Showing posts with label New Jersey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Jersey. Show all posts

Friday, February 12, 2010

Dear So and So - New York/New Jersey Edition


Dear So and So...


Dear New York & New Jersey,

I have been so irritated with you the past few weeks that this entire post is devoted to you!

1. When the train doors open, step aside and let the arriving passengers off first before you crowd the door and push your way in. Things will move a lot faster... I promise.

2. If you are not going to make a clean entry onto the train, wait for the next one that will be along in approximately 3 - 5 minutes. Do not stand there like an idiot holding the door. You're not funny and all you're doing is making the rest of us late.

3. How about everyone go up one side of the stairs and down the other.

4. Put your umbrella away. It is only snow and you look like an idiot.

5. While we're on the topic of umbrellas... how about learn how to work yours. Walking with your umbrella directly in front of you face is not the correct way to walk with an umbrella.

6. It is not necessary to walk out in the street and in front of traffic while waiting for the light to change. Just because I prefer to stand on the curb out of the way of traffic does not mean you need to push me out of the way because you need to stand in traffic.

7. Oh, and by the way, if you're in your vehicle approaching an intersection and you see the light changing to yellow why not stop on the other side of the intersection instead of stopping in the middle of it. I'm not sure if you're aware but when the light turns yellow that means that it is going to be red shortly. All you're doing now is blocking eveyrone from advancing to their final destinations.

8. When there is a half empty train platform, is it really necessary for you to stand right next to me?

9. How about when you're exiting or entering the train? Is it also necessary for you to be right on my ass for no apparent reason? I don't know you so back off!

10. If you're in that much of a hurry to get somewhere you should have left earlier!

~AKO

Saturday, January 9, 2010

New Year... New Look

So over a month since my last post... Well, now that I've gotten things in order I can post more often again. I thought since we were starting a new year I would change the look a little here. I also started my "52 Weeks of the Olveras" blog. My plan is to post once a week with some photos that illustrate how that week went. We'll see how successful it is :) The link is in my sidebar to the right.

The past month has been quite busy and hectic that I've barely had time to think. Here's what's been going on over the past month...

We moved!! Yep, we made the jump over the Hudson River to New Jersey. Let me tell you that travelling for an hour with three cats in carriers is not pleasant. At one point I thought they were trying to harmonize with each other. We're in a quieter neighborhood now with a permanent parking spot. We're still renting so we're hoping to save up enough money to buy a place in a couple of years. Not sure where just yet, but it is on the horizon. It took the kitties a few days to get used to the new digs but now they've claimed it as their own.


Putties

C-Lo

Hadley

Chillaxin'


I got very addicted to "Bejeweled Blitz" on Facebook. Very dangerous :)

We celebrated Christmas in our new home. I was worried I wouldn't be able to put up my decorations in time with the move but I got them up! This was the first year that Hadley and Harley didn't try to pull the tree over. I think they are finally growing up! Even though this was supposed to be our year to go to Michigan for Christmas, we decided to stay in NYC. My brother is getting married in March in Key West in March so we wanted to make sure we were able to make it down. We'll be driving so I'm sure we'll have some cool pictures when we get back. Anyway, here are a couple shots of our Christmas decor.


Xmas09

Hadley


I got back on track with Weight Watchers. I lost about 20 lbs on WW back in 2006 and another 10 lbs before our wedding. Unfortunately I've gained it all back and then some. I've been back on track the past three weeks. Yes I started again the week before Christmas. I felt I had to in order to make sure I didn't go crazy over the holidays. I was still up 0.6 on my Tuesday weigh in after Christmas, but this is the first time the gain has been less than a pound after the holidays. I was then down 2.4 last week. I'm taking a different approach this time and focusing on smaller mini-goals rather than the final goal. My first mini-goal is to lose 10lbs before St. Patricks Day. I'll continue to report my progress here and, when I get brave enough, post some before and afters. Let me tell you I've seen some not too flattering "before" pics from the holidays :(

Freddy volunteered to go to Germany for 3 weeks to help the 133rd in March :(

We welcomed in 2010! My mom and her travel buddies were in town for New Year's this year and decided to brave the elements in Times Square. I've been sick off an on the past few weeks so I decided to not spend 6 hours standing in the rain that night. They had a good time and we got to spend some time together. And, with that I'm documenting my New Year's resolutions for 2010. At the end of the year we'll take a look back and see how many I was able to move forward with :)
--> Earn my 10% key chain from WW.
--> Start training for a 5K.
--> Earn my PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
--> Start experimenting with photo editing.
--> Take more photos of our day to day.
--> Complete my Wedding scrap book.
--> Start my Kitty scrap book.
--> Start cross stitching again.

I hope everyone has a safe, healthy, and happy 2010!

~AKO

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Month in Review....

Or something like that... I feel like the last three weeks has completely bowled me right over. Hence my lack of posting. So, since my last post a few things have transpired...

My very good friends Nicci and Adam were married on November 1 in a very awesome Halloween themed wedding. Nicci was one of my roommates for years when I first moved to the city. So we spent the weekend in the Chicago area.


Nicci and Adam

The Centerpieces

Nicci and Adam

The Bride and her Bridesmaids

The Girls

And me and my hubby

Manda & Freddy


I think I mentioned in a previous post that we were moving to New Jersey in a few weeks. So we've started the fun process of packing and purging. On the weekends we have been painting and cleaning the new apartment. I will be sooooo happy when it is all said and done. Normally I put out my Christmas decor on Thanksgiving weekend but since we are moving shortly after I won't be able to put them out until December.

And this year, for the first time since I moved out here, I was able to see the NYC Veterans Day parade. The New York National Guard marched in the parade this year. I took the day off to watch my hubby march in the parade with his unit.


Harlem Hellfighters

SSG Olvera


If you can't tell Freddy is second from the right :)

~AKO

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Jersey Bound... And Other Stuff...

Wow! I can't believe it has been two weeks since I last post. Who knew time could get away from you like that. Anyway, now that I've recovered from Game 163 (baseball fans will know what that means) I have moved on to the ALCS. The New York Yankees are in the ALCS for the first time in 5 years. They swept the Twins last week, with in true Yankee fasion a few nail biting moments. On the other side of the division, the California Angels swept the Boston Red Sox. So now it is the Yankees and the Angels doing battle for the American League title. The Yankees are currently up by 1 game, with game 2 scheduled for tonight. We are supposed to get our second Noreastern any minute now so it is likely the game will be postponed.

In other topics... my job is kicking my ass right now :( I'm hoping once we get into our year end freeze next month that things will quiet down a bit. Right now everyone is trying to get everything in before the freeze. I'm really looking forward to enjoying the holiday season this year.

And, we are jumping the Hudson River to New Jersey! Yep... that's right folks we are moving to Jersey City. We'll still be renting but we will be in a little bit safer and quieter neighborhood. I'll feel a little better as well being home by myself when Freddy is away at drill or training. December 1 is moving day so I'll be without my beloved Internet for a while... The good thing is that we'll be closer to the city so we will be able to go out like we used to. Right now it takes us so long to get home to our house in Brooklyn that we rarely go into the city aside from work.

So... that being said... I need to go start boxing stuff :)

~AKO