Lazy Bum

Well as M pointed out to you in our last post...she's been quite the busy bee. So naturally I am sure you were all saying to yourself "surely Jared has been very busy as well, I am really curious what he has been up to."

Thanks for thinking of me. So here's what I have been doing...squat.

I've been watching and listening to a lot of baseball. Mainly Twins baseball. Who, if you didn't know, have been creeping back up in the standings to the point of being right in the wild card race, and within striking distance of the Central Division. One of their competitors for the wild card is the Yankees, so I've also been watching some Yankees games routing for them to lose. Of course I do this in the privacy of my own home so as not to get beaten up by any random Yankee fan.



I have also been playing baseball or practicing quite a bit. I was a bit rusty after my vacation, and had my worst game of the season upon my return. But now I've got my swing back, and last weekend had a good 3 for 6 day with a single, double, and triple.

M is not the only person living a more active lifestyle for the summer. In fact I started the trend. I've been running regularly out on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade during the weekends (when I'm not playing baseball)...



...and now my new habit has been to cut my train ride home from work short, so I can get out and jog across the Brooklyn Bridge which takes me right to our neighborhood.



I too have now signed up for my first NY Cares project. Next week I will be going to the Bronx Library Center to help recent immigrants practice their English conversation skills. For those of you who know me, this might be a bit of challenge as I am a good talker...but not such a good listener. Next month I plan to join M for my second project at the Brooklyn Bridge Park cleanup project.

Sign me up!

Last Thursday Jared and I attended an orientaion for New York Cares.



Tuesday was my first activity, gardening in the Brooklyn Bridge Park. The weather was nice and I met a lot of nice people. It was a lot of fun. However, near the end they told me the park has rats. I think I'd rather not have known. Next month I'll be going back and Jared is coming with me! I've also signed up for 3 more activities: Teaching basic computer skills, serving meals to people with HIV/AIDS, and making calls to remind people of free summer camps for their children.
I have also started Yoga. Monday was my first class and I have been back everyday, except for Tuesday because I was gardening. The studio practices Bikram Yoga, which is performed in a heated room. By the end of class everyone is sooooooo sweaty, but it feels great! I'm trying to convince Jared to come with me sometime.



Ok, that's not me, but I'm working on it.

July 4th, 3rd. 2nd, 1st...

Though M had to work, we still had a nice long holiday weekend. It started with us both enjoying our day off on Saturday. We decided to do a little shopping and go for a little walk around Brooklyn. Here's the tallest building in Brooklyn, the Williamsburgh Savings Bank.



It was not casual shopping however. We were on a mission. M needed a yoga mat. I needed socks. And I badly needed shoes. Here are my new kicks...



It got pretty warm and I was wearing M out with all the walking, so we walked through the Carrol Gardens neighborhood in search of a smoothie. Despite M looking mad, they were good smoothies.



Then we walked up Smith street on our way home.



Sunday we relaxed and watched some movies. It was rainy and humid. Monday was a beautiful day however, and when M's workday ended at 2, I met up with her in Central Park and we enjoyed the day.



We celebrated July 4 on Roosevelt Island with some friends. We grilled burgers, avoided the brownies that had ants in them (someone left them on the ground uncovered) and waited for the show.