nyc and after

we had the most lovely time in NYC. we only live about an hour away, but we got a little mixed up on the way to our hotel in SSS thanks to google maps. fortunately, it was a simple mistake in the directions and we were able to pretty much figure out the way on our own. we stayed at South Street Seaport. i don't know the city well enough to know if i would have been choosing the right neighborhood or hotel, but i know the area down by the seaport, and i love it there. i couldn't have picked a better place to stay and relax...

our hotel and the seaport are neighbors to the brooklyn bridge

 cute little 'sand-bar' under the bridge

pum.a and fif.a had a mini soccer fields, ping pong and foosball tables set up in honor of the world cup

i didn't get a pic of the soccer field, but ill show you where T was heading...

he wants to incorporate something like this in our backyard...always thinking, that man

in our two days in the city, we had a chance encounter with the happy cabby, who told us too look him up on you tube and not a moment too soon, let me tell you. after that morning's neg test, i needed some 80's pop and a reminder to be grateful for what i had. 

we headed into SoHo to see 'Restrepo' and again, nothing like a movie that highlights the toils of war to make you appreciate what you have. old lisa would have lost it and been crying through the whole film. i made it though, until one of the guys was talking about his time in afghanistan, during which they were under fire everyday, sometimes several times a day. he said something to the effect of "i haven't found a way to process all that has happened and what i have seen yet. i hope one day to be able to so i can remember it. i don't want to forget it, because it is what makes me realize how much i have to be thankful for." and i am paraphrasing but what a poignant and true quote. i lost it. now, i am not saying what i have been through is in any way close to what these guys or any one who has seen war. but i have seen and dealt with things i never though possible, and i don't want to forget either.

lord, i wish my brain could process it though. baby steps, i am slowly coming to terms with what happened. i am trying to coax myself to process what happened so i can in some ways, move on, but never forget.

we ate some wonderful food while we were in the city. besides the trip up to see the movie, we stayed mainly in and around the seaport. we ate at stella nyc (twice, it was so good!), and at the mark joseph steakhouse. we also saw the bodies exhibit. i loved it. it made T sick

us, waiting for stella to open up so we could go have brunch. we sat on a bench and discussed our next steps and adoption. such a cleansing, uplifting chat. its amazing how differently we related to each other when we were out of our element, calm and happy. i really want to keep that positive spirit going.

we had such fun, i can't wait to go back. it was so nice to have a little time away from it all.