With much trepidation, I started Labor Day weekend in
a similar fashion as Memorial Day. My
trepidation this time was due the fact that I was driving a big van to New York
City for our big move! Thankfully, it
was a breeze.
Getting
the drive over with, the move began, and reinforced that Kristi has a great
community for herself here in New York.
On Friday, the plan was to move everything staying in New York from her
old apartment to our “Happy Healing Home.”
With the help of a wonderful
young Man (voted best Wedding Guest recently) it took about 2 hours, and went without a hitch. I discovered that my parking gene works in NYC, even with a large van. Thank goodness as I quickly
realized that no
garages are big enough for the van!
Being a holiday weekend was definitely in our favor.
Following that portion of the move, we headed across the street to our first neighborhood restaurant, Cascabel. It is a great little Mexican place on 2nd Avenue and 78th Street. So, of course, there were margaritas involved. Spent the rest of the day and evening nesting, unpacking, and organizing.
young Man (voted best Wedding Guest recently) it took about 2 hours, and went without a hitch. I discovered that my parking gene works in NYC, even with a large van. Thank goodness as I quickly
Celebrating Move Part I |
Following that portion of the move, we headed across the street to our first neighborhood restaurant, Cascabel. It is a great little Mexican place on 2nd Avenue and 78th Street. So, of course, there were margaritas involved. Spent the rest of the day and evening nesting, unpacking, and organizing.
Saturday
morning I meandered around the neighborhood walking just blocks over to the East
River. Finding East River DIner, on 1st
Avenue and 79th Street, I had a lovely breakfast (omelet, hash
browns, toast, and coffee) for under $10, and read for awhile, which is
perfectly acceptable, almost expected, it seems. I will have to have a routine like this on my
weekend mornings as Kristi doesn’t get
home from work til 5am!
After
breakfast I crossed the street to a market that looked interesting. Oh my, it was and is. It will definitely become one of my most
visited places in the neighborhood.
Agata & Valentina is, simply put, amazing and wonderful. I picked up food for our first dinner at our
Happy Healling Home which we actually had on Sunday night.
From Peter D on Yelp |
Dusk in Centtral Park |
Saturday evening I walked over to
the Park (Central Park that is!) in the hopes that I might score a lone ticket
to the last night of Sondheims’s “Into the Woods”. That didn’t happen but I did explore some of
the Park that I’ve never seen, including Belvedere Castle and the Delacorte
Theatre where the play was and where Shakespeare in the Park is performed every
summer. Quick note: I was certainly not alone as I
walked and Everyone who’s eye I caught gave
me a smile, which I very happily reciprocated.
Who says this is an unfriendly city?
Belvedere Castle in Central Park |
Busy @ work |
Sunday we continued to get settled,
had that first dinner, and Kristi’s college roommate joined us for a housewarming
glass of wine. Monday we drove home to
Milton, again easily and uneventfully, where my little home inherited yet more “stuff
to be stored”.
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