Disclaimer: I started typing this over a week ago and than my laptop crashed. I was watching something while doign laundry (god forbid i should work without simultaneously being entertained) and apparently i pulled the wire and the whole thing came crashing down. DH just fixed it a month ago and i feel awful. i can blame it on CMT or not but i definitely am not as responsible as id like to be. ANyway, im just explaining why I'm a little behind but wanted to finish this post already. USA!!! /disclaimer
This year we had a few days of "Chol Hamoed" but only one full day. Its basically a time for Orthodox Jews to go and spend time doing all sorts of fun things. Bigger kids and teenagers opt for theme parks and concerts, moms of little kids like me like to do more lower key things with family. For anyone that knows me in real life, I love free and I love Manhattan and being at my mom was a perfect way to do both. One day we got together with a whole bunch of married cousins and met in Central Park where we just played ball, belts, and hung out (I sat and watched ). Fantastic outing that was completely free (besides metrocard). Friday my nieces wanted to take the Tram (cable car) to Roosevelt Field so we took the city bus there and back. Again, a fun and cheap and different outing. Sunday I was superproud. We went to the staten island ferry (free boat ride from Downtown Manhattan) and ambitiously we decided to walk. i thought it was where the South STreet seaport was but its actually further. Checking afterward it was two miles!! And we walked back too! I think i overdid it as my feet were hurting after (even with several breaks). But still im so glad i did it. I love doing things that prove that I can do just about whatever i want. And here where I live, nobody walks anywhwere. i miss walking although i also like being able to drive and have parking and stuff. Manhattan is so interesting that its almost easy to keep walking. My BIL and niece actually walked home from Central Park too (almost 5 miles?).
Otherwise it was a pretty nice holiday with the typical ups and downs. I dropped a dish with potatoes which was very blah for me. Its one thing to know that my feet are affected by CMT but annoying if my hands arent performing to par. I just have to be more cognizant and take a plate under a dish or be more aware of when im doing things.
lots to do, hope to post more soon (from DHs office computer, trying to see if that works for me instead of always breaking laptops).
Here's my walk:
I am ridiculously jealous that Central Park is in your own backyard. And for Manhattan being one of the most expensive cities in the world, there is a plethora of free things to do.
ReplyDeleteI get the annoyance of hands not being up to par. Clumsy hands have led to many a spilled dish in my world as well.
fantastic for you for your walk! glad you had a nice holiday! :)
ReplyDeleteps please keep posting on fb when you update so i know to check! cuz this isn't on my livejournal friends page! so i don't know when you update :)
That's great that u were so brave to walk all of that...I give u tons of props!!!! These days I'm afraid to do that and stress about how many days it will take me to recover .... Would love to meet up sometime...maybe this summer :)
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