Oh, hey, guys. I'm back.

So, I guess I should change the header on my blog, since I'm no longer in Manhattan.

I am now living in Oklahoma, mmmhmm.

BUT! Before I left, I had visitors.

First, Jeannine came to visit me. It was awesome. She came into New York, and we had a blast. We went to see How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

With none other than Mr. Harry Potter, and it was AWESOME! Daniel Radcliffe has found his calling, and it is called Broadway. It was really good. Also, I almost made us miss the show, since I got us lost, and we had to run down 45th street for 3 avenues. But, we made it. Also, it was raining. And this taxi sprayed water all over me. Jerk. But the show was amazing. And we ate fried zucchini that was delicious.

The next day, Jeannine and I went to Serendipity. Have you ever been served something at a restaurant where when they handed it to you, you thought, "this is going to taste good." Then, it exceeds your wildest dreams. Beyond everything.

That's what happened when Jeannine and I ate the Pineapple Upside Down Cake Sundae.

We had a hard time deciding on our dessert, but the Sundae kept calling our names. It said it had "nutty cheese cake." And we wanted that.

So we ate it. Did I mention it had cake? The cheesey kind? It was beautiful.

Sadly, though, our next meal that day was not as good, our sandwich actually looked like a turkey had thrown up on it. And there was no cranberry sauce. NONE!

And we didn't even get the cheesecake.

We also went to lots of fun places, like the American Girl Doll Store (did you know that they have a salon for your dolls? Awesome)

and the NBC Experience Store (Boom boom boom...Muffins! I may have bought a Saved By the Bell calendar) and FAO Schwartz (there was a Muppet section. An entire section. Whaaaaat?)

Then, she sadly had to go back to Oklahoma. And her flight left way late, but she had to be at the stupid airport for 4 stupid extra hours. Instead of staying at my house.

But, the weekend was amazing. I loved every second of it. Even the gross turkey ones at Carnegie Deli.

Then my mom, Mary Anderson and Ginger Myers came to visit. We stayed in Soho, right down the street from Little Italy and China Town. (Did you know they sell buckets of live frogs there? Disgusto) We walked the Brooklyn Bridge, wandered Central Park, and basically walked all over Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. It was amazing.

We ate a ton of great food. That's what happens when you stay in Little Italy. There's a lot of Italian food (a shocking lack of pizza, though).

Also, there was a hurricane. We had to get my stuff out of my apartment early, since my apartment was in an evacuation zone. The cab driver taking us from the Upper East Side to Soho was the creepiest man I've ever met. He actually offered to sell my mom to Africa to give money to his family. I know you may think he was joking, but I'm pretty sure he wasn't. I think he actually wanted to ship my mom and all of my stuff to Africa. It was creepy town.

But, we weathered the storm, and did not die. And we actually made it home safely.

So, now I'm in Oklahoma. Woohoo.

This is the statue at the beginning of Newsies. I found it.

Really awesome artists covering really awesome Muppet songs?

Life complete

Thank you, Daisy.

And to the rest of you, you're welcome.

Starting with Egypt. That's where I started.

I had planned to go to the beach today. To relax and swim and get a lot of Vitamin D, while simultaneously slathering myself with SPF 70, to make sure I didn't turn into a giant tomato.

Then, I realized how hot it was, how hot the sand would be, and how--since I haven't been in the sun in a bathing suit in a year--I would buuuuurn.

So, my plans changed. I hopped on a bus and spent the afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was amazing, beautiful, inspiring, and air conditioned.

Do you know what this guy reminds me of?

This:

In honor of Jim

For some reason, I've had many experiences with and conversations about the Muppets lately (my computer doesn't recognize that Muppets is a word. So sad). Not that this is a bad thing, I love the Muppets. I love the movies, the show, Sesame Street. Basically, Jim Henson had the Midas touch of entertainment. Everything he touched turned to golden beauty. So, I have some clips for you to watch, just to pay homage to the man behind the puppets.

There are a lot of them. You have been warned.