becca takes manhattan

i will say that there were ups and downs. the biggest up? seeing this lady on broadway for this play was phenomenal. and hearing my baby sister sing at this place was cool beyond words (just like her).

but, not visiting this place was nearly heartbreaking. and finding out that this place doesn't even exist anymore was a disheartening revelation.

but finding a three-story version of this place made it all worthwhile.

did i take pictures of these things? no. but i did get a picture of marion trying to make a gang sign. and that, my friends, is priceless.

oh, and here are some other pictures if you are interested.

i loved the trees

particularly the ones in bloom (i only want to plant blooming trees at my house. they are just perfect).

and we had an overall great time

(i hope you liked exploring the different sites again with me)

there and back again: a hoboo's story

since i don't have a job and jesse had some time off, we decided to go home for the fourth of july. mostly, we spent time ooh-ing and ahh-ing over all the cute offspring in both of our families. it was time well spent.


first baby on the list was izzie, our niece on jesse's side of the family. izzie and i bonded quickly (it's amazing how food brings people together, even when the people are only three months old), and i felt it was time to take our relationship to the next level...

tyra banks seems to be a significant force in the lives of hopefuls for america's next top model, so it seemed only natural that i coach izzie through her first photo shoot. i have a feeling she was born to strike a pose.

the rest of the week was spent catering to the needs of all the grandchildren on my side of the family, and it was insane to say the least. jesse had to head back to boise shortly after barbecuing on the fourth, but i stayed behind to help create a pirate birthday party (the cake i made rocked, and if i get a picture of it, i will certainly have to post it) for my oldest nephew, parker, and implement said party for ten kids under the age of eight. it was intense.

going to idaho falls is really a great time, and i definitely needed to recharge my battery, but i was eager to return home to my sweet husband and my lack of job prospects (alright, perhaps i was really only looking forward to the whole great husband bit). i love the babies and all, but it is nice to have a quiet home where we can spend hours lovingly gazing into each other's eyes, discussing all of our admirable qualities (which is obviously what we do in all of our spare time).

my plans for unbridled love were smashed into the rocks of reality when i returned to find jesse united with his new love: his brand new macbook he got for pharmacy school (thanks again debbie and larry!). while i am pleased for him, and recognize that the computer rocks, i can't help but secretly loathe it for its living desire to fulfill his every command and ability to do so much more quickly and efficiently than yours truly.

i left the land of babies to return to jesse focused intently on his own. such is life.

p.s. credit for this post's title can be credited to: my recently renewed love for the hobbit (thereby including bilbo baggins and j.r.r. tolkien) and jesse's brilliant analysis of myself as a "hoboo".