An Average of 2 Comments: NYC & WB

Alright, this will be short and sweet, since new things have come up since then...

As you know, I spend some time in NYC with my big brother, Karl. On Monday, I was still hearing the, "What do you want to do??" as if there is ALWAYS something to do in the city. :) Of course there is. You just have to spend money. Anyway, I saw an advertisement for a Horse Exhibition at the Museum of Natural History. That's a pretty cool place, and that sounded like a pretty cool thing, so we went.



Well, we weren't allowed to take photographs. Boo. I grabbed one anyway. I hope I don't get arrested for posting it on the internet. This is a life size horse figure made completely of driftwood. Cool, huh? The rest of the show was interesting. Lots of history, etc. The horse is the most influential animal in human history. Unfortunately, there was very little explanation of what the horse does right now, so what little attention and respect is given Equestrian at this point remains the same. There were little blips, but not enough to make it relevant for those who are unaware. I thought that was kind of a bummer. It seemed like a very small room for the price we paid. Oh well.



Monday night I took a bus to see Michelle!! Since Karl worked Tuesday and Wednesday very long days, I decided to take a trip to Wilkes-Barre to visit a good friend. This is an old picture, but I didn't take very many pictures while I was there, so this will have to do as a visual for who I'm talking about. It was a fantastic 2 days, by the way. Lots of catching up, good conversation, and of course lots of laughs. :) Time with Michella is always refreshing.



This is Dante, Michella's young superstar from Germany. He doesn't really hold still... I worked in the barn, both to help and because it was cool to do some physical labor again, and because, honestly, I kind of enjoy it (to a point). I'm glad, though, that I don't have to do 15 stalls a day... Two would be fine. Anyway, Dante likes to create games, and his newest one makes me laugh every time. He's very oral, likes to smell, bite, lick, etc. He also, not even kidding, likes it when you grab his tongue. He will seriously stick it out for you. So you grab it and sort of play with it, move it around a bit, and he will often bite it with his teeth and hold it back. But then after you let go he'll stick it out for you again. Not animal cruelty. He's everybody's best friend. Moving on, Tuesday we went on a trail ride, and on Wednesday Michelle gave me a real riding lesson. :) She says I actually looked better position wise, which is cool, since I haven't seriously ridden in over a year. (Side Note: I didn't ride Dante... I rode Benny, the cute little paint she has that I love.) It was a good time. Hard to leave, but that time always comes, doesn't it?



I got back to NYC on Wednesday night late. On Thursday my brother and I went to JFK airport to pick up our Dad!! The three of us took a taxi over to our hotel where we actually all spent the night. After, we took a walk in Manhattan. On our way we saw some breakdancers. I've always thought it was cool, and I have a lot of respect for people who can do it. I made them stop so we could watch for a couple minutes. This guy is doing a back flip!!



We strolled down to a place my brother made reservations - a steakhouse, but I forget the name of it. We both treated Dad, since he probably never buys steak for himself. Also, he's the best Dad in the world. It was good to spend time with him and the brother all together.



These are the two coolest guys I know, absolutely. The dinner was amazing, also. We had a good time.



More walking after dinner in Manhattan towards Central Park. I don't think I'd ever want to live in the city. But if I did, I'd have to spend a lot of time at the park. This is a cool horse, by the way, in case you were wondering what the picture was.



Among kickball and softball teams, we also saw this raccoon. It's been a while since I've seen one of these guys, alive anyway, so I thought I'd snap a photo, along with everyone else in Central Park.

Well... we returned to the hotel and enjoyed our time together. On Friday morning the two men bid farewell as they began their day. I stayed at the hotel to wait for Christine to come and pick me up to begin our fantastic weekend. But that's another post. :)