she's upset and they're not able to console her. I walk in and take her from one of the babysitters and she immediatly stops. It breaks my heart though because her long eyelashes are soaked with tears.

Lately though, it's been changing. I haven't been interrupted in weeks and when I walk in to get her, she's either playing on floor surrounded by other children, alone in the corner playing by herself, or being held by one of babysitters. I typically walk in and look in her stroller but she's getting 'big girl' and graduated to the play mat. All the moms stand around and watch the children interact with each other and the other day I was asked, "Which one is yours?" My reply, "The little baby with the bow in her hair." So proud :)

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Little Morning Cheer

Good Morning and Happy Thursday!

Georgie and I are sitting around watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Might be the most annoying show...ever. The things we do for our kids ;)

Her and I take walks everyday and explore Brooklyn. Just yesterday we were out and there's this street two blocks over from me called Columbia. Much to my surprise, there are consignment stores up and down the block! The plan today: shopping. I went the other day and found the most adorable, vintage sailor outfit for Georgie. That's what happens when you have children...you no longer shop for yourself.

Georgie is really growing up and developing quite a personality.