Cheese!!There has been a trend through our marriage..... CHANGE! Just when we get comfortable with an aspect of our life, the big guy throws us a curve ball! We have loved, loved our NY ward, more like our NY family! It was a place we could go every week and feel like we belong.
We just received a new calling as stake specialist in the deaf branch. We have only attended a couple of times but already...... we love it! No, we don't know ASL (other than the alphabet) but the members are so loving and welcoming. It is like no other experience I have ever had. Robert says he feels like he is back on the mish. The missionaries meet with us once a week to teach us ASL and we have been learning to sign the Hymns. I miss our Inwood Ward dearly and hope our friends won't forget about us but we are excited about our new adventure!
***Our new meeting house in Union Square!
Our week was busy, busy, busy! We had an exciting night at a party with all the board members of my charter school. I was excited to introduce Robert to Eva Mosqowitz and we even bumped into (literally) Chancellor Klien and Senator Sampson. We also spent a night out with Robert's classmates and professor. We have been so blessed to work with such intelligent, passionate people. It is exciting but extremely humbling.
After the event we walked out to see fog over the Empire State building. It almost looked like it was on fire.
South Seaport- We had lunch and ice cream and enjoyed the beautiful weather! 
Taking the ferry out to Governor's Island. Governor's Island is a small island that has an old army base. It is a 10 minute- free- ferry ride from the point of Manhattan. There is a bike trail all the way around the island. The view of the city and Statue of Liberty are amazing! 
Getting ready to take the ferry back to the city
Great view of the Statue of Liberty
Great view of OUR city!!
Last weekend we went for a run on the East side of the island. We have always been loyal to the West side trails but I am glad that we tried it out. Robert runs A LOT faster than me, so I rode the bike and then we switched. We couldn't run all those miles without rewarding ourselves with some DeLIcioUS doughnuts from Doughnut Planet! Great day to be a New Yorker!
Awwww.... teaching?!?!!? About every other day I ask myself... (or Robert).... Why did I go into teaching??? When you see this pictures you will see why it is all WORTH IT! Isn't my class the most beautiful bunch of kids you have ever seen??? I think so! I LOVE these kids SOOOOOOOO much! I would do just about anything for these kids!
Beams of light where the towers once stood
If pictures could speak they would say... Clothes are easier to find when they are sprawled all over the floor.. Right?! Clean Dishes... who needs em' anyway! These last couple of week have been insane. Robert hadn't had a day off in over 2 weeks and I have been pretty much living in my classroom. I just keep telling myself that there is a time and a place for everything... and now is not the time for a clean house and lazy weekends. Good thing we love what we are doing.
Work
Work has been pretty exciting! This week I had some education celebrities visiting my classroom (Chancellor Klein and Eva Moskowitz). Since the movie "Waiting for Superman" (which EVERYONE should see) came out my school has been getting a lot of publicity. (If you go see it you will see my school, coworkers, and some of my students!) We went to a special viewing this week for Charter School teachers. We were greeted at the doors by our friends the AFT (Teacher's Union). They aren't very happy about this movie coming out. Reality hurts! The film made me rededicated to teaching and even more passionate about reform.
This weekend Robert finally had a much needed day off. He has been working so hard. I don't know how he does it. We enjoyed the beautiful weather and went on an ALL DAY bike ride. We rode up Riverside to Central Park, and back on Riverside down to South Ferry. Our buttocks are a little sore! Oh yeah, did I mention that I saw Leonardo Dicaprio riding his bike on Riverside. I made Robert chase him down with me! (I have been a huge fan of his since Titanic!)
We needed some calories so we stopped by Levaine Bakery. YUMMMMMMMMY!!!
Enjoying a little lunch while keeping an eye on our bikes. Those Huffy bikes go for a lot now days... NOT!
Great day! Now I am just waiting to get a gimps of my husband before it is time to go to bed! Night!
