Today was supposed to be much different than it turned out, but
that's ok.
When planning the trip up here, I knew that there would be two
days I'd basically be on my own. The first day (yesterday) went about like I
thought it would. I wanted to figure
things out and find out how and where things were so I would be comfortable
getting out and about. My original plan for today was to go into NYC by myself and wonder
around, a plan that was not well received by anyone (save one person and I adore him
for that.) I found a train in town that
would go directly into the city and I could take the subway anywhere else once
I got there. Ultimately, when I went to bed last night I wasn't 100% sure I was going to go. Lots of people tried talking me out of it when I'd talked about it at home. I'm sure I could have done it
without any problems, but the more I thought about it, the less I liked the idea.
Strangely enough, I wouldn't have been afraid to be in the city alone, but getting there
was what worried me. After not being
able to cross the street without asking two people and losing my way three
times yesterday, the idea of trying to navigate the New Jersey public
transit system gave me the wiggins. In the end, I decided I probably wouldn't go. I'm a bit ashamed that I punked out, but it was actually for the best in the end because I woke up sick this morning. Well, let me rephrase, I woke up feeling ok and was fine for a while,
but I dozed back off about half an hour after Steve left for work, and woke up again feeling very dizzy and all around yucky. Nothing serious, I was sure, but my head felt like it weighed a thousand pounds and I had a slight case of vertigo. Eh, walking straight is overrated anyway. I lay there for a long time wondering which deity I had
offended, but no answer came forth. I finally got up and made myself decent, as
in, I put on pants, and since it was after 11 by the time I could drag myself around, I decided I should probably try to eat, so I went down to
the rather elegant restaurant (thank God I put on pants) downstairs to get
lunch.
An aside: I realized that when I was going through my clothes
that everything I brought is either black or blue and it all pretty much looks
the same. I didn't realize when I was packing. These hotel people are going to
think I am wearing the same clothes all week! Heh.
After lunch I still wasn't feeling well, so I went back to the
room and fell asleep for a looooooong time. Seriously, this is not how I wanted
to spend my day, but I must have needed the rest. I woke up feeling sicker than I had before, so I was glad that I'd not gone anywhere. I am mad I wasted a day feeling sick, but after dosing myself with loads of medicine (I usually carry something for every ailment), I started feeling much better after a couple of hours. Thank goodness, because I didn't want to be sick the whole time we were on our trip. That would suck.
We had dinner with Steve's coworker again and walked around the mall for a while talking. He's a very funny guy and apparently a computer genius. I mean a
legitimate computer genius and not in the hyperbolic sense, so he had a lot of interesting stories to tell. We had a great time. His wife is flying up here
tonight and they are going to stay in the NYC over the weekend. What are the
chances that we'll bump into them? Haha.
Tomorrow, Steve and I are going to travel into the city for the
day and do some stuff! I hope I will be 100% better by then and that we will have a good time!
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