Turning 30 in NYC
Jenn had been planning for a long time a big surprise for my 30th birthday. She definitely surprised me this weekend. It was supposed to be the weekend before, but my passport expired on my birthday and I wasn’t the keenest on getting it renewed prior to expiry since I didn’t figure I’d be travelling with it until the honeymoon.
So, I was told that Friday, I needed to pack some clothes and leave work at 3pm. After juggling some work stuff, I made it happen. As the time approached, I had to get myself to the airport. I didn’t know where I was going until we got to the ticket desk. Jenn got us flights to Newark, NJ and then we shuttled into NYC. She booked us an amazing hotel, The Casablanca, literally paces from Times Square. I was shocked and amazed that she pulled this one of. We spent the weekend doing the normal tourist stuff (I’ll give the full rundown with photos once I’ve got more time).
Celebrity spottings:
- Director Peter Bogdanovich in Bloomingdales. Interesting story about him dating Playmate Dorothy Stratten who was later murdered and then he went on to marry her half-sister.
- John Larroquette on 5th & 49th. You remember him from Night Court.
- Bowie Hogg, last week’s firing from NBC’s The Apprentice. He stood right in front of me when we were waiting for a table for dinner. TV must make people look smaller, cause he’s a really big guy. He must have been in town doing press for being fired. Hurry up Bowie, you’re at minute 14 and counting…