Here we are, January 1, 2009, and as I look out the window at the snowy trees up Cypress, it's nice to take some time to reflect on the year 2008 that has sped by.
January
I started 2008 on the West Coast, and then flew back to NYC where I plunged back into work and fun times with friends.
Mount Baker and the Lions Gate Bridge
Lower East Side, dinner with friends.
February
Cold February was spent on roadtrips with friends (Boston) and family (my Mom and I in Cold Spring).
Roadtrip to lovely Boston
Coffee in Cold Spring with Mom
March
Up and down the East Coast corridor, with trips to Delaware and Connecticut. Mom and Jane came to visit, and we puttered around Mystic.
Tarrytown, me and Mom
Oranges in Tarrytown
Robot in Hell's Kitchen, NYC
April
The month began with an epic ski trip out to Park City, Utah, where we had four days of perfect powder. Back in NYC, spring was arriving and blossoming.
High above Deer Valley, Utah.
The "OH YEAH" gang on the chairlift.
Cherry blossoms in NJ
Checking out the doorway at the bakery
May
Picking up the pace in May, the month began with a personal best in the Brooklyn Half-Marathon. In New York, there were some concerts and shows, some excellent hikes up the Hudson River. A trip to the Bay Area to hang out in Monterey and run the Bay to Breakers. And then a vacation in Montreal for the long weekend, the "Fred Reunion Tour of Montreal".
Getting ready to run the Brooklyn Half, starting area near Coney Island.
The "city bird" concept: if you listen closely on the streets of NYC, you can often hear one lone bird chirping away.
Cold Spring hiking.
Blossoms in Monterey, California
Picking up our Bay to Breakers finisher tshirts
Dinner at Garde Manger after arriving in Montreal
Montreal
June
More fun trips: Six Flags park, Scarsdale to see my friend and her adorable kiddies, and the beaches of Sandy Hook. Torrential summer downpours struck early in the month, including one evening at the Death Cab for Cutie outdoor concert (drenched!). Then, a thick heat wave blanketed the city of New York later in the month. Toooo hot.
At Six Flags
Two cuties, the little guy in the back is "eating his stinky feet"
The beach at Sandy Hook
Typical New York City
Hot dogs
July
I escaped the July heat on the East Coast with a great trip home and then returned to NYC to host my cousins from Holland for a fun week.
Sunset over New York City
Bard on the Beach, Vancouver
Family portrait at Joe's place
Maurice and Julien, on the Brooklyn Bridge
New York Mets game
Pugsitting, Branford CT
Parade in front of my place
August
Another nice summer month, during which I spend good times with friends and Joe and Lishia on their visit to the Big Apple, visited Anne-Marie and Ally, saw shows and the US Open.
Sunny day, Hell's Kitchen
Empire State Building, near Washington Square
Watching the US Open
September
The month started with a beautiful week in Nova Scotia, then a visit with my parents in NJ and, at the end of the month, the annual trip to East Hampton for a weekend with the gang.
Coffee at Steve-o-Reno's, Halifax
Mom watching bagpipers, Halifax Citadel
Mom at Yankee Stadium
Dad heading into Yankee Stadium
Skies over NJ on my birthday
Swimming pool, East Hampton
October
Vice-presidential debates, Michelle and Wayne came for a great visit, we all went to Schneiderland, Madonna had a concert, and Halloween was full of crazy wigs.
Buzzword Bingo, vice-presidential debate
Me and Michelle, Hell's Kitchen
Everyone at Schneiderland
Autumn hike, Cold Spring
Halloween pumpkin
Halloween
November
The month began with the New York Marathon, watching not running. Autumn started to arrive, bringing the fall foliage. And for the Thanksgiving weekend, two friends from the West Coast arrived for a weekend of adventures.
NYC marathon, 40km mark in Central Park
Autumn leaves in Central Park
Autumn rain on the Upper West Side
Jane and Sandra in Central Park
December
My Mom arrived for a visit amidst the sparkling holiday month of December in NYC. I hosted a dinner party for the gang. I wrapped up a busy busy year at work. And after an epic 20 hour door-to-door journey, I made it from the East Coast back to the West Coast for a wintery, snowy holiday.
Christmas sparkle, my apartment in NJ
Me and Mom at Heather's
Dishing up lasagnas and mulled wine
Snowstorm rolls in over Newark airport
Winter wonderland, Vancouver
Snowshoeing and whiskey jacks
Kayla and Mom, another snowfall
Christmas dinner
Shovelling the driveway
Coziness inside, -12C outside
Speedskating at the Olympic Oval
Convoy of birds in a snowstorm, Dundarave
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