Fun and Frolick

So at the beginning of February I left to take a trip to the eastern USA for a two week stint. I am soooo glad I left to do that. It was my first trip by myself and i went by bus. It was the most cost effective way to travel and I could see more than if I flew(and expressed a passport).

I went to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and had myself a wonderful time. Majority of my vacation was spent with my sweetie, who goes to school in Pennsylvania. I stayed with him at his dorm and we got to go out to many different places. This was my first trip to the states since I was like, 4, and the first I hope, of many. The weather was somewhat sketchy for awhile, with PA having a lot of blizzard like storms and thick fog. I'd say the weather was really nice about half the time I was there.

I got there on a Friday night, really late, and by the time we drove back from Pittsburgh to where I was staying, it was like 2am. Still, we didn't sleep right away(my sweetie and I) as we had so much to catch up on and I wanted to clean up and change from the long bus ride(2 days). I think we ended up asleep about 2 or 3 hours later.

The weekend was spent driving about as I was shown the various things around the campus, and going for walks. We went to our first movie together that Saturday night and we also went out for dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. It was the first time I'd ever eaten at that chain and I must say that the food was rather good and I got full fast. The movie we went to see was Fools Gold and the picture was lacklustre at best, but all in all it was a wonderful date.

I seem to recall spending Sunday sleeping in and snuggling a lot, which was the best. I get cold easily and he made sure to keep me very warm. I feel so safe when he has his arms around me, as well as very loved and cared for.

We went out a lot to various restaurants, such as T.G.I. Fridays, Applebees,Chili's....as well as some local places around the campus. It was so great to get to experience these different chains which are huge in the States but not so much within Canada. We did order in once or twice, or got something to bring back to the dorms, but it wasn't as nice as going out to relax elsewhere and just chill.

That Monday night we got the opportunity to see Will Ferrell's Funny or Die comedy tour at the college there and it was soooo awesome!! I can't recall the last time I ever laughed so hard in my entire life!!! I literally had trouble breathing after the show was over. There was Will Ferrell, Demitri Martin, Nick Swardson an d Zack Galifianakis who were all GREAT comedians! I'd definitely see them all again, should the opportunity ever come again.

The weekend of the 16th, we took a trip to Newark, NJ and took the PATH into NYC and spent the weekend there. NYC is an AMAZING city, but a big city too...OMG. I can't remember when we did so much damn walking. We must've walked like 80+ blocks in those two days. We did take the subway and a cab for a little bit. I met up with some great people too during my trip to NYC - Adele, Josh and Luis. Man, what great characters, esp Luis. I hope we can meet up again when I plan to travel back that way within a few months time.

Ended up seeing a few movies during my vacation. The before mentioned Fools Gold, Juno, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Definitely, Maybe. I liked Juno the best. What a fantastic movie! If you haven't seen it, you simply must!! We saw Definitely, Maybe in a theater in NYC that was 5 levels! It was huge! At least there were a lot of escalators. Oh and the seats were big and kinda reclined a slight bit, which totally rocked of course. Nothing like theaters here where I live.

I got to do some touristy things in NYC, since of course, that's what a tourist does, right? I went to the Empire State building with my sweetie and got some pics. They are SLIGHTLY blurry because it was a bit windy out, and it was at night time (pictures will follow later). The view was amazing though and I'd go again, even though it is expensive. I'd try to go during the day next time. The lines are long however, and I'd probably try to go before I did a lot of walking around the city again. I have my ticket still from being there, so I do have proof besides the pics. I think we spent at least an hour and a half there. Afterwards we went to a little cafe we found while looking for the movie theater were we went to see Definitely, Maybe. The cafe had some great Tiramisu (I know that's spelled wrong) and my babe and I each had something to drink.

Of course trip to NYC isn't complete without seeing Central Park or Times Square. I must say I got some great photos in each place. Central park is a pretty damn nice park, but so is our inner city park. I'd like to take a carriage ride through the park sometime perhaps, and maybe get something from their gift shop. Times Square though, was amazing! It looks so beautiful all lit up at night, which is when we went. I did a bit of shopping there, but not too much. NYC is an expensive place. We did have some good Italian while in Little Italy/China town. I didn't get to see everything I wanted to in NYC, but from what I did see, it was a great trip. More next time, I swear.

I did get to meet Luis in NYC and he's a cutie. He has a bit of an accent as he is able to speak fluent Spanish and that's incredibly sexy. I think my babe was thinking I was trying to make him jealous by saying Luis was sexy, but I wasn't in the slightest. Luis may be sexy, but my babe is much sexier. The three of us went out for a late lunch and ate at a place called Hamburger Heaven and they had the best burgers any of us had ever eaten! We all commented on how tasty they were...and filling too!! After that we went to Nacy's to help Luis find some dress shirts for an interview he had that weekend(which is why he was in NYC). I wish him luck, if he hasn't found out yet whether he got the job or not.

The hotel we stayed in in Newark was nice. It was the Marriott by the airport and it had an amazing view from the 5th floor where we were. The beds were nice and fluffy and I wanted to steal their pillows and take them home with me, haha. Perhaps we'll stay there again sometime, I don't know. I liked it, even though my babe was sick and I had to take care of him. We also met up with Adele and Josh for some Portugese which was good. I had never had Portugese before and I was surprised at how much I actually liked it.

The drive back to PA from NYC was VERY long because the driving conditions were horrible! It was a blizzard out and the fog was so thick you could barely see 2 feet in front of your car! How we got back in one piece is really a credit to my baby's driving. We did stop once though, at a Denny's for some dessert and so my baby could rest his eyes. That was fun... chocolate at like 2 am. We didn't get home until 430am and even then, we weren't quite ready for sleep. Watched some Nick at Nite for awhile before eventually falling asleep.

The next week seemed to go by a lot faster than I'd hoped. I knew that I would have to leave at the end of the week and I was not prepared to go. I was sad. I wanted to stay so much longer. We made the most of the week though. We met Eli on Tuesday and went to a nice restaurant and then to the Creamery, a place on campus where they actually serve ice cream they make right there in the building. They even have cows out back!! The ice cream was awesome.

I wish I had gotten pictures of some of the campus, but I didn't have time, believe it or not. I will get some next time I go back.My babe and I did make the most of our time together, I think. We got some drinks on that Thursday and watched some movies together in his room. When I got to the bus depot the next day, we spent a bit of time together since my bus was delayed, and then when I boarded the bus, I cried. I knew how much I'd miss him. I already miss him terribly, but I can't do anything about it, but bust my butt to get back there in a few months, and for longer.

I had so much trouble getting back home. Delays...getting stranded in Fargo, ND...getting arrested at the border... it was fun times...NOT. Getting home was easily the worst part of the trip. I got arrested because there was an outstanding warrant for my failure to appear as a witness in court, but I did. The crown prosecutor told me he'd taken care of it, but he didn't so now I have to call the police to make sure it gets canceled. It was the prosecutors fault that I was at the wrong court, as he didn't tell me where to go and did misdirect me. Oh well, I got cleared to come home, and I am home now so that's what matters.

All in all, it was a great vacation and I can't wait to go back.