I'm so neglectful of this blog. My plan was to transfer this to my domain on my own server and get my own design up with some new content management software before posting again ... but that just hasn't happened yet and I'm not sure when it will, so here we are again. Me and Xanga. And you, too, of course.  So to update you somewhat...
We went to NYC on Saturday and had a really great trip, but DAMN did it tire us out!!! There was nine of us total taking the trip, so we decided to take the train... which turned out to be an excellent idea. At the train station in Trenton, I found a $100 bill on the floor! I couldn't believe it! I did look around and waited for people in line ahead of me to look like they were missing money, etc., but no one seemed distressed. I decided to take that money and pay for everyone's ticket. That was a great way to get the day started.
It was so, so, so, so, sooooooo crowded in the city - it made getting anything done a nightmare. We had a good plan outlined, but we ended up not being able to do much of what was on there due to the crowds.
When we first got there, we went out to lunch and then we decided to split up because my mom and sister wanted to go to this ice cream place called Serendipity and we didn't really want to do that. So, me, Rob, the kids and my friend Liz walked for a while and first stopped at St. Patrick's Cathedral. That place is HUGE and very gorgeous and awe-inspiring.
After that, we walked some more and stopped at FAO Schwartz. My friend Liz got her picture taken with the live-action princess. Then we took a bus up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. When we got there it was daylight and then I went into the gift shop with Connor. When we came out, it was dark already! We all met up here before heading to our next destination.
We were headed to Rockefeller Center to see the tree, but we had to take 2 cabs to do so. My mom, Jen, Ed and the boys all got in one cab while we waited for the 2nd one. We ended up having to walk about 8 blocks and it was at least 1/2 hour later before we actually caught the 2nd cab! Major pain in the ass. It started to get really cold and a little rainy. Not fun. We all zoned out in the cab ride back to midtown, that took forever because of traffic.
So we went and did the tree thing and that was nice. Some guy proposed to his girlfriend on the ice. Awww. The tree looked the same as it does every other year. LOL By this time, it was time for dinner and so we scrambled, along with at least a million other people (LOL) to go find a place to eat.
Every year we do this - get stuck in the Times Square area looking for a place to eat with no previous plan. I found out today that we were right by restaurant row and there are some nice restaurants to be found there, but where did we end up? TGI Friday's. Woo hoo. Home of the $20 cheeseburgers!!!
2 1/2 hours later, we got out of there and did the square. It was pretty crowded (big surprise), but we still managed to get in a few good shots. The highlight of the night for me and Liz was finding Sephora. YEAH BUDDY! Unfortunately, we didn't have a lot of time in there because we had to catch the train, but it was enough to whet my appetite and to understand what everyone raves about. I found out there is one in King of Prussia - I am SO going there after the new year.
We were all so tired on the train ride home. Did I mention that we got to the train station at 9:12 to find that the next train was leaving at 9:14 and the train after that might not have gotten us to our connecting train in time? Yeah. So, picture us running through the station Home Alone style like fools. No wonder Aric still found time to be sillyon the ride home. And everyone had a great laugh at my expense at the end of the night. When we got off the PATH train in Trenton to get on the Riverline, I went on to the 2nd car for some reason and everyone else went on the 1st car. I thought I'd just open the door and walk through to get to the 1st car, but I couldn't get the door open. I was afraid to leave that car to get on the other car because I thought the train would leave, but I didn't want to ride on the 2nd car all by myself the whole way home. So, I BOOKED out of there to the first car, completely panicked and absolutely certain the train was going to start moving while I was outside. That didn't happen, though. I got into the car where everyone was laughing so hard, they were practically crying. It took a minute before someone could catch their breath enough to tell me what a complete ass I looked like running as fast as I could from one car to the other. So we laughed, we hooped, we hollered. Woo! Then we settled down (finally!) and I checked the schedule... the train wasn't leaving for another 10 minutes! Of course, that was the funniest thing anyone there had ever heard. It was after midnight by the time we got home... after starting the day at 9am, we were completely wiped out. Yesterday we got our Christmas tree... we'll do the decorations this week and I'll bestow upon you more pictures, I'm sure. I've still got tiny blisters on my feet and my legs are sore, so no walking/running for me today. I can't wait for work to be over so I can go home and rest! | 
