Out of reach, out of town. Wow! (pictures)

A chance cameo

Thursday, April 8th we start the trip. We decided to drive straight to Soho and check into our hotel after the “Women & Identity festival” Melvin’s mom would be at.

Greetings

Anyway, there were lots of people there, and afterwards, there was a little cafe next door whose owners were so nice they stayed open for us to get together and have a little family reunion. Some we haven’t seen in years!

 

They even took a group picture of us!

Hotels in Soho were some 4-digit amount per night. I am not rich, but I survived the shock, and we decided to go to the Holland Motor Lodge for $105 a night.  Right on the other side of the Tunnel, no big diff, and the hotel was very nice. Right next to the Newport Mall, and close to the “Path” which was the NJ version of the Subway.

During our Subway travels, it’s so funny to hear people’s conversations.  When we got through the tunnel and arrived  back in New Jersey that night, there were a couple guys, here’s how that went: “Hey, we’re in Jersey now!” “Dude, let’s go have some beer. Huh-huh” they were talking in dumb voices and making fun of New Jersey. That was too funny.

Next day, we went to the Guggenheim Museum in NY, which was a great adventure. The whole day was an adventure, since we rode the Subway all over New York.

The subway is an interesting place...

Then we went to Central Park with a friend of ours. What a beautiful place. A strange mixture of the artificial and the natural.

Taken on the go, turned out rather nice!

 

Then we went to the Apple Store on 5th Avenue. Brag, Brag, Brag! And, I found the coolest cover for my phone!

It's the Guggenheim!

Now, that’s the end of the pictures, but do you think this story is over? Nope. On our way out of town we stopped at another mall in New Jersey, and I got some new shoes. Then we took the Cape May – Lewes Ferry home, which was also lots of fun. Then we had 5 minutes to stop at home and feed the animals, and then go bowling with our league. We got home at about 11:00pm. Yes, my feet were SOOOO sore, from that whole trip! Then, yesterday, Monday, we went to Opening Day at the Phillies, leaving our kids with the sitter. Got home late last night too.

NOW we can finally resume our regularly scheduled programming. LOL

1:20am and the sun is shining

On me and my Twitter and stuff! Actually it seems like spring has arrived and I’m still high from the serotonin hit of 60′s, sunshine, and the beach. Not to mention March 31st was my birthday and I bought a hoodie that is so colorful it’s like sunshine itself! Even though I don’t like to announce my birthday or tell my age, I still love when it comes, because it always seems to be at the turning point from Winter to Spring. I think truly the reason I don’t like to announce my age is because I am trying to remain ageless. Time is different to me, and I guess it works for me. All I can say is, live in the now and you will live longer. Healthier at least! There’s never as much stress in one particular moment as you think. When you actually open your eyes and look around you notice nothing is happening that’s particularly earth-shaking. Besides, if it was, you wouldn’t be reading this, you’d be busy running for cover!
So, Happy Easter (the day Jesus rose from the dead! The first proof of life after death!) hope you can get a little sunshine too!

Now thinking about running a positive thinking class!

Well, I still can’t explain how it happens that we have a negative crisis when we think about being more positive, but I know it happens, and knowing and expecting it is half the battle. We are seriously considering running a class, we have the space for it. You would pay some small fee up front (to discourage dropping out) and you would not be graded (exposure will be enough) and it would be a weekly class for several weeks. You will still get a certificate and maybe the fee would be a deposit you get back with perfect attendance. The class would consist of mostly games. You know, those constructive social games. And that sort of thing where you score by being positive. The classes being a week apart gives you time to go through and work out the crisis each time, and by the end you will hopefully have learned some new habits and developed new skills in dealing with the blues. I am excited about this! I will post when this plan gels.