Mets vs. Yankees

My first game at the new Yankee Stadium had to be a Subway Series game.



We went to the game with our friends Maria and Javi. Jay was the only Mets fan.





Real fans sit in the bleachers!



Jeter was out for the game so I decided to route for Swisher.





Joba and Posada



Here comes Mo!



Thaaaaaaa Yankees Win!



Sorry Jay!

Bachelorette Weekend #1

My bridemaids, good friends, and I decided to celebrate one of my last weekends of freedom in Avalon, NJ on the Jersey Shore. Avalon is 20 minutes South of Atlantic City and since my parents have a house there, it seemed like the perfect place to celebrate!




Night #1: The Princeton

Rundown of the Night: Ate crab cakes...made friends with two 50-year-old women...Liz and Becca drank too much wine...danced to 90s music...round of tequila and lime shots...Alli met a 27-year-old...searched the bar for a Yankee cap...home to eat buffalo cheese dip...drank lots of water!




The next morning was rough.





Night #2: Atlantic City

Rundown of the Night: Ate lobster and steamers...Atlantic City...Hunk-a-Mania...Puerto Rican stripper named Jay...a guy loved Becca's nose...gambling at the casino...lost $50 at blackjack.





Bride and Maid of Honor





Yes, I was put in the hot seat on stage. No comment.





Day #3: The Beach.

We enjoyed the sun, sand, surf, and relaxation of the Atlantic.








The Scavenger Hunt...

Alli designed a scavenger hunt for me throughout Avalon and Stone Harbor. I was given a clue of a special memory at the beach and was to go throughout the town searching for little Liz and Jays dolls.

Here's me and my crew.

Of course I found time to run the bases during the scavenger hunt.

Look, I found one outside of Jack's Place.

Here's another one at the arcade.

All of us at Nancy's Fudge, a favorite spot of my childhood.

Doing the Can-Can on the famous Avalon jetty.

Ossining Weir Tour

Everyone knows that Jay and I love to explore...once we found out about The Ossining Weir Tour, we had to do it. Ben and Ilana joined us as we descended into the brick pre-Civil War water tunnel. The Weir Chamber is one of the access points of the Old Croton Aqueduct that allowed workers to access the tunnel for maintenance and repair.

Here we are on top of the pedestrian bridge.

Overall, the tunnel is very well-preserved and maintained. Note the water line on the sides of the tunnel.

This map showed exactly where NYC gets its water.

This massive piece of metal closed off the tunnel when necessary to redirect the water.

We used the buddy system in the tunnel.

It was very cold and dark in the tunnel. Our tour guide said bats love to hide out in the tunnel over the winter. Good thing we visited in June!

The developer was very thrifty when making the tunnel. In parts of the tunnel, natural bedrock was used instead of bricks.

Capillary roots from trees above are seeking the water in the tunnel.