This past weekend I went to New York City. It wasn’t planned. Last Wednesday Andrew and I had the following conversation:

Andrew: I’m bored.

Jenny: Me too.

Andrew: This weekend is a holiday. Long weekend.

Jenny: I know.

Andrew: Let’s go somewhere.

Andrew: LET’S GO TO NYC!!!

Jenny: Booked.

So we went. And we dragged along Peter (who’s blog I would link, but it’s private therefore pointless to link to. PETER.) and my sister.

We sang showtunes the whole way there. There is video of this which is hilarious. But probably only to us, so I won’t post it. (Good thing I told you about it though, right?)

We did a lot of stuff in New York. Including meeting up with longtime e-friend Josh. Josh and I have been friends online for literally YEARS. 3? 4? We talk nearly everyday and live only 4 hours apart but have never met in real life.

I did not mention this to my fellow travelers because unless you’re one of us (“us” being the kind of e-peeps who travel across the country to stay/meet people you’ve only known in the land of the internerds) you don’t really “get” us.

But, hello. I’m Jenny. Clearly I have no problem befriending people online and then booking a trip to go hang out with that person. IRL.

So anyway, we did a lot of stuff in New York. The short list: lots of good meals, shopping, cupcakes, naked karaoke, sing-a-longs, dancing in the streets, sign stealing (ok I didn’t steal the sign … a friend of a friend did. C’mon. The sign, which once read “Coat Check”, but now with the help of a Sharpie reads “Goat Check”. Maybe you had to be there?), way too much swearing, big hair, vests & bowties, entertaining an entire room full of people (where the people included a table full of lesbians having hotflashes, the waitstaff and us) …. I could go on and on.

This is the only photo I deem appropriate for the blog, but you know how to find the rest. And if you don’t, sucks to be you.

At Therapy.

And on a final Semi-Obama-related note: Do you know about “Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country”? If you don’t you need to. It’s a book of letters to President Obama written by kids.

Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country includes such advice as:

“If I were president, I would help all nations, even Hawaii.”
— Chad Timsing, age 9, Los Angeles

“I really hope you put America back together. No pressure though.”
— Sheenie Shannon Yip, age 13, Seattle

“1. Fly to the White House in a helicopter. 2. Walk in. 3. Wipe feet. 4. Walk to the Oval Office. 5. Sit down in a chair. 6. Put hand sanitizer on hands. 7. Enjoy moment. 8. Get up. 9. Get in car. 10. Go to the dog pound.”
— Chandler Browne, age 12, Chicago

And, while it wasn’t advice, exactly, we thought this was worth sharing:
“You are just like a big me.” — Avante Price, age 7, Seattle

Read the letters: here.
Buy the book: here. (Proceeds benefit 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers around the country.)
Listen to some of the kids read their letters in the Second Act: here.