We’re finally caught up rebuilding our website! We’re now exactly where we were one year ago.
From this point on, we’ll finally be able to post new material (well, new to you, it’s still one year behind today), and get caught up to 2013 as quickly as possible.
There’s so much new stuff to share. This is going to be great!
Originally posted: 2012/03/08
You make me feel, as good as you look!
Sorry, no poems for you today, my love. Just a simple statement about how beautiful you are, and how much you mean to me.
Jared
Originally posted: 2012/03/04
My love, I simply cannot imagine what I would do without you in my life.
I am not the greatest poet, but I hope that I can at least share a fraction of what I feel for you with this.
“That beautiful smile-
The shape of your lips and the twinkle on your eyes,
Is far better than the perfect sunrise.
Your hand tenderly caressing my check,
I stop and cannot speak
This crazy sensation overtakes me makes my knees go weak.
That sweet whisper in my ear
Oh, the many tender words I hear,
My heart flutters inside and it brings me to tears.
How can it be? A fabrication, a dream or my mind’s delusion?
Forever in his arms, I succumb to his spell and permeate with elation
His intoxicating love invades the very depths of my soul,
Our body’s dance, intertwine, our boundless love knows not of control.
Kiss me. Make my drunk from those exquisite lips,
Being beside you, how could I ever resist?
I’ll cherish you forever, my sweets, my love, mi amor
‘Til the sun, moon and stars fade and are no more…”
How could I put into words what you mean to me?
No song, love letter or poem would ever describe just how much I love you, my sweets!
~Jenny
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Originally posted: 2012/02/10
When all I had was sorrow, you brought me joy.
When I was was dead, you brought me to life.
When there was only cold blood pumping through my veins, you rekindled the flame that now allows warmth to flow through them.
When my world was nothing but darkness, you illuminated my life with your love.
When I was all alone, you took my hand in yours and said, “Mi Reina, I am here for you forever and for always.”
My beautiful Jared, I am so thankful to have you in my life. Thank you for being the sunshine, spark and ultimate love of my life!
I love you so much, my sweets!!!
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Originally posted: 2012/02/04
It’s hard to believe it has already been two months (on Groundhog Day).
Had I planned things more carefully, I would have waited to give Jenny this groundhog card in February. Instead, I already gave it to her in January. Since I completely botched the timing for Groundhog Day (that’s OK, we’re not superstitious), I had to come up with something more clever.
No, I’m not going to let you read the inside of this card! Scroll down for the real card.
The idea came a to me too late, and I didn’t have much time to work with. But it was worth trying anyway. Jenny’s necklace had already been ordered, and I wanted a good card to go with it. I was looking at a dead keyboard, I remembered a picture a friend recently sent me, where keyboard keys were removed to spell words.
From that moment on, I was on a mission. For a couple days, I gathered all the dead keyboards I could find (even made a trip to Goodwill). I was going to make my own anniversary card, and find a way to make it work with the necklace. It’s not just about the gift, it’s the presentation!
Putting it all together (the day before I gave it to her) took considerably longer than I expected.
Originally posted: 2011/12/09
We absolutely loved our trip to NYC, but…
Here’s our review of the things that could have been better:
Our hotel does not provide free wireless internet (our blog posts were delayed).
They want $4.95/day for internet. Not that we couldn’t afford it, but we refused to pay on principle. The public library, airport, Starbucks, etc, all offer free Wi-Fi. But to make matters worse, these clowns want $4.95/day per device! We have two laptops and two phones, and there’s no way we would pay almost $20/day to have full connectivity, when other places (even hostels) offer it for free.
We love the location of this hotel, but when we return to NYC, we will not be staying here again. They lost customers over a trivial Wi-Fi fee. Yes, we left a review. We checked with the hotel around the corner (which I stayed in several years ago), and they offer free WiFi, so we’ll most likely stay there next time, and enjoy the same great location.
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Originally posted: 2012/01/22
Continued from: NYC Day 3
This was our last full day in the city, and we had so much to do! Getting to bed at 3 AM makes it hard to get an early start. Even so, we hit the Statue of Liberty first thing, trying to beat the crowds. 
On the way there, we picked up a couple of hoodies from one of the street vendors. Jenny got the big NYPD hoodie (which came in handy later that day).
Going through security for the Statue of Liberty is about as bad as the airport. There’s something about the dehumanizing machine that should make people wonder, yet they flow through it in droves. Security at the Empire State Building didn’t seem as bad, because the crowd wasn’t as large as at the Statue of Liberty.
When our boat arrived, we thought we were doing great, because the crowd wasn’t that large (even though we slept in a bit). Then we found out why:
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Originally posted 2011/12/27
Continued from: NYC – Day Three.
Traffic was huge this evening. Because of the traffic, our tour bus was seriously behind schedule, and we decided it would be faster to get off at Rockefeller Center, and walk the rest of the way to Broadway. (For those of you just tuning in, we got half-price tickets to Phantom of the Opera, and didn’t want to be late.)
Even though Jenny was in desperate need of a “potty-break”, we had to stop for a few minutes to check out a unique performance. Most times the Salvation Army people stand outside a store and ring their bell, hoping for change. These guys definitely took it to the next level; and generated quite a few donations, as you can see in the video. This is our first time posting video, so hopefully it comes through OK.
If not, click this link: Rockefeller-Salvation-Army
Finding a restroom in the Rockefeller Center was even tougher than we had expected. Even so, we made it to the theater on time.
The Majestic Theatre (which opened in 1927) has quite a bit of history behind it. We were unable to take pictures in the theatre, but you can see images that others have taken, here on the on the web.
Jenny stayed in line while I went to grab some food for us. Later, we found out that we didn’t need to stand in line, as our tickets were already purchased. This was my first Broadway show, and Jenny’s first as well (and highly anticipated too). The show was amazing! If you’ve never been, it’s definitely worth it. It had been Jenny’s dream to see The Phantom of the Opera live.
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Originally posted 2011/12/26
Honeymoon time!
Our plan for the day was to catch a tour of the city and see a Broadway show that evening.
Outside the famous Copacabana.
On our way to the Grey Line Tours we saw a line forming in Times Square. People were lined up to get half price tickets to the Broadway shows for that evening. We had some time, so we got in line too.
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Originally posted: 2011/12/09
…continued from: We Did It Our Way – Part 2
After the court-house, we headed to the Empire State Building.
These display gears worked well with our attire, so we had to stop and get a picture.
Huge problems in the Empire State Building. We were severely discriminated against.
The short story: we got kicked out. But the long story is a little more interesting…
Jared and Jenny 