Spring

The snow is gone, things are growing again, and our heavy coats have been placed back into storage (meaning crammed into a crate which also contains swimwear, workout clothes, a lamp, and an old tennis racket..One day we'll have space...)

This makes me happy, because it means that Spring is here. Spring means two weeks off of work, which is one of the few perks left in being an educator these days. For the break, my dad invited us to come and stay with he and his wife in their new cabin at the top of a mountain in Gatlinburg, TN. It was needed. We both love the energy that living in Manhattan brings, but after a while, one just needs to be still in a quiet place. The sweet tea, rocking chairs, fried foods, and fireplaces were all nice touches as well.

The first two pictures are of the river that wound around the mountains. Peaceful.




My dad and I in front of the river.


The road leading up to the cabin.



The view of downtown Gatlinburg from the scenic bypass.


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More of downtown from the scenic bypass.


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The daytime view from the back porch of their cabin.


Fireplaces were our friend. We lit one nightly, even when it wasn't that cold out, as fires make for excellent napping environments.


If you look left off of the back porch on a clear night, you can see downtown in all it's glory.


The last three pictures are my favorites. All were taken off of the back porch. They are un-doctored. Not too shabby.






"On a clear day you can see forever."

Blizzard

Snow.

The past 5 months have been long. They've been cold. They've brought myself and the children of NYC 2 days off of school...no complaints here.

The greatest snowfall of the season turned into a blizzard that lasted for almost 24 hours and brought the city roughly 18 inches of white. Below are pictures that Scott took in Central Park during that day.

Thanksgiving

My sweet friend Mehren invited a few of us to her parent's home in upstate NY for Thanksgiving. It's crazy how beautiful the landscape is just an hour outside of this chaotic city.

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We have been slow with this blog lately....forgive us.

I had the privilege of being the Matron of Honor at my best friend Angela Ray's wedding to Andy Goodwin a few weeks ago. The wedding was down in Florida, so we got to see family too. Here are a few pictures from their big day; we'll take better family pictures to post while we are down again for Christmas. My Iphone camera pictures just don't cut it.

Brooklyn

I finally said yes to an invitation that has been extended for over a year now. This yes led me to my friend Alexis's apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. I was skeptical at first, because Scott and I have looked at our fair share of apartment spaces in this "other" borough over our three years here, and all of those neighborhoods have been...well...less than awesome. However, I have been converted. I am in love with Fort Greene. It's an area that is surrounded by little restaurants, parks, coffee shops, and my all time favorite-brownstones.








Plus, as you can see below, the living space is pretty amazing for the money out here.....this living room is double the space of our entire current apartment in Manhattan. Brooklyn has not been checked off of The DeVores "places to live" list after all....