is 30 old?

Steve turned 30 on July 2nd and had an ongoing celebration of a birthday week. We went to his favorite place Outback on Tuesday for his birthday dinner. He had to work on his actual birthday so I did up decorations and we went to breakfast to have a fun birthday morning. Then Sunday we had a family party at his mom's where he was able to make his wishes all come true.

I am not too far behind him turning 30 in three months too.
Part of the decor, Lincoln gave the best birthday message, lol.
And to celebrate the milestone I wanted to get my man something he'd love to mark the occasion, tickets to the PGA Tour Championship at East Lake (here in Atlanta) the end of September. Only problem is the event is the same week the baby is due. I am crossing my fingers it all works out so he can enjoy seeing his Golf Idol Tiger Woods and meet his new baby boy, both separate of course.

fourth of july in the south

We haven't been in Georgia for the fourth for the past few years but this year we made the most of it. We kept it local and went to Marietta Square for the community festivities of games, art vendors, and live music.
Kenedee loved the shark slide, scary the first time, fun the second.
We hit up the pool late afternoon and then had a bbq for dinner in the Barlows backyard.
Adam picked up some awesome 'fountain fireworks' and we all had fun lighting them off in the backyard.

We drove up later to the roof parking deck at Steve's hospital to watch the fireworks. All the other employees had the same idea too.
this girl...

The view of our show, not as cool as IF but still cool. GO AMERICA!

le bebe showa

My good sister Kandis couldn't help but throw me a baby shower before their move to AZ and as usual, she did a fab job with the party all themed out as "TIME OF DAY". I had over family and some good friends and it made for a great evening. The party started off with an easy game of "giving birth". Everyone was given a glass of water with a baby frozen in an ice cube and we were to guess what time we were going to give birth - what time our baby was going to melt out of the ice cube. Kasey won with the fastest birth at 7:25 pm.
We also enjoyed some great food - Beef lettuce wraps, spinach dip, fruit salsa with cinnamon chips, and bruschetta. mmm.

We played another game called "How Boy are You" answering a series of questions about our daily routine. For example are you wearing heels, flats, flip flops, tennis shoes - each w/a different point amount. I came in as the most girly with a score of -14 losing the game and my friend Michelle won with a +27 - You would never think she was so boyish from her gorgeous looks but she is a sporty girl. Go Michelle!
Some of the decor to go with the theme, opening presents - everyone was given a 'time of day' for their gift idea such as bath time, diaper time, sick time, etc., the "clock" pie for dessert, and me with Miss Kenedee. Thanks for coming everyone!

1/3 left

This baby is 6 womb-months old today.

brave evening

Steve had to work the last time we went to the game so we had a nice date watching baseball on a hot summer evening early June. We scalped some sick tickets and enjoyed our hot dogs and ice cream. How could you not love a night like that. Plus, our team won.

the beast must be tamed

FROM HERE TO HERE
After 6 months of growing Steve finally cut his hair off.

those germans

eggs, flour, milk, butter - wallah! This is a recipe from my sister and her favorite breakfast, the German pancake. She made it for the crew while in HH and I was craving it later that week for dinner.

Put 1/4 stick of butter in a square baking dish and put in oven on 450º. Meanwhile mix 3 eggs, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup flour in a bowl, whisk well. Pour into dish in the oven when butter is bubbling and melted. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until golden. Sprinkle on some powdered sugar and syrup and well, you will have a happy stomach.

hanging on by what?

So there were these mating bugs everywhere while in Hilton Head. As we stopped for gas this pair chilled by my window and as we accelerated onto the freeway they kept HOLDING ON! We were seriously up to 75 mph and they rode for a good few minutes. The one to the left was holding on to the window but the one on the right was just flailing in the wind. Now holding on by what exactly, I am not sure. hmm?

the beach is on

We made our annual trek to the beach the end of May. Destination: Hilton Head. We started off the morning with bike rides to the lighthouse. We all voted this was the best time ever.

Everyone enjoying their ride

Our Posse.
Relaxing morning
Ice cream at 10:30am? Heck yes. We both chose Cotton Candy.
The boat docks.
The one picture from the golf excursion (from Steve & Adam) picture of a gator off the bank. They golfed 27 holes.
The girls and kids at the beach and pool - ALL DAY.
Fun at the beach with my sis.

day 5 / Metropolitan, Queens - 6 miles

Well we had a half day on our last day and spent it getting some delish chinese and browsing the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Steve loved the Medieval Area with armor and guns. We quickly browsed the Fine Art and Modern Art before we had to leave.




Thanks NYC, we had a lovely time! Walking total for the trip - 43 miles.

day 4 / Wall Street, Brooklyn Bridge - 11 miles

Monday we headed south again to cruise around Wall Street and the World Trade Center site. The architecture again was very cool and just as different from other parts of the city. Below is the original capitol building where George Washington was sworn in. On the right, the New York Stock Exchange.
BMW on Wall Street? YES!
Awesomely big door
The famous Charging Bull on Wall Street. Steve had to get the money shot.
World Trade Center construction, also the paraphenalia in the church across the street from it.


A visit to Erin's pad. Nice lobby right?
The commons living room area, how cool is this? Can we move in?
Subway across the East River to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Grimaldi's Pizza for lunch under the Brooklyn Bridge, worth the hour wait? Heck yes!
Now for the 3/4 mile walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, great views of the city.



The piers by Hudson River on the West side, a nice sunset and off to see the new Terminator.

day 3 / central park, 5th Ave. - 8 miles

Sunday was a chill day as we headed uptown to hang out. We made a pit-stop at Grand Central Station just to see how cool it was.



A little further up on Fifth was St. Patrick's Cathedral, the nation's largest Catholic Church.


On our way towards Central Park going up Fifth.
The Apple Store
The NBA Store
FAO Schwartz
The Plaza just in front of Central Park.
How classic is this view
Hot spots in Central Park.
We <3 you New York City.

day 2 / lower manhattan - 10 miles

First thing Saturday we headed to Clinton Street Bakery for their famous blueberry pancakes with maple butter syrup. I love me a good breakfast and this was awesome.
Next stop Canal Street to pick up a Faulex and Tag watche for Steve and I scored a lovely LV purse and Prada bag. Steve loved finding the ultimate knockoff, this made his trip.
Just a few blocks away was Soho with all the boutique urban shopping. We had a good time cruising the streets here. I even found this killer deli that I had been to 7 years ago, it was still there with their prosciutto, arugala, and fresh mozz sandwiches.
Great architecture on all the streets. We could probably live here ;)
We then headed to the southern tip of the island to ride the Staten Island Ferry... for FREE. This gave us the best views of the Statue and the skyline of Lower Manhattan
Onboard the boat.
Steve can't help but buy popcorn when he smells it.
The ultimate photo from our trip. This photo costed us $5 to snap and it was worth it.
A walk through Battery Park took us into the late afternoon.
The navy and army memorials there.
We headed back up to Midtown to meet our friends Erin and Corey for the evening for some delicious Greek cart food for dinner. We ran into Dylan's Candy Bar after and found some delicious treats. Chocolate covered gummy bears anyone?
We invited ourselves along to Serendipity 3 for some famous Frozen Hot Chocolate.
This was definitely worth the visit for the $9 dessert. I didn't think it would be as good as the hype but it was. Delicious.
Back to sleep, Happy Memorial Day weekend.

day 1 / Midtown - 8 miles

Well we made it to New York Friday afternoon and had some killer views of the city from our plane, a nice tipoff to the trip ahead. FYI - I wore my pedometer everyday to track our mileage and it def added up. First Day = 8 miles, yeah believe it.

First stop the Empire State Building.
Scenic View all the way around. (lower manhattan)
Chillin at the top of the world
We then headed over to the famous Macy's just to check things out.
Heading back to our hotel the Affinia Dumont
Unknowingly to us we had booked a one bedroom suite which turned out to be a treat. We were on the top floor (37th) and had great views of the city. We felt pretty cool that's for sure, a great place to come back to at the end of the day.
After we settled in we headed back out for the evening to explore the midtown area, hooked up our Metro Cards and were ready to cruise the city. I would just like to say Steve became quite the photographer on this trip.
The MOMA was "free" Friday nights so we headed there to check things out.


Courtyard at the MOMA
Next stop Rockefeller Center. Steve loves the show 30 Rock and a lot of other biz goes down here obviously. Cool building, cool place to chill.
After some great Japanese/sushi at Haru it was on to Times Square, Steve loved it here. So many people just looking at a bunch of lights, haha.
Me and baby on the street.
And that completes day one, can't wait for more.

nyc...we're coming to see you

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