2011, And the Next Day style, for posterity.
And also to catch you up on the last 6 months of non-blogging.
January
There was a snow day, and we finally finally finally went to Coney Island in the snow!
And also to catch you up on the last 6 months of non-blogging.
January
Yay Becky Day to kick the year off right.
There was a snow day, and we finally finally finally went to Coney Island in the snow!
We continued a NYC restaurant week tradition. Yum, undercooked steak.
February
We celebrated Valentine's Day at home, planning our honeymoon. It may have been the only computer-free evening of the year.
February
We celebrated Valentine's Day at home, planning our honeymoon. It may have been the only computer-free evening of the year.
Becky got her festive on with a green-and-yellow themed Superbowl party. There was a ratio of approximately 15 food dishes per guest, but in fairness there was only one guest.
We celebrated the anniversary that is not our anniversary anymore with delicious BBQ.
We went to Massachusetts to visit the family.
March
We bought honeymoon plane tickets!
We bought honeymoon plane tickets!
We played NYC tourists. Yay spring!
April
We celebrated Easter in Massachusetts with my family (including my parents who flew in).
We visited the nephews for 2nd birthday festivities, and also one other time for some reason I can't even identify.
April
We celebrated Easter in Massachusetts with my family (including my parents who flew in).
On a silly weekend jaunt we visited the borough where I now work, for the first time ever.
We enjoyed spring, and rented a tandem bike in Central Park.
I started my first group at work - a successful 12-week parenting group, which had the side effect of preventing a week of vacation.
May
I had surgery to have my gallbladder removed.
I had surgery to have my gallbladder removed.
We traveled to Wisconsin to celebrate the end of Becky's dad's time in a position at his church.
Becky's job got reclassified, in a small but positive acknowledgement that her job entailed a whole lot more than her job description let on.
We did a lot of contemplating our life goals and priorities.
My sister and our nephews came to visit us for a fun train adventure weekend. We enjoyed the weekend, but the train trauma may last a while for the three of them.
We spent a weekend at a bed and breakfast we adore on the Jersey Shore.
June
Jen and the nephews came again, this time sans train trauma! We were the crazies at the beach.
At the end of June we departed for our Greek honeymoon!
July
We continued to enjoy Greece (including complete non-acknowledgement of the 4th of July), said a few days of hello to our old favorite London, and flew back to reality.
We went to the beach several times, and generally tried to enjoy the short summer that we were offered this year.
We contemplated moving to the city, seriously enough that we actually viewed apartments.
Becky had a job interview for a job she was not seeking, but in the process discovered she really wanted it.
July
We continued to enjoy Greece (including complete non-acknowledgement of the 4th of July), said a few days of hello to our old favorite London, and flew back to reality.
We went to the beach several times, and generally tried to enjoy the short summer that we were offered this year.
We contemplated moving to the city, seriously enough that we actually viewed apartments.
Becky had a job interview for a job she was not seeking, but in the process discovered she really wanted it.
We went to Massachusetts.
We went to a balloon festival!
August
We finally got our acts together to go to a free Friday bike rental on Governor's Island.
We went camping upstate with my college roommates and had an awesome mini-reunion weekend.
September
We traveled to Wisconsin again, this time for a long weekend to celebrate the wedding of one of Becky's cousins.
We celebrated Halloween by meeting up with friends at at a friend's apartment. Becky went sans costume (plans were developed last minute) and I revived last year's bee costume. I'll probably be wearing that thing forever, so everyone should get used to it.
We resumed an annual tradition and spent a weekend in Vermont (put on hold last year due to wedding planning) with my sister and brother-in-law and our nephews, this time for the first time at their cabin.
November
Although Becky needed to go out of town for work on our anniversary we managed to make it a fun romantic get away anyways. We spent a night at the gorgeous hotel where her event was being held, relaxed in the outdoor hot tub, and enjoyed fall colors, room service breakfast, and each other's company.
August
We finally got our acts together to go to a free Friday bike rental on Governor's Island.
We went camping upstate with my college roommates and had an awesome mini-reunion weekend.
We huddled at home for a weekend and watched the weather channel, because a hurricane was supposedly heading directly for us for the first time in decades. OMG, tape the windows! In the end it rained a lot and everyone else got hit worse than we did.
Very unexpectedly my supervisor asked me to interview for a promotion.
Very unexpectedly my supervisor asked me to interview for a promotion.
September
Becky started the new job that she had not been seeking!
We traveled to Wisconsin again, this time for a long weekend to celebrate the wedding of one of Becky's cousins.
We again visited the nephews and their keepers for Labor Day.
Jen and the boys came back to visit us again. We went to the beach again, even though it was freezing again.
October
My promotion became official, and I gradually started the obnoxious new driving commute. Despite the commute, I was and am thankful for the opportunity.
We rented bikes and biked along the Hudson, and visited the Atlantic Antic street fair.
We celebrated Halloween by meeting up with friends at at a friend's apartment. Becky went sans costume (plans were developed last minute) and I revived last year's bee costume. I'll probably be wearing that thing forever, so everyone should get used to it.
We resumed an annual tradition and spent a weekend in Vermont (put on hold last year due to wedding planning) with my sister and brother-in-law and our nephews, this time for the first time at their cabin.
November
Although Becky needed to go out of town for work on our anniversary we managed to make it a fun romantic get away anyways. We spent a night at the gorgeous hotel where her event was being held, relaxed in the outdoor hot tub, and enjoyed fall colors, room service breakfast, and each other's company.
I spent a week at Thanksgiving in Minnesota with my sister and brother-in-law and nephews, and Becky flew out mid-week to join us. Just after I left her, she managed to earn herself an ambulance ride and 12 stitches. It only figures that this would coincide with probably the longest we've been apart from each other since the Belize/Israel adventures of 2008.
December
December
We continued traditions of viewing the NYC holiday sites, and a quirky Hannukah celebration with our good friend Kara.
We did the crazy Wisconsin for Christmas, then Massachusetts for my (supremely important golden ) birthday and New Year's thing.
Their keepers?
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