Archive for September, 2010
Greetings from Brooklyn!
We’ve been in Brooklyn for exactly two weeks and it’s still all pretty surreal. Most days I feel like a tourist staying in a hotel—we’re enjoying the neighborhood, the restaurants, and the sights, but it doesn’t really feel like home yet. Lucky for me, we have friends who live 5 blocks away, who we see quite often. It’s really been a life line for me….I don’t really want to think about how much harder this would be if we didn’t have friends nearby to help ease the transitions and tell us where all the good stuff is. Chris has been riding his bike to work and we’ve all been enjoying daily family breakfasts (something we never did in NJ) and family dinners most nights. Natalie and Miranda are adjusting beautifully…..Natalie LOVES the park that is two blocks from our house and Miranda enjoys walking around the neighborhood looking at all the people.
We are still unpacking—I’d say we’re about 80% done, but the last 20% is going to be a lot slower than the first 80%. Once things are a little more organized, I’ll post some pics of the apartment. I haven’t used our “real” camera much since the move, so until I get more organized, I’ll post these photos I’ve taken with my phone. And look for more posts about all of our “last hurrahs” in NJ….with all the packing, moving, and unpacking, the blog has once again taken a backseat. It may take a while, but I’ll catch up, I promise!
Natalie takes her toys out to the moving van. 
Boxes everywhere! 
Natalie looks out our front window
Miranda “helps” unpack 
Dining out We’ve been exploring all the good eats in our neighborhood,
including Cafe Steinhof.
Family breakfast Oatmeal for everyone!
Water baby Miranda bathes in our new kitchen sink!
Meema and PopPop visit And of course, we took them to the park
Getting by with a little help from our friends Tamara helps Natalie with a new park skill: sliding down the fireman pole!
Subway girl There was one part of the train ride that was above ground. Natalie looked out the window and shouted, "WOW, I can see the whole TOWN!" I think the other riders could sense we are new to the city!
Baby straphanger Miranda’s first subway ride!
Spray-ground 
Grandma visits Natalie is excited to show all our visitors the park
Natalie helping Miranda slide 
Practicing her scooter 
Miranda getting friendly with the neighbors There are so many dogs in Brooklyn!
Natalie and Josie dance in the street At the 12th street block party!
Packin’ Up!
And almost ready to move out! Sorry for the lack of posts—we’ve been busy, busy, busy with packing and small home repairs. A week from today, we will be driving a moving van across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge into Brooklyn. It’s exciting, sad, scary, and wonderful all at once.
My dear friend and photographer extraordinaire Jenn generously offered to take some family photos of us in front of our house before we leave. You can see for yourself how beautiful they turned out. At least someone is blogging about the WJs!