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I always like doing something for New Years. My girlfriend Susan does not. “Let’s stay home away from the crazies and go to bed early” is her usual refrain. We usually stay home.
New York for New Year’s – An unexpected invitation
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Review: Delta Transcontinental Business Class – Los Angeles to New York
Review: Park Hyatt New York, New Year’s Eve
Interlude: New York
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Review: Delta Domestic First Class – New York to Minneapolis
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So during the month of December I watched the days go by and lamented the fact that I had no travel plans. Don’t take me wrong, I love the holidays but I also like to travel. Then it happened. A close friend Scott reached out and made the offer. “Hey Jimmy, you know that event I tell you about on the first of the year. Well, you should come out to New York and be my guest.” Done!
Well, it was done by Scott and me, but I also had the matter of Susan. I wasn’t quite sure I could pull this one off. I floated the subject matter to her. “Suzy, you know that party Scott goes to on the first. Well he invited me to it this year…?” Her response was “Well, I’m not going! What do you want me to do just hang out in the hotel!? Besides it’ll be a zoo over New Year’s.” This wasn’t promising. But before I could response with some desperate plea Susan added; “Just go by yourself. You’ll have fun and I’ll have a quite weekend at home.” Ok dear.
First, a little about my friend Scott and this party. When I first met Scott in college we were both young broke college students. After we graduated and our lives progressed and Scott eventually moved to New York City, married and became a full on New Yorker. He belongs to one of the old private social men’s clubs of the city and every year on January 1st they throw a big party. Great food, drinking and carousing is had by all. Scott has tried to get me to come out in the past and I’ve never been able to do it. But this year I was going to be able to go.
As I day dreamed about the impending trip and time with my good friend, Susan commented; “Have fun enjoying yourself, and please don’t do anything terribly stupid.” Good advice dear, good advice.
