Guys & Dolls. A Feast. Euchre. Angelina Jolie.

Saturday, March 14 – Sunday, March 15, 2009.

Yes, those are Guinnesses in our hands. No, we did not go back to Ireland. It seems as though stout has stuck with us and may stay a little while. As for our travel bug, it doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon. This weekend it was NYC.

This weekend was a surprise for me. From the time we left DC, I had no clue what we were doing or where we were going. The fact that we ended up in New York City with Mike and Rebecca was awesome. We grabbed a New York slice before heading off to see Guys and Dolls. What a show! Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat. Best song/dance number, hands down. Very nice, Nicely.

After the show, we hung around and relaxed. I was deaf to the dinner plans, but they were set at Les Sans Culottes. DJ and I had discovered this place last time we were in NYC and have been preaching about it ever since. It's a price fix dream with an endless appetizer. Sausage tower, tiny pickles, pate. A basket of fresh fruits and veggies. Bread. The works. With so much food, who needs an entree? I wonder whose hand that is going for the tiny pickles...

I believe our hotel was around, Lexington and 51st. Just a few blocks away a movie was being shot, called Salt starring Angelina Jolie. No signs of Brad though. I took a few snapshots as we were walking by, but we were hurried along by security (as were some paparazzi). I think they were shooting a funeral scene. Lots of fake cops (maybe some real ones), a fake presidential motorcade (unless Obama is making his silver screen debut) outside a church. The whole thing was majorly cool. We also played some euchre in Starbucks for a couple hours on Sunday.

Our whirlwind weekend ended with a stop off at the Mishel estate for some home cooked corn beef and coleslaw ala Mrs. Mishel. Yum. Yum. Delicious.