Archive for April, 2010

  • To be or not to be

    To be or not to be

    Posted on April 27, 2010 | No Comments
    So while I may not have come up with anything for our anniversary, I did find (via work) that the New York Classical Theatre was putting on a free production of Hamlet at our old stomping ground the World Financial Center (WFC)– just in time...

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  • Year One

    Year One

    Posted on April 27, 2010 | 1 Comment
    It’s been one year. I can barely believe it. This had to have been the fastest year of my life, because frankly it’s been the best year of my life. The wedding, was a dream come true, but each day since has been better. I...

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  • Earthy

    Earthy

    Posted on April 27, 2010 | No Comments
    One of our goals this year was to volunteer more. The admittedly selfish side of me always had excuses for why I wasn’t volunteering more, the job, family obligations, hobbies etc,.. But any way I cut it, there never is enough time regardless of whether...

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  • The mighty dollar

    The mighty dollar

    Posted on April 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Nowadays, the dollar isn’t as mighty as it use to be, but while its value has slipped in international markets it’s had just the opposite effect on us. Already aware of our spending habits we’ve watched it like a hungry hawk in the last year....

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  • Nesting V: The Oren or the Toro

    Nesting V: The Oren or the Toro

    Posted on April 18, 2010 | 6 Comments
    We were settled on the Oro, having gone back and forth, poring over floor plans, and running the number over and over in excel, we were spent. It was the Oro, with her jaw-dropping Manhattan skyline and flex 3 bedrooms. But we weren’t done. The...

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  • Nesting IV: The Oro

    Nesting IV: The Oro

    Posted on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment
    The Oro was not love at first sight. The first time Josh saw the Oro (Dec. ’09) he thought it was beautiful but over priced. I also thought it was beautiful but still in the daze of the Toren thought it was just a tad...

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  • Nesting III: The Toren

    Nesting III: The Toren

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    We fell pretty hard for the Belltel, we were verifiably giddy about the place, and wanted to lock it in quickly.  After seeing the unit for the second time we made an offer — and based it on our sales agents guidance. Yet they took...

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  • Nesting Part II: The BellTel

    Nesting Part II: The BellTel

    Posted on April 6, 2010 | 2 Comments
    Having discovered the Rent to Own Option while hunting for a new apartment, we were eager to re-visit once we settled. We let the management know we were in the market to buy, so our lease in 100 Maiden Lane would likely broken. They seemed...

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