NYC: SIGHTSEEING.....

In between dance stuff, we would take advantage of the amazing sites to see in NYC....here are a few of them.

Times Square

A Broadway Musical. We went to see Mary Poppins. Oh my goodness....this was spectacular. The sets were amazing, fun dance numbers, and there was even tap dancing on the ceiling!!! I highly recommend this show!

Our hotel was across the street from Carnagie Hall....shout out to my dad!

Coaches were not allowed into one of the classes, so I went for a little stroll. I walked around Columbus Circle...you can see the entrance to Central Park in the very back....and made my way to Lincoln Center to get another picture of the LDS Temple.

LDS Temple

Macy's

What would a trip to NYC be without a visit the Empire State Building. I loved being at the top because as busy, crazy, and noisy as New York is....when you get up to the top it is so peaceful. What a view. What a city!

I am a huge fan of Project Runway, so here I am posing in front of Bryant Park baby!

Grand Central Station

Ground Zero. This was a very humbling place to visit. It brought back the memories of that day; where I was, what I was doing....I can remember the whole world pausing and being brought together in love, support, worry, fear, bravery, etc.... It was indescribable to look at the skyline and imagine that two huge towers use to stand.....right here.

NYC: COMPETITION-CLASSICAL PIECE

Each day, Eric would have a class at the New York City Center. All the kids would line up out here and wait to go inside. The studios were gorgeous!


This was inside the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. This is were round one of the competition took place.

Eric performed Don Q for his classical solo. He did great....everything was technically right on, he was solid, no mistakes....way to go Eric!!!

NYC: GALA PERFORMANCE

This was us, the last evening, at the Awards Ceremony and the Final Gala Performance. I am so proud of Eric and how he handle himself throughout the whole competition. His performances were great, he pushed himself in classes, and most importantly he was a gracious competitor....constantly interacting with the other dancers, trying to speak to them through their broken English, and he even broke out his high school Spanish and used it to speak to those from Spanish-speaking countries!!!! It was a great, great, experience!




The judges were artistic directors and teachers from companies and schools all over the world.

THERE IS ONE MORE POST....CLICK ON OLDER POST IN THE RIGHT HAND CORNER TO VIEW THE LAST DAY OF NYC!!!!

NYC: STATUE OF LIBERTY

The last morning we hurried (i think we hurried everywhere throughout the trip!) to see the Statue of Liberty. The statue itself is ENORMOUS!!! It was breathtaking, not only because it was freezing, haha, but what an amazing site and what she represents......

This is Ellis Island...we didn't have time to stop, but what this place must mean to people!

Miss Lady Liberty!

NYC: WHAT A TRIP!

I am so grateful to the White's for making this trip possible. Thank you so much. What a great trip!!!






Way to go Eric!!!

TIME FLIES....

Today is our 4-year wedding anniversary....and time sure flies. It seems like just yesterday!







Another great year! Love you even more! Happy Anniversary Sweets!

4.4 EARTHQUAKE....

So last night around 4:00am, I experienced my first earthquake....something that did worry me when we chose to move to LA. CRAZY! Chris and I were both asleep in bed, when we were woken up, nay shaken up! It was the weirdest feeling. It started off pretty fast and then the shaking slowed to a kind of a rolling wave. I don't know about anyone else, but I often wonder how I might be when a disaster strikes....would I be the one running to help everyone, would I be the one frozen in shock, etc.... Let me tell you...Chris will be to the rescue. He was up so fast, arms stretched out over me....it was a pretty great sight to witness. Thanks babe : ) One thing that this earthquake has made me realize....we have to be more prepared; food storage, water, flashlights/candles, etc... Priority one right now!

LEO CARRILLO CAMPING....

Last weekend we went camping up towards Malibu, Leo Carrillo. Tons of fun! We cooked over the fire, roasted marshmallows, walked along the beach, stayed up late, and laughed a lot!

Kate and Kaitlyn playing in our tent....they were having a blast!




Passage-way to the beach attached to the campsite...






A porche commercial was being filmed around the campsite, so of course we had to get in on the action!






Me and my sweetie!



The Girlies!



New Invention...the smallow!....courtesy of Mike Garfield.



A morning view of the campsite.






The taj mahal of tents! Awesome : )



Fun times!!!

CAFE RIO GRAND OPENING....

Yes, the rumor is true......there is now a Cafe Rio close to us!!! A few weeks ago, a group of devoted Cafe Rio fans, got together and hit the grand opening of a favorite restaurant. I don't know if that makes a cool or pathetic : ) haha! But needless to say, the food was delicious and the company was even better!!!