back east

2009 definitely has been the year of traveling. Last week we had the chance to go see my parent's new house in Indiana and have a mini-reunion with all the siblings (minus 1). One of the best parts of the trip was my sister and her husband putting together "Jacobson Jeopardy." Matt was beating me the whole game until he wagered everything on Final Jeopardy and lost all of his points. How is it that he's only been in the family for 2 years and he managed to beat me at my own family's game?
We spent a lot of time playing with all of the nieces and nephews, taking naps, playing games, and going fishing and canoeing on a reservoir that backs up to my parent's house.After a few days at my parent's house we left to go see the Wheelers in NYC. We had so much fun with them and appreciate them taking the time off to show us around. A couple of highlights from our trip include:

• Candice and Jordan's apartment in Harlem. The store across the street even specializes in selling Karate DVDs, just in case you would ever want one.
• Seeing the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
• Walking all around NY and seeing Times Square, Rockefeller Center, the Brooklyn Bridge, Financial Street, and the World Trade Center's memorial.
  
• Visiting cool buildings like the Flat Iron building.
• Constantly eating so we could fit in all of the good eats in NY. One of our favorites was Serendipity but Shake Shack took the prize for me.
• On Saturday we ventured out to New Jersey to party with the newlyweds BJ and Julia. And believe you me the dancing at the reception was better than any dancing you could have found in the clubs.
• We loved visiting the Met and seeing the exhibits there.
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• One of our favorite parts of the trip and the city was Central Park. We loved it there and we came at just the right time. On the weekends they hold a roller skating party. I think the video speaks for itself.
  

Thank you Jordan and Candice for such a fun weekend. I think Jordan's face sums up how excited we were to see you!