Matt and I have a long standing tradition of spending New Year's Eve in a low-key, domestic setting- it helps to get a head start on the long standing habit for all the other days of the year. This year, being back in Pittsburgh after an awesome trip to Juneau, I figured we'd stay in, maybe hang with a couple friends. But the couple friends Matt had in mind just moved to New York. Nothing doing but we drove out to New York city to sit in their living room, and see the back side of the fireworks launched from Time Square.
Matt's BFF-since-forever just moved to the Bronx, where his wife (also a PhD in Biology) works at Albert Einstein. Since it has been years since we saw them last, Matt has been anxious to make the trip to see them. And meet their cuter-than-the-Gerber-baby 9mo-old son. Actually, he wasn't all that anxious to meet the baby, because he (like me) is a little scared of babies. You never know when they will leak or shriek and they are so fragile... but this little guy had a heart-melting smile that he loves to use on new people and dynamic use of the 'word' "Dah." Even Matt warmed up to him.
Forgive me for being obtuse, but I had it in my head that babies don't make good tourists. Despite the wide-load cheeks, he actually enjoys the subway. It is a great place to smile at new people (and everyone on the subway was always looking at him). On New Year's Day, we went into Manhattan to see Grand Central station, Times Square, Rockefeller Center and Central Park. There was still confetti drifting off the patios and rooftops in Times Square. Everything about NY is so iconic- I felt like I was drifting between movies and news reels! How outrageously-exactly-more-than-I- imagined was New York? A a street performance group got on our subway to break dance between stops- and they were REALLY good! Their tumbling distances were mapped perfectly pole to pole. The next day, we went to meet the French Lady- in the withering cold we opted for an enclosed Stanton Island Ferry trip, absorbed some Pizza, and came across while watching the sunset light up the Manhattan skyline. We had a lot of fun on our short visit, but it certainly highlights how much more there would be to see on our next trip- which hopefully will be soon.
I've compiled an album here with more photos. Let me know what you think! Happy New Year!
2 comments:
What a life; travel, friends, loved ones, pets, micro-technology, and successful vegetarian soup options. Whether you can have it all or not, it's still worth reaching for. We miss having you all here to watch and admire up close.. Love, Dad
Thanks Dad. I know my life is pretty glamorous- I work hard to make it that way. If not, what would I have to write about on the blog?
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