Sep 5, 2009

Katie and I left early for New York and didn't hit much traffic at all before the tunnel. We still got into the city a little after eleven.

The restaurant we were going to wasn't open until noon so we went to the park down the street and hung out watching a jazz band and people with their dogs. These guys were really good. I think they offer breakfast with their performances sometimes. The card I got was kind of vague.

We came back to Red Bamboo and waited a few more minutes until they opened the doors for us. I got some coconut curry "chicken" and vegetables. It was very good. I wanted some of the awesome sounding desserts but I was way too full.

We went a few blocks until we found a Jamba Juice. I was a little disappointed in the quality of my Pomegranate Paradise after spending the past few months wanting one. Oh well.

We took the Midtown tunnel to the BQE and headed south.

We stopped in Brighton Beach, finding cheap parking somehow, and walked around the shops and stores not looking for anything in particular.

It was kinda cool being able to read some of the Russian words on the shops now that I've learned the alphabet. We found a place that had some tasty pastries but we couldn't stay long.

I got some really good caramel ice cream before we headed out and ate it as we left. It was a nice day to walk around but we had to be at the airport.

The trip to the airport is where the traffic really began. It was really slow the whole way there and even slower once we got to JFK. We picked up Katie's parents when we finally got to them and loaded their bags up.

The drive home was nice, we didn't have to drive so we got to just sit back and gaze out the windows. I was really tired when I got home.

Chuck and Katie came over to watch The Matrix later. I needed to watch it for my Philosophy class but I fell asleep during it too much to catch it all.

After the movie I was more awake but I didn't wait long before going to bed. I'll have to watch it again later.

Aug 11, 2009

We got up in the morning and had our hotel breakfast of fruit, toast and yogurt before going down to the beach. It was basically just like Jersey except there seemed to be less waves and more hotels.

I haven't really gotten a tan this year... but I swam in the shallow ocean for a little while. Katie spent time lying on the beach and came in the water to cool off before we left.

I used the shower just off the beach to wash the sand and salt off of me. It made me this happy. I hate the feeling after getting out of the ocean.. I wish we had showers on the Jersey shore.

Next we went to Mount Trashmore. That's the actual name and the description of this place. It's an old landfill that was covered over and turned into a park. It's a nice park but the description online made it sound a lot bigger with trails. Really, it's just a hill with stairs that take you to the top and there isn't even a good view..

There wasn't much else to do so we headed back to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

We stopped at Fisherman's Pier on the way back to check out the view. A big Navy ship had just gone through that you can see in the distance.

It was cool to see the bridge in both directions. We didn't stay long because it was a just a pier with a bunch of people fishing.

I'm a crab.

Yep.

We drove home quickly. Just fast enough to make it for Round 1 of Quizzo.

We finally managed to beat Keepin' it Classy... the team of teachers that we've been competing with for first place. We all cheered when they announced them in second place. Until next week...

Beach, lots of driving and first place Quizzo finish. Good day.