Sailor Shopping

Fleet Week

I love memorial day. I know it is supposed to be a sad holiday - to remember all those who fought in the armed forces for our country, but why be morbid…

I used to want to "get away" for Memorial Day when I lived in North Carolina or Utah. But now that I live in the great city of New York, there is no reason to get away. There are what I like to call "Seas of Sailors" that drop in for Fleet Week. It is a beautiful thing… all the big Navy boats sailing in and docking at the piers in Manhattan. The Navy boys are usually pretty young but they are still fun to hang out with.

My cousin Jenn and I went out Sailor Shopping for Memorial Day weekend. We went to the boats and took a tour. I got an explanation at how to use a big gun thing (I don’t know what it is called, but it kind of looked like a grenade launcher).

At night we bar hopped in the Village. We ended up at a great Japanese Karaoke bar (after following some boys in white). Jenn had never sang Karoke before and she brought the house down with Bohemian Rhapsody.

A very good looking young sailor sat down next to me and started chatting. He was 21. Ahhhh… And of course, a much older man sat down right next to Jenn. And he started talking to her. I find this so ironic.

I got up and introduced the young sailor to my cousin and then excused myself for several minutes on purpose. I was hoping that they would strike up a conversation but no luck. Oh well.

We got home at 4am. Nothing like staying out late in the city, drinking, then having to wait for the PATH train in the middle of the night. It is pure misery! But definitely a good night.

May 28th. No special Day

There is absolutely nothing spectacular about this day except for the fact that it is spectacular. I didnt do anything, really. But I enjoyed the hell out of it. I sat on the fire escape, watched the people go by. I gave my cousin a nice dose of my musical abilities because I am a total nerd. First, I impressed her with my accordion skills, then I gave her a few jazzy tunes on the sax. And it was good.

However, the Navy is in town. Probably should have been Sailor Shopping instead of acting like a nerd at home.

Fireworks in JC

They always do fireworks here - a few times a week. It is a little strange. I have never seen this many fireworks in my life. And, they are usually a pretty good show. When they first start it scares the crap out of me because it sounds like a bomb going off and ricochets off all the buildings. I like to sit out on my fire escape, pretend it is a balcony (I also like to call my apartment a "penthouse" since I am on the top floor - 3rd floor!), and watch the fireworks. They do them over brooklyn, manhattan, and by the statue of liberty. My cousin took this picture from the fire escape...

Yankees

A good start to the summer is a nice baseball game. Went to see the Yankees with my Uncle, Aunt and Cousin. I got all dressed up in my Yankee garb..woo hoo! My favorite thing about baseball games is that they are loaded with guys. We had firefighters sitting behind us. Ummmmmmmm

Wedding #2

Back to Los Angeles. This time was for the wedding of my friends Lukec and Chris. The nuptials took place in a garden setting with lots of colorful flowers. We ate, we drank, we broke our diets. There was singing, laughing, dancing and, of course, drinking.