Posted on August 16, 2002 at 3:01 pm | No Comments
Well, that was one crazy week, right there. Two drives down to New York City (one for family in Manhattan, one for the Rawk in Brooklyn) in the space of 5 days. My internal clock is all outta whack thanks to a 5am Williamsburg-style bedtime, followed up by the 13-hour work shift I pulled yesterday. My eyelids are heavy, and the world is hot n’ hazy.
The NYC drive was a planned one, but my hundreds of loyal readers will notice I made no mention of it here on the ‘Nac. Why so very hush-hush? Why so QUIET about it? Well, it was for a surprise 60th 30th birthday dinner party for my dear mom-in-law, Felice, that’s why. Y’see, she’s recently hopped aboard this whole “inter-web” thing, and I wasn’t going to be the one to do any pre-party bean spilling. Ends up she had no idea that 40 or so of her closest family & friends were waiting for her at the Russian Firebird Restaurant.
And what a restaurant it was. The interior looked like a palace, the service bordered on over-attentive, the string duo was perfect, and the food… whoa … some of the best I’ve ever had. Amazing hors d’ouvres, killer entrees (for me it was salmon wrapped in a light pastry crust), and desserts that were far too tasty to feel guilty about. We drove down n’ back in a day, and it was so worth the trip … and I’m talking about seein’ the family, not eatin’ the food. The more time I spend with them, the more I realize I wasn’t just lucky finding Amie… I got some great relatives as part of the package deal…
I’ll have lots more pictures from the party posted this weekend.
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