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Camping Out in Taconic State Park
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 | Adventure, Friends, Fun, Positivity, Puppies, Travel | 0 Comments
Camping in Taconic State Park
The Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Justin and I loaded up our two pups and headed north with the intent to camp. Naturally, we made no campsite reservations what with it being one of the busiest camping days of the year and all. We hoped to grab a spot at Taconic State Park. Oddly enough, luck was on our side! Not only did we receive the last available dog-friendly spot, our neighbors never showed up! We ended up having a fairly private campsite at the far end of the park near the singular puppy friendly hiking trail. Yay!
Check out our photos and videos >>
View Justin’s video – The Running of the Pups! YouTube | Vimeo
Should you go, this stuff is definitely worth checking out:
The now abandoned Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center which has been purchased with the intent to transform the property into The Knolls of Dover (I found video and photos inside the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center).- Rosemary’s Texas Tacos – This woman has bright purple hair and zany makeup! The tacos were okay, the sweet tea was delicious, and the interior decor was other worldly. Check out Rosemary’s Myspace for fun images and general insanity.
Bash Bish Falls State Park – super beautiful falls! This park was a perfect stop for us because we were able to take the puppies on a little hike before driving all the way back to NYC. Check out the park’s website or read an article about it if you’re up for it.- Taconic State Park – of course! It was nice and peaceful, and I expect we’ll head back someday! Check out the park’s Wikipedia entry. :)
Time Flies! 1 Year Already
Friday, May 8th, 2009 | Positivity | 0 Comments
Wow, it’s really hard to believe Justin and I have already been engaged for a whole year!
Justin surprised me today with a pair of earrings to mark the occasion (What a sweetheart!). They’re not any old earrings, either. They’re Swarovski earrings that perfectly match my engagement ring. Super awesome!
Maybe we’ll actually plan a wedding… one of these days…
Let’s recap the year:
- May - Engaged on the River Walk in San Antonio!
- Val! and I went out to celebrate the engagement
- June - Justin and I started off the summer right with a picnic in Flushing Park (photos)
- We headed to Montana (photos and more photos) for my work and spent a day in Denver, which was a lot of fun (photos from Denver)
- Justin, Mom, Val!, (Joey), and I had a misadventure while hiking in the Catskills which resulted in stitches for me (photos)
- July – We had a great trip to Puerto Rico with Marisa and Alex (photos)
- Justin, Val! and I all turned 28
- August – Justin and I were stressed because Ruby developed Cherry Eye… but we got it fixed and she’s been great since!
- I got to see Sheila’s new house and Justin and I spent time with lots of family and friends in August (photos)
- September – I was back in Montana for work and Justin visited me for one amazing weekend (photos)
- JetBlue was completing work on T5 and Justin and I went to the Chili Pepper Fiesta in Brooklyn (photos)
- October – Justin and I celebrated our 4th anniversary by taking a vacation to Poland (with a stop in Vienna)! (photos)
- We met up with Jenny and Cody in Vieques, Puerto Rico! (photos)
- We celebrated Halloween properly by having a Pumpkin Carving Party (photos) and heading to a Halloween Party (photos). The puppies also got in on the action (photos)
- We took a day trip to Maine to check out fall foliage (one photo)
- November – Justin and I took off for two weeks in Australia, including Thanskgiving!
- December – We returned from Australia to enjoy snowy weather in NY and Christmas in Texas (photos)
- We drove our car alllll the way from San Antonio to New York! (photos)
- January – Not my favorite start to the new year. Justin and I found out I was being laid off from my job.
- February – I left for a week in Switzerland to visit Val! and BigP (photos)
- We visited Eric in LA (photos) and had a lot of fun with friends here in NY
- March – Sheila’s baby shower was this month (photos)
- Our friend Thao got baptized (photos)
- We went to Puerto Rico (El Yunque and Fajardo photos and Culebra photos) with Alex, Marisa, Tom, Niki, and Emily. Fun times!
- April – Brennan, Sheila’s baby, was born (photos)
- We took Alex and Marisa to Texas for the weekend (photos)
- May - Ruby and Eve, our puppies, turned 2 years old (photos)
Resolutions in Single Word Form
Monday, January 5th, 2009 | Positivity | 0 Comments
Execute. Meaning. Fun.
What will your 3 words for 2009 be?
Baby on Board – My Cousin is Pregnant!
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 | Family, Positivity | 0 Comments
8 week sonogram of "Peanut Roan"
I am so glad that my awesome cousin Sheila is pregnant! I doubt I’ll ever have a child and Val!’s pretty much in the same boat, so this is the closest I’m going to come to being an Aunt… well, Aunt-Like. Ok, a really cool cousin. :P
8 week sonogram of "Peanut Roan" saying Hi
I am just so darn excited about “Peanut” Roan!!! Sheila sent sonogram photos out to the family yesterday. I am sharing them here, now. I wish I could tell you more, like how she is feeling (I think a little nauseous!) and what she is thinking (yay baby!), but I can’t… she hasn’t updated her website. :P
In these photos, you can make out little numbs that represent Peanut’s appendages! We don’t know whether Peanut will be a girl or a boy. Mommy and Daddy (Sheila and Justin) supposedly want to wait til the baby is born, but we’ll see if they can stave off their curiosity. Personally, I am hoping Peanut is a girl, but I’ll love it either way. ;) Congratulations She and Justin!!!
Social Change is Possible – Harnessing the Power of the Internet
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 | News, Popular, Positivity | 0 Comments
Change the World - photo by Cayusa
I am totally infatuated with an idea in development by a Bostonian and a loyal set of like-minded individuals. The concept is simple: changing the world for the better through the power of social media. I’m so into the idea, in fact that I spent the last couple of hours tonight writing up talking points and beginning the brainstorming for a Mission and Vision statement for the infantile organization. I only hope it comes to fruition and pans out in a very positive way. The organization is called Social Media for Social Change (SM4SC). Check out the site to read about the fundraiser in Boston.
In other positive news, congratulations are in order for my cousin Sheila and her husband Justin! They just announced that She She is pregnant with her first child!
Letter to God, Letter to the World
Friday, July 25th, 2008 | Popular, Positivity | 0 Comments
Dear God, World, Universe, Energy – whatever is out there…
I want to create and live off of my creations. I want to create by myself. I want to create with other people. I want to write, sing, make movies (documentaries for now). I want to help others get published and get published myself. I want to take photographs and sell them. I want Justin and I to take photographs together and travel the world. I want to make videos with Val! and have a following of people that are genuinely interested. I want us to be able to sustain a nice living off of these projects. I want to create, love and be happy – and I want the same for my loved ones and all those that want this for themselves, too.
I want life to be “how it should be.” A community of good people, good friends, creating, enjoying, being out there in the world and really living and experiencing it all.
Thanks for the thunderstorm the other night. That was a great birthday present. And thanks in advance, for the future.
Love,
Ness
“one of these days all we’ll do is create and live off of it, and travel and enjoy it all”
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