Big Apple BBQ!

So Saturday, Dan and Autumn drove in from Pennsylvania, and we took the train into the city. We met Kellie at Penn Station, then took the R downtown to Madison Square Park for the Big Apple BBQ! It started at 11, and we got there around 11:30, which was good, because the crowd wasn't TOO bad at that point. We walked the whole area just to see what was there, then we got into a few lines for BBQ. We started with a place from Yazoo City. Yummmm. The four of us split the plate, so we could try several places. Then we got drinks from the pretzel stand guy just outside all the bbq madness, because it was cheaper and easier to get to. After that, we realized the experts were getting their bbq, then eating it while standing in the next line. a-ha! We could totally be experts too. So we stood in line for some 4 time world champion ribs from Las Vegas. They were decent, but the beans were amazing. After this, we decided to test our expert skills, and we jumped in line for Jim and Nick's, which is from Birmingham! We finished our 17th Street bbq in that line, then got some sausage from them. Yumm. Then we moved on to Stubb's, who was giving away free bbq. Who knew? haha So after that we were all stuffed, so we just walked around the park. It's a cute little park. Then we went to Subway for drinks, because they were cheaper. Then we decided it was shopping time, so we hopped the R uptown this time, and went to Macy's Herald Square.

So, I work for Macy's. I know we're a huge corporation, and the Herald Square store is the largest one in the world. But I was SO not prepared for the intensity of it. There were TONS of people there, and there were 8 floors of shopping. Good grief! I didn't get anything, but Kellie and Autumn both got some shoes. Then we walked over to Old Navy and H&M, and Dan and Autumn got some clothes. At that point, it was probably 3 o'clock. Kellie had never been to Times Square, so of course we had to go. i introduced Autumn to it last year, so now I had to show Kellie around too. haha. So we walked up 7th, and we explored the TKTS area, and all the shops. We popped in to the Hershey's store, and M&M world. We watched some people for a while, then started our walk back to Penn Station. By then it was probably 5 or so. We were hungry by then, so I took them to the pizza place I know in Penn Station. Don't scoff...it's good pizza! We split a pie, and then Kellie caught the subway back to the Columbia dorms, and we headed back to Jersey.

Nagymama really wanted to meet Dan and Autumn again, so I brought them in. They were sports about everything, and she feed them some yummy dessert and told them a lot of her World War II stories (which are amazing, by the way) and then they headed back to Allentown.

It's really funny to work in the city, but still do the touristy things. When I'm on the clock, I'm serious business, and tourists get in my way. When I'm just exploring, I'm totally that tourist. =]

Tomorrow begins Week 2 of the internship! We have to start clocking in, so I have to get all of that figured out. Ohhhh boy.

Oh yeah, and for funsies, here are some pics:

I'll get some pictures of myself soon enough!