Family and Friends

 Last night, my niece joined us at the baseball park to watch the first playoff game. Even though our local team lost the game, we had a great time. What do people without family and friends do?

Hold That Plane !!!!

We'll folks, it is time to spend the holidays with the family. My flight is leaving tonight, so you probably won't see me for a couple of days. I'll keep you updated on the water temperature at the beach this week.  Hasta la vista, baby.

A Few Days With Family In New York City

On Monday, we spend the day hanging out in the Brooklyn Bridge and had lunch at Eataly NYC Downtown Restaurant, next to the 9/11 Memorial Museum. 

The following day we went to Central Park, went shopping in Times Square, and had lunch at famous Joe's Pizza. Even though Joe's Pizza claim to serve the best pizza in New York, and their restaurant is covered with pictures of famous people, personally I wasn't impressed. 

The family insisted on buying cookies at Levain Bakery on West 74th street. Another place that claims to sell New York City most famous cookies.  So after leaving Bethesda Terrace, the water fountain and Central Park lake, we walked two blocks to Levain Bakery. 

Levain Bakery reminded me of the famous Soup Nazi from the sitcom Seinfeld. Same store configuration, and design of the front counter. For a minute I thought the character from the Soup Nazi was going to make an appearance and say, "No Soup For You". Enjoy the pictures! 

Dinosaur B-B-Q

The family arrived this morning, and finally met the bundle of joy in person. At least he didn't cry when he saw me for the first time, so that's a good sign I guess. 

After they settle into their rooms, we spent some time catching up. Afterwards, we had lunch at Dinosaur B-B-Q in Brooklyn, excellent cuisine with excellent prices. Highly recommended.

We have a full schedule ahead of us, so for now I am going to leave you with a couple of pics. Enjoy!

Happy Throwback Thursday!

At the time the picture at the end of this post was taken, I was probably around 5 years old. It's been so long. To be honest, I don't remember much of those times. This is a picture of my sister and I, sitting on my father's car.

I haven't been here long enough, but I don't remember seeing people posting nostalgia pictures from a different era of their lives.

I miss my childhood. Those were the best times of my life. All we did was eating, sleeping and playing. We enjoyed every moment without thinking about what was going to happen. Mom was always there when we needed her. She is sorely missed.

Too bad I don't have many pictures from childhood. Maybe this post will inspire me to scan and digitize some old negatives and pictures I have saved in a box. Bringing some of my old images to digital hopefully will allow me to restore old pics to use in future Throwback Thursdays!

What say you?

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