The Reyes Report

Ok, so we (I) have been bad at the blog of late. Thank you dad, momma R, and Andy for telling us (me) that you miss our updates. After blog > Facebook > Twitter, I’ve been getting social networking fatigue.  Plus I stare at a computer screen all day at work, so the luxury of not doing so in my free-time is something I’m treasuring more and more… and since Conrad won’t help me in authoring posts on this blog …

But my people miss me. Har. So we’re back baby. To all who missed us, this next post is for you.

So what *have* we been up to in the last few months? Plenty … here’s a taste:

• Bought a condo in Harlem (I think we told y’all that already)
• Meeting neighbors (people know people here, funny … it’s like we hopped in a time machine and went back to old-New York)
• Co-Hosted a Harlem house tour (Conrad helped me and other neighbors write a book, several friends and colleagues joined in the day — it was a fun success)
• Joined a community garden (we’re now growing tomatoes, collards, lettuces, peppers and other yummy stuff)
• Covered an IBM event in Germany (Rebecca did) where I randomly bumped in to my friend from the Netherlands (thank you Facebook)
• Conrad made his first attempt at his CCIE exam … didn’t pass, but walked away feeling better about it than he thought he would.
• Missed out on seeing Les Paul before he passed away
• Didn’t miss out on Mr DiFara and his famous pizza (worth the 2-hour commute, at least once).
• Tried the best tacos in New York City (according to a self-proclaimed foodie at work anyway) way out in Queens
• Gearing up for LobsterFest 2009

Some people have asked what’s still on our list. Here’s some of that:

• Catch Avenue Q before it closes (we have tickets on Sunday)
• Eat at Tavern on the Green
• Hit the top of both Empire and Top of the Rock
• Host a party with more than 10 friends who also live in NYC (silly isn’t it, but meeting people you really like in a new place is never easy — we never underestimate the value of a great friend)
• Take the ChinaTown bus
• Road trip to Niagra Falls
• … and there’s more.

So, I’m going to be better at this. If I’m not, be sure to flick a wet noodle at me and tell me you care about the piddly goings on in our little life, and we’ll trade some more stories.