Scott's Feminine Side

I found these pictures from a few months ago and thought this needed to be documented. A few months after we moved into our ward I was called as a beehive advisor. I'll admit I was a little intimidated by this calling considering it's been a long time since I was 12 or 13 and I don't know the first thing about what girls that age are into these days. I know...what am I 80? But that's really how I felt. Anyway, one of the girls, Penelope, lives a few streets away and occasionally stops by for a surprise visit. One night she came over and brought one of her sisters. I happened to be painting my nails and thought this would be a good opportunity to have some serious girl bonding with some manis and pedis. Well...apparently not a whole lot has changed since I was 12 or 13 because what was more intriguing than having their nails painted by their cool, new leader was, of course, chasing Scott around trying to paint his nails. Needless to say, there wasn't a lot of girl bonding with all the attention on Scott. It was, however, very entertaining to see Scott run away and get attacked by little blonde girls with nail polish in their hands. Ultimately a compromise had to be made because there was no way I was letting those three make a mess out of the carpet and also because they pretty much wouldn't give up, or leave, until they accomplished their goal. So Scott ended up agreeing to sit still if they painted only one toenail each. I just had to save the girl bonding for another time.

New York

More catch up...
Last June we also went to NYC with our friends Aaron and Amber. It was probably one of the coolest vacations I've been on. It started out a little rocky for me though. We, of course, were flying there all day long. Our flight was delayed and we ended up landing in rush hour. Being the frugal people we are, mostly out of necessity, we rode a bus to the subway to eventually get to our hotel all the while dragging a weeks worth of luggage with us. To say there was standing room in the bus and subways would be an exaggeration. I had never seen so many people at one time in my life and after being pushed, shoved, stepped on and knocked over I'm certain none of them saw me. It was such a relief once we finally got to our hotel because I was spent. I was hot and sweaty, exhausted, hadn't eaten in what seemed like days, and was livid at Scott for continually leaving behind his little 5'1" wife in this scary city to get trampled on and lost. The hotel looked pretty old but it was fixed up nice. We got our key for room 513, or whatever it was, and found out we had to climb 4 flights of stairs...not because the elevator was out of service but because this hotel didn't have an elevator. That was the last straw! I was ready to turn around and go home. I had had enough NYC to last me a lifetime. But...once I let out some steam, got some food in my belly, and some rest I was good to go.

Everywhere we went in NYC was just like you see on TV and movies. Time Square was a lot of fun to go to because it's just so exciting even when there's nothing going on and you're just walking around. People and taxis are everywhere and the billboards and lights are overwhelming.

The coolest thing about Central Park is that it's this huge, gorgeous park right in the middle of all the huge buildings in this dirty, overcrowded city. The second you step into that park it's like you're in a different world.

We couldn't miss out on going to a couple famous spots from Seinfeld.

We went to a Mets/Yankees game which was a lot more exciting for the boys but definitely a good time. Even the baseball games are bigger and better in NY. Those New Yorkers are not playing around when it comes to baseball...kinda reminds me of the Sooner fans during football season back at home. We, of course, had to go to a broadway musical in NYC so after a little compromising with the boys we decided on Legally Blonde. I've been to quite a few broadway shows but this was surprisingly the best. It was so funny and entertaining...even Scott really liked it. We also went to the famous areas like Little Italy and So-ho. So-ho kind of reminded me of Mexico because of all the little booths where people were selling things and honestly I wasn't that excited about it but Little Italy was a lot of fun and they had some great food which is all I really need.

Here are pitures of the New York Stock Exchange, the bull that's on a lot of movies, and the site of the World Trade Center. Wall Street wasn't too exciting for me. That's more Scott's thing but it's nice to say I've been there. I was really disappointed with the World Trade Center. They haven't done any kind of memorial, signs, nothing to show what it used to be or remember who's lives were lost or anything. The construction site you see above is all there is to it.

We didn't go to the Statue of Liberty but we rode the ferry over to Staten Island to see it. That day it was pretty rainy and foggy but we got a few good pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, and I think that other picture is the city of Brooklyn. Once it started clearing up the view was gorgeous.

Carnegie Deli was our favorite place to eat out there. We had to go 2 nights in a row cause we liked it so much. A lot of famous people have been going there for years as you can see in the pictures behind us. They're known for their corned beef sandwiches and cheesecake and not only are they huge they are to die for.




Here's just some pictures of all the places we went to: Rockefeller Center, Macy's, The Today Show, NBC Studios, and Radio City Music Hall. The NBC tour was pretty cool but the Rockefeller Center tour was a little too much for me. My legs were tired and the tour guide yelled at me for sitting down during his boring 2 hour tour. Macy's and pretty much every single store we went into were the most beautiful stores I had ever seen. They were so big and had so much stuff in them I could've spent days just shopping in NYC. It was like heaven. Although, if you ask Scott I'm pretty sure he'd say it was like hell.

This is when we went to the Empire State Building. It was extremely crowded but well worth it.
You really don't understand how tall that building is until you actually go to the top. It was amazing everything you could see and the view of the city up there. The pictures really don't do it justice.

Cruise

Last June we went on a cruise with Scott's family. Some people liked to call it the "grandma bair" cruise but I like to think we went because it was our last big hurrah before Matthew went on his mission. Whatever the reason we had a great time. I have no idea why I don't have pictures of Mama and Papa Bair but I promise they were there too.

Mostly we did a whole lot of eating, laying out, eating, an occasional nap and then eating. It was amazing. We had fries with honey mustard in between meals all day and then for dinner we ate like 3 appetizers, 4 main dishes, and 5 desserts. Can you get a better vacation than that?

New House

Scott and I bought a house in Gilbert last May. It was probably one of the most frustrating and stressful things we've ever done but finally we found one that was perfect for us. It seemed like it was just meant for us the way it all worked out. This is right after we bought it. Not the best pictures but they'll do for now.

New Leaf

Okay. So I've made a goal that I have to be better at blogging since we have Baby Bair coming along. The family wants to be updated and I need to start documenting all the great things in life so I don't forget. So...this is me feeble attempt to catch up on just the highlights of the past year and turn over a new leaf to become a real blogger.