back from NYC

Susan doesn't get too many days off - and when she does, they're typically not of the weekend variety. So, when she managed to string together Friday AND Saturday, we jumped on that chance, and headed off to New York.

First, of course, we stopped by the outlets. For two hours. Great start.

Still, despite the fashion-related delays, we made it to NYC by around 5PM, and got a chance to catch up with Chris and Anne - in front of whose apartment we conveniently parked. Saturday morning we got some grrreat soup dumplings, and ran (literally, because the streets were jammed with traffic) to the "Phantom of the Opera". Oh yeah, we also stopped by my brother's new apartment, and met his amazingly obedient and surprisingly sweet dog, Mark:


"Phantom" was pretty good, and left us with enough time to enjoy a BBQ place in Brooklyn (Fette Sau, close to the Bedford Ave stop) and Karim's party in Midtown. Here was the kicker, though - Susan had to get back to work by 11AM on Sunday.

Ah yes. We ended up leaving Brooklyn at 5AM on the dot. By 8:10, we were pulling into our driveway. Don't ask me how I didn't get any tickets, I just wanted to get home before I fell asleep behind the wheel.

It's good to be back.