Day 330: Valentine's Day!

What do you mean Valentine's Day was weeks ago?! Maybe for the average person but not for The Longs! Valentine's Day is when we say it is and this year, Valentine's Day was today!

Adonis secretly sent me a package full of goodies! Rose pedals, NY Giants Super Bowl Tee, two pair of boy shorts, a cutsie voo-doo lover, and a card! The morning rain brought my mood down but this package quickly brightened by day. Eff those rain clouds! He's the bestest e-ver.

Day 148: Post Hurricane Irene Shot

Sunday (the last day of the hurricane) was a beautiful cloudy and windy day. I say it was beautiful because after hours and hours of rain it was nice to sit on the porch, sip on our drinks, and watch more "Sons of Anarchy". Thankfully there was little to no hurricane damage for our family and friends.

Day 146: Lewis Ave.

From Diana:

I got the chance to visit Adonis' family's home on Lewis Ave in Bed-Stuy. It still surprises me how close his family is from where I grew up on Nostrand & Gates Ave in Bed-Stuy. The hubsteroo grew up like 10 mins from me. It's crazy.

Today was the funeral.  This was particularly difficult for me because this was my first time. I went through my own range of emotions during the service. But, my emotions were overwhelmed because I also felt Adonis' sorrow. It's strange because ever since we received the news I could just feel his sadness. We followed the funeral procession all the way to the cemetery where we gave our last (physical) goodbye. I say physical goodbye because we know her spirit will continue to be present in our lives. 

Too much going on in the brain right now, but I'll share my overall thoughts and lessons learned in a post later this week.

Here are some bonus Brooklyn pics:

Day 145: "Welcome to Brooklyn. Believe the Hype!"

Damn it felt good to be back in Brooklyn. The brownstones, the people, the corner stores, etc. etc.

The pictures above of are my beloved Brooklyn Bridge. Adonis proposed to me at these very columns!
Click here to see our engagement blog post from our photogs, Photo Pink!

We attended Grandma's Ruthie's wake. It was so obvious the impact she had on this world. On this day she was surrounded by so many family and friends <-- who are family. Oh, and yes, I said the impact she made on this world. You may not know it now, but you too can truly leave your mark in the world. I was reminded of that lesson this weekend. Live life the best you can and the best you know how to and you too will make your impact.

Did you know that Brooklyn has "Welcome" and "Good-Bye" signs on it's bridges?? Yup! We sure do, click here to see them.

Adonis was also reunited with "The Beast" (his Challenger). It felt good to ride in the fast, obnoxiously and satisfyingly loud Challenger. I missed it so I KNOW how much he missed it!

Day 144: A small family reunion

From Diana:

As soon as I stepped foot on American soil, I have to admit it felt so good. It was nice to hear the immigration agent at LaGuardia airport say:

"Welcome home to the home of the free and the land of the brave".

Then, we were kinda turned around when we saw the traffic go the opposite (but right) way lol. Then it was amazing to see my mom in her hot new car waiting to pick us up. You see my mom had been at work all day. She lives in Jersey now but drove all the way to NY to pick us up by 11:30pm. I knew she was tired and felt the excitement in her body as she hugged me and Adonis. It was electrifying.

Adonis drove us 2 hours upstate to his dad's house where we were staying. Mom slept over.

It was so nice to see familiar surroundings. To see the city lit up at night. To pay with American dollars (even though it isn't as strong now).

We all fell asleep at almost 3am and woke up early morning. We took mom birthday shopping for some workout clothes and sneakers. And, visited Adonis' barber for a fresh cut (see pic above).

The highlight of my day: Visiting our dog-son Tyson.
I was worried he would either be mad at me for leaving and/or worried he would have forgotten who I was after not seeing him for 7 months. But nope! My baby jumped all over me for a few short minutes. I was so happy he was excited to see us. We played with him for the afternoon and could keep our hands off of him. He is still as silly, sweet, and well-behaved as when we left him. I miss our baby. Our little family felt complete for a couple of short hours.