Merry Christmas!

Grandma and Grandpa Chou came to New York to celebrate Christmas with us.

A few days before Christmas, we went to Central Park.

On Christmas day, we had a lot of fun opening up gifts.

And we managed to get a nice family picture in front of the Christmas tree.

Atlantic City

Atlantic City: December 18-20

We were fortunate to be able to go on a much needed couple's getaway to Atlantic City in December. The night we arrived at our hotel, there was a snow storm that brought in 3-5 feet of snow. The storm continued the following day, so many of the stores were closed. That didn't stop us from having fun. We ate lots of food, gambled a bit, shopped, and slept a lot.

Avatar in 3D at the IMAX theater.

Dock's Oyster House. www.docksoysterhouse.com

Jumbo shrimp stuff with Imperial Crab on a bed of spinach, tomato, leek risotto. Scampi sauce drizzled over the dish.

Too bad this dish is not on the regular menu. I would drive 2 hours to eat this dish again. We were about to lick the plate clean when we realized that using our slices of bread would be a more civilized way to ingest every last morsel of the amazing flavors.

Banana cream pie with caramel sauce. The best banana cream pie we've ever eaten.

Santa

Nathan (2 years old)

Spinning

Philadelphia

We drove out to Philadelphia to pick up our computer that was in storage at a friend's apartment. We thought that since we were going to be in the area, we had to have a Philly Cheese Steak.

While doing research, two places seemed to be the place to get cheese steak sandwiches: Geno's Steaks and Pat's King of Steaks. We decided to go to Pat's, unbeknownst to us that Geno's was right across the street! From the looks of it, the rivalry must be fierce. You can feel the pride in the neighborhood as both places seem to have their loyal followers.

On the day we went, it was 35 degrees outside and both places had a long line. With only outdoor seating, we thought our fingers were going to fall off while we were eating and had to resort to eating all the greasy goodness with our gloves on.

I am now a fan of Cheez Whiz on my Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches.

Rockefeller Center

Thanksgiving 2009

David really wanted to cook Thanksgiving dinner this year. It was so successful, we will probably be doing it every year.

Friends in New York

Our friend DeAnn visited New York over the weekend. Vickie, DeAnn, and I spent Saturday and Sunday eating all over the city and having fun. Here is a video of our time together.

Saturday: MOMA; Macrons; Starbucks (to keep out of the rain & eat our Macrons); Aburiya Kinnosuke; Vinero's

Sunday: Junior's Cheesecake; cupcake taste off between Buttercake Bake Shop, Magnolia Bakery, and Crumbs; Central Park; The Plaza Hotel (not in video); Joe's Pizzeria

Nathan Eating Birthday Cake

Nathan's 2nd Birthday

Nathan turned 2 years old on September 27th. Our boy is growing up!

Summer 2009

Central Park

The Boathouse

The Mall at Central Park

New York City

September 6, 2009: Nathan and Michelle move to New York. David started his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program in July.

Happy Anniversary!

Dave and I were able to celebrate our 5th year anniversary in New York.

We started off with brunch at the Mandarin Oriental.

Then we walked through Central Park and went to the MET.

In the evening, we watched the musical, Wicked, off Broadway.