I was too tired from last night's shift to wake up early to see Ella and Andy off and say bye before they head back to Illinois. I woke up with them gone, their used towels and bed linen neatly folded on one side of the couch. It's been a fun last few days having them around. Who knows when I'll see them next. They stayed with me two days more than originally planned which was a pleasant turn of events. Andy's birthday was last Thursday and we started the celebrations as early as 12 midnight. I took them to Pinto for dinner Wednesday night then bought Magnolia bakery cupcakes to serve as his birthday cake. We were toasting the last few minutes of my own personal holiday (Wednesday marked my one year in New York) then proceeded to light up the candle and wish Andy a happy 30th year.
We were up early the day after and I made breakfast for all of us, Mica included before heading out for a long walk in the city. We scored them subway day passes and we traveled the stretch of Manhattan from the bottom tip in Battery Park City all the way up to 90th st where we had dinner in Saigon Grill. Photos can be seen in this album so you get a good idea of the places we visited. I myself don't do a lot of walking around the city. I only do get to see these tourist areas when I am with someone who wants to see them.
Whenever we have guests over, Mica and I always find a reason to bust out the Cranium game which we did play over bottles of beer and smirnoff. Andy and Mica proved to be a strong match and won the game.
Yesterday they did something I have never done in my year here, walk the Brooklyn Bridge. Even better actually, they left their car in Brooklyn Heights, walked to the bridge, crossed the river, walked across town, up to the village and ended up at my workplace. I kept telling them about the awesome pizza place near my place of work and they were so excited that they ordered ONE WHOLE PIE. We're talking New York size pizzas here and they sat down and scarfed it down. After their meal, they continued towards hudson river park, walked back down, back across the bridge to their car. OMG, no wonder they were sleeping by the time me and Mica got home from work.
I'm so happy I've been having quite a few guests lately. I hope my friends never stop visiting me. In two weeks, Grace is visiting from Rome and Angel is coming one last time before heading back to Manila. After that, I don't know anymore. I hope someone visits again soon. *ahem californians, where are you?*
We were up early the day after and I made breakfast for all of us, Mica included before heading out for a long walk in the city. We scored them subway day passes and we traveled the stretch of Manhattan from the bottom tip in Battery Park City all the way up to 90th st where we had dinner in Saigon Grill. Photos can be seen in this album so you get a good idea of the places we visited. I myself don't do a lot of walking around the city. I only do get to see these tourist areas when I am with someone who wants to see them.
Whenever we have guests over, Mica and I always find a reason to bust out the Cranium game which we did play over bottles of beer and smirnoff. Andy and Mica proved to be a strong match and won the game.
Yesterday they did something I have never done in my year here, walk the Brooklyn Bridge. Even better actually, they left their car in Brooklyn Heights, walked to the bridge, crossed the river, walked across town, up to the village and ended up at my workplace. I kept telling them about the awesome pizza place near my place of work and they were so excited that they ordered ONE WHOLE PIE. We're talking New York size pizzas here and they sat down and scarfed it down. After their meal, they continued towards hudson river park, walked back down, back across the bridge to their car. OMG, no wonder they were sleeping by the time me and Mica got home from work.
I'm so happy I've been having quite a few guests lately. I hope my friends never stop visiting me. In two weeks, Grace is visiting from Rome and Angel is coming one last time before heading back to Manila. After that, I don't know anymore. I hope someone visits again soon. *ahem californians, where are you?*
