Snow storm 2010

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shuggy

On Sunday the 26th we had a huge snow storm go through the NY area. Brooklyn recorded up to 20 inches with the snow drifts measuring in at way more than that.

We got up on monday to find snow covering EVERYTHING in sight!! UGH, i had a LOT of shoveling ahead of me. Its a good thing we had a snow blower right? Well no not exactly you see, the snow blower only works if there isn’t any wind. It turned out to be a VERY windy day so the blower was not an option. GRRRRRRR!! it all had to be done by hand.

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I started early that morning and did as much as i could with the wind blowing. I ended up being outside for HOURS! I’ve never been so exhausted in my life!! It ended up taking me 3 days to completely remove the snow.

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I do know somebody that had a great time though. She doesn’t have snow clothes that fit so Lisa had to improvise a bit.

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So our street remained impassable for 3 days!! No plows, NOTHING!! They did finally show up at 10:20pm on Wednesday..

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They got stuck infront of our house…

PhotoBooth

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Shuggy

Sienna and i have rediscovered PhotoBooth on my MacBookPro. From time to time, we just hangout infront of my computer and make silly faces at the camera. photo-101

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Then we discovered that i could put effects on the pictures!!

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Rogowski Farm Trip

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Shuggy

Back in September, we visited the Rogowski farm where our (CSA) fruit and vegetables are grown. It’s up in upstate NY and took us 2 hours to get there. Sienna was a good little traveler but we had an emergency pee situation to deal with. It was also the first time we used Jenny the GPS. She failed but it was my fault.

So we get there thinking we were going to get a day in the country side eating good fresh food. It was ok. Not what i was expecting. We arrived in time for brunch. it was really more like breakfast than lunch. The food was edible but nothing to write home about.

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This is where the restaurant is. it wasn’t what i expected.

lisa-waits Lisa waits for some food. You can see the chef just over Lisa’s shoulder.

boots They prepare to go in the field for the “tour”. The earth is black and gets into everything. They warned us to bring boots. They weren’t kidding.

Um, oh yea, the tour. Well the tour consisted of a nice girl standing in the field telling us what they planted. we didn’t actually tour anything. That wasn’t what i expected.

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It’s actually a nice little operation. Its quiet, the food is fresh and there are lots of variety of fruit and vegetables.

sienna-in-field Sienna isn’t sure what to do.

We left right after the tour. It was an ok day in the country after all..

Bits n Pieces

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Shuggy

Blogging isn’t that tough!! You just type some words and throw up some pictures. I just never seem to get around to doing it. Frankly, nobody is beating down my door for my Sienna stories so who cares.

Here are some clips in no particular order.

We seem to spend a lot of time in playgrounds. This one is in park slope. it’s a nice park but the playground always seems to be crowded.

Earlier this month Sienna wanted to drive to the playground hilarity ensued..

Vacation 2010

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Shuggy

This year we wanted a complete beach vacation so we decided to go to St Petersburg Florida. Why St Pete? well, we had never been to that coast before but read a bunch of good reviews. It was important to find a kid friendly environment. No late night party bullshit. We flew Jet blue on Wednesday (June 2nd) and sure enough Sienna got to watch some cartoons. She really liked that. The flight was uneventful. Sienna is a very good traveler.

We arrived in Tampa (which is next to St Pete) in the afternoon and got our little rent a car. It was the first time that i used priceline and it worked out really well. The car was a tiny Kia Rio LX with a surprisingly large trunk. It took me a while to get used to how it handled. I have grown accustomed to how our CRV feels. So spoiled..

I shot a bunch of video clips. The final video would have been too long so i cut it up into 4 parts. I didn’t shoot many stills though. I need to work on that..

While in St Petersburg, we stayed at the Plaza Beach Hotel. The hotel is right on the beach. They also have a heated pool. I wasn’t so sure why they heated it but it felt good and Sienna loved floating around..

The first morning Sienna was up early as usual so i decided to take her out for a walk on the beach. That ended up happening every day.

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she loves the water

We met Houdini the parrot.

This was the first day on the beach. It was the calmest day. Not exactly a Jamaican beach but it was nice and not crowded at all.

mmmmmmm!! the beach!!

This is a really cute picture..

I don’t know where she got this from but it was cute.

I LOVE THE WAFFLE HOUSE!!!

I guess it’s good that we don’t have one in NY.

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We had a really nice time. I think we would go back again.

sucky blogger

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Shuggy

Yes yes yes i know, i suck at blogging. bite me.. i’ll post shit when i’m good and ready!!

Since i’m so far behind, i’m going to try to just post random pictures and videos. I’ll explain as i go along though.

Back in early May, we were invited to a cinco de Mayo BBQ at Selinas place. Selina is one of the Santos sisters from Chicago who recently moved to Connecticut because of work. She has 2 kids and a nice big back yard.. We had a good time with them. The Mexican food was great too..

As i look through the pics i took, i realize i didn’t get a picture of her or her kids. Great job Shuggy.. i suck!!

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I love this picture of Lisa and Sienna..

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From time to time Sienna and i go exploring in the “scary jungle”. The Scary jungle could be anywhere as long as there are trees and some kind of trail. This one was on the side of the belt parkway. Its a bike trail/beach. i’m not sure if you can swim there (i wouldn’t).

When we got there, we encountered a troop of boy scouts cleaning up the beach. Sienna and i started exploring the area and found some trails.

I guess she really loves that Jamaica shirt.

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picking flowers for mom

We visited the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens in (duh) Brooklyn. It was a beautiful day and Sienna got to run around and smell EVERYTHING!! We did have to keep telling her not to pick the flowers..

i sooooo need to take more pictures!!

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Sienna looking for the fish

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Siennas 3rd birthday party

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Shuggy

Banana Bread

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Shuggy

I got Lisa and Sienna making banana bread..

Jamaica Vacation 2009 part 2

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Shuggy

After sticking around the mountain compound for a day or so, we loaded up the cars (JP came too) and headed out to the west coast, Negril. Beach Time finally!! For 3 days anyway…

The trip took about 5 hours of steadily degrading road conditions but once we got there, it was soo worth it!!

The resort was called Merrils 2 it was small but nice. The food was ok, I’ve had better. The rooms are clean. I guess the one thing that urked me was that they didn’t have fresh oj which is weird for a Jamaican resort but whatever. It’s not exactly kid friendly but they try..