Excitement Brewing

Another three weeks, and the gods willing, we will be on our way to New York City. I’m really looking forward to the journey. What a pleasure it will be to see my friends again. One friend is living around the corner from our B&B. She is our anchor, our guide, and a long time friend.

Another deardear friend is making her way down from the east coast with her two daughters to spend a long Easter weekend with us. We have had the pleasure of short meeting in NCY twice before, but, she and I have not seen each others’ children in almost ten years time. No longer small children, but teenagers, or almost teenagers… it should be interesting.

Another aspect of the journey that I am greatly anticipating is travelling together with my two children. We have done much travelling in the past, how could it be otherwise with family spread so afar, but we have not gone on many journeys just to discover a new city or country.

In preparation, I’ve decided to make a collage for each of us before the journey, and, if I so feel inclined, three for after the journey.

Sara’s collage

We are each going to make up a list of four or five things we want to do or places we wish to visit during our trip. So far, my daughter is most clear on what she wants to do:

Picnic in Central Park
Go and eat pizza at John’s of Bleecker Street (tip from Ronni)
Go to the Tender Buttons shop

My daughter is the planner, organizer, and all around secretary in our household. She remembers the stories from my previous visits to NYC better than I remember the experiences. This talent must have been handed down to her from her paternal family. In this sense she is truly mysterious being to me.