I met Sarah, Whitney (a CHS friend), and Lauren (a UT graduate school friend) for the ceremonial Macy's Thanksgiving Day Pre-Parade. We stood in line with thousands of bratty, sugar-high New York kids to see all of the balloons. The parade is my favorite. It's taking forever to upload these tonight, but here's the Dora pic as promised (the rest are on my Facebook page if you're interested):
Afterward we drank hot tea and ate really delicious Chinese food at a restaurant on the Upper West Side. I'm not sure what it means, but my fortune seemed oddly appropriate. So, I slipped it in my wallet for safe keeping. It read, "Swimming is easy. Staying afloat is hard."
I spent the night at Sarah's place. We woke up that morning, watched some of the parade, and walked to the market. We bought a few necessities -- you become a lot more conservative at the grocery store when you know you have to carry it all home. Lauren came over later and we cooked and drank mimosas. It didn't compare to the Norris family Thanksgiving, but it was a respectable holiday meal. Food pictures never turn out well, but here are a few:
That night, my high school friends, Dennis and Robert called to invite us to another feast. Robert gave us the address and said to look for the "house on top of the building." We begrungingly changed out of our sweatpants into party clothes and took the train into Manhattan. Indeed, this apartment was actually a building on top of a building. This place was really incredible. The view was great and the desserts were even better. Some Clement's reminiscing, hot apple cider, and a heated game of Taboo. It was a fun night.
Sarah and I had decided earlier that night that we wanted to go Black Friday shopping the next day. It didn't make much sense to take the train back to New Jersey, so we headed to Midtown to crash at Stephanie's place. This idea didn't seem so brillant when the alarm went off at 5am, but we managed to get dressed and headed to Chelsea. Because stores are generally spread out from each other, the crowds weren't so bad. I found the perfect party dress for a gala I was invited to on Monday -- and it will probably double for Sarah and Andrea's upcoming Christmas party. We found a lot of great deals. I wish I had gotten more of my Christmas shopping done, but I guess that will have to wait until later.
Exhausted, Sarah and I went back to Stephanie's place to take a nap. The alarm went off again around 2 and we headed back out to watch the UT-A&M game. Alot of the alumni go to a BBQ restaurant called Hill Country. It's definitely fake Texas BBQ -- I even get the impression that the restaurant is making fun of Texans. But, the TVs are big and Longhorns are abound. I had been there once before when I was visiting. Whitney, Shannon (next door neighbor in college), and Greg (Shannon's friend) met us there. Oddly enough, there was a whole slew of Clements alumni -- small world. (The game was pretty terrible so I will leave out any football commentary).
Now I'm back in New Jersey about to get ready to go out with Sarah and Andrea. Tomorrow's plans are to sleep in and go see a movie. It's my turn for the shower, so I better run. Cheers!
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