Bonne Anniversaire #1!

This past tuesday was our first anniversary and we took full advantage of the long weekend to stretch out our celebrations (we were smart getting married on a long weekend!). Most of our activity took place outdoors and the weather was very nice and cooperated with us. Two of my favorite things from this weekend:



We went biking on Governor's Island with two friends who were moving to Jersey over the weekend (miss you guys!). For anyone who's never been, Governor's Island is this really weird, uninhabited island near the Statue of Liberty that used to be a retreat for British governors. In 1710 the island was used to quarantine Protestant settlers and in 1755 the first of 241 years of troops began living on the island. It's been sitting empty ever since, until recently, when the city opened it during the summer months to the public. It's a great place to bike, picnic and hang out...Bring your soccer team for a game - it's that big and unpopulated! It basically feels like a college campus, except for some burned out buildings that the fire department has been using to practice fire control. I hadn't been on a bike since I was a teenager and was relieved to find out that the old saying about never forgetting how to ride a bike was true.



We also took a ride on the Hudson River on the Schooner Adirondack - to the Statue of Liberty and back. It was cool to be on a sail boat with two masts, although they used the motor most of the time! It was a gorgeous night, though, and Sean and I loved the ride.