I am absolutely speechless and was for most of yesterday. This is a rare thing and I’m not used to feeling this way! The party to basically end all parties happened right here in our backyard. It was a mix of meet Bill, catch up with Jenelle and celebrate our engagement and it was very…
Author: Jenelle
Open House – tour our apartment!
I have finally got the time to do the video tour of the new apartment and share some photos of our new neighbourhood. To say we love the place is an understatement. The apartment is roomy, renovated and so quiet. Stepping out into our street in the morning is a pleasure – no crazy taxis…
Easter 2010
Easter has been truly magnificent! One huge difference with Easter here in comparison to Australia is there are no public holidays. But one beautiful aspect that I love, is that the new life meaning of Easter really exists with the start of Spring. Everywhere you go, blossom is out, twigs on trees are sprouting –…
Ol’ faithful
The rain and wind in the city this morning were horrendous. Even with an umbrella it didn’t make a difference – I was still soaked by the time I got to work. The main thing that worried me was my umbrella. The wind was bad and I was petrified it was going to snap. As…
Nurse Jackie OVERLOAD
There is a Showtime series called Nurse Jackie. I have never watched it but every day I am subjected to the overload of advertising of this show on the trains. Last night on the train the whole carriage was covered in the syringe and pill filled posters – they are everywhere and they are so…
The Brooklynite Update
Yay! We have a gorgeous little nest to call our home in the most delightful neighbourhood ev-er. I must seriously be the luckiest girl on the planet because Bill has been awesome putting up with all my psychoness during the move. On move day my throat started playing up and I was a miserable Jenelle…
Snow day snow plans…
This morning I woke up, rolled over, looked out the window and this is what I saw. The snow started yesterday and it was a slushy mess. We got hammered overnight and so today I am experiencing my first ever real deal awesome Snow Day. Bill and I had originally planned to head up to…
4th of July – planned!
The decision has been made on where we’ll head for the 4th of July long weekend.. an all American red, white and blue roadtrip to Portland, Maine! (This decision has a lot to do with the snow that is accumulating outside our window. As I described it on my Twitter earlier today – Cotton wool…
Barassi becomes a (NY) Magpie
Back in December I was fortunate enough to be part of a small reception that was held at the Australia Consulate in Midtown for Ron Barassi who was doing a tour of the USA. Ron Barassi is an Australian football legend. You can read more about him here. He told some great anecdotes (with lots…
Citibank Height Chart
At Citibank on 23rd and 6th you can check your height via the height chart near the door and security camera. Addendum – Evan emailed me to let me know that in Australia they have these in banks at at 7-11 but they are colour coded height charts…! I had never seen them before!