Visit from my parents!

So these are all out of order but I am frustrated and am posting them anyway. I still need to figure out how to upload pictures in the way I want them to show and also how to get the text to go before the picture....one day I will hopefully figure it out!

My parents came to NY to visit us. We had such a great time. I was able to do some fun things with them and work at the same time. The lead tech this year is awesome and has been so good to me. It helps to not feel like a prison in my apartment this summer and also have someone who will do his job! My parents and I got to see a lot in such a short time, we are not just VERY worn out. They got in around 6:30 am on Wednesday morning and they were supposed to leave this morning at 6:30 am. We got them to the airport at 5:40 but since they were not there an hour before the flight Delta would not let them on the flight (never heard of this before, I have gotten tot he airport 30 minutes before my flight and gotten on). The flight they were to go on was also a half hour delayed so they really were fine. Delta over booked the flight and already gave my parents tickets away and so they were out of luck. They now have to catch a flight tonight at 7:30. I am not impressed with Delta or there customer service! I guess they fit in well with NYC! I should complain cause we have had such a fun week, it was just really frustrating.

The picture above is of my mom and I coming out of the sacred grove. We were able to go there Sunday afternoon until Monday afternoon. It is so beautiful in Palmyra and peaceful.

Mom and Dad at Hill Cumorah

Mom and Dad in the Sacred Grove

Dad and I at the Palmyra Temple after doing a session.

Mom and Dad at the Yankee's game. Mom took score in her little program she bought. We have no idea what all her little marks meant but she sure knew what she was doing ha ha. :) She also got her a Yankee's shirt and was so proud of herself.

Mom and I at the game

Dad and Mom in front of the new Yankee Stadium. Dave and I bought my dad Yankee tickets for his Father's Day and birthday present. My dad has always been a Yankee's fan since he has been a little boy and has always wanted to go to a game. It was so fun to surprise him with tickets!

We went to China Town and my dad was in heaven in the more authentic parts. He served his mission in Hong Kong and so seeing the bakeries and shops brought back memories for him. He hated Canal st which I love to get all the cheap knock off purses and such!

This is a pic of my dad buying a pastry. He ordered it in Cantonese. I was so proud of him and super impressed, the Chinese people in the store were also impressed!

Us playing games

Mom and Dad in times square

Mom and I waiting for Wicked to start!!!

Mom and Dad at Central Park

Mom and I going to Wicked. Yes my dad even went. He said he liked the acting but not the story line. I am not sure what to think about that. I LOVED it!! It was my second time and it was still amazing. My mom also loved it. I was so happy she was able to see it.

Mom and Dad at the Museum of Natural History. This is where "Night in the Museum" was filmed. I didn't have cell phone reception so I was not able to go through the museum in case I got calls for work but was glad they could go. They enjoyed it but we got there with only an hour or so before closing so they didn't get through the whole thing.

Dad and I in Central Park. We had to buy a few umbrella's cause it started raining SOO hard. I should have known by now to take an umbrella. Oh well it was still a blast. We walked a ton that day. We walked from Grand Central Terminal to 79th street. That equals a TON of walking. Sure have gotten my exercise this summer! Ha ha.

I am so glad they were able to come out! I had so much fun. NY is such a fun place with so much to do. I will miss it!

Fun visit from family

Dave's parents came and visited us over the 4th. It was so great having family here! We had such a good time with them. Dave worked a lot but we were able to all spend time together Sunday and Monday morning. On Saturday morning I was able to go into the city with his parents and go on a tour of Upper Manhattan and Harlem. Harlem is quiet the place! It was a little scary but was a good adventure. Dave's parents went on a tour of lower Manhattan the day before. On Saturday night we went to a Chinese restaurant and then watched fireworks for our apartment. We are up 22 floors so we are able to see them very well. There was 2 firework shows in in the city we live in that we were able to see plus about 10 others we watched from surrounding cities and Long Island. It was awesome to see so many at one time. The night before we counted 10 shows we watched as well. I LOVE the 4th of July and am so thankful to live in this country. I just hope that things continue to be safe and ran well....
Dave and I at Turtle Pond in Central Park on Sunday!

Dave and Renee at the Manhattan Temple. It still is so crazy to me to see a temple in the middle of skyscrapers and so much traffic.

A note his parents wrote on the wall of the Apollo theater in Harlem from Dave. Ha ha. There was a huge shrine there in memory of Michael Jackson. There was people blasting his music and selling all kinds of merchandise of Michael Jackson in the street. The day he died and the day of his funeral a lot of the guys had a hard time selling because people were so upset. I think Michael Jackson had a lot of good music but he was creepy.

His parents writing on the wall.

Latest NYC adventures!

Dave and I were able to go to the Manhattan temple one morning to do a session with our friends Nelli and Ashley. It was a beautiful temple!! I was surprised because the outside doesn't really look to much like a temple and it is in the middle of a lot of buildings in NYC but we were amazed at the inside. It was a wonderful experience and we hope to go back again soon!
My friend Brook and her baby Bridgett came for the day to hang out. It was a lot of fun! They sure wore me out though ha ha. I am not used to much exercise and we walked ALOT!! It was a great time. We went to Central Park and I saw so much more than the last time I was there. It is crazy how big it is. This is a castle at central park by turtle lake. There are hundreds of turtles in the water. It was cool. We met a nice older man who walked us to the castle and told us about central park. It was crazy to see such a nice person in NY. Usually people are screaming, swearing, or honking at you. It gave me more faith for the people in NY, ha ha.

This is a pic of us in Central Park. Brooke's friend also met us downtown (Brooke I stole this pic from your blog, hope you don't mind). We went to China Town, Central Park, and Tiffany's. It was such a fun day. It is nice to be around people and not just seating on my couch all day!! Dave's parents are here for the weekend and I am so excited, they are so great to me! I will post pics soon.

New Car!

Out with the old, in with the new. I am seriously having a hard time getting red of my red little Sebastian (Dave named it Sebastian, don't ask cause I dunno why). My little red car has been so good to me. I got it right after I graduated high school and was moving to Ogden. It was my liberation from my parents! ha ha. Yes, I had a rebellious few years in high school. Sadly, many of you probably remember those wonderful years.

When Dave and I met he never liked my car much. He is very into cars and music. My car was VERY basic. It was good to me though. I kept telling him and myself that I would get a new car when I graduated and so I have been working towards this for 6 long years, ha ha. Well Dave has been looking at what car we will get when I graduate since we got married (I am not exaggerating either). Some night I would wake up and he was not in bed, he was on the computer looking at cars! Anyway, he wanted me to get a Mercedes or BMW but when I went and looked at them I was not super impressed, no I don't know my cars obviously. I wanted a car with lots of buttons, that had butt warmers, that had a remote to lock and unlock the doors, and window controls. I am not too picky! These few things I knew would make my life easier! Well as we looked at cars I really liked the Lexus IS and it actually started growing on Dave but we couldn't find the right one. One of the many days that Dave was on auto trader he found an Infiniti, I didn't know anything about these cars and wasn't sure how I felt about it. Well, Monday he talked me into going and looking at it before work. We BOTH fell in love with it right away. It is so nice! It has so many features that I have not clue how to use. It was a long process to get everything figured out with paperwork since our credit union and residency is in Utah but finally Friday we were able to pick it up!!! On the way to the dealership I had a little freak out moment. I am not good with decisions in the first place and being a 'Reeder' didn't help things. Reeder's are very thrifty and don't really spend a lot of money on vehicles. This is a big step for me. Almost all of Dave and my fights are about cars! I am trying to compromise with him and we are getting this instead of a Porsche! I am happy that I have a car that will be more reliable and hope it was a wise choice but it is bought now and I am going to enjoy it!! The pictures are out of order, I still have a hard time figuring out the blog thing but I try ha ha.
The inside
Where we celebrated our new purchase

Another picture of the inside

If anyone wants to buy my red car they can come fly to New York, stay a few days with us and then drive it home! ha ha. I want someone I know to buy it! :) I will be driving my car home the first of August so we can drive back together!

I am not a car expert so I will try to tell you about our car. It is an Infiniti G35X. It is all wheel drive which will be really nice in the winter. It has a navigation system, butt warmers :), remote to lock and unlock the car, dual air control (this will save us, Dave can control his side of the cars heat and air conditioning and I can control mine!), backup camera, adaptive cruise control (if you get too close to a car it will slow the car down for you and then speed you up if you switch lanes or the car in front of you moves), a 9 1/2 gig hardrive (you just save your music right on in your car so you don't have to bring your ipod), you don't need to use a key to start the car it just senses it in your pocket and you push a button, and when you are on your cell phone it comes through the speakers (I think that is so cool).

NY and apartment

So Dave and I have been in New York for almost 2 months. It has gone by so fast. We are living in New Rochelle which is right by the Bronx. We have a train station right outside of our apartment so it is so nice when we want to go into the city. It is only about 30 minutes to get to the city when we take the train. My mom wants to see some pictures of our apartment so these are for her! :) This is our living room. It is pretty clean cause Dave surprised me and cleaned the apartment yesterday! He is so good to me. I love things clean but I don't love to clean...it causes problems. This week has been a little stressful because we have been trying to buy our car since Monday and it seems like there is one thing after another that needs to be done. I just wish they give you a list at the beginning so when you get things done and excited to pick up the car your not disappointed when you have something new to do. Hopefully tomorrow morning we can FINALLY pick it up!!! I will post some pictures soon!

This is the view to the east out of our living room window. We live on the 22nd floor. Yes, I have to ride the elevator. I am doing pretty good. During the year since our elevator accident (click here for blog post)....I have had a lot of anxiety. I am still selective about elevator I take but I have come a far way. Ha Ha. You can see the Long Island Sound(that's the water). It was a little foggy the day I took this picture. It is so pretty when it is clear. On Saturday's and Sunday's the ocean is filled with sailboats. It is so pretty to see.

Our kitchen. Looks pretty similar to the one from Miami (click here for Miami pics. The apartments are similar but Miami is a lot prettier!). This year though there is an opening above the sink into the dinning/living room. I love it mainly cause when I cook dinner I can watch my shows!!!ha ha :) I need to stop watching TV so much!

This is also a view from out living room window.

This is our pool.

Time Square with the girls and work BBQ

Lexie, Maranea. Ashley, Lucky, and I went downtown to meet the guys for dinner at Dave and Busters on night. I drove down there and didn't die!! I am was excited. New York drivers are out of control!! Drivers make 2 lane road 3 lanes somehow.
Us at Time Square

Maranea, me, Eliese, Ashley, and Lucky. We would get together and watch American Idol at nights. We try to do stuff together because it gets pretty boring out here!! They are so nice to put up with me when my phone rings all night. This was Eliese's last day. She was being the OA on weekends. Now I work Monday-Saturday. Fun Fun summer. At least I am making money so I can't complain

Work BBQ. The guys earned money towards a BBQ for their memorial day incentive. Last year they got extra money on each sell....APX is getting cheaper but oh well. It turned out so yummy. We had hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken kabobs, steak kabobs, salads, chips, and drinks!

Dave being a nerd!

Most of the techs.

This year has been soooooo nice. Last year was a nightmare. I hated every second of it but this year has been very nice. The techs are awesome. They actually want to work, crazy concept I know. I am not going crazy this year, I think Dave loves me more now :)

Graduation

So my computer has a virus and so I was not able to pull my pictures off it. Here is an update FINALLY!! I graduated May 2nd in Elementary and Special Educations!! It was a happy day! I will miss all my friends from the program. We had classes together for the last 2 years EVERYDAY. I am sad we are all going different ways.

My mom and I

My parents took us to Le Nonne for lunch before graduation!! We love this Italian Place. If you live in Logan you should check it out. I am glad we were able to go before leaving for New York. Thanks mom and dad for dinner!

I am finally a teacher!!

Jamie, Me, Heidi

The SPED gang!

Jeremy, Jamie, Me, Kjerstin, Sarah, Crista, Alli, Heidi, Ashley

Thanks Mom, Dad, and Dave for coming to graduation! It meant a lot! Everyone seemed to have a lot of family and friends cheering for them. I was a little scared that nobody would clap when they said my name but luckily the Wade's also cheered for me, thanks!

Not the greatest picture of me...My mom threw me a graduation party. She even had a cute cake make for me, THANKS!!! It was such a fun BBQ.
You can always count on the Smith's for a good time! We stayed up late singing and having a good time around the fire.

Thanks to all my relatives who came, it meant a lot.

I am so excited to have my own classroom but a little nervous! It will be a great, challenging experience. Thanks for everyone who has helped me get through school!