F.A.M.I.L.Y.

This last weekend my family gathered from all over the country to celebrate the life of my Uncle Randy who lost his 5 year battle with cancer.

It was an emotional weekend. Joy for my uncle to not be suffering anymore, sadness for his family that he left behind, love for my family that hadn't been together in 5 years, and thankfulness for my knowledge of the plan of salvation. The spirit was very present and my testimony was strengthened this weekend.

Lots and lots of family/cousin time. We had so much of fun!

Of course we seized the opportunity to snap some family photos.

One night we went to downtown Frederick, MD. It was so cute with shops and live music being played on every street. There was this area along a little river that we really enjoyed.

The fire dancer was COOL!!

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It was a fabulous weekend reminding us of the beautiful blessing of eternal families.

Play Me, I'm Yours

The latest NYC art installation.

Thanks to Sing for Hope there are 60 pianos located throughout New York City for anyone to sit down and play. How cool is that!? We're lucky enough to have 2 pianos at our LIC park.

Penthouse at the Plaza Hotel

I had the rare opportunity to view a penthouse in the Plaza Hotel so I took the interns for a little field trip!

Entry

Living Area
Study
Master Bedroom
May I please have a bedroom that is large enough to have a seating group? Please??

Her dressing room

His dressing room

Bedroom #2

Stairway with a beautiful curved metallic wall.

Looking out over Central Park.

Dining Room

Kitchen. Oh to have a large kitchen...

One day we'll have a freestanding claw foot bathtub.

I loved the art. Very juxtaposed.

It was simply stunning. All 24 mill of it!

Mom's Trip pt. II

We grabbed some lunch and ate in Washington Square Park while we watched a movie being filmed. Cool!

My first time visiting Lady Liberty. She's beautiful!
Yankees vs. Phillies game!
We had awesome seats, they were cushy AND the yanks won! We had such a fun night, thanks for the tix mom!!
Beach day!!

Tyler had to show my Mom that there is normal golf in NYC.

It was a beautiful course and only 20 minutes from the city!

I know it's my fault for getting him these clubs but I have become a golf widow lately. The old man that worked there knew Tyler...

The reason I made it through 18 holes! :)

Mom's Trip pt. I

For Mother's Day this year, my Dad surprised my Mom with a trip out here to visit us!

Enjoying some Long Island City.

We spent a day in Central Park. We did the row boats which was so fun!

Another day spent at the Brooklyn Flea. It was set up in the Williamsburgh Savings Bank which is the tallest building in Brooklyn and one of the tallest four-sided clock towers in the world. The space was beautiful and the booths were fun. My best find was these vintage typewriter key cuff links that I got for pops with his initials for Father's Day! We saw In The Heights and it quickly shot up to my #2 fav Broadway show. (Close second to Wicked). We all LOVED it. Corbin Bleu was perfect!

Taking a break from shopping in Bryant Park

We went to the Big Apple BBQ in MSP. We enjoyed a free sandwich and especially the short line at the Shake Shack where we enjoyed a vanilla custard with fresh strawberries and orange poppy caramel. A-MAZING!

Thanks to the heads up from a friend, I saw my first celebrity. Tyler and I have just gotten into Lost (we have 6 episodes left!) so I was THRILLED to see a member of the cast, even if it wasn't Jack.

TO BE CONTINUED....

Guess who's in town?!

Posts of our week's adventures to come...