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♪♪i am leaving today

i want to be part of it

new york, new york♪♪

 (frank sinatra)

the day is finally here! we are off to NYC tonight!!  we'll be taking a bus that leaves at 9pm and we'll get there by 7am. do i even have to say how excited i am? i don't think so. i know a 10 hour bus ride isn't for everyone, but here's why we prefer it over flying:

-the fact that we are each paying $13 return, compared to flights that are likely around $200, or a little more or less. no, i'm not joking.

-we don't have to worry about getting in mid-day; we have the whole day ahead of us by getting there at 7am

-the whole no liquid, no bottles or other ridiculous, stupid airplane security rules--don't apply!

-no long line ups (except for stopping at the border for about an hour at 11pm-ish; small price to pay)

-we can spend a bit more on where we stay because we're basically traveling for free.

-better for the environment!

some people might hate driving overnight, but i sleep majority of the time. dylan? he gets a little cranky and uncomfortable, but we both love taking the bus. i love waking up around 5:30, 6am while we're driving through jersey, and then seeing the skyline in the distance when we get close. for us, it works.

we don't do the tourist thing when we go now. we like to pretend we're real new yorkers. while we don't have any set plans and prefer to just let our feet take us wherever, there are a few things i have jotted down: serendipity (we've eaten dessert here once before and it was oh so good), strand bookstore (loved this place last year), the huxtable house (from the cosby show!), a walk across the brooklyn bridge (which i'm surprised i've never done) which will lead to a few places i can't wait to try in brooklyn-grimaldi's pizza, brooklyn ice cream factory (which i saw on the food network), and cake man raven (which i also heard about on the food network; one of the food network stars said this place has the best red velvet cake, so obviously i have to try it), and visit the top of the rock (yes, this one is touristy, but we've never done it, and i really do want a full view of the city).

so that's that. we have 5 full days. 7am saturday to 10pm wednesday. i'm hoping the weather holds up. it keeps changing when i look it up. i don't think it's going to be as warm as last year even though we're going at the exact same time. last year we were boiling hot wearing shorts and t-shirts, and getting burned; doesn't look like that will be the case this year. ah well.

taken last year from the manhattan bridge

what the heck am i going to do for the next 12 hours while we're waiting to go!? besides packing, of course. i wish i was a light packer, but i'm not. i wish i could plan my outfits, but i don't. i feel like i need options! anyways, cross your fingers for good weather and we'll be back soon!! (or maybe not, i have no school now, so maybe i should just stay there...)

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i've got 1 or 2 scheduled

posts for next week.  this blog

won't go *that* quiet :)