Biking the Hudson River Park

SO FUN!!! Wish I could do this every day. It was the perfect day--the weather was ideal, we found parking in 2 seconds (the city was refreshingly uncrowded), met friendly people, my favorite being the woman who sold me a print in Battery Park. There's also lots of fun outdoor restaurants. Absolutely love it.

High School Reunion

I went on a fun trip to Utah for my high school reunion. It was at Snowbird and Lisa and Lori got a room at the Cliff Lodge and Julie and I stayed with them. Such a fun weekend. I love my girls!!!
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I got to go on the zip line and ride a bull, and of course we spent lots of time at the spa. The reunion itself was fun too, great to see a bunch of old people you haven't seen in years :)

I was in Utah for a couple weeks and got to hang out with family (including my uncle Gary who was visiting from Florida), see friends, eat Mexican food and site see.

I survived girls camp...

I even liked it! I'm now a big supporter of girls camp. I got to be the leader for the level two's. Here's a pic of them and our JCs. Amazing people. I really don't think we were so good when I was their age.

What we did couldn't really be called camping tho. We stayed in an air-conditioned lodge with mattresses, bathrooms, showers. We were served our meals in the mess hall, complete with salad bar and dessert trays. But it was beautiful. Here's a picture of our lake:

Bon Jovi live in Central Park

I love Jon! I might have to put his poster up on my wall again. He did a free concert in Central Park for the MLB all-star game, but you had to win tickets to get in. I tried but didn't get any. Luckily Keith had volunteered with the Yankees and one of his assignments was the concert, so I just met him outside the park and got thru all the gates with him. Three of my favorites all rolled into one: Central Park, Bon Jovi, and free. It was so much fun. Impossibly huge crowd.

Something I love about NJ summers is the fun outdoor concerts and movies. I saw Dionne Warwick sing at local Brookdale park the other night. It was the most crowded I've ever seen the park. She sounded great and it was a perfect night to be outside.

Happy Birthday America!

This picture isn't actually from this year, it's from last, but I didn't take any this year, plus I got special permission as a farewell gift from Linds to post this pic. Such a fun day and I miss my friend!!

High Point, NJ

As of last weekend I can now say that I have climbed all the way to the highest point of NJ. This grueling feat can be accomplished by any skilled, or unskilled, hiker. Just be prepared, at 1,806 feet above sea level, the most challenging part of your trek will be locating the "peak" above the trees. Luckily a large obelisk identifies this high point, and can be seen at close distances where there are breaks in the folliage.

Happy Birthday Brooklyn Bridge!

She turned 125 this weekend. My pictures didn't turn out very well, so this is a pro shot. It was a beautiful night and it just happened to be fleet week, which would have been much more exciting had all the sailors not looked like children to me. I wanted to flirt and get a pic with one, for posterity sake, but I couldn't get over the creepy pedophile feeling. I was perfectly content to just eat delicious cannelloni at this restaurant on Mulberry with AnnMarie Miranda, Joann, Suzilla and Brent, none of whom were willing to be featured in my blog.