Apartment for Rent!

Hey Everyone... I know a lot of friends and family read the blog so I thought this would be the best medium to get the message out that I am looking to sublet my SoHo apartment... effective immediately!!!
It's just one of the million things I need to do before I relocate to San Diego so if anyone is interested... or knows a friend who is interested... just send me a quick email at annie.kirwan@gmail.com and I'll be happy to give you all of the information.
It's a really awesome apartment (completely renovated last year)... and lucky for you it comes with an awesome roommate!
Thanks for your help and I hope to hear from you soon! :)

Take Your Eye Off the Ball

As promised...

Go on www.PatKirwan.com for my dad's book.  You get a bunch of goodies when you buy it off of his website as opposed to amazon.com

July23rd

In exactly one year from today Kevin and I will be married! I. Can't. Wait.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Paperless Post

I just wanted to share my new favorite website... Paperless Post!

It's a really great website that sends out the cutest evites. I have received a few in the past and I have always remembered them for being really cute and fun.

Recently, I created an evite on Paperless Post for my beloved (work) friend, Sarah's, going away party.  That little over-achiever is ditching me for lawww school (just kidding!). So in order to send her off in style - I used Paperless Post for her going away party. It only costs a few dollars and is truly worth it. I got so many compliments on how great they looked.

It arrives in your inbox as an envelope that opens up to a beautiful piece of stationary which you can then click through for additional details for your party. You can customize everything and it comes out beautifully.

I thought that this would be a great idea for a bachelorette party, engagement party, and maybe even a Save the Date?

Take Your Eye Off the Ball

My dad, Pat Kirwan, recently wrote a book that everyone should pick up! It's an incredible book for football fans to better understand the NFL.  It educates football fans on what happens on the field and provides an insider's knowledge of what happens off.
 
If you aren't a football fan then I'm sure you know someone who is! You can buy it on amazon or you can purchase it on my dad's website ( www.patkirwan.com ) beginning 7/26.

Don't worry... I'll be sure to remind you all next Monday!

Happy Weekend!

I'm missing my Kev right now.  He's in the middle of making his way from Pensacola, FL to San Diego, CA. He just arrived in Autin, TX which is where he'll be hanging until Sunday.
So... not much new to report but I thought I would share the picture that is the current background of my computer.  It was taken by Kevin's grandfather on Pensacola beach right before we went over to the winging party.

I hope everyone has a great weekend! (and please pray for some beach weather!)

Kevin's Stay in NYC

Kevin flew back to Pensacola last night for his last few days there before he packs up and heads cross country to San Diego on Thursday.
After he left, I started to think about our week in NYC together and realized that we saw so many friends and family... and dined at some pretty great spots. I threw together a post so you could check out and try out whichever you feel like.

On Tuesday, Kevin surprised me and bought us tickets for the Broadway show, Promises, Promises. He picked them up at the Southstreet Seaport ticket booth after meeting me for lunch (isn't he the best?!).  It was SO good... Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth were incredible. Afterward, we went to the best pizza place Arturo's - which is only a few blocks from my apartment. The pizza there is seriously out of this world.

Wednesday night we met up with two of my greatest friends of ALL time (and 2 of my bridesmaids)- Leandra and Giavanna. We grabbed a bite to eat at Grey Dog in the West Village and then went for some dessert at Rocco's.  That is a typical night for Leandra, Giavanna, and me... so it was so much fun to include Kevin.

Thursday night we went to the German restaurant, Lederhosen, for a drink with some of my coworkers... this place is great for groups of people. Perhaps the best part was that we all drank our beer from a glass boot. After Lederhosen, Kevin and I made our way over to Peep. This place has reeealllyyy good Thai food.  Everyime Kevin comes to NYC he tries to squeaze in a little bit of Pad Thai because he isn't able to find it in Pensacola.

Friday night we met up with Kevin's brother John, his girlfriend Laura, and two cousins Drew and Brian. We went to an Australian restaurant called Eight Mile Creek.  They had great food and a beautiful little garden in the back where we sat to eat. We followed the dinner up with an old favorite... The Back Fence.  I could literally go to this bar every night and not have a problem with it.

Saturday night I had several friends from college visit NYC. We all met up at the National Underground where my dear friend Vanessa's boyfriend was playing.  He is seriously so talented! We then celebrated Kat's birthday at Double Crown.

Sunday morning we decided to go out to brunch at Bubby's down in Tribeca.  This place is SO good. There was a little bit of a wait which we really didn't mind... we grabbed a seat at the bar and I enjoyed a Bloody Mary while Kevin had a Dark and Stormy.

Well that's all I got for you. As you can see we dined out A LOT. I'll be packing my lunch all week and running everyday to make up for it! :) ... it was so worth it though.

Helo

Since I let everyone know that San Diego will be Kevin's next stop yesterday... I thought it only made sense to let you know what Kevin will actually be doing while he's there. So here's a brief description (in Kevin's own words) of this new contraption he'll be flying:

The helicopter I'll be flying is the SH-60F/H Seahawk. It can accomplish many missions such as search and rescue anti surface/submarine warfare HVBSS(inserting people on foreign boats) anti drug/piracy and vertical replenishment. I'll primarily be flying off aircraft carriers.

That's pretty bad ass.

4th of July

I know what you must be thinking... two posts in one day?! What's going on??

Well as it just so happens the past couple of days have been huge on the relationship front for me and Kevin and I just haven't gotten the chance to share so I'm playing catch up.

The 4th of July has always played a huge role in our relationship. The first time Kevin and I ever met was the summer going into our senior year of college at a 4th of July party in Red Bank, NJ. I guess you could say that this was where the innitial attraction occurred. Two summers later (at the same party) it was where we fell in love (awwww!).  Just one year later we spent this 4th of July engaged in Pensacola, Fl. It's kind of crazy to think that at this time next summer we will only be about 3 weeks before our 'big day'... and most likely spending it in San Diego, CA.

Which brings me to my other big piece of news... for those who have not heard already, Kevin will be stationed in San Diego next! We couldn't be more exited to see what this next year brings for us!

Kevin Gets His Wings!

On Wednesday night I flew down to Pensacola, Fl... for Kevin's winging!

It was such an awesome experience.  The Navy really did a fantastic job of making the entire experience special for the winger and their family. Here is a very brief overview of what exactly happened:

Thursday:  We went on a tour of the Naval Air Station that Kevin has been training out of called Whiting Field.  It was so cool to have Kevin show us where he has been spending all of his time for the past 6 months.  We were able to check out the classrooms, the really cool equipment (night vision goggles!), the helicopters he trained on, and (my personal fav) the flight simulators! After touring around we attended the
"Soft Wing Patch" ceremony.  This was where the guys (and gals!) received the wings they wear on their everyday attire - their flight suit!
Here are a few pictures from that day:

Friday: The day began with a Catholic mass for those students who wanted to attend.  This was followed by all of the students attending a "Blessing of the Wings". It was such a nice ceremony - and Kevin will surely make fun of me for this - but I got a little choked up. 
Afterward, there was the official winging ceremony.  This was the event where Kevin actually got his wings. I had the honor of actually pinning them on... which was not an easy task! Those things are pretty hard to pin on - especially on stage in front of a ton of people! It was so great though - and those gold wings looked incredible on Kevin's uniform. There was an after party later which was so much fun.
Overall the experience was wonderful.  I am so incredibly proud of Kevin and all of his accomplishments and just happy I was able to share in his big day!
Here is one more picture of us with my mom... I'm hoping to have more soon.