hi

[Jennifer5]

Hi all.... I'm going to miss you all this week.... I'm going to be in NY. My mom is sending my sister and I to visit my brother for a week!:weee: Anyway, guess I just wanted to share.... see ya all when I get back.







or maybe tonight:)

[keltic63]

have a great time!

[Zerbie]

Jennifer! Have a wonderful trip! Enjoy NY (city or upstate?)

And let us know how your visit went once you're back.

We'll miss you.

:love:

[Jennifer5]

We leave in the morning...


We'll be in Brooklyn.:)

[Emproph]

Be safe and have fun. :pray: :aparty:

If you see John Stewart tell him I love him. :love: :good:

[Daniel]

Safe?

Don't listen to Emproph my dear, NYC is the most happenin' and fabulous place on the planet. ;) In fact, there are those of us who live here who think it's the center of civilization! (We do have a problem figuring out what to do with all the trash though.)

Brooklyn? I'll be across the East river in Manhattan. If you'd like to say hello: pm me. Would be happy to play tour guide for a few hours.

[Jennifer5]

Thanks everyone...

wish I could take you up on that Daniel... and in the years to come, when I don't have my brother and sister, I will. Just don't think that will work this time though:)

[Lydia]

Have a great time, Jennifer. :)

[tdogg]

Jennifer - late, but hope you had fun - are you back yet?! Tell us all about it!

I may get to NYC August/September for work - really excited! Never been to NY. We only get evenings to play but thinking of working in a weekend too for some sightseeing opportunities. It would be awesome to see a play! And of course a fabulous dinner or two!

[Vanessa White]

tdogg: I hope you get there. It is an amazing place. I took my daughter there in December for a bus trip, Radio City Christmas show, shopping- her first time, she loved it! Hope to make it this year as well. Jen, if you are back, let us know how your trip was- I'm sure it was awesome!!

[Jennifer5]

Thanks all, I had a great time!!! I'm SO TIRED...

Tdogg... if you get to NY try to go in September... not August.... August will be so hot.



Anyway... I had a great time... did so many things... it was a blast....

Daniel... I don't know how anyone can afford to live in NY much less Manhattan... good for you if you can pull that off:)

[tdogg]

Thanks for the tip Jen - I'll mention it to my coworkers!

Vanessa - I'm going to definitely get myself included on that trip! And hopefully include a weekend. I know I'll love NYC, but not sure how much sleep I'll get since we only have evenings to venture out - won't matter, i can catch up back home! Can't wait! I bet it's gorgeous in the winter with the snow??

Ok, so September it will be!!

[Zerbie]

Hey, welcome back Mzzz Jen!!!!!!

Glad you had a good time - now go take a nap. :D

Speakin' of travel, hubby & I will be heading your way shortly - we fly to Seattle Sunday, then will visit Vancouver, and Portland. Bounce around a bit. Hubby is big on vacations. :D Neither of us has ever been near that area before, so if you have tips on what to pack and what major sights we need to see and which we can afford to miss, spill!

Hubby said we could expect rain. I was like, "What's rain?" (We've had a dry year, even for the Mojave desert.) :rolleyes:

[Jennifer5]

rain... maybe it's not to bad by this point. The space needle is great... and they have pretty good food too... and you should check out Pikes place market. I guess those are the big ones. You'll love the area.... just for the fun of it take the ferry across to Bainbridge and back... the whole area is beautiful!

[tdogg]

Have a great time Z!! I would love to visit Seattle someday - well actually other more birdwatching-friendly places, but Seattle too.

yeah, take your rain gear if you have any!

[Zerbie]

Thanks ladies! :D

Rain gear! I haven't seen an umbrella in at least 3 years. No one needs umbrellas. There is no such thing as rain. :lol: Here, we have a river that never has water in it. :rolleyes: The Rio Salado. :agree: Well, there's water a couple days a year in it. Other than that, it's always a dry ravine full of dust. There's a funny story about it and some German POWs. . . .

We might have an umbrella buried somewhere, if so, it's getting packed. I am having to sit here in 107 F degrees and think of packing a jacket in case it gets cold, or wet AND cold. :p Someone told me it was 68 degrees in Seattle the other night and I said, "Oooh! Winter!!!" :p

Pike's Place - hmm that sounds familiar, that might be one of the things hubby planned on visiting? I know we will be riding ferries, more than one I believe. I will see if one of them is Bainbridge. He planned the itinerary and I just kinda go along, but I think what's happening is we are going immediately to Vancouver for a couple days, see the aquarium there and stuff. Then, something about Portland, and something about ferries, glaciers, lakes. I dunno, I'll letcha know when it happens! :D

[Jennifer5]

if you want go to any aquarium.... I think it's Newport... in Oregon.. definately the best! But anyway... the whole area is beautiful, you'll love it!

Don't worry about that umbrella garbage... IF it rains when your here you'll look very out of place with an umbrella... enjoy the rain if you lucky enough to get any this time of year... it's nature... love it or leave it:love:

[Daniel]

Thanks all, I had a great time!!! I'm SO TIRED...

Daniel... I don't know how anyone can afford to live in NY much less Manhattan... good for you if you can pull that off:)


Jennifer- glad you had a great time. Yeah. NYC is pretty expensive- that's for sure. Real Estate has gone through the roof. I keep hearing that the other two places that are just as expensive are San Francisco and Tokyo. We're very blessed to live here- that's for sure. Everytime I go somewhere and return I realize how much I miss the place. It really gets under your skin.

There is one good thing about being here in August despite the heat: you have the place to yourself. It's practically deserted. Parking spaces everwhere. Elbow room at the Met Museum and in the subway. Not as bad as you'd think. And one can always drive out (or take the train) to Long Island and jump in the ocean.

[Jennifer5]

Yeah, I guess that's true.

We ended up at Coney Island 2 of the days!!! That was loads of fun!!! Swimming in Jeans and a T-Shirt is kind of hard though..:lol:




How big of a place to you have... I bet the apartments are nicer in Manhattan.. I only saw the apartments in Brooklyn.

[Daniel]

Yeah, I guess that's true.

We ended up at Coney Island 2 of the days!!! That was loads of fun!!! Swimming in Jeans and a T-Shirt is kind of hard though..:lol:

How big of a place to you have... I bet the apartments are nicer in Manhattan.. I only saw the apartments in Brooklyn.

Can you believe you've done something I've yet to do in all these years living in NYC? See Coney Island! lol!!!!!

On apt size: you can get much bigger places in Brooklyn...you'd be surprised. Manhattan is very expensive and the apartments can be small. The average price for a one bedroom here is over 400K. It would be hard to find a studio for less than 300. Rent for a studio is around $1200-1400.

One of the strange and interesting things about conversations in NYC is how they always wind around to real estate!

We live in a one-bedroom in a brownstone that was built in 1895. My partner has lived here for over 32 years.

[Zerbie]

Hey Jen, I usually don't balk at getting rained on unless I am wearing something special that could be ruined, like for a concert or something. So for this trip, the only thing that concerns me is, it's been several months since I've been exposed to a temperature lower than 78 degrees, I'm just afraid I'd be shocked into hypothermia if I got rained on and it wasn't at least 90 out! :lol: Nah, I'll probably love it! :D

Daniel, that apartment sounds beautiful! What's your square footage? If ya don't mind me askin?

I knew I was not a NYC person early on. I need space, and even more than space, I need quiet. As much as I hate the desert, and as right-wing as the politics are out here, it's a great place for me with regard to space and quiet! We were lucky, in a crowded city, we found a 2000 sqft home with a HUGE enclosed backyard, we have 5 citrus trees, and now a vegetable, herb, and wildflower garden. And it is very quiet here. A very peaceful little corner of town, and many of the neighbors have farm animals. :D So different from suburban Jersey where I grew up! And a different world from NYC entirely.

[Jennifer5]

Can you believe you've done something I've yet to do in all these years living in NYC? See Coney Island! lol!!!!!

On apt size: you can get much bigger places in Brooklyn...you'd be surprised. Manhattan is very expensive and the apartments can be small. The average price for a one bedroom here is over 400K. It would be hard to find a studio for less than 300. Rent for a studio is around $1200-1400.

One of the strange and interesting things about conversations in NYC is how they always wind around to real estate!

We live in a one-bedroom in a brownstone that was built in 1895. My partner has lived here for over 32 years.
Sounds like a great place you have! Do you like the apartment?

My brother and his girlfriend are going to be moving into a really small 3 room place... it feels like you can barely move in there... and it's $1300 a month.


Hey Jen, I usually don't balk at getting rained on unless I am wearing something special that could be ruined, like for a concert or something. So for this trip, the only thing that concerns me is, it's been several months since I've been exposed to a temperature lower than 78 degrees, I'm just afraid I'd be shocked into hypothermia if I got rained on and it wasn't at least 90 out! Nah, I'll probably love it!

You'll love the RAIN!!


I knew I was not a NYC person early on. I need space, and even more than space, I need quiet. As much as I hate the desert, and as right-wing as the politics are out here, it's a great place for me with regard to space and quiet! We were lucky, in a crowded city, we found a 2000 sqft home with a HUGE enclosed backyard, we have 5 citrus trees, and now a vegetable, herb, and wildflower garden. And it is very quiet here. A very peaceful little corner of town, and many of the neighbors have farm animals. So different from suburban Jersey where I grew up! And a different world from NYC entirely.Sounds like a nice little place....(well not that little)...if you like cool weather you would love it here... but for the warm weather there sounds pretty good.:)

[tdogg]

Hey Z,

The July Sunset magazine had a small article on places to eat in Seattle - although I'm sure your hubby has some picked out. Can't remember, are you a vegetabl-arian (my pet 'name')? There was a place that served oysters many ways, my first pick to visit! Also a restaurant (can't forget the name) that had no sign but only a pink door (maybe the Pink Door), you just walk in, looks like they had an awesome patio!

Leaving for SF tomorrow thru Thursday for work, but one of my favorite cities. But...the trip I'm really waiting for - my partner and I are going to Chicago for a few days next month, we have tickets for opening ceremonies for the Gay Games and will watch some venues for a few days. Plus visit her college (Northwestern) where she is looking forward to showing me some of her favorite places there as well as Chicago in general. Maybe we'll even hit one of the Curve parties! I'm so excited, just to see the city!

Not sure if I'll get email in the city, so if not and I miss your send off, have a great time in Seattle (looks like maybe you left today???)!!:D :D

[Zerbie]

Thank ya! We left yesterday and drove north to Vancouver BC. We're there now, about the run around the city and explore. When we get to Seattle I will keep in mind the pink door thing.

I'm a fish-a-vegetarian. Fin fish, and otherwise no meats. (well, lots of eggs.):D

Have a great time in SF! I LOVE it there, and only got to spend an afternoon once. Really would love to get back.

[Jennifer5]

SF is great too.... lived about in hour from there, for about 3or4 years. Have a great time!

Zerbie, that goes for you too. Have a great time, let us know how you trip goes!


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