Days like yesterday

Days like yesterday make me extra-nostalgic for NYC.  You see, the Tony Awards were last night.  I remember the excitement felt by the Broadway community during Tony time, the buzz around town about who the winners would be, and watching several of my actor friends get dolled up to present awards.  Watching that ceremony made me want to walk through backstage at Lincoln Center, taste a hotdog from a street vendor and sit under a tree in Central Park.

But if I were still living in NYC, I would have missed a day like yesterday.

Meredith's sweet baby Henry was baptized yesterday. I was fortunate enough to spend some quality snuggle time with him before the service.  I was also there when his grandma dressed him in his christening gown, an heirloom worn by his grandpa, his great-aunt, his mom and uncle and all their cousins.  I was standing next to his family when he was baptized.  I"m so happy I was able to be a part of that special day.

This weekend, my parents will come visit and we'll go pick our own berries at a farm up the road.  My parents would not have visted NYC. My mom would have liked it once she got into a rhythm, but my dad probably wouldn't have made it out of the airport. (He doesn't like big cities and crowds much. He also doesn't like petting zoos, but that's another post altogether.)

Even though it's approximately 4000 degrees outside and only getting hotter, relocating to the south definitely has its perks.

I could still go for a vendor hotdog, though.

(Lucky for me, BlogHer 10 is in NYC!  I'm going to eat 8 meals a day while I'm there.)

Comments

[AJU5's Mom]

There are so many trade offs with where to live. We live almost halfway between our two families. There are times we wish we lived closer to them, but that would mean we would be farther from the other side. So, we live were we have no biological family, but we do have a great church family here!

[Papa]

Petting zoos are evil.....

Papa

[Frema]

You look so pretty!

And I'm still sad about not being able to swing BlogHer this year. We need to get something going for our corner of the Internet. Emily from "Not That You Asked" is doing the Blathering again this year, this time in Chicago. Just an idea.

[Julie]

Since you lived in NYC, you probably have a whole list of great places to eat. I haven't been to NYC in a very long time and I will be there for 7 days for BlogHer. Would you post a list of your top 10 favorite places to eat? That will give me an idea where to go while there!