I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

NYC continued.  A few days late.  

Our last day in NYC was Thursday.  

Unfortunately, when we finished up Thursday night, we had to hit the bed, so be up and on our way back to Maine, at 8:00 a.m. Friday morning.  So there was no time to write.  No time to catch you up.  

Then the weekend was crazy.  I was exhausted and trying to get caught up on things that have been let go since my surgery.  

So here we are on Monday, and I’m about to catch you up.  

The trip was great.  My knee survived, although on Saturday and Sunday I knew that I’d punished it.  My knee and calf were swollen and there was more discomfort than there had been.  

Saw my knee doctor to day and he said it was par for the course, and that it was just my knee reminding me to be gentle.  The result of the appointment was that I am to continue PT and that I will go back to see the Dr in a year.  So I guess that’s good.  

Back to NYC.  

Thursday started with breakfast with a friend of Adam’s that we had not seen in a long, long while.  We grabbed breakfast in midtown, with the most intense urgent service I’d ever had.  We were told the specials before we were seated, and had at least 5 attempts to take our order before we were ready.  That being said, we wanted for nothing, the food was good and we probably stayed longer than we should have.  

After breakfast, we a bit of shopping.  Adam was looking for some cologne and I wanted to check out Macy’s.  We also stopped by Astor Place Wine and Spirits to look for goodies.  We bought a nice bottle of wine, and same Amaro’s we can’t get in Maine.  

Then we dropped off our packages, and then headed back north.  A friend of Adam’s from college was in town so we did a swing by to hug her and say hi to her and her friends and then it was off to a very early dinner at Joe Allen’s.  

You can’t be seats at the bar there, when you need to eat quick before a show.  It was our fastest, most casual meal and it hit the spot.  

After dinner, I swung by Iron Bar to say hi to a friend I worked with at the Hard Rock Café.  It was great to see Hailey, and hug her as well.  It was such an intense work environment back in the day that we are all bonded.  For ver.  With PTSD. 

Then we were off to see Appropriate.  It’s a new play with Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll.  We don’t see a lot of plays, but were excited to see them both live.   It was an interesting piece about family dynamics, family history, and secrets that may or may not have been known.  We both enjoyed it, but I have to admit, I’m still not sure why the front door opened out to the porch and not into the living room.  But alas. 

After the show, we hit up Junior’s for cheesecake to the take back to our apartment.  And an hour later, the lights were off, and we were on our way home.  

I’ll wrap up by saying this trip has made me nervous, since I rescheduled my surgery at the beginning of the summer.  I was told I’d be miserable and that it would not be fun.  I definitely see where they were coming from, as driving for 6 hours was NOT fun on my knee, but I do have to say the pain and discomfort were far better than any of the trips we’ve taken in the last two years. 

We are looking forward to our next trip as EVERYTHING is coming to Broadway next year.