Saturday, September 20, 2008

heading into fall ...

It's been a busy few weeks! I turned in my MA thesis (and passed - I'm a Master of Arts now!), started a new PhD program at CUNY, and Chance started his MA at Hunter. Meanwhile, we received visits from good friends too, and enjoyed the last few hot days of summer with them!


First, my cousin Jeff and his girlfriend Debora from Berlin came to stay with us for a few days. We took a very long, hot walk around Lower Manhattan on one of the hottest days of the summer - here we are at the end, still looking perky!



We revived ourselves with some tasty pizza at Grimaldi's.



A week later, our friend Suzie came to visit from Chicago. Chance took us to a bar where they serve drinks in styrofoam cups that are as big as Suzie's head. Not good for the environment, but easy on the pocketbook!


We visited the MoMA, too.

Fall seems to be fast upon us now ... the weather is cool and we haven't turned on our air conditioner in a few days! It's a relief. We're getting into the swing of our new schedules and liking our new programs. In all, a good start to the school year!