Background: Emily, Stacey, and I ventured to NYC just for the weekend and stayed with Tom and Louise Plummer along with their dog Alice. They are quite a funny family and they had no idea who I was, but it was fun nonetheless!
NYC: The school of life lessons...*As long as you're "trying" not to have that starbucks coffee, it is perfectly acceptable to hold a valid temple recommend.
*DISCLAIMER: It is hot chocolate...sheesh!*
*Never let Stacey shop alone...she has a tendancy to over spend, on the same thing. Three purses for oneself in one trip gets a little excessive.
*The subway at midnight is a scary place...if there are police with bullet proof vests, walk in the other direction. 
*Looking for the best frozen hot chocolate you'll ever have? Wait in line for an hour and a half and pay $8.50 for the experience.
*Taking pictures in front of Central Park after shopping on Canal Street makes it look like you are on a humanitarian project to clean up the litter in the park.
*Always buy Empire State Building tickets in advance, you'll feel like a celebrity.
*The closest you will come to Alice is her best friend...the flying pig statue
*Stacey has no sense of direction...Kati and Emily never seem to remember this until we are three aves in the wrong direction
*Tom and Louise still operate on Mountain Standard Time, well at least their sleeping habits reflect this.
*New Yorkers cannot control their umbrellas. It is your job to keep your face and limbs out of their way.
*DISCLAIMER: It is hot chocolate...sheesh!**Uncle Tom tends to wear the same outfit two days in a row, even at 1am.
*Best place to get cheap designer apparel and accessories are in basements or vans; these make good dressing rooms as well.
*Never let Stacey shop alone...she has a tendancy to over spend, on the same thing. Three purses for oneself in one trip gets a little excessive.*If you're looking for a political tour of NYC sign up for the grey bus. You pay $44 for a rain poncho and a middle aged cynical tour guide that has dated successful women who obviously kicked him to the curb when he couldn't keep his views to himself.
*You know you're not in Utah anymore when you are the only three people on the tour to get even a little excited about the temple.
*After 44 hours of being awake, the train is an acceptable place to sleep.
*The subway at midnight is a scary place...if there are police with bullet proof vests, walk in the other direction. *Looking for the best frozen hot chocolate you'll ever have? Wait in line for an hour and a half and pay $8.50 for the experience.*Taking pictures in front of Central Park after shopping on Canal Street makes it look like you are on a humanitarian project to clean up the litter in the park.*Always buy Empire State Building tickets in advance, you'll feel like a celebrity.*The closest you will come to Alice is her best friend...the flying pig statue*Stacey has no sense of direction...Kati and Emily never seem to remember this until we are three aves in the wrong direction*Tom and Louise still operate on Mountain Standard Time, well at least their sleeping habits reflect this.*Apparently Les Miserables is a tear jerker for teeny boopers.
*New Yorkers cannot control their umbrellas. It is your job to keep your face and limbs out of their way.*Taking a taxi to the airport does not guarantee that you will be dropped off at your terminal.
*If you want a real show, walk the streets of New York at night the weekend before Halloween. You will be amazed.
*Upper Manhattan, one of the only places I know that people keep their house doors unlocked and bar up their cars.
*And finally...the toilet handle must be pushed up.
-All other pictures are posted on my picture page if you would like to see them!
5 comments:
You are too funny-one can learn so many interesting things in NYC! Sounds like a fun trip!
You're absolutely right about the frozen hot chocolate. Yum.. makes me want to go back for more. Cute pics!
I like that you looked like you were cleaning up the park. I thought TOm and Louise were moving back to Utah?
How is it that after all of our crazy experiences...you point out MY shortcomings? hahaha
Okay, Kate, this is a truly funny write-up, although I don't know if I like being the butte of the joke. Tom says his goal is to wear the same clothes for a week. I didn't know who you were because you were so thin.
I've lost 30 pounds this summer and am still going down. Yippee Skippy.
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