Sweethearts on the Hill

Tomorrow we set sail for New York City! Well we actually set flight for New York City - but "set flight" just doesn't have   the same ring to it ~ So, tomorrow we set sail for New York City…       Early… Dark early…  6:50 am early… That's really early for the Agrestic Family…  We don't like early…    But for New York City, we can do early. We'll be spending six full days, and five glorious nights in The Big Apple. We are all very excited about the great adventures we'll get to have. I anticipate ALL SORTSA fun new memories (and therefore, pictures) to add to our growing collection . Here are a few of my favorites from our last trip there…just one short year ago.   Enjoying a lovely dinner in Little Italy Sam and Charlie rockin' it out in Times Square!  Good times in Central Park Handy Manny and Curious George joined us on our trip - but they had to stay back at the crib while we explored… they were able ...

After all the fuss I've made about the special love I have for my sweethearts, I'm rather ashamed to admit that our relationship has gotten a bit complicated lately. (pausing for the initial shock to fade) Okay. Shall I continue? I'm guessing all this tension probably boils down to one source ~ the dog days of summer. It's hot. It's humid. It's muggy. It's buggy. Not to mention, my body swells up with monstrous welts with every mosquito bite I get. And considering I have a fricking village of them breeding and swarming in my back yard, and I apparently exhale the sweet cocktail mix of carbon dioxide they crave - this proves to be a bit of an obstacle between me and my darling buttercups. To sum it up, it's just plain disgusting outside. So I guess I can't really hold them  responsible for their pitiful presence as of late.  But, I gotta tell ya - when I've spent hundreds and hundreds of hours tending to my sweethearts, it's a bit disheart...