And They're Off

The City That Never Sleeps

You won't see me until Monday. We're outta this joint in the a.m. Heading to one of our homes away from home. NYC.

In case you missed it, my parents grew up just outside of the city limits in Yonkers. I went to school in the Bronx, met Gar in the Bronx and adore NYC.  It holds a great big piece of our heats. We are pshyched to say the least. It's a quick trip, but we'll take it.

Heading down for my Aunt Joan and Uncle Bobby's 50th! (Hi Aunt Joan......see you soon......no, it isn't a surprise).

Stopping to see my Godmother in Yonkers on the way down and have a chat at one of my favorite kitchen tables.

Then onto the city. A quick fix.  We'll see our friend Tommy at his place- TJ Byrne's in the Seaport. We love downtown.  We'll do our best to hit our regular go-to spots.....a walk up Mulberry Street in Little Italy where my Grandfather was born, Washington Square Park, Panchintos for a frozen margarita, Pier 17, Grand Central. Who knows what we'll fit in, but we'll be happy just to be there.

Will do our best to take a boat ride out to see this beautiful lady.

I love her. She makes me all teary eyed. 

We will surely take a walk over to see how they're progressing with Freedom Tower, make sure they put the spire on just so.

As the weekend before the 11th, our minds will certainly be on the events of that day. That too will bring a tear to my eye. 

Most of all though, it will be good to be in a place that feels like a home seeing people we love. We'll be back to Yonkers on Saturday for the anniversary party where we'll get have a blast with the gang.

That's what it's all about in the end, isn't it?

One of the best things about getting away is that we will be able to really enjoy it, knowing the hound and house are well taken care of...........we have the best friends.

So looking forward to it.  I may post some pics along the way to our facebook page. Otherwise, I'll see you all on the flip side of the weekend.

Freeform Friday

A little early, but rather appropriate.  This one's for my parents who celebrate their 60th (you read right) Wedding Anniversary tomorrow.  Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad. Seems like your 50th was just yesterday (honestly, it does........no joke!).  Just for you two New Yorkers..........Love these two singing this together. Click here if you're reading via email.  

Enjoy the day.

Ciao for now,

Some Good Out Of Bad

The Bright Side

Even though our last few days have been sad, there was also some good stuff mixed in. 

Here's a few.

There is finally a decent hotel in Yonkers. The Marriott Residence Inn was lovely, clean, and convenient.  The staff was very nice including Maria (with sister Di), who had earned 4 stars before we even arrived.

The rooms even had a nice sitting area (and a kitchen with full size fridge) where we enjoyed Cocktail Hour and a toast to Bo upon our  arrival.



The rooms also had a seriously comfortable bed.

We got facetime with Uncle Bobby (my Mother's baby brother) and Aunt Joan.

We had even more facetime with people we love including Tina and Gina......

..........Di and Choppy.

Jesse made us all laugh (like grandfather, like grandson).

We got to do google eyes with our old pal Gav. Don't ask.

We had a glimpse of the city from the GW.

There was blue sky above us on the upper deck.

Took a ride through the old neighborhood in the Bronx, past my off-campus apartment. 35-92 was still standing. The same couldn't be said for the Stella d'Oro's house which was now an apartment building.

Drove by Van Cortland Park where my Grampy Dignam used to play cricket on Sundays. Cricket or soccer? Hmmmm, now I'm not sure, but I'll go with cricket. It was probably both.



We miss New York and wish we were closer or at least got to visit more. We'll have to work on changing that.

Do you miss someplace special? 

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