This past weekend we were graced with our very first trans-continental visitor! Our dear friend Becky made the multi-flight trek from Washington state to be with us and see our east coast life :)
We did our best to expose her to all that New Haven has to offer (read: ridiculous drivers, Best Video and Coffee shop, Yale/Hogwarts campus, and pizza). But when we had finished with Connecticut, we all hopped on the metro and took her to the big City.
There we met up with another of our nearest and dearest, miss Rachel, and her sister Esther. Becky had never been to NYC, so the troop of us did our best to give her the city in a whirlwind!
We started in Times Square...after all, where else ought you to start in this place?
We tasted local tastes (Shake Shack...mmm) and enjoyed an off-broadway show (RENT!!).
We tromped to Battery park and gazed at Lady Liberty as the sun set. (This photo courtesy of Esther, who managed to capture her in the wee corner opposite us, hahaha)
We ended our day with Indian cuisine and got back to New Haven before the clock struck twelve!
The next morning we woke up our friend at the awful hour of 7am - 4am her time, and went to church. We spent the afternoon baking and cooking, and that evening went to my husband's gig at the Outer Space. This was truly fitting, because Becky and I used to attend Pat's shows together back home every Monday night. It seemed right that she be here for it :)
We bid her farewell the next day, and are now back to our daily lives. But it was great to have her here, even for a couple days. I had forgotten what it was like to spend time with someone who has known us for more than two months. Somehow her visit makes the fact that we're here seem more real.
She will be missed :)
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