twenty three

That's the title of a beautiful Jimmy Eat World song, and also Ramlin's new response when people ask her how old she is :)

I've finally been to New York City. Man, it was the best. Ramlin and I drove down early Friday morning and arrived in Brooklyn at Casa Newall at supper time. The drive was 8 1/2 hours which seemed a breeze after New Orleans. The Newall (is that how you spell their last name?) brothers took us out straight away to see the sights. For an extremely short trip, we managed to see and taste loads of the city. These good times include:

Ground Zero, The Statue of Liberty, Battery Park, The Empire State building, china town, Soho, New York pizza....yummmmm, Radio City, Time Square, Central Park and a buttload more ( I saved the Seinfield cafe, Poet's Alley, and New York cheesecake to see with you, Markers :) . We travelled by subway and taxi, and even successfully parellel parked our car in the middle of all the chaos of the lively city. We didn't do the galleries or shows because hopefully I'll get to go with school, and they deserve a trip all their own...at least pour moi they do!

Jeez, God is so gooooooood! We had the best weather, and when it began to spit and cloud over we prayed and spoke to the clouds and the sun came out again! Woohoo! I'm always amazed when that happens. And what a blessing to have our own personal tour guides! We've got some great pics. It's so hard not to take picures of EVERYTHING there. I'll post some soon....

I fell in love with NYC. The lights, the cameras, the action... and the many many homeless broke my heart, but when we approached the Canadian border to return home, during the golden hour of an autumn day... it was breathtaking. It's like Canada hugs me somehow once I've crossed the border... as corny as that sounds....

Ok, I have to go to my last class for the day...until next time, let's all peer pressure Mark to blog.

love yourself. you're a masterpiece.
bethany