Fall in the Park and Thanksgiving

Everything has been rolling along here in NYC pretty well this fall. Ryan has been very busy working the night shift, which has been pretty rough. He has gotten to deliver several babies and see some really cool stuff on the upside though! Here are some pictures of what we have been up to:

We are turning Zach and Alexa into Ole Miss fans!

Hotty Toddy! We went to the Wharf to watch the LSU game. Great game. Disappointing ending.. but hey, we did very well. 

Alexa and I went to see the new and last Twilight movie together during Thanksgiving holidays! It was soooo good! As with the Twilight tradition from the island, we had to take a picture with the movie poster!

haha

Alexa and I went for a walk through Central Park after the movie, and it was gorgeous! 

The leaves were so pretty 

We found a castle

View from the castle

Love this picture

Belvedere Tower. I love saying that with a British accent.

Views from the tower

All of this is in Central Park

We had to take pictures with the seat of course!

Such a pretty tree 

We had so much fun!

Ryan had to work all Thanksgiving week on the night shift, so we decided to have Thanksgiving dinner on Friday night. 

We cooked a turkey breast which was the perfect size

It turned out pretty good

Our spread that I cooked. Not bad, eh?

Very thankful

Ryan wanted a red velvet cake.. so I went all out and made Paula Deen's red velvet cake. Not to toot my own horn, but it was pretty amazing. 

Zach, Alexa, and I decided to go and see the Christmas tree lighting at the Rockefeller Plaza. It didn't go quite as planned because Zach and Alexa weren't able to make it on time. Sooo I ended up getting there at about 5:00 p.m. and waiting in the cold for two hours by myself.. but it was worth it because I had a full view of the huge tree. I also didn't know that the tree lighting lasted two hours (I thought it was one hour). I guess I should have done my homework because I thought that the tree would be lit first with the performers afterwards. Boy, was I wrong. After the first hour of singing (didn't really have a view of the stage), one of the people from the Today Show said "And we are just under an hour from the tree lighting." I really thought "WHAT! I can't do it anymore!" It was fun, but my toes and feet were absolutely numb! But I stuck it out, and I waited. It was well worth it. Here are some pictures that I took. (It was hard to get a perfect picture because they had huge flood lights everywhere so there was a glare)

Decorations around the tree

Yay! After they finally lit it!

Do I look frozen? :) 

And here is a video that I took of them actually lighting it! 

So we have had a pretty good past couple of weeks, and we are gradually getting more into the holiday spirit! Ryan is thankful that he is finished with the night shift, and in a couple of weeks- he will start his Psych rotation! That should be pretty interesting.. to say the least. I'm looking forward to having the holidays off from work, and seeing the city more! Hopefully, we can get some more snow! (I'm probably the only one that feels that way, but I think it's so pretty!) 

Sandy, Snow, and Maine!

Well we have been pretty busy here in the last couple of weeks. First, Sandy came to visit us. We were really scared of what this "Frankenstorm" would turn out to be. Would we lose power? Would it snow? Would Ryan be able to go to work? For us, it turned out to be a lot of strong wind with a little sprinkling of rain.. and that was it. Thankfully, Sandy didn't even look our way. It did however affect the majority of New York, and Ryan did get to miss work for 2 days. A few big limbs were down in our neighborhood, and some places near us lost power. But for the most part, we were very blessed that we were not affected. It was all pretty exciting though. 

What was really touching to both of us was how many people reached out to us on skype, facebook, email, text messages, calls, etc. to check on us. We really appreciated everyone's prayers and support, and it made us feel so loved. It was great to know and see how many people care for us and are praying for us on a day to day basis. We really appreciate it, and I don't know what we would do without all of you! 

After Sandy came the big snow that we got that was just about a week later! It started in the early afternoon, and it didn't stop until the next morning! I would guesstimate that we got about 5-6 inches, give or take a few. It was hard to tell at first because it was melting as soon as it hit the ground. As the day progressed, the temperature dropped sooo more snow! Yay! Here are some pictures around NYC of the snow:

Ice skating rink in Central Park

Somewhere in NYC

Here is a video that Ryan took walking home from the bus stop that he takes to get to work on the day that the snow came. 

Sadly, the snow melted the next day.. but I can see how it would get old pretty fast. I think I would be nervous to drive in this everyday, and I am thankful that we decided against having a car up here. 

Here are some pictures of us when we went out one night with some students and friends from the island: 

Rob and Lauren. Lauren came to visit as soon as she got done with her Step, and we went out to celebrate! It was nice to have another girlfriend!

The guys

Ryan and me

So in between Sandy and the big snow, Ryan and I decided to go up to Maine to visit my best friend, Chelsea, who recently moved up there. I wanted to surprise Chelsea, and it was the perfect timing since Ryan had a long weekend off in between rotations. Thanks to Chelsea's great boyfriend, John, we were able to drive up there and surprise her without her suspecting a thing! We rented a car and make the 300 mile journey after Ryan and I got off of work on a Thursday. It wasn't too bad of a drive, and honestly- we enjoyed being in a car again! It was a little nerve wracking though when we crossed into Maine, and we saw a sign for Moose Crossing. Yikes! It was very nice on the journey back home because we got to see all of the pretty trees with the leaves changing colors. Here are some pictures of us in Maine: 

Chelsea and me

Ryan and me

Another time

Chelsea and John took us to this awesome place right on the water that had the most amazing lobster! Not to mention that we got to look out of the window and see this amazing sight!

We also watched the Ole Miss vs. Georgia game.. but we won't go into that one

Oh yeah. So delicious!

We got a lobster roll too: 

They were both great, but you really can't beat lobster fresh from the ocean. It makes me hungry all over again just thinking about it! We had an amazing time there, and the weekend just wasn't long enough. 

So, now we are back into the swing of things. Ryan began his ob/gyn rotation last week, and I am still rocking along with therapy. I am up to 29 kids now, so somehow I keep getting more. I think I have a hard time of saying no! Ryan works the night shift for the next two weeks, so he just might be getting to birth some babies! I can't wait to hear all of those crazy stories! 

 It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just next week. I feel like we just moved to NYC! Neither of us are going to go home for Turkey Day, so we will have to be thankful up here. If anyone wants to chat with us on skype, we would be really glad to do it! We miss all of our friends and family, and even though we won't be there in person to tell you- we are very thankful for you! Also- if anyone wants to come visit, you can always stay with your friends in the Bronx! :) 

That's about all for now folks! Have a great week!