It won’t take you too much scrolling to figure out that I found my camera!! It was in the pocket of a jacket I don’t even remember wearing! I’m SOOO grateful! And I literally found it as I was packing for my New York City trip with Eric, so just in time for some great NYC shots. But first I must back up…
Eric turned 29 on March 20. (As an aside, his sister Anna’s birthday is also March 20, which is crazy and cool! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to them both!) We went to Border Cafe, the only great, cheap Mexican place we’ve found so far in the Boston area. (Thanks to our friends, Derek and Liz Medlin for showing us the way…now Derek and Liz are back living in Atlanta where they can enjoy the Gunkels and where great Mexican food reins abundant.) (Speaking of the Gunkels, check out their new blog, Del Mundo, on the blogroll…) (“Somebody get this girl back on track!“)
Border Cafe. Great Mexican and Cajun food. Eric’s new fave, and therefore his birthday spot. They even sang to the birthday boy!
As I had mentioned in my “lost camera” blog, that weekend (the weekend before last) was the first relatively nice weekend – by Boston standards only of course! – and the city was really alive. This pictures doesn’t capture it, but it tries…
Okay, on to New York City!!
We had to get up way too early for a Saturday to catch the Greyhound. Because we didn’t get in line to get on the bus until the last minute, we were in the back of the bus next to the bathroom. That wasn’t actually the painful part. The painful part was that our driver was either drunk or had a sick sense of humor because he was driving like a maniac and…let’s just say being on the back of the bus is like being in the last car on a roller coaster ride. (Or so I hear.) Therefore, when we finally got off the bus, we were nauseous and pissed. BUT WE WERE IN NYC!!! So we got over it. 
The bus ride did make for some fun pictures…
Then we pretty much spent the weekend walking around New York and taking pictures. Lots of good ones are on Eric’s camera, too, but some of these aren’t too bad. We were blessed with pretty great weather. We went to Washington Square Park, Madison Square Park, spent lots of time in the Villiage, East Villiage…and there were plenty of times we had no idea where we were, but it was still great!!
We met up with Eric’s friends from Univ Texas Austin grad school Saturday night. I only got a picture of Danny, though. We also met up with Analiza, her boyfriend Michael, and their friends Katie and January. I wish I’d gotten pictures of the great little Thai place Danny took us to and the dive pool bar we went to to meet up with the rest. But alas. They’re on Eric’s camera. 
On Sunday we found a nice cafe with outdoor seating for brunch (delish!) and then basically walked back up Manhattan (stopping at some book sellers) before getting back on the bus. (The bus ride home was MUCH better. Greyhound redeemed themselves.) The weekend went WAY too fast!! We saw so many things that made us say to each other “We have to come back soon and stay longer so we can do/see/eat that!” We also missed seeing some of Eric’s good friends who were out of town. So I see another trip in our future soon!…
Until next time, we’ll miss you New York!!
Yea about the camera and NYC!!!!
I miss you!!!
Oh and Happy Birthday Eric!!!