Friday, but it sort of felt like it should have been Saturday.

Family photo, thanks to Steve's camera.

I passed my camera off to her happy new owner today (hooray!) & will be without my new SLR until Monday thanks to UPS & something about bad weather. Excuses, excuses. To top it off, our trusty point & shoot had a bad case of a dead battery (oops) today, with a charger that is not-so-conveniently back at our apartment. Mike remarked that not even being sans camera stopped me from snapping pictures everywhere we went. Unfortunately, I just don't seem to have as much creative control with the BlackBerry. Nonetheless, the day was documented, albeit with low megapixels, bad colors & lots of blur.

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The exhibit at South Street Seaport. Mike's brother Dan & sister Cara.

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We've been in New Canaan since last Sunday night, but made our way into the city for the day with Mike's parents & siblings to see the Bodies Exhibit . We had seen something similar a few years ago in Philadelphia with my Dad, but it was interesting to go back & see it again. The human body truly is amazing, & as Jeanne pointed out, one would think that it would be hard to come away from something like this without a belief in a higher power or at least with an acceptance of some sort of mastermind behind it all. I think it's a really fascinating exhibit & I'm really happy we got to go again, even though I've been thinking about my intestines all afternoon & how squiggly & just sort of mashed in they are. I was also really surprised at how small the female uterus is. I mean really, does it hurt when it stretches out?? That can't be comfortable.

Our old neighborhood, The Financial District, from the South Street Seaport docks. I love this view, how the buildings come right up to the water.

Brooklyn Bridge. There's yummy pizza, ice cream & steak just over on the other side. Maybe in the spring we'll go for a walk...

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Umm... I just don't know. But I laughed out loud. :)

Loved birds @ South Street Seaport (tourist trap, but a great place to buy cheap Broadway tickets, anyway).

Merry Day-After.


UWS Shake Shack for an early dinner. I don't think I'm allowed to eat there again for a while.

Why we will never, ever own a car in New York City. Our dinner quickly became twice as expensive (thanks, Steve).

It's been nice to be in the suburbs with family, lots of space, access to a car, & of course Target + Costco. We're lucky to have the best of both worlds, to to speak - with easy access to this suburban escape. But a few days away from New York City is long enough to remind me why I love it so much. I liked being back home today, in Manhattan, even if just for a few hours.

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We're in New Canaan until Sunday, then at work for a few days, & then off to Utah to see family & friends. We're really, really excited.