Been a while

It's been ages - so what have we been up to since Mohonk. Well there was Ruby's birthday on 8th April which was great. Al and I took the day off work, took her to Chelsea market and let her dive into a huge Elmo cupcake.

As we came towards the end of the green card process we went on a quick trip back to London to do the final stages - medical and interview at the embassy. It was great to spend some time with family and the friends we were able to catch up with. Ruby and I headed back to NYC last Sunday but Al is sadly stuck in London as the American embassy wait to receive the all clear from the dutch government that he didn't commit any crimes between the ages of 16 and 18. Ridiculous.

So Ruby and I have been living it up without daddy! well not quite - missing him ALOT but today (Saturday) was actually a really fun girls day out. We went to the butterfly exhibition at the museum of natural history and once Ruby got over the fear factor of being surrounded by them I think she enjoyed it. Probably not as much as me. We also checked out our new neighbourhood in the upper west side and peeked in on our flat, scoped out the nearest duane reade, nail bar, breakfast stop and entrance to central park. I'm very excited. I then took the strange decision to walk home with Ruby from 94th st back to Time Square. No flip flops are comfortable enough to take you 45 blocks. We stopped for a bite along the way then played on the terrace this afternoon where we met a little friend for Ruby.

I've also just arranged to go to see Jeff Daniels at City Winery on Monday night with a friend. He is apparently an avid blues writer. Interesting...

Anyway, Al I do really really miss you. Ruby and I can't wait to have you home.