Bad Monkey II

I know, I know, I left without warning. And I haven’t been responding to emails. My apologies. I actually did have some internet access yesterday (I almost did a “Blogging from Brookdale” post cuz I’m quite fond of alliteration…), but not much time…

Eli7 came for Shabbos (wide smiles abound), but then I hit the road with the parents Saturday night, arriving in Staten Island at 2:20 am. Didn’t get the earliest start, but spent 3 hours in Brenda’s with my Mom. Twas time well spent ;-) We finished a little after 3:00 and our tummies were grumbling so we ventured 3 blocks to the nearest food joint—Dougie’s. I must admit it was actually my first time there. (Fear not—I’ve tasted their buffalo wings, thanks to my bro). I thought it was alright (admitted I’ll eat anything provided with a surfeit of catsup), but my parents were less than impressed. I left the folks as they were finishing eating and hopped on the nearby F-train into the city (round of applause for the clueless out-of-towner for taking subway all by herself for second time, and actually arriving at desired destination!!) and met up with a few Stern buddies. My parents picked me up on their way back from the wedding (actual reason for trip). We pulled into our driveway at 4:00 am. At least we didn’t have much traffic ;-)