Our Thanksgiving dinner was a day early, as dictated by various work schedules. This does have the advantage of leaving the entirety of the four-day-weekend (Woohoo! Time off work is a precious commodity indeed, here.) free of any commitments to large meals or events.
Though it can be a curious concept to some, and definitely suffers [...]

Today we had a block party on Vinedo Street, where Jamie’s family live. The idea was to get the community together for an event in the run-up to Thanksgiving, and allow everyone to get a little more familiar with their neighbours, and give all the kids more friends to play with!
It was a fairly uniquely [...]

Finally… here are the pictures from Day 3 in New York, Sunday. After shaking off a threatening hangover with caffeine and pastries, we were lucky enough to have an insider’s tour round the ‘other’ Manhattan, away from the well-trodden tourist routes. Our new friend from the evening before, Mike, picked us up and drove us [...]

We’ve been back from New York a few days now, so this is a bit late (though not half as late as the wedding and honeymoon pictures will be… whenever I get round to posting them).
Our second day in New York consisted basically of more walking around and getting to know the place, then meeting [...]