We went on a quick trip to New York City and the Hamptons (Quogue) in July and I am finally getting around to:
Thirteen Things that We Did While Visiting New York
1. Visited my niece Ashley at her ultra-hip place of work, RepNation, in Chelsea. The office is above Chelsea Market which is a hubbub of gourmet shops, eateries, etc. She shares an elevator with The Food Network, so we were star-gazing, hoping to bump into Rachel Ray. At Ashley's office their conference room has a ping-pong table in it, there is a basketball net near the reception area and some people ride around the office on skooters. Definitely a cool place. We went out to lunch and Ashley packed up our leftovers and restrained herself from asking for leftovers from other tables...because everyone knows that when you are 23 and living and working in New York, buying food falls way down on the list of priorities...so leftovers are like gold!
2. Went to the Top of the Rock where we finally got through to Rory that he would be seeing the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING not the EIFFEL TOWER!!!
3. Took a ride in a bicycle-drawn carriage from Rockefeller Center to Times Square. Our rider was quite strong, pulling all three of us...and fearless, negotiating New York traffic despite his hefty load.
4. Expressed our liberal Democrat leanings. (Apologies to JH III)
5. Talked golf with Arnold Palmer and thanked him for all those shirts that he came up with that my Dad liked so much.
6. Haley, Rory and Casey helped Simon evaluate some really lame American Idol performances. 
7. Haley, Casey and Rory did an American Idol performance of their own!
8. Confused Rory who thought we were going to temple when we told him where we were going.
Get it? Shinnecock? Synagogue?
9. Haley insisted she could eat a whole lobster...and gave it a very good try.
10. Judi got freaky in the kitchen and Arnie consulted his personal chef about the grilling plans.
11. While the adults were consumed with food (pun intended), the kids too chilling out to a whole new level.
12. Lindsay made and decorated a cake!
13. Friends were together, hydrangeas were blooming, silly faces were made, fresh herbs were cut from the garden, trips to town for ice cream were the highlights of the day, crazy amounts of food were prepared and consumed, life, love and futures were discussed and for a few beautiful days, all was right with the world!
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