'tis the season

My parents came to the city last week for a long weekend. Despite the chilly temps we had a nice time experiencing "New York City at Christmas." We saw the Radio City Rockettes, ate a few exotic meals (Japanese Ramen was a big hit), did a little shopping, and walked many many miles.

Radio City Musical Hall

Korean BBQ (I think we had more fun taking pictures of the little side dishes than actually eating the food)

Ahop, R, M, & D

The Tree at Rockefeller Center 

Connecticut Visit

Last month I took the train to Fairfield, CT to visit an old friend from high school. This was my first time ever traveling north of New York City.  

Fairfield Beach

The Marina at Fairfield Beach

Me and Christina! We took an afternoon trip to a winery outside of New Haven. 

Vineyards at the winery. 

2010 NYC Marathon!

No, we didn't participate but we did see some super fast runners. 

Professional men- the winner ran the race in about 2 hours. 

Chilean Miner- Edison Pena (to the right of the guy in the black and bright green jersey). 

Runners coming off the Queensboro Bridge heading north. 

impromptu model shoot

Isn't he handsome? 

new view

My new office is in Midtown on the 43rd floor of the building. Our office is on the south west side of the building looking down Broadway at Times Square and over the Hudson River towards New Jersey. 

Feliz Cumpleaños Ahop!

Ahop celebrated his 24th  last Saturday, October 9th. We didn't plan anything because of his chaotic work schedule. He ended up having a fairly free weekend so we decided to stay in and cook dinner for his birthday Saturday night. It was really nice because we rarely get to eat at home together.

Ahop had a great 23rd year. If he could change one thing about his 24th year it would probably be to get more than 4 hours of sleep each night.

Happy Birthday! 

my 23rd year

Today is my 24th birthday. Last year I celebrated my birthday in Hawaii while interning in Volcanoes National Park. This year I'm celebrating in New York City. The year has been one of change, excitement, ups, downs, and well everything in between. In my 24th year I hope for a bit of stability and to perhaps be living in the same city and working at the same job a year from now.

In my 23rd year I traveled to Hawaii- for 14weeks!, Colombia, Indiana, and moved to New York City. I worked as an intern, got my first "real job," quit my first real job for a new job I wasn't legally allowed to take, and was offered a new position last week with a financial firm to be an assistant with the company. I will start the job on October 4!