Lunch with the Starrs

Marcus was pretty excited when he heard that his buddy from the MPS was in town for Christmas. Scott, his wife Lena, and their son Scotty were visiting family for Christmas, and they were in NYC for a show. So we had lunch together (of course it was pizza at Mariellas) with the Starrs.

Little Scotty

I think he was just a couple weeks old the last time we saw him!

Marcus with his eyes closed and Scott squinting in the sun :)

After lunch, the Starrs were headed off for some quick pictures at Times Square. We had two destinations planned as well.

1. Madison Square Garden

We're getting pumped up

And we may have picked a game we'd like to go to... Marcus wants to see Jimmer. Haha.

This picture leads to our second destination. Notice my coldness, despite the cute argyle sweater from Park City. Haha.

2. MACYS!

I love Macys here. It's so huge. And amazing. With tons of Christmas stuff! And everything I could possibly want or need... including... jackets!

I spent awhile debating which one I really wanted. And if I really wanted one. And if I should actually buy one. ...but they were 60% off...and all New Yorkers have them... Oh, I did it, and just a few days of staying ridiculously warm and shielded from the wind, good idea!

See how happy and warm I am :)

It's even easier to enjoy living in New York City when you have a nice, warm coat. And I think Marcus likes it better when I'm happy in my nice, warm coat too :)

Enjoying the 2nd Amendment

Well, every once in a long while I, Marcus, have the chance to participate in the blog. This particular post is in regards to something I am particularly proud and excited about, to put it politely. My distinguished coworker Scott and his dad met us up at the Provo gun range in the canyon so that Erica could learn how to use a handgun. Scott was great and tutored Erica as she took her first few shots--you'll see him in the pictures below.

The following is the work of Erica using a .22 caliber Browning pistol:


You'll notice the overall tightness of her grouping, as well as the near dead center hole that was the product of her second shot. She is a dead eye and didn't even know it--for a beginner, she did amazing! Here are a few more pictures:


This is Erica firing the .22 for the first time


The first shot took a while--but after she realized that the little .22 is as gentle as can be, she was loading up full clips herself and having some fun with something she didn't realize she was so good at.


This is Erica's first shot with a Springfield XD Subcompact in 9mm--she didn't like it as much because it does have quite a bit of kick to it and the much shorter barrel means it is harder to aim accurately--still, she did just fine with it. Originally this is the model I wanted, but I'm not so sure now since Erica seemed to have more fun with a larger one...

These are all the pictures I have! Hopefully we'll have more of us having fun doing this soon! Maybe with our own firearm even! ;)