the big apple (attempt #2)…

Tomorrow morning I will be flying in an airplane to NYC, this will be the second attempt as 2 weeks ago, my flight was canceled due to this. So I am trying again tomorrow… It will be my first romp in NYC and I am looking forward to the big city experience. Though I live in Oklahoma, I am not a complete Midwesterner and have some big city cred, in that I was born in the Bay Area and lived there for the first 9 years of my life.

Also, my brother lives south of LA and I have visited him often. Now I’m just trying to bolster my rep… which is saddening.

The agenda has been set by Candace Westgate, a stunning South African, who has been living up there since August as a 3rd year med student. We seem to have a packed weekend but amidst the schedule, I’m sure we will find moments to relax and take in the New York City vibe, here are the definites on the schedule:

We will be visiting The MOMA on Friday afternoon, followed by dinner somewhere, either in NYC or there is a seafood place on the NJ side of the Hudson (where Candace lives), I’m leaning toward seafood.

On Saturday, I am eating brunch with a former classmate of mine, Dami Cole, we survived MBA school and now he is working for The Man in NYC. Afterwards, Candace found some rather cheap tickets to Spring Awakening, and by ‘cheap’ I don’t mean Oklahoma cheap… the musical has gotten some great reviews, it won a Tony award in 2007, the music was done by Duncan Sheik, and the book and lyrics are by Steven Sater. Below is a little promo video from the site:

Sunday, We are going to try and go to Mass and St. Peter’s Cathedral in NYC:

1. To confess going to Spring Awakening, and
2. To take in a Lent service in a beautiful Cathedral.

After some brunch, I will be flying back to Oklahoma ending a much anticipated weekend in The City. Wooohooooo!! Should be a blast and I’ll mos def be taking plenty of pics.