Having had a lovely weekend in Philadelphia I didn't go straight back to Storrs. Instead, I got the bus back to New York city with Emily and Rachel and there I met my lovely aunt and cousin who were spending half term in New York. Firstly I should say thank you because it was the first time since being here that I have been completely spoiled and have had a mummy to tell me to put my gloves on when it was cold. Yes, this did in fact happen, and although Claudia (aforementioned lovely aunt) apologised profusely for 'mummying' me I could not take the grin off my face. Having been completely independent for the past 6 weeks it was actually quite nice to be 'mummied' (not the ancient Egyptian way...) and has made me even more excited for the upcoming arrival of my actual mother next weekend! Eek!
Anyways, it was a lovely 24 hours. We had some cheeky cocktails before heading off to a lovely Italian restaurant in Soho filled with New Yorks rich and pretentious famous. With hindsight, Clauds and I may have stuck out a bit as I was still in the days tourist trekking gear and Claudia discovered baby sick on her shoulder from her newly born nephew who she'd been cuddling that day. Despite sticking out like a sore thumb it was an amazing meal and the entertainment was great - by that I of course mean watching all the other customers milling around on their 10 inch heels or squeezing in at the bar in an attempt to be seen at what turned out to be a very swanky restaurant. I'm moving up in the world!
Monday was dominated by Amelia. My completely scrumptious 8 year old cousin who fell in love with the Disney Store, the M&M store and of course the Hershey's Store. We spent hours in all three and I could not get over her level of excitement it was adorable. I was also shocked at how far Disney has come and how I was completely unaware of about 2/3rds of the teddies in the shop - I felt old. Clauds put me completely to shame with her knowledge of every character, toy and animal. I have to say I was rather impressed.
However the highlight of the day was by far ice skating at the Rockefeller Centre. It's never particularly appealed to me as it seems so small and looks as though you're sort of swimming around in a fish bowl being watched by everyone on the outside. It's not like that at all. It's perfect size for amateur skating and you don't even notice any of the people watching from above. According to Clauds the skates were in amazing condition in comparison to the place she usually takes Amelia and we were given unlimited time to slip and slide as we pleased. It was amazing and I highly recommend it. Finally before I got my bus home we shot up to the Top of the Rock and emerged just as the sun was setting over the New York skyline. It was completely and utterly beautiful and we couldn't have timed it better. It was an amazing end to what had been an incredible weekend and I can't wait to get out for some more adventures. For now... it's back to the essays!
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