New York City Marathon

Ok, so I might not have run a marathon these past few days, but since I last wrote on Wednesday, I feel like I have.  Thursday morning started off a little earlier than I desired at around .... 10:30.  I met up with Adam at around 11:10 and we headed to the dining hall to make use of my meals there.  After stuffing my face and promising not to do it again, again, I got a text from Penny saying that they had landed.  After finishing the food, Adam and I took the subway.  He headed to work and I went to Penny and her friend Dana's hotel to wait for them.  When they arrived and unpacked we walked on the upper West side to a little deli to get them some lunch.  It reminded me of the Beacon or a local place because everyone was over 65 and it was packed.  After eating, we walked south to Levaine's where they got to try the world's greatest cookies!!! After a quick walk on the edge of central park to their hotel, I headed back to my dorm to change and left Penny to get ready for the big fancy Honors Alumni dinner.  After getting ready I took the subway to Lexington and 42nd (grand central) and sat at a Starbucks to wait for Adam, who got off of work at 6).  Once he was done, I expected him to call, but when he did, he told me that he was almost to my dorm!!! I felt so bad! He works just a few blocks from where I was waiting and the dinner was just across the street, but he thought I had told him to meet me at my dorm so he took the subway all the way there!!!! After taking the subway back up, we crossed over and arrived at a gorgeous private room (the wine vault) where alumni from the honors college were gathered with DSG and the Chancellor.  We were about 20 total and the room was wonderful.  Penny and I sat with the Chancellor's wife and had a wonderful night! Afterwards, I went back with Penny to their hotel and slept on their couch, because we wanted to get an early start and it was after midnight.  Friday started waaaaay too early at 4:30, when we woke up to go to the today show.  We knew that Chris Brown was giving a concert but we did not realize the crowd that we would find.  After getting of the subway at about 6:00, we ran smack into Andy Grammar who was rehearsing "gotta keep yo head up" (haha) for Fox and Friends.  There were maybe 20 people there and we got to enjoy the performance from very close!! After that we went to the today show, where we waited in line for 2 hours and then settled for going to get breakfast and just hearing him as we walked.  It was really cool though and there was a precious little boy who knew the dances and was just full of rhythm!  From there we took the subway to Washington Square park, where I changed and then led them through Soho to Little Italy, where we had a lovely lunch.  After that.... CHINATOWN
I thought that I had done the whole Chinatown deal, but I was mistaken.  After we stepped foot on the street a little tiny woman chased us asking if we wanted bags (gucci, coach, etc) and two seconds later we were surrounded.  One girl tapped me on the shoulder and next thing I know she pulls up her sleeve and as she says "Tiffany, silver, Tiffany" she flashes about 20 bracelets.  It was a bit much for me, but really cool! After that, we walked to the Brooklyn Bridge and Century 21.  Century 21 is a HUGE department store that Mrs. Fitts recommended to me.  It is packed with discounts and was also incredibly overwhelming after a full day of walking.  Once we were done at ground zero we decided to take a cab back and rest, but after 20 minutes and $17 dollars we settled that it was going to take too long and a subway would be way more sufficient.  Once at the hotel, Adam met us and we rested until 6:00 when we headed out to a restaurant that was recommended to us (sarah Beth) by Drew.  It was delicious! We were all sooo delirious and tired that the waiters couldn't help but smile when we finally left.  After saying goodbye to adam, we bought a bottle of wine and chocolate and went to relax at the hotel room. Saturday morning, which I can't believe was yesterday, we woke up at 7:30 and I headed back to my dorm to shower and rest before Mississippi Picnic in the park.   Since it was a gorgeous day, (cloudy but cool) I decided to walk to 53rd where my favorite bagel place is.  Since they were on 80th, it was not too far.  After getting my cream cheese olive bagel, I noticed that the lines for tickets at Sister Act were very short. Although we had decided to wait to get the tickets to Once until next weekend, the lines gave me hope and I decided to keep walking to 44th and find out how bad the lines were there.  After seeing that it wrapped around the block and finding out that the front of the line had arrived there at 4 am, I noticed that Memphis's line was short!!! So... I called Adam and he took the Subway to me and we got tickets for the night performance.
After  getting to my dorm (by subway the rest of the way) and relaxing I headed out to my favorite part of NYC, the park.  It was as gorgeous as ever and Mississippi showed up.  I ran into a few familiar faces, walked around the tents set up by different Mississippi businesses and Universities and listened to some music.  The afternoon was perfect! Not too hot, not too cold, just one small little sprinkling shower, McAlister's sweet tea, caramel cake, fudge, catfish, hush puppies, etc.  Hahaha! After the park I went with Penny and Dana while they got ready for their show and then we headed to dinner at Richard Emmett's, where we had more delicious food.  While the girls watched wicked, I got to watch Memphis again! And what a show!!!! It was even better the second time, because I had forgotten how incredible the music is.  After the first half Adam made some comment about the main guy and I couldn't help but think how perfect his voice would be for RENT, if only he was a little bit younger... After hearing a comment about him being gay, I focused in more on his character and continued to be blown away by his voice.  After the first song in the second act, as Adam was flipping through the program, it finally hit me! Its ADAM PASCAL!!! The guy who played the first Roger in RENT, AAAAAHHH! I could not believe that I hadn't realized it, and though I was happy to find out he is not gay, I was saddened to find out that I still have NO shot since he is married, has two kids, and is 42... The age, I guess I could deal with, but the wife and kids... no thank you!
After the show we went to find Penny and Dana, and we found two very anxious women... They were desperate for a bathroom and had been kicked out of the theater before getting to use them... As we rushed desperately through the streets to find a bathroom  we were turned down at restaurants, hotels, and ALMOST at a starbucks, but finally after bribing the cashier by buying a coffee, they got the bathroom! Once Adam and the boys said their goodbyes Dana, Penny, and I dragged our feet to Times Square (since Dana had never been) and snapped some pictures.  Not two seconds later, we were in a cab heading to Serendipity for some frrrozen hot chocolate. Hmmmmmmm.... sooo yummy, as you can tell, I really starved during their visit to New York! Our taxi ride back to the hotel was one to remember since our cab driver blasted Indian music and tried to cover up our ridiculous outbursts abut tangerines and pillows... Once at the hotel, we hit the pillows and were out until this morning.
The day started early with a little farmer's market where Dana and Penny got breakfast outside the hotel.  The shopping continued in Times Square with the usual souvenir shops and Forever 21.  I also got to enjoy a lovely trip to Forever 21, where I invested in some flats that will help me deal with my first day of work, since I have horrible blisters from the dinner on Thursday.  (By the way Mrs. Freeny's trick about mole skin was a fail!) Once the shopping was over we enjoyed our last meal together in NYC at the Hard Rock Cafe (my first time!) and then I led them to their subway and headed to mine.  While waiting for my subway, I got to hear a wonderful girl's choir singing "You raise me up" !  Once at my dorm I met my fourth and final roommate/suite mate and got ready for the intern cruise !
As I expected the intern from Tennessee called me and asked me to meet her at her dorm so I could lead her to Chelsea Pier (since it was her first day here!) After taking the subway to her dorm and seeing where she is living I am thankful for my little old non air-conditioned room.  She is living in another NYU dorm. Her room in air-conditioned, she only shared it with one girl, and she has a kitchen and a living room! However, she is not in a location that I would want! She is waaaay too close to the craziness that is tourists lin China town.  I think today might be my last time visiting her!
After getting her, we headed to Chelsea Pier and boarded the very nice cruise ship with the other interns.  The food was wonderful and we simply ate and enjoyed getting to meet one another on the boat.  After seeing lady liberty we made it back to the port and I headed back here to write, shower, and most importantly.... SLEEP!  Tomorrow is the big day!!! Day numero uno here I come! I am luckily one of the few interns that has the training sessions in the Times Square office, but the majority of the interns will be having to travel to New Jersey (on their own) to do it! I am VERY lucky!  I will post pictures in a bit!