To Live A Life Well Lived

Photo AlbumOur NJ/NY Trip HighlightsMay 16, '08 10:50 PM
for everyone
John and I joined my brother Roy, his girlfriend JoAnn and her mom Tita Luz, my mom, my sister Ellen and her family for a week of eating, cooking, long walks, sight seeing, pictures, and nights out celebrating Mom's 60th birthday, Mother's Day, and JoAnn's graduation...A bit tiring, but so much fun!
Here's a sampling of the 1,000+ pictures we took...a lot of memories and new discoveries.

Enjoy!

At Chicago O'Hare Airport
  
Roy...picking us up. I miss him already.
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Lola Mommy was there, too!
  
Mommy's little accident.
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We went to Roy's friends' home
  
Costco, of course.
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Watching a Filipino movie...
  
'Can't help but kiss this cook...
  
Tea at the Ritz Carlton in lower Manhattan
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With Ellen and Mommy
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M-m-m-Yummy! My tea, with the downed champagne jello and a sampling from the dessert bar
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Nette (Asst. Restau Mgr), Mommy, JoAnn, Ellen, Malou, and Tita Luz
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"Hello, Honey...I miss you!"
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Walking to the subway...
  
At the subway
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Walking to the Amtrak Station
  
Walking by the Manhattan Mall
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At the Amtrak Station for a train to NJ
  
Sweethearts
  
Karaoke at the Davids
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Eliza, Marie, Ellen, Oca, and Malou
  
It was a sumptuous dinner we had.
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Getting pointers from Oca...
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Getting into the rhythm.
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Desserts and drinks after dinner.
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Superman
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At the Liberty State Park in Jersey City
  
The Kulets Three
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Jason and Roy
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Jump!
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Jared, John, and CJ
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One of many tunnels
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At Central Park
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A walk with my John at Central Park
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With Superman at Central Park
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More walking
  
John tired na.
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Special request by Jason
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Queensboro Bridge
  
Another tunnel
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At the mall with John
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On our way to Trader Joe's in NY
  
I found out it was the FIRST Trader Joe's in NY
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Serendipity 3
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It was YUMMY!
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At Tita JoAnn's Award ceremony
  
South Street Seaport in NY City
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Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and Williamsburg Bridge
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Roy and JoAnn
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At the Mall by Roy's place
  
Mommy
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85 Comments
aikoelle wrote on May 17
hayukin!
aikoelle wrote on May 17
this took a while to take... ellen does not know how to count to 3! go figure...
aikoelle wrote on May 17, edited on May 17
nothing like dirty peanuts off a street vendor!
malousemail wrote on May 17
hahaha!
malousemail wrote on May 17
Very tasty!
aikoelle wrote on May 17
highlight the frozen hot chocolate to the left corner!
malousemail wrote on May 17
By Jason using his Canon 40D
aikoelle wrote on May 17, edited on May 17
he was spent even before we got there! stress much... knowing the girls are a comin!
malousemail wrote on May 17
That'll have to be a different set of pictures...food, food, food!
malousemail wrote on May 17
It was a long day...and it was not over until we left...
aikoelle wrote on May 17
i was waiting for someone to run off with the camera!
aikoelle wrote on May 17
cj is pointing out uncle roy daddy!
aikoelle wrote on May 17
he just got done pumping air in our air beds!

aikoelle wrote on May 17, edited on May 17
ET phone home! A gift from Ellen to remember her 60th and mother's day for the rest of her scarred life!
malousemail wrote on May 17
'got you feeling obligated to cook and wash dishes during the rest of our stay...to think this was the first day!
malousemail wrote on May 17
And all he had to do was press a button!
aikoelle wrote on May 17
no obligation... it was an honor to cook or to clean after her. i was more traumatized than she was from the experience really... for goodness sakes... i could not even wrap the darn thing you had to take over.