Sunday, March 21, 2010

Star Struck in New York City

Posted by kim on August 13, 2009

I just returned home from a trip New York City  – one of my favorite cities to visit! I could see myself living there if I didn’t have kids, as I love the hustle bustle.  And since I don’t like to drive, I like the idea of walking and/or using public transportation to get everywhere.  The only main drawback is the cost of living which is way higher than the middle of nowhere here in Nebraska!

New York City is known for having an abundance of celebrities sitings, but I got a glance at my first celebrity of the trip on my layover in Memphis – country music singer hottie Brad Paisley!

Then when I arrived in NYC, I was soooo jealous to hear that my friends had dinner at Molyvos, where Chris Noth, aka Mr. Big, was also dining!  I am a huge Sex and the City fan and was so disappointed that I wasn’t there to see him! They all said he is even better looking in person! Did you know they are making a sequel movie?  Anxious to see the storyline of that one.  Anyway, back to the story at hand…

One of the nights I was there, I toured the New York harbor aboard the luxury yacht Valiant courtesy of Market Leverage.  Dinner was prepared by Top Chef’s finalist Casey Thompson!

Kim Rowley, Top Chef finalist Casey Thompson and Jon Levine

Kim Rowley, Top Chef finalist Casey Thompson and Jon Levine

My “affiliate husband” Jon Levine* (a star in my own eyes) and I posed for a picture with Casey. She even got her own camera and said she’d post a pic of us on her blog!  Jon and I met at a conference a few years back and have a great time hanging out together a couple times per year.

Next up, I got to meet Nicole Facciuto, host of HGTV’s Red Hot and Green.  Nicole actually used to be roommates with Jon when he lived in New York City (he now lives in Miami) and thus introduced us.

Nicole Facciuto & Kim Rowley

I told Jon he has such cool friends (me included)! I had so much fun hanging with Nicole and hope to able to see her again!  The pic above was taken while we were bowling, courtesy of BowlingShirt.com and GTO Management.

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After four fun filled days in New York City, I am home safe and sound. I lost my voice while there, so if you find it, please overnight express it back to me!  I am extremely exhausted, so it may be be a few days before I catch up on emails on such. But I would do the whole trip over again in a heartbeat! Watch for future posts to hear more about my trip (aka shopping on Canal Street in Chinatown) soon.

Mailbox Monday! 10/13/08

Posted by kim on October 13, 2008

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There is no mail today due to the celebration of Columbus Day, but I still got some cool stuff last week in the mail to share with you! 

I got some belated gifts for my birthday

Andrew Wee sent me a new Logitech Quickcam Messenger as he’s tired of seeing my blurry videos!  Unfortuntately I haven’t had time to play with it to get it work right as of yet, so still using my old standby. 

Julie of DiggingOutTogether.com sent me some PaperStyle Stilettos Notecards knowing what a shoeaholic I am.

Also I’d like to wish my brother, Nick, a happy birthday today!

Featured Freebies I received…

Free Kotex Sample Pack from Walgreens Your FREE sample pack will include one (1) Kotex® Ultra Thin Pad with Wings, one (1) Kotex® Lightdays® Pantiliner and two (2) Kotex® Security® Tampons.* Plus… get a valuable coupon for your next Kotex® purchase at Walgreens

Free Avery Identification Labels Sample Pack

Free Endless Pools Info Kit including DVD or Video

Featured Magazines (that I my son hoards)…

Free EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly) Magazine Subscription

Official XBox Magazine – current best price is from BestDealMagazines.com – $5.95/yr – 17% with Code: 17percent = $4.94/yr (that’s only 41¢ per issue!)

There was no Mailbox Monday video last week because I was in New York City!

In related household news, my son broke his hand while playing football Friday night! We see the surgeon on Wednesday to see if he needs surgery or just a cast.  Poor boy has had bad luck with breaking bones these last couple of years!

Have a great week – Happy Shopping!