Where in the World was I last Weekend ?

I enjoyed a fun weekend getaway with my girlfriends this past weekend.  Can you tell by the pictures where I went?

That's right, New York City!  We had tons of fun, the weather was perfect, and we had a great time together.  I am getting to be quite comfortable getting around New York now, so whenever anyone wants to come visit, we can take a quick trip up there.  Come see me!!  (That last plea is to my sisters, or maybe my nieces)

Pictures:

1.  First stop - Museum of Natural History (did you see Night at the          Museum?)

2.  Central Park for lunch

3.  Next visit - Metropolitan Museum of Art

4.  China Town for shopping

5.  Dinner in Little Italy (yes, I am holding my precious buys in the          infamous black bags, Coach purses!!!)

6.  Evening in Times Square

7.  We saw the newest show on Broadway - 9 to 5.  Way fun!

The joys of home ownership

As you know, we have lived many places.  We have bought and sold many houses.  I have to admit, I really loved my time living in quarters when we lived on military bases.  My quarters in Germany were huge and I loved living there. My quarters at Ft. Lewis were a bit small for our family, but I still loved living in them.  I liked the fact that when something needed to be fixed, I could just call a phone number and a nice man would come fix it.  I miss that.

We have noticed for some time that our garage doors were not going to last much longer.  I just hated the thought of what it would cost to replace them, so we just kept putting it off.  But when it got to the point that we could only open one of the doors, we knew the time had come. So today we got new garage doors.

I can think of PLENTY of things I would have rather done with the money, but this is the reality of home ownership.  For those of you still in quarters or in apartments, enjoy it while you can!  As for me, I will just have to go outside and admire the new doors every day  to make me feel better.

                            Our house before new garage doors

                   As you can see, the door is not in good shape

                  Jay's repair job is not going to last much longer

                                        New garage doors!