Weekend Update

Fantastic, super, incredibly fun weekend in New York.  I realized I hadn't visited in over a year and a half, and that is way too long to stay away from one of the most fun cities in the world.  Every time I visit NYC I always have a great time, and this past weekend was no exception!  I took a cab from the office to Union Station ($8) and then the Amtrak to Penn Station in NYC.  Got a new Metro card ($14) and hopped on the train to Astoria to drop off my stuff at Peter B.'s beautiful new apartment.  Since Peter had the flu and needed his sleep, I spent the night in Carrol Gardens, Brooklyn with Alex and Alyson, two good friends from Oberlin who I haven't seen in a long time.  We went out for beers to Minibar, and then drank some more at their apartment ($25), laughing and telling stories and generally having a great time.  The next day I woke up around noon and stopped for a bagel and coffee ($3.75) before getting on the train back to Peter's.  I LOVE New York bagels.  That evening I met up with Evelyne, another dear friend who I haven't seen in forever, and we caught up over drinks at a bar in Penn Station before hitting the PBR rodeo!!  The rodeo was a blast, saw tons of bullriding and drank lots of Budweiser ($25), and generally had a riotous time.  After the rodeo Evelyne and I went to Rudy's, a great dive bar nearby that gives you free hotdogs and has $7 pitchers!  We ate 7 hotdogs between the two of us (gross, I know, but they just kept coming) and drank 2 pitchers and danced and laughed and had a hilarious time ($14).  Took the train back to Astoria at 2am exhausted but happy!  The next day had brunch with Peter ($18) and then took the Bolt bus back to DC, stopping for snacks on the way ($7.05).  When I got back to DC I hopped in a cab over to Ross' ($8) to watch the rest of the Steelers' win and the Golden Globes with Ross, Alexis, and Ben, while noshing on Thai ($14), and then took another late-night cab back to my apartment ($12).

Back to work, and it's a busy week, but I am so looking forward to the inauguration festivities next weekend and am scheming on how to get to the PBR World Championships in Vegas next November. :)

Total = $148.55