We sure grow them big out here

Icicles that is.

This is a northeast first for me this year. Tim has a big day planned of knocking them off the gutters with a shovel. I guess if you leave them there, they get heavier and heavier aand will break the gutters.


Even our bushes have them!

Hibernation

We have had a very un-adventurious beginning of 2011. Tim and I have been doing a lot of hibernating from the frigid temperatures and constant snowstorms.

Yesterday however, we managed to pry ourselves off the couch and make our way down to NYC for a big event. The World Champion (I never get tired of hearing that!) San Francisco Giants brought their trophy to their old stomping grounds in NYC to give their East Coast fans a chance to see it for themselves. We braved an icy zero degree day to wait in line at Finnerty's for our chance to see history.

Finnerty's is a Giants themed bar. Who knew such a thing existed? I certainly didn't. And the funny part is that it's right next door to a Red Sox bar called Professor Thom's that we have been to many times. This block of 14th Street is made for Tim and I.

Once we got inside( and into the warmth) it was a short wait to the trophy. This man was there to greet us and welcome us to the event. I definitely recognized the bowtie. Bill Neukom, the owner of the team! Holy crap! He shook my hand and said, "Hi, I'm Bill." That's kind of like Brad Pitt introducing himself. "Hi, I'm Brad." Yes, I know. :)

He was so nice and I told him that I grew up a fan in the East Bay and thought I would marry Will Clark. He laughed, thanked me for my support and told me to go and see my trophy. Mine?

I love that attitude. They truly believe that the trophy and the championship run belongs to the fans. It's amazing.




Here she is. This is the best photo I could manage as the large man guarding the trophy encouraged us to keep moving. I'm (stalking) waiting for the official MLB photo of Tim and I to be posted. Stay tuned!

The Big Giant To Do List, 2011

Learn to really use my camera

Tile the kitchen floor

Learn to use my sewing machine and make couch pillows

Basement renovation

Refinish the deck

Build a patio and fire pit in the back yard

Run (5) 5k's

Run (2) 10k's

Train for and run a half marathon

Make a Project 365 Blurb book

Finish wedding scrapbook

Attend the Kentucky Derby

See Billy Joel in concert

Go cross country skiing

Try snowshoeing

Tour the White House

Eat beignets in the French Quarter

Break in our new passports

Go to a brewery festival

Complete Tim's 10 year anniversary present

Attend the WGA awards

Go white water rafting

Take a trapeze class

Take photos at the Bronx Botanical Gardens

Ride in the 5 Boro Bike Tour