you can visit me in the heights

when we move to brooklyn.  i've decided that when we live in new york,

that's where it will be.  specifically in brooklyn heights, which is where we

spent our last morning in the city.  i fell in love.  we both did.

we were both pretty wiped, but not enough to waste the few precious

hours we had left.  after richard peeled himself off of our delightful harlem

bed and pulled himself together we headed to the heights.

ever seen 'moonstruck' with cher and nicholas cage?  no?

well then, snap out of it!  its a classic, and in my opinion one of the few

(very few) great nicholas cage films.  anyway, this is the house that cher's

family lived in in that movie.

we weren't sure if the fallout shelter signs are up to date, or

remnants from a time gone by, but either way they made us feel

both safe and worried at the same time.

we had brunch at a lovely cafe just around the corner from

cher's old house/my future home.  it will be our weekend tradition.

richard was pretty hungry...

and so was i...

but he ate his food, my leftovers, and the rest of the breakfast dessert

that we just couldn't resist trying, and i think he regretted it just a little bit.

we walked it off on the brooklyn heights promenade, which is in so

many movies!  this was one of richard's recommendations, and it was

a big, big hit!

our little camera might not be much, but richard can still make it do some

pretty tricky things.  like how i'm in this picture twice?  magic.

that view is one of the reasons i'll be living on this side of the greatest

bridge in the world.  you can't see that from the middle of the city.

my sister was nice enough to support our habit of returning home from

our trips super late at night.  who wants to come back to reality earlier

than absolutely necessary?  no one, that's who.

although we were sad to come home, we are sure grateful for the reality

we have that allows us to go have great weekends like this!

another thing i'm grateful for is this guy:

not only does he understand my love for lots and lots of

cheese (clearly), but he is a major reason that i have so much

fun traveling (especially to this city!).  he is my best friend, and

i think if you can say that you're married to your best friend

then you've pretty much got it made.  even if you don't live

in new york.  yet.