Week 13
A lot of work happened this week,
knuckling down after my week of fun...
Although Thursday night came around and I was
probably the most excited Ive ever been in my
entire life as New Moon was out! (twilight sequel)
Me and some of the Nags bought tickets for the
midnight showing, It was incredible, the moviea
theatre was totally packed out and everyone was
chanting and screaming, it was so much fun!
At the weekend me and my nag girls
went shopping on 5th avenue, we had a really
nice day, we even picked out our engagement ring
in Tiffany's! We had a great dinner at a little
Italian Place and then I had a very strange experience...
I bumped into a girl who turned out was from
Wavertree (Liverpool) and went to the same college as me!
I think it really is a small world after all!
On Sunday I went to the MOMA where they are
having a Tim Burton exhibition and also showing
one of films every day, we went to see nightmare
before Christmas, a Burton Classic!
week 14
The week began slow as a lot of people where
leaving for home early as thanksgiving was on
Thursday. The amount of Americans that asked me
how I normally celebrate Thanksgiving in England
was incredible, and the sheer shock on their faces
when i told them we didn't was ridiculous, by
Wednesday I just started answering
"my family dresses as Pilgrims and Indians"
Thursday came and we headed to the Macy's day Parade
in the morning, it really is just like it is on TV!
Later we where invited to Katie's family friends
house in Brooklyn to have a traditional
Thanksgiving meal. It was lovely for them to
invite us over, there was a big mix of people there,
from all over the world in fact, a fantastic
experience and a delicious meal, although
Pumpkin Pie is NOT NICE!
Later we headed to a small party in Brooklyn
for thanksgiving drinks, but an early night as it
was an early start the next day
to catch a train out the city to Connecticut.
My friend Christine had offered for us to come
stay over the weekend at her family home,
a very nice gesture.
Me and Katie arrived gobsmacked, it couldn't
of been more American! It seriously looked like
something from a film, I was expecting
Macaulay Culkin to run into the street at any moment!
She took us shopping to Westport, a beautiful
little town,where I fell in love with Pottery Barn,
it is the mecca of dining room decoration.
Later we had a family dinner at Christine's
which was amazing,so good to have some
home cooking! A trip to the liquor store continued
which resulted in me pretending
to be American, and living in Connecticut!!!
The weekend ended with us taking a stroll into
nature, somethingI had completely forgotten after
being in the city for so long! We had a trip to
"The Mall" and went to the infamous "TARGET"
a store that holds everything you could possibly
think of for under $10. The evening ended with us
helping out with Christmas decorating,
well not really helping....
We then played some American board games,
and raided Christine's cupboards of American Food
we had never tried before! A word of warning,
sweet potato with marshmallows is NOT GOOD.
Sunday was back to the City, I felt like a real
New Yorker arriving at Grand Central and hailing
a cab back to school. I had another fantastic
American experience, but it felt really good coming back,
I later went for a run on the Hudson at sunset,
which was beyond words, I couldn't love this city
any more if I tried.
