Birthday, Hurricane, Bathroom, and Beyonce!

Happy Birthday Mama/Vova Castro! Last year at this time, you were flying in a hot air balloon.  Thank goodness you got the chance to fly in the air balloon last year because this year it would be out of the question with Miss Irene!  Hope you enjoy your day today!

Lesson # 26 for BGC - The media is great to provide up to date information, HOWEVER, they tend to always go overboard, so just try not to watch it all day because if you do, like other New Yorkers, you will freak out and think that the world is ending.

But better safe than sorry!  We have plenty of water and non-perishable foods in our cupboards.
The hurricane didn't hit us bad, but there are some areas in Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Long Island that are affected.  I hope their power gets back on soon enough.  New Jersey, CT, and Vermont also were affected and hope that everyone's safe.  Economic losses were estimated to 7 Billion dollars.   We are very lucky!!!!

After I got the OK from Bloomberg, I stepped outside with BGC to survey any damage and to stop by the grocery store.  We saw a few trees down.

The tornado that we had last year did much more damage and I think our neighbors learned their lesson and made sure they didn't park their cars on the streets.

Since we were stuck inside most of the weekend, I baked cookies (yummy) - recipe here:
http://nellykat1.smugmug.com/Food/Food-2011/15428875_fzzg6q#1155043422_f2UL7-A-LB

Nelson also worked a whole lot in the bathroom, here are some updates.

New color! It matches the light colored wall tile much better than the blue. 

We decided to go with a simple mirror so you can see the tile better. 

     We have the other fixtures to install but we are still figuring out what to do with the walls.  Shelves on the back wall above the toilet and paintings or photos on the side walls? We'll have to be creative.  No themes in this small bathroom, just something clean and contemporary.

And last but not least, Beyonce is preggers.  After her performance on the VMAs she opened up her jacket and rubbed her belly.  It was really sweet...

Her due date hasn't been revealed but I read on one website that she's due in April, but I hardly believe that since she's popping out and also they probably wouldn't announce until after her first trimester.  I think she's due in late January.