The City that Never Sleeps...
it's like you heard me before i even spoke.
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
-- Marcel Proust
We had an awesome weekend in NYC, but our bus from DC to NYC was two hours late leaving and we had to wait an hour and a half of it out in the cold rain... anddd now I'm sick =*(
But other than that our trip was blessedly uneventful!
On Saturday, Melissa and I got tickets to see Mary Poppins and ended up in a private box seat for thirty bucks each! We tried to coax katie and scheller to come with us, but they weren't interested =( That's alright, not everyone can be Broadway Baby! & those who aren't are TOTALLY missing out! It was an AWESOME show! I loved it and I SOBBED for the whole last 20 minutes =P I got a picture with Mary herself plus autographs from almost the entire cast =) It was wonderful =) Also, I have a new Halloween costume idea. just guess..
That night we ventured into Little Italy and had dinner at a very strange little place... the food was alright, but I wish we'd picked a different restaurant because the atmosphere was just so...strange! Haha, but then we went to a place claiming to have the WORLD'S BEST CANNOLI, and though I was skeptical at first, they definitely made a believer outta me! & I loved that on our walk home, there were street vendors just selling Cannoli. Too funny!
& After dinner we went back to Scheller's and the four of us played a game called Celebrity that is one of my favorites. I love being surrounded by people who understand (not so) obscure references to gay culture.
On Sunday, we went to the Museum of Natural History and paid a visit to the dinos! It was very cool, but very crowded because it was 40 degrees and raining outside! We got a VERY EXPENSIVE lunch at the Museum Cafe, but I rest assured knowing that my $10 turkey sandwich contributes to the life of a museum!
Then we took the subway back down to Times Square and entered into a lottery for $25 Front Row seats for a new musical called Next to Normal starring Alice Ripley, one of Melissa's favorite singers.
And, as luck would have it, we BOTH won! It was crazy lucky, and I gave my 2 ticket winnings back because I didn't need them. The show was AWESOME and we were SO CLOSE! We literally could have reached out to touch the actors, but we refrained for fear of lessening the quality of the performance =P Tip: Buy "I'm Alive" on iTunes IMMEDIATELY. After the show, we met all of the male leads from the cast and Melissa got a picture with one of the actors who also has a reoccuring role on Gossip Girl, a TV show a lot of my friends are into.
We then got some VERY EXPENSIVE desserts at the oldest Delicatessen in Times Square! ($15 for a piece of chocolate cake and a cookie!) Before heading back to Scheller's for dinner. A little backwards, we know... but life is short! Sometimes you just have to eat dessert first. Scheller is an organic vegan and she made some DELICIOUS butternut squash ravioli and some salad with tomatoes and avacadoes... YUMMM.
So after dinner we only had a few hours before we needed to leave for the bus and we watched Father of the Bride II! Mom, thanks for educating me in classic Hollywood films! Scheller loved the Steve Martin versions but she had no idea that there was an original starring the great Liz Taylor!
Then we headed back to the Subway and went to Penn Station where our bus picked us up (On time this time =)) and rode back to DC where our friend Amber picked us up and brought us back to my car and then I drove from DC to Harrisonburg at zero dark thirty in the morning. I made Katie stay awake and talk to me so I'd stay lively!
We got home this morning and I sent an email to my french teacher telling her I felt pretty rough (cause I did! I'm so sneezy...) and she's allowing me to take the exam tomorrow which is awesome!
And to top it all off, around my 3rd cup of tea in bed this morning, I heard a knock on the door and it was the UPS guy delivering my Mommy/Daughter book club care package! It made me feel SO LOVED! Perfect timing as usual, mommyo! I love everything and I immediately took my cup to starbucks and filled it up with hot tea so I could make it to my second class today!
WOOWWWZAA! That was ONE longggggg-winded post. I promise cookies to anyone who reads this in its entirety... though napping 1/2 way through is completely acceptable.
Cheers to life, Kiddos!
<3 LG
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
-- Marcel Proust
We had an awesome weekend in NYC, but our bus from DC to NYC was two hours late leaving and we had to wait an hour and a half of it out in the cold rain... anddd now I'm sick =*(
But other than that our trip was blessedly uneventful!
On Saturday, Melissa and I got tickets to see Mary Poppins and ended up in a private box seat for thirty bucks each! We tried to coax katie and scheller to come with us, but they weren't interested =( That's alright, not everyone can be Broadway Baby! & those who aren't are TOTALLY missing out! It was an AWESOME show! I loved it and I SOBBED for the whole last 20 minutes =P I got a picture with Mary herself plus autographs from almost the entire cast =) It was wonderful =) Also, I have a new Halloween costume idea. just guess..
That night we ventured into Little Italy and had dinner at a very strange little place... the food was alright, but I wish we'd picked a different restaurant because the atmosphere was just so...strange! Haha, but then we went to a place claiming to have the WORLD'S BEST CANNOLI, and though I was skeptical at first, they definitely made a believer outta me! & I loved that on our walk home, there were street vendors just selling Cannoli. Too funny!
& After dinner we went back to Scheller's and the four of us played a game called Celebrity that is one of my favorites. I love being surrounded by people who understand (not so) obscure references to gay culture.
On Sunday, we went to the Museum of Natural History and paid a visit to the dinos! It was very cool, but very crowded because it was 40 degrees and raining outside! We got a VERY EXPENSIVE lunch at the Museum Cafe, but I rest assured knowing that my $10 turkey sandwich contributes to the life of a museum!
Then we took the subway back down to Times Square and entered into a lottery for $25 Front Row seats for a new musical called Next to Normal starring Alice Ripley, one of Melissa's favorite singers.
And, as luck would have it, we BOTH won! It was crazy lucky, and I gave my 2 ticket winnings back because I didn't need them. The show was AWESOME and we were SO CLOSE! We literally could have reached out to touch the actors, but we refrained for fear of lessening the quality of the performance =P Tip: Buy "I'm Alive" on iTunes IMMEDIATELY. After the show, we met all of the male leads from the cast and Melissa got a picture with one of the actors who also has a reoccuring role on Gossip Girl, a TV show a lot of my friends are into.
We then got some VERY EXPENSIVE desserts at the oldest Delicatessen in Times Square! ($15 for a piece of chocolate cake and a cookie!) Before heading back to Scheller's for dinner. A little backwards, we know... but life is short! Sometimes you just have to eat dessert first. Scheller is an organic vegan and she made some DELICIOUS butternut squash ravioli and some salad with tomatoes and avacadoes... YUMMM.
So after dinner we only had a few hours before we needed to leave for the bus and we watched Father of the Bride II! Mom, thanks for educating me in classic Hollywood films! Scheller loved the Steve Martin versions but she had no idea that there was an original starring the great Liz Taylor!
Then we headed back to the Subway and went to Penn Station where our bus picked us up (On time this time =)) and rode back to DC where our friend Amber picked us up and brought us back to my car and then I drove from DC to Harrisonburg at zero dark thirty in the morning. I made Katie stay awake and talk to me so I'd stay lively!
We got home this morning and I sent an email to my french teacher telling her I felt pretty rough (cause I did! I'm so sneezy...) and she's allowing me to take the exam tomorrow which is awesome!
And to top it all off, around my 3rd cup of tea in bed this morning, I heard a knock on the door and it was the UPS guy delivering my Mommy/Daughter book club care package! It made me feel SO LOVED! Perfect timing as usual, mommyo! I love everything and I immediately took my cup to starbucks and filled it up with hot tea so I could make it to my second class today!
WOOWWWZAA! That was ONE longggggg-winded post. I promise cookies to anyone who reads this in its entirety... though napping 1/2 way through is completely acceptable.
Cheers to life, Kiddos!
<3 LG