WHY DO I DO THIS TO MYSELF?!
Anyone that knows me, knows I get car sick. AND NO for your information, it's NOT from looking out the damn window. I don't get sick on roller coaster rides, just bus rides and in the back seats of cars. It blows. Good thing no one ever sits with me, they'll catch me dry heaving. I must say though, I'm pretty damn good about not making it obvious.
The bus ride to NYC is THE WORST part about the whole trip. It's exhausting. This trip was kind of funny though. Couldn't get a seat at the very front, so I had to settle for sitting like mid front area. We weren't even five miles away from the station when the bus driver made like six announcements to turn down the music. This guy sitting a few rows behind me was blasting Spanish music. The bus driver made his last announcement and screamed into the microphone:
"Am I gonna have to pull over this bus, because someone is listening to Mexican salsa music mad loud?!"
I started CRACKING up, I couldn't stop laughing. This old woman behind me tapped the guy, and like the fiesta music immediately stopped. It was hysterical. About half an hour into the trip, it was dry heaves all over again. Great. My whole objective going to the city was to face my fear of navigation. I honestly don't know how people survive without smart phones. It's like Harry Potter not having a wand. I LIVE by my phone. It is totally sick that I am LOST literally without it! I downloaded this app Hot Stop, and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone travelling in the NYC area. It tells you what train to take, when it is arriving and direct details on how to get from point A to point B. You can also save it and open the app up when you're in the subway--where there of course, is no cell reception. All together, between previous experience and my phone it was fairly easy! I am just a little nerve shot with all things new, but I'm glad I finally am able to feel confident in finding my way.
Friday night I went to meet my sister and her friend to celebrate her birthday. Hailey is a good friend of my sister's and we were doing dinner that night. There were about 12 of us, which was kind of strange. I only knew one other person besides my sister and Hailey (who I had just met). The dinner was fun, it was at this penthouse that was really nice. I totally would not do it again though, I didn't anticipate spending THAT much for dinner and one bloody drink but whatever. As long as Hailey didn't have to pay for her birthday dinner, it was all good!
It's really draining travelling in NYC. I'd so much rather have my car. I'm debating whether or not to just drive into the city next week. Han is coming home, and I am headed back there. I just really hate lugging around my suitcase and a zillion bags. How annoying. I can park in my sister's neighborhood, and I'm not afraid to drive there. The only bitch is, I have to pay to park and move my car every other day. GRRRR. I'm bound to forget where the hell I parked, but it's better than trying not to puke every time I take the bus. I also get super exhausted from all the train hopping. I would of course be taking the train and leaving my car, there is no way in hell I'm actually driving in the streets of New York. Screw that! What do you guys think? Bite the bullet and just drive there, or literally hold my breath and stick with the bus?
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