Crazy Cows and Even Crazier People!

Seeing that I was in New York city, I wasn't surprised to see a sightseeing bus go by filled to the brim with "cows" in honor of Cow Appreciation Day.  Only in New York, and only in Times Square.  This was actually one of the more subdued sights of the day.  This city is filled with people who obviously have no mirrors in their homes, and if they do, they probably have them covered with some of the other outrageous outfits they own.  But such is life and I not going to rain on anyone's fashion parade. 

We had to run some errands today, which took us on a 50 block walk south to Times Square. We stopped in at the Drama Bookstore on West 40th so Bo could buy a play he needed for one of his classes.  Interesting place to say the least.  Lots of theater types. Bo was in heaven and could have stayed there all day. I, on the other hand, was bored to tears and tried to engage one of the theater types in conversation while sitting in an overstuffed chair waiting for Bo to make his final choices.  It was obvious the play the theater type was reading was far more interesting than any conversation he could have with me. I was going to start singing "We're off to see the Wizard" in my munchkin voice, but thought better of it. Somehow I don't think he would have appreciated my attempt to lighten the mood.  This was New York afterall. Who knows what could have happened to me if I pushed the envelope.

Thankfully Bo had something else to do and it began at 1:55 p.m.  No time to stick around the bookstore.  But before we hit the movie theater, I had to find a place where I could print out a script he needed for an audition on Monday.  I had thought of many "what ifs" for this trip, but the one what if that never came to mind, was the "what if I needed to print something" what if. I was going to head to the New York Public Library, but strangely enough, the restaurant Bo wanted to eat at for lunch had an internet kiosk and a printer.  This worked out perfectly!  After lunch, we went to the movies and then took the subway back.  My son is a movieaholic.  He eats and breathes movies. He has probably seen more movies in his lifetime than I have seen in mine.  His favorite are "indies" and there are a plethora of independent movie theaters in New York city, so for him, he is quite literally in heaven. 

There is so much to see and do here, that it is quite exhausting at times.  I find that I am sleeping like a baby, while Bo is finding it more difficult to sleep than ever.  Could be the excitement of it all, as this adventure is still in the early stages.  He also hasn't learned the art of relaxation.  He is always moving and for that very reason, fits in quite nicely here.

I am looking forward to the weekend and exploring more of the neighborhood we are living in.  So far this trip is simply amazing and I am incredibly lucky to be sharing such a wonderful experience with my son.  I'm definitely not at the point where I'm clicking my heels, as in "there's no place like home", and quite frankly, I'm not sure I ever will be.  ;-)  By the way, who knew Capt'n Crunch tasted so good?  :-)