Even Google is getting into the spirit to the last detail with their flying Uncle Sam in their Street View version of maps. Hilarious.

Thanks again Google.

Val! and I went out to celebrate my engagement. We went to dinner at a nice, overrated, overpriced restaurant where we undertipped the waitress and overtipped the busboy. I felt like Robin Hood.

Later, we headed to a wine bar where we enjoyed wine-flight after wine-flight and even came up with our own Bear Dalton/Vaynerchuk-like deductions… And we recorded them. :) Good times!!! ;)

I am sure you’re aware that we’re back from Ireland. We returned late on Tuesday and I, for one, am still recovering! I am sorry I’ve been out of the updating game for a while. It will be a while before I have all the photos up from the trip, but here is one from Dublin’s Temple Bar area.

Justin had his first JetBlue softball game tonight. It was COLD! His team (RASM… seriously guys?) lost but it was just their first game. I am sure they’ll do better once they warm up and get used to playing with one another.

I am looking forward to this weekend, even if I do have to write a newsletter. ;) Olivia, Jim and I are plotting a weekend trip to Europe i May. Right now we’re tossing around Copenhagen, Krakow, and Naples. I am leaning toward the last two. :) vee shall see!

The current view from my window. I think this tree burst into bloom overnight. Living here makes the Frost poem make so much more sense “Her early leaf’s a flower.”

I wrote some good, calming tips for Happy blog tonight. Justin was rad and edited all my piling up videos. I’ll post one tomorrow and later decide the frequency. :)

Val! and I went for a drive after my 4 mile run with Thao yesterday. We explore southern New Jersey and discovered a beautiful preserve, larger than Yosemite, called the Pinelands. Thank goodness to National Geographic Adventure for recommending it. It was beautiful! There were so many trails, a beautiful lake with an adorable goose that was fishing in the cool water, and even a babbling brook!

After we left the pinelands we came to a little town and met a kind young man at a convenience store that recommended we head to Long Beach Island. It was so cool! You can easily walk from one side of the island to the other – it can’t even be a 1/4 mile across. The beaches were so beautiful, pristine and deserted!

After hanging out there for a while it was time to head back toward Rutherford. Val! and I ate at a Cajun/Texmex place. The chips. salsa, guacamole and queso were actually all very good. Yummy!!! It was a FANTASTIC day full of great photos and a lot of fun. I am looking forward to another like it soon. :) Check out more photos of the day here.

Yes, I’ve been informed I am slacking on my photo updates. I worked from 9AM – 9:30 PM Friday, literally, then I was up til 2 AM Sunday working, and I just couldn’t muster be on a computer any longer to do photo updates. Sometimes work gets in the way. Le Sigh. I’ll try to do better for the rest of the week!

Not feeling too hot today. My allergies have become all stirred up again and I just haven’t been feeling up to snuff. I’ll take some antihistamines tonight and hope it goes away!

Photo caption ~~What’s up dude behind us? Yes, I did set my camera on a wall so I could get a photo of Justin and I in this pretty, evening light. Do you have a problem with that? Is it really so odd that you must stand there, mouth agape, and eyes slanted? Hrmph! Pretty photo :D

Justin and I had dinner at Garcia’s on Austin St. This is not an unusual occurrence by any means. Unusual would be us making dinner at home! I was super excited that there was a V-shaped chip in the mix, though. We were also able to hear some pretty lousy karaoke. All in good fun.

I am proud of myself because I went for a jog today – my first jog in MONTHS. Go me go! Even if it was only 20 minutes. :) I was able to jog, shower, and dress in 45 minutes – record time! Now if I can

just keep it up a few days a week. ;)

Justin made a scary hand in my picture. :(

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