I made and delivered dinner to Jennifer, Shane and Ysabel. Jennifer has been put on a lot of restrictions due to her pregnancy. I played with Ysabel ~ she is so much fun! She likes to come to my web site to see her pictures.

Rob was in town from DC ~ Happy Birthday! We went into Manhattan to take some great shots of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. We are driving on the Brooklyn Bridge.





Brooklyn Bridge from the park







Manhattan Bridge




Manhattan Bridge from the park


Saturday night - I had a BBQ at my house with Judy, John, Rob, Shane, Ysabel, Jennifer and Linnea.

My friends John and Judy were in town from Minnesota. We visited the Campbell Apartment. We also had an unbelievable dinner at L'impero (Italian restaurant in Tudor City).

Celebrity Sighting #2 - A LIST too - Renee Zellweger and I ate at the same restaurant last night! Five tables in between us and I was inside the restaurant and she was sitting on the patio . . but still same restaurant . . . .

My friend Mike Sidders was in town so I had to show him a fabulous restaurant. The food and drinks were unbelievable. I absolutely love Dos Caminos Soho!!!!

Spike and I went for a long walk this morning. It was 70 degrees when we walked and it got into the 90's later in the day. I met up with my friend Annie for brunch. The best brunch special is at Calle Ocho. The don't really advertise why the brunch is so great on a Sunday. I will tell you why but only if you ask. :-)

Happy Father's Day, Dad!! I hope all the dad's are having a great day.

Thanks for visiting.
Carol

Ysabel and I hung out while her parents rearranged their house in preparation for the nanny that is arriving on Thursday. We went via light rail to Hoboken. We played at two different parks. I am completely wiped out after watching her for 5 hours!!

What a weekend!

Sunday - Family Day - Went to church with Mom. My childhood pastor is retiring at the end of June so it was very nice seeing him. Greg's family came over for lunch ~ mom made her AWESOME lasagna. I then went back to Tom and Jean's house. We then went to Ander's graduation party.




Saturday: Finnegan's Summerfest - HUGE Success!!

Jacquie and I


I roped Mark Busch and Larry Fasching into volunteering with me. I also enjoyed working with Angela (next shift) too.


Friday -
Andrea and I at The View in Uptown


Astrid and Jeff - they were off to a wedding at the Calhoun Beach Club


Buffie, Karla and I


Got together with part of the Select Comfort crew. Thanks Sarah for coordinating the get together!!!

Flight out of Newark was on time! This is a miracle and quite a feat! The flight arrived early to Minneapolis. The last 20 minutes of the flight was absolutely horrible (turbulence). My sister-in-law, Jean, picked me up at the airport. We drove down to Mom and Dad's house. Dad is doing well but still needs a walker to get around. We visited for awhile. I then took 'the sweet ride' and headed back to Bloomington. My college friend Kim and her daughter Grace came by the house.

Here I am with Kim and Grace. Kim and I were college roommates at Augsburg ~ basically for the entire 4 years.


Carol, Grace and Jean (my sister-in-law)

Hello! I am off to Minnesota tomorrow to see family and friends. It is a quick visit and I am trying to work in as many people as possible. I hope to see you during the visit.

Friday
The View, Uptown - 6 pm - ??

Saturday -
Town Talk Diner - 10:30 - 11:45
The Cabooze - Finnegan's Summerfest - noon - 2 am

Sunday - Family Day

Spike doing what he does best, lounging. He won't stay clean for very long. I am hoping he will be somewhat clean this Thursday. That is when I fly out to Minnesota and my friend Annie is staying at the apartment with Spike.

Went to Brooklyn last night to have dinner with Kristin, Joe, Evan, Kora and Kate. Kate is getting so big! Kate LOVES to dance. I had to teach her some sweet moves (OF COURSE). I don't have any pictures since I had failed to recharge my camera batteries.

Spike is off to get a grooming today. I will have to post a picture of him so I can prove that he is a white dog. He doesn't remain white for very long as his favorite thing to do is to roll in the grass, dirt or even on a sidewalk.

Have a great weekend!
Carol