Peppy's Dream Moving Adventure Blog

My flight went off without a hitch.  Elsa picked me up and drove me to the airport.  She dropped me off and I did the outside check-in, which cost $2 (plus a $2 tip), but was well worth it since I was having a hard time maneuvering the two suitcases on wheels.  I was lucky that my laptop in the laptop case fit great into my pink carry-on on wheels, so that worked great.

I was through security, got my STARBUCKS decaf, non-fat, mocha latte and bought the book WICKED and was seated by the gate by a little after 7:30pm!!!!!  My flight wasn’t until 9:00pm, but they started boarding us at 8:30pm.  I was exhausted and really looking forward to sleeping.

I was seated by the window in a three-seat section right in the middle of the plane.  The two other seat-mates were two guys.  One was a retired Navy guy who is now overseeing a shipyard in Point Loma – flying back and forth from Maine every few weeks.  I never really spoke to the other guy.

I closed my eyes and felt myself drifting off but, guess what?  There WAS a crying baby in front of me!  She was absolutely adorable, so I couldn’t get too mad and thank goodness she soon drifted off to sleep, so I could, too!

I just woke up for orange juice and Terra Sweet Potato chips and then went right back to sleep.  I was up for the first hour, slept for 3 and then was up for the last hour.  We landed and were off the plane by 5:00am.

I had to wait about 20 minutes for our bags to start going around the carousel, but mine was one of the first out!  I called Eric and he left his apartment to come pick me up.  There was a little confusion, because Jet Blue Arrivals said gate 4, but I was at gate 5 (who knows why).  Thank goodness for cell phones, because I told him exactly where I was and he came to get me.

It was so good to see his face.  He looks really good and is wearing his hair a little longer these days.  It’s still very short, but it was always practically shaved, so it looked different – and I liked it!

It was cold out, but it didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would.  We drove straight to the apartment and I got the tour.  I think it’s fine and he’s got it set up nice, but he hates it and says he’s going to start looking for another place as soon as I go back to SD.  I have to admit, it wouldn’t be my choice for an apartment for both of us, but I think for now, for him, it’s fine.

I was so exhausted, so we just threw my stuff down and I got undressed and took a nap with Eric.  We set the alarm for 10:00am, because we had errands to run and had to go pick up the rental car.

The rental also went off without a hitch and I was actually able to rent a bright blue PT Cruiser.  I love being able to rent one of them, because I’m totally comfortable in it and know where everything is!

After that, we came back to the apartment and napped again.  I really felt exhausted, but his apartment has a lot of weird noises, and I’m not used to them, so I found it hard to really get to sleep.  There's a parking lot right next to the window by the bed and there are some vans there with ladders on top.  The ladders vibrate in the wind and make a sound that sounds like a gate slamming -- over and over and over.  It was making me crazy.  They gave us ear plugs on the plane -- I may try them tonight.

At 4:00pm we woke up, showered, dressed and went to VINO at 5:00pm.  They had it set up so nice in the back room and all I had to do was go around and put the decoupaged bookmarks, which were place cards AND a favor, on each setting.  It was hard to figure out where to put everyone, but I hope I did a good job and everyone enjoyed whomever they were sitting near!

There was a table of 6 (it was supposed to be 8, but unfortunately Geri and Larry are sick and were unable to attend), a table of 8, a table of 14 and a table of 10.  It worked out great and where Eric and I were sitting we could pretty much see everyone in the room.

We had a delicious meal of a house salad, spinach ravioli, and then a choice of salmon, Cornish hen, or veal scallopini.  They also started off with baskets of fresh-baked bread with a blue-cheese spread, and bruschetta.  They put their famous French fries on each table.  They’re sliced super thin and are really crispy and delicious.  I think everyone enjoyed the food – I know I did.

For dessert there was a Napoleon that was creamy and delicious.  Guests were drinking coffee, tea, or cappuccino.  It was such a lovely evening and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
It flew by so quickly and before you knew it people were starting to leave.  We had guests come from New Jersey, Mt. Kisco, Mahopac, Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, and Queens.

There were friends from PricewaterhouseCoopers, my cabaret days, from Peppy’s Dream, friends from my college days and Eric’s childhood friends.  Three of my nieces attended – the bride – Jessica, and her fiancé, Ken, Stephanie and her date, Patrick, and April (her boyfriend couldn’t attend, because he was on his way to Toronto!).

I had a wonderful time, and I know Eric did, too.  It was exactly what I had hoped it would be – a way for us to see all our dear friends and get to give them a big hug and kiss.  We both had a wonderful night.  (Pictures from the party will have to wait until I get the laptop back!)

When we got home, we were both totally exhausted and went right to bed.  Again, I had a little bit of a hard time sleeping, even though I took some SIMPLY SLEEP to help me along, because of the noise.  We both slept until noon.  Yes, noon!=

Eric didn’t have any hangers for me to hang my clothes, so he set up his clothes line (yes, he has one here, too) and I just draped all the stuff that could wrinkle over the line.  It’s a bit of an inconvenience, but it’s the best we can do.

I was supposed to give Andrew my laptop last night, but in all the excitement, I forgot to bring it to the party, which is why I’m able to blog about my trip and the party!

We are leaving Eric’s apartment in about an hour to go to Susan and Andrew’s and drop off the laptop, so I definitely won’t be blogging until I get it back (I’m hoping on Tuesday!).

I am happy to be in NY, even though it’s really cold.  I just feel like I have so much packed into each day that it somehow doesn’t feel like as much of a vacation as I’d like.  I think once I get past Tuesday (I have one doctor’s appointment on Monday and two on Tuesday), I will be more relaxed and can’t wait for us to go to New Paltz to be with my family.  Then, I’ll really relax and enjoy myself!  I'm so looking forward to the wedding.  After all, that's the REAL reason I'm here right now.  I certainly wouldn't have chosen to come back in the winter for any other reason!

Until I am back online, I love you all, and will be back soon!