Week's adventures

So... last week Dustin finished the class of Horrors; "Brain and Mind." Every Cornell Medical Student knows that this class may kill you. Only the strong survive. I am proud to say that Dustin is one of the strong. This called for celebration! Dustin's only wish was to go bowling; but unfortunately I broke a glass 5 minutes before we left, and he was cut on his MIDDLE RIGHT HAND FINGER depositing the bag in the trash. Come on now. This dimmed our excitement somewhat, but we knew that 80's tribute night to the Beegees was still waiting for us at Brooklyn Bowl, even if Dustin would be grannying it. So, we headed out with a few friends to experience this supposed "greatest bowling alley on earth." We couldn't get in because a few people forgot their ID's (we're just Mormon kids looking for good clean fun...). Luckily, there happened to be another bowling alley two blocks down that we were able to talk our way into, but after waiting 2 hours and still not being able to bowl, we sought reprieve in an exciting japanese drink restaurant. I ordered something called "Nano." It was a pina-colada thing with some sort of cottage cheese-like thing on the bottom. It was actually quite good! Dustin got chicken something that unfortunately looked and tasted like raw intestine; so we offered it to the Pearsons, who did not accept. How rude.

The ladies: Alli, Julie Pearson, and Kaela Athay. Love these girls!!

The one and only Adam Pearson, who is afraid of foreign foods.

Mike and Kaela (Macaroni and Cheese Pizza-- not japanese...)

Me drinking my exciting exotic cottage cheese pina colada concoction. I felt myself becoming more and more japanese with each sip.

In the subway on the way home this guy was playing this Australian outback instrument. He was quite talented.

Dustin's reaction to the Australian outback music

The next day, Dustin and I awoke with a deep inner yearning for adventure. Like a good little wife, I made us eat a healthy breakfast and clean first. Shout out to you mom! We then burst open the campus doors that have held Dustin bound for several months now, feeling the wind beneath our wings, etc., and found ourselves on the Statin Island Ferry! I know! How Exciting! We took the ferry ride, got off on Staten Island, paid brief tribute to all the Italians we know from there (including Daniel Holzi and the guy at chase bank), and stepped right back on the boat to the city. We explored the financial district; ground zero; walked across the Brooklyn Bridge; and ate lunch at the Brooklyn Bridge City Park; our favorite place.

Day well spent!!

Here are the photos to chronicle our adventure:

Battery Park

Lady Liberty from the Boat

This. This is amusement at its finest.

Dustin meandering.

The infamous... the corrupt...

Trinity Church

NY Stock Exchange

Old Town hall... Historical fun fact: First seat of Pres. Washington when NY was the capitol of the United States

Sight of Ground Zero

Ground Zero Memorial-- I hear the lights represent the lives that were lost and are always left on...

Yes! Yes! I get excited just looking at it. This is the best homemade icecream this side of the Mississippi... and on the other side

Dustin ready to dig. in.

Enjoying exotic foodstuffs 

European village?? No, no. New York. Can you believe it? I can not.

 This hot man on the Brooklyn Bridge

Definitely the daughter of Chris. L. Schmutz

The subject; posing for a brief city portrait 

At the Bridge

And THEN there was this huge, geometrically perfect meteor that was about to strike earth but Dustin, with his superior skill... no, this is just a digitally enhanced photo of a giant, lopsided cube that is free standing in the heart of Manhattan. Go take a picture at it.

Adventuring is fun. It does three things:
1. Gives you a reason to work hard and manage your time so that you can play
2. Allows you to sample all of the exotic foodstuffs you want. Operating, of course, under your pre-set student budget and giving you the opportunity to practice your negotiating skills with your husband; as you will inevitably need to sample more than he
3. Makes you truly and terribly in love with your spouse

Day of adventure, please come again! I enjoyed you.