I’ve been having a great time on vacation; and, even though I’ve been extremely busy, I am getting the much needed rest I came here for! Recap…
Thurs – July 9: Flew LAX with my new friend, Troy, to Baltimore, MD. We had a large man between us on the plane, but I still managed to get some sleep.
Fri – July 10: Arrived in Baltimore and learned that Air Tran broke my luggage handle right off! They wouldn’t do anything about it either. I was so pissed. Troy rigged up my luggage to be “pullable” but it still isn’t easy.
Got our rental car and headed to Dunkin Donuts immediately! I got my favorite combo # 3 (coffee/cream/sugar and a poppy seed bagel with veggie cream cheese). I drove most of the way to Snow Hill, MD.
Arrived at Nicole’s mom & step-dad’s house and took a nap in Nicole’s bed as she sobered up from her bachelorette party the night before.
Got up and ready for rehearsal, had a great rehearsal and tested lighting, then went to Josh’s mom’s house for dinner. I had the best cake ever!!! After dinner, went back to Nicole’s and passed out in my attic bedroom. It was very cool staying in such an old house (Samuel Gunn House of the 1700s).
Sat – July 11: Got up and got ready for the wedding. I photographed the entire day. The wedding was so beautiful, and Nicole & Josh looked incredible! Nicole’s dress was one of the most beautiful dresses I’d ever seen! I took so many pix!
After the wedding, Troy drove me to the Sleep Inn where we both had rooms. We had a cake and TV party in my room as I downloaded pix to my passport drive. We chatted til 4am, then I decided it was time to sleep.
Sun – July 12: Got up pretty early so that I could make check-out and get to my bus on time. Called Troy to wake him up, but he fell back asleep. We did make it out just a few minutes before check-out time. He drove me to the bus station, but sadly I didn’t find a Dunkin Donuts on the way. Boo!
I was able to catch an early bus to Mt. Laurel, NJ with a transfer in Wilmington, DE and then another in Philadelphia, PA. I finally got to Viv’s house around 4pm or so. I was dead tired, but stayed up to go out to dinner (Greek food) and watch a movie with her and her boyfriend, Gabriel. We watched Balls of Fury (which I had already seen, and once was enough to be honest)!
Mon – July 13: Got up around 9:30am and Gabriel & I went to Dunkin Donuts then Best Buy. I got a 2nd Passport drive to back up my photos (500 gigs for only $119)! Then, went to Viv’s office for a bit to use the Internet. 🙂
At 2pm, I caught the 457 bus to the Speedline to Philly to meet up with Mike Dorwart. We wandered over to the Liberty Bell, then to Independence Hall, then all around the Historic area. We made our way to South Street for dinner and window shopping, then to City Hall and the LOVE fountain for pix just after dusk. We had an awesome day! Click here for pix!
I caught the 10pm Speedline back to Woodcrest, NJ and Viv / Gabriel picked me up. I packed for NY and passed out around 1am.
Tues – July 14: Woke up early and Gabriel dropped me off at the Mt. Laurel bus station (Greyhound) to go to NY. I got in around 12:30pm, then walked a few blocks to Zen Palate to meet up with Adam Robbins for lunch. The food was so freakin’ good! Adam & I then wandered around the city, visiting Bryant Park and SoHo.
Around 5:30pm, I met up with Drew in Union Square for an hour or so to chat and catch up. We hung out in the park by a statue.
At 7:30pm, I caught the subway to Queens to go to Megg’s apartment. I dropped my things off there and the two of us headed back into the city (Times Square) to have dinner (NY pizza) and dessert (NY cheesecake and coffee). The cheesecake was fantastic! It was at a place called Junior’s in the theater district. I highly recommend it! We sat on the patio and the wind was blowing wildly. It was so nice!
After dessert, we walked over to Regal to get in line for Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince. The line was around the block, but we only had to wait about an hour and a half before going inside. The movie was awesome. I loved it! I think this may be my favorite yet, even though I think it could have been another hour longer (3hrs was not enough to cover everything)! Haha.
We left the theater around 3am and got back to Megg’s just before 4am. I slept on her couch and woke up at 10am.
Wed – July 15: I got ready and headed to Dunkin Donuts (I should be a sponsor)! I then caught the 7 to the city, and met up with my friends Naji & Andrea for lunch around 29th (Mustang Harry’s). After lunch, I took some pix around Times Square and then got on the 3pm bus at Port Authority to Mt. Laurel, NJ.
Once back at Viv’s, I downloaded pix and relaxed til Viv came home. We ate dinner at home, then went to Sprinkle’s Frozen Yogurt (like Yogurtiers in Burbank) for dessert. We rented Rachel Getting Married (which was very slow, but also quite good). Anne Hathaway did a damn good job in her role as Kym. I didn’t have a dysfunctional family life like her character’s, but I do relate to her emotion and the way she spills her guts and then tries not to feel guilty about it all though she does. After the movie, I came upstairs to edit some pix.
Tomorrow, I am going out with my 2nd cousin, Lois, to get breakfast at Ponzio’s, then we may go into Philly. 🙂