A Nice Long Weekend in NYC
One of the great perks of working freelance is that you get to set your own schedule. So if you fell like taking a day off (or a week, month, or gasp… a year), you can. Now you do this to the detriment of your bank account and your well being, but the option is there. Well this past week I took a few days “off” and drove down to New York City to visit with friends and family.
I spent most of Friday afternoon hanging with Corey as we walked all over Manhattan. We went down to check out Ground Zero, ate lunch at Paesano’s in Little Italy, walked aimlessly around looking for the New Museum (to no avail) and then went up to Rockefeller Center to check out the Nintendo World Store while we waited for George to get out of work. Once we met up with George, we jumped in line for the NBC Studio Tour, then hoofed it over to Times Square where we caught a comedy show at a comedy club (duh) and then finished off the day with a late dinner at some way over priced Deli/Cafe.
On Saturday, Pat, Kim, little Hunter and myself, drove into the city and spent the afternoon wandering around the American Museum of Natural History. It was my first time attending the New York landmark and I must say it was awesome. I love science museums and because there was so much stuff to see and do, I basically had to choose between the special and regular exhibits, as there clearly wasn’t enough time in one afternoon to see them all. I tried my best to check out the Dinosaurs and various animal displays while running from one special exhibit to another, but alas time was short and we left with a lot unseen. But that’s OK, I plan on visiting again next time I get to the city. From the museum, we headed to the lower east side and ate dinner at the famous Lombardi’s pizza place. The pizza is so good there… I don’t know how Pat and Kim can resist not eating there all the time. The rest of the night was spent chilling at their place with Hunter and checking out the Robert Redford movie, Lamb for Lions (3/5 stars).
Finally on Sunday, Pat, Kim, Hunter and myself met up with our old friend Jon May for some brunch at a nice little place in the Williamsburg area.We ate some good food (mmm… eggs benedict) while we caught up and laughed a lot at our old adventures. From there, I packed up my stuff at Pat & Kim’s and headed for home, completely satisfied in my visit and feeling lucky I have such good friends and family.