City Science Fun

PICTURES!!!

(Funny cone head people in a store at Rockefeller center)

(The proposal at the ice rink in Rockefeller Center...so cute.)

(Beautiful decorations... this is the building that does the cool light show...)

I took lots of pictures but there just isn't enough time or space to upload them all. We went as a family to the Liberty Science Center which was really fun. It brought me back to my elementary school days when we would go once a year. Good times. This picture will excite some...namely Scott, Dan, and Sarah....

(Yeah I did)

NYC Adventures

We went into the city today for our annual Christmas visit. Though it was after Christmas it was still wonderful and we got to see everything all decked out for the holidays. I absolutely love the smell of the city, well okay most of it. No one like the smell of vomit or feces, but the roasting nuts, pretzels, and hot dogs, combined with the wonderfully toxic car fumes....it's like heaven or at least definitely worth the hour and a half wait to get through the Lincoln Tunnel!

Our most exciting part of the adventure was to witness someone get proposed to on the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center!! I think it's a good thing she said yes...

We got curious enough today, as to what exactly chestnuts taste like, to try some. In case you haven't ever tried them they're not really worth it. They taste almost like potatoes, no matter how sweet and candy like the vendor tells you they are!!

Tomorrow I might go see Twilight again, probably eat homemade ice cream, and will put up some pictures from our jaunt into NYC today!!

Yes Sizzli List

I got to hang out with my BFF on Friday night which was insanely fun. We stayed up late chatting and then went to Wawa for pancake sizzli's in the morning which was even more fun. Then I got to go to the church to play basketball with my family which was fun beyond fun!! What a fun weekend!!

I was watching David Letterman's Top Ten Lists from this last week and was inspired to write my own similar to the "Top Ten Things Jim Carrey will Always say Yes to" (Yes Man, was a funny movie btw)

Top Ten Things Emily Will Always Say Yes To:
10. Pancake Sizzli's for breakfast
9. Hanging out with friends
8. A real live puppy
7. Stitches finally falling out
6. Several large vats of Western Family strawberry yogurt
5. Hugs and kisses...from people I know resonably well and can trust to stop at hugs and kisses!!
4. An engagement to Jim Carrey
3. Any sort of monetary suppliments or college funding
2. A few million dates with Batman in full Batman get-up
1. On a related note, my very own bat wings preferably actually made out of memory cloth so as to become rigid upon any rapid desent.

Video Giving Joe

Christmas was fantastic. I got a lot of great stuff and got to eat ham for dinner!! Some of the things I got, that I am most grateful for receiving!!
- 3 pans of different sizes
- The Dark Knight DVD
- Batman gloves
- A cutting board
- Hot pads
- Jim Brickman Greatest Hits CD
- "100 Years" by Five for Fighting sheet music
- A sleeve for my lappy
- Batman action figure
- Flarping silly puddy
- Flubber DVD
- And tons of super cute clothes from Santa

My favorite part was giving presents though. I was paired up with Scott and Cassie to buy presents for Sarah and Ben. We got Sarah a "Job Hunting Survival Kit" and a few other things. We got Ben the complete recording of Miss Saigon (he will be playing the part of John in his schools performance), some fun cereal, and hot cocoa mix. I had already gotten my mom and dad the tickets to see Garrison Keillor and Prairie Home Companion in New York a few weeks ago. My very favorite gift though was for Jeff. Alex and I got him a PET FISH!!! He named it Joe.

(Joe in his wonderful home...created lovingly my Alex and myself)

Speaking of Christmas and family and fun you should check out this awesome video my family made about our wonderful thoughts and traditions of Christmas. I dare say it is pretty amazing. You can also get to the video through our family website. There is a link for that on the left side of this page!! Enjoy...

Keeping Me In Stitches

I had quite a scare last night. As yesterday was the first time I could brush and be rough with my stitches, I was feeling around in my mouth and could not find any evidence whatsoever that they had removed my upper two wisdom teeth. So naturally I freaked out and had my mom look in my mouth and she couldn't see anything either.

This morning she called the oral surgeon, who of course had a perfectly good explanation, but not one that could have been explained to me in my previous two visits. Apparently the upper extractions are quite different from the bottom ones. The incision is smaller, the gums are softer, they only have internal dissolving stitches, and can apparently heal completely in a week and a half.

Well I'm off to await Santa's arrival and to lay out my final presents now that certain people have gone to bed....::grins wickedly::

Hearty Holidays

I have just purchased in one day, two of the greatest Christmas gifts ever!! (minus the one we got my mom and dad) It feels great! I promise to tell you all about them after they have been heartily received by their new and grateful owners.

I also sat in traffic for an hour ice was being cleared off of power lines. That did not feel great.

There's no place like New Jersey for the holidays!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!!

Dissolvable Goodbyes

I had a very busy out of the house day today.

In the morning I went with my mother and father to Kaye Cale's' funeral. I sung "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing", a song she requested, with a very small ward choir. It was a very moving service and I could feel her there with us. RIP Kaye...

After the services we drove my dad to the train, then went to Somerville for my follow up appointment with the oral surgeon. There I found out that my stitches are the dissolvable kind and I am now supposed to brush them to help the the tops loosen and fall out. For some reason they decided that tonight they would be more sore than ever, so I think I will wait to try and brush them until tomorrow.

After my appointment I went to the mall with my mom for some Christmas shopping, and was pretty successful. I have thought of the greatest present for little Jeff....I am very excited. It probably won't top our present to my mom and dad though!! (Tickets to see Garrison Keillor live!!)