I am a crazy, curly haired wife, mother of two girls and two large dogs. My husband and I recently moved from the sprawling suburbs of Ottawa, Canada to the wonderful chaos of New York City. It has been an intense learning curve and an incredible opportunity. Join me on my adventures… I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried!
Meet the Crew:
Cheers! Me and the very patient Husband
Da Girls- A & R
Bogie
Dopey
I LOVE your blog!!!!!! If I knew a famous director, I’d send him/her your way!!!!!!!
Awww… you are too sweet!
Nice going Sandra, I will live vicariously through you, NYC looks like such a great place, soooooo different from even the big city bustle of Toronto, keep it up.
Thanks Katrina!
Shopping stuff is really funny; but time to get busy on famous people sightings and photos.
We don’t need full pics; partials will do.
Now, get out there and start hunting! Here’s a map to get you started: http://nymag.com/news/people/18842/index4.html
I’m enjoying reading your blog. What a great experience. I’m living vicariously through you.
Thanks Jo, I hope all is well with your family and that you are feeling great xox
So, how was the actual YOGA? All the lead-up, formulating jealousy over the lack of showers/steam room at my Barrhaven-based yoga studio, did you enjoy the class? You know, I’m bringing my yoga gear when I come in December!
Yoga was AMAZING! I have guest passes set aside just for you.
Stinnett,
I love your blog! I am going to check in regularly and live vicariously through you and your adventures
I love NYC and am looking forward to hearing all about it.
Hope all are well and say hi to your parents.
Cairine
Sandra I love the blog, it makes me feel like you and the family aren’t so far away. Zach and I can’t wait to see you all, and Sacha is now reconsidering this whole Christmas gift trip to NYC.
Lots of love C
We can’t wait to see you!!!!! Miss you tons!! I am soo glad that you are reading the updates. It is a lot of fun and part of the idea was to stay close with family and friends =)
Lots of love xoxo
Gotta say, love the dogs’ names.
nice blog
Thank you and thanks for visiting =)
Hi, I just came across with your blog and thought to drop a line about it. I enjoyed reading your experiences of NYC.
Warm regards from Bayshore Dr in Ottawa:)
nice blog…. it;s one of my bucket list to visit NYC one day…..
Happy Holidays!
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HELLO
wow.your blog is great!
i love it!
I’m so enjoying to read your posts
Sandra, It’s great to see your blog! I’ll enjoy following your adventures!
Thanks Lisa!
Welcome to NYC. Seems your already enjoying the sights and having fun!
well, hello fellow canuck! You’ve a new subscriber! Congrats!
May I say, I am so glad I discovered your blog after you have been writing it for such a long time already, because it gave the opportunity to totally endulge in reading it right now. So cool, love your style. You seem like a person everybody would wanna be friends with and hang out
Sandra it’s very good blog. i like your shots and stories. i hope nyc will be a big success!
all the best to you and your crew!
I just discovered your blog and it is fabulous! I live in Guelph, ON and visited NYC for the first time last year. I cannot wait to go back. Your blog is just the thing I need to feed my love of the city until I can make it back.
Keep up the great work!
Just wanted to let you know I nominated you for an award. Have a great week!
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Hi there!
As you are one of the most influential mommy bloggers in NYC, I wanted to propose a blog write-up on the newest spectacle to debut at the Macy’s Parade this year – the first-ever Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade app for iPhone and Android.
Powered by NYC-based MyCityWay, spectators will have the Parade lineup, inflation information, route map, a participant tracker, the Line of March, a comprehensive guide to New York City and much more in the palm of their hands. Available to iPhone and Android users, the free Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® mobile app is also giving users a chance to win VIP tickets to watch the Parade from the best seats on the route.
Press release is below. App will be going live this Sunday. Interested in sharing with your fan base? We’re sure a large number will be attending the parade!
Best,
Elizabeth
Press Contacts:
Michelle Bower
Dittoe Public Relations
317.202.2280 x11
michelle@dittoepr.com
MyCityWay Powers First-Ever Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® Official Mobile App
Spectators at America’s favorite holiday tradition will have the Parade lineup, inflation information, route map, tourist destinations, a participant tracker, the Line of March, and much more in the palm of their hands
NEW YORK CITY – (November 21, 2011) – For the first time ever, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® is bringing more magic to spectators through a new mobile app available for both iOS and Android. Powered by MyCityWay, the Official Mobile App of the 85th Anniversary Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® will give spectators important Parade information plus a comprehensive guide to New York City all at their fingertips for free.
A longstanding American tradition now in its 85th year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® kicks-off the holiday season each year with its giant helium balloons, floats of fancy, marching bands, celebrities, performance groups and Santa Claus. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® mobile app will help spectators navigate these events by providing official Parade information, including the route map, Parade line-up, fun facts, photos, videos, and Parade events, along with various ways to explore the surrounding area for dining, restrooms, transportation, tourism destinations, Wifi hotspots and more. Even the guarded Line of March will be available to every spectator for the first time through the mobile app, giving them the ability to accurately predict when a Parade participant will cross their viewing spot.
“The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade provides an unforgettable experience for spectators young and old, and with this mobile app spectators won’t miss out on a single magical moment,” said Puneet Mehta, co-founder of MyCityWay. “By providing Parade patrons with up-to-date Parade information and useful tools for touring the city, this mobile app puts everything you need to have a spectacular start to the holiday season at your fingertips.”
Even more unprecedented is the inclusion of a special MyCityWay feature called Clingle that will allow spectators to track a variety of Parade participants in real-time, including 11 marching bands and the Spirit of America and Varsity Spirit Cheer performance groups. Within the official mobile app, spectators will have the option to download Clingle for iOS or Android to track participants and even enter for a chance to win VIP seating tickets through a fun scavenger hunt contest within Clingle. MyCityWay and Macy’s are taking the viewing experience to the next level by allowing a spectator from any part of the country to see when a Parade participant has crossed a destination on the Parade route, such as Columbus Circle, in real time and receive a notification with media attachments like photos and videos archived for friends to see and leave comments through Clingle.
Additional information on Parade events, including the always popular yearly balloon inflation event from 3-10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, will also be available on the mobile app.
”Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has always been an event about surprise and spectacle, one that has captured the imagination of the public for 85 years,” said Amy Kule, executive producer of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. “With this mobile app, we are putting fun and useful information in the hands of Macy’s Parade fans, bringing them closer to the magic.”
The 85th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® will step-off this year at 9 a.m., Nov. 24, at 77th Street and Central Park West in New York City.
Download MyCityWay’s official 85th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® mobile app for iOS or Android All of the features are also accessible at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® website. Tracking features are also available on Clingle’s website at http://www.clingle.com.
Be sure to follow MyCityWay on Twitter and tweet at them during the Parade using the hashtag #MacysParade. You can also friend MyCityWay on Facebook, subscribe to their Tumblr and check out the blog.
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About MyCityWay
Co-founded by Archana Patchirajan, Sonpreet Bhatia and Puneet Mehta in 2009, MyCityWay, develops international and U.S. location-based and social mobile apps. The company is based in New York City and launched its mobile applications platform in 2009. For more information, visit http://www.mycityway.com or http://clingle.com.
About Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
With more than 50 million viewers across the country and more than 3.5 million spectators that line up along the streets of New York City each year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a national icon that has grown into a world-famous holiday event. For more than 80 years, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has marked the official start of the holiday season. Growing in size and scale, the Parade proudly marches down a more than 2-mile route in New York City with more than 8,000 participants in tow including Macy’s employees, their families, celebrities, athletes, clowns and dance groups spreading holiday cheer. The Parade also features America’s best marching bands, fabulous floats and Macy’s signature giant helium character balloons. For more information on the Macy’s Parade please visit http://www.macys.com/parade or call the Parade hotline at (212) 494-4495.
Elizabeth Conner | Dittoe Public Relations
(o) 317.202.2280 x21
(c) 630.639.2013
Hi there,
May 23, 2012 marks the one-year anniversary of NYC Parks and Beaches going smoke-free. The NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City is thrilled that NY parents will be able to take their kids to the beach in a few weeks without having to worry about cigarette butts or secondhand smoke. We feel that children should get a lesson on how to enjoy the outdoors, play baseball, and swim, NOT on how to smoke cigarettes.
Would it be possible for you to publicly “endorse” in your blog our NYC smoke-free parks and beaches to celebrate the anniversary? We think New Yorkers need to hear that NY Moms appreciate the policy and look forward to a smoke-free summer. Even the state parks located in NYC recently went smoke-free. Perhaps a piece in your blog about the anniversary and why it’s important for our parks and beaches to be smoke-free for kids?
We’d welcome your support. Please let me know if you’d be open to publicly endorsing smoke-free parks and beaches on behalf of your organization, which is widely-known and respected among New Yorkers. You can also refer your readers to our website (www.NYCSmokeFree.org) and to LIKE us on Facebook (facebook.com/NYCSmokeFree) and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/@NYCSmokeFree). Thank you for your consideration.
Best regards,
John Sirabella
NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City
646-619-6484
jsirabella@healthsolutions.org