We were exhausted when we got home on Sunday. It was the day of the Marathon in NYC, and for us it was a long, fun day.
We woke up, fed George, relaxed, watched a few scenes from Saturday Night Live again while we drank coffee. Kristen Wiig is our favorite comedian on the show and the reason we’ve watched it lately.”I have 20 cousisn in space . . . so . . . ”
Then we played Scrabble. Rebecca played all letters for a bingo with “boogiers” (not a word) and I played a bingo with “trained” with Rebecca cutting me some slack on whether on not “le” was a word, created by the e in “trained.” Ultimately, I won the game by a lot of points. Rebecca will say it’s because she pulled a vowels, but it’s really because I am the shit.
My wife had the brilliant idea to get sandwiches from Breadsticks around the corner and then take the train up to Central Park to eat lunch and watch the marathon. She packed a tote bag with books and a towel to sit on. We took the A train up to Colombus Circle, fought through the crowds and barricades and found a nice hill to sit on in the southwest side of the park. We ate and watched the 3 1/2-hour marathoners as they ran the last 0.2 miles to the finish line.
When we were done with lunch we walked under a bridge, strolled through the park to the east side and watched a little more. We stood on the sideline with others and shouted out the names we read on t-shirts — “Go Bob! You’re almost there!” “Come on Nancy! You can do it!” Then we went to meet up with Abby and her friends on 1st Avenue.
The bar we were supposed to meet up in was packed beyond belief. I would rather have shot myself than try to get in, and was happy that everyone else felt the same way. We walked up first a little while and came to another bar which Abby and her friends were going into and which I would rather have shot myself than enter.
Rebecca and I left and walked back over to the park. We walked down Fifth Ave. along the park to the Apple Store. Rebecca bought an iPhone and a carrying case for her computer. Rebecca has an iPhone! Because she had left her computer at work and needed it to set up her phone, we walked over to her showroom to get it.
Rebecca’s showroom is on the 34th floor and has an amazing view of downtown and the Hudson river. There was still a little pink dusklight left when we got there. I got to see how cool her showroom looks with all the new furniture and decorations she’s put in. We have lunch there a few times a week, but with market this week, she’s made it look even cooler.
We were exhausted when we left and B wanted to take a cab. I convinced her that the train station was right there and it would be quick. We went to get on the 1 train but the entrance was gated shut. We tried to hail a cab for a minute, but none were available. We walked to 8th ave. to catch the A train back to 23rd.
When we got home we were pooped and it was only around 5:30. We were also starving so got delivery from Lasagna. After eating delicious pasta we were pretty much dead and zonked out. Good day, fun times in New York City.
Posted November 6, 2007 | ∞ | File under: life, nyc, nyc marathon
