PICABOU…we’ve got an EXTRA

It’s been a while since we last posted, and a lot has happened.  So, forgive me if this starts to get long—luckily we’ve got quite a few pictures to break up the monotonous grey space.

There have been many New York firsts experienced over the past couple of weeks, and if you stick with this post you might be able to decipher my unique Title.

1)  As I mentioned in an earlier post, iconic New York landmarks have not been high on my priority list.  However, after seeing one of these most immortalized symbols every morning since I’ve been here—-I decided it was time to go inside and partake of the hype. 

Two weeks ago Bitsy mentioned that the NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY had a very interesting exhibit on the big three religions of the world.  Growing up in a very conservative, Southern small town, the concepts of being able to learn and compare three of the most influential and argued about religions in the world SIDE BY SIDE intrigued me.  So… I was obligated to dedicate an entire day to such an exhibit.  In true New York fashion though, our plans got a little off track.

Once we arrived at the library—THEY WERE FILMING A MOVIE——–AND WE ARE EXTRAS IN IT!!!!!

Question:

Have you ever seen the Bat Mobile? 

How about Doc’s Delorian? 

Have you seen Scooby’s van? 

How about the infamous General Lee?

WELL WE HAVE!!! 

AND HERE’S OUR PROOF:

BAT GIRL

I SAW THE FLUX CAPACITOR

IF ONLY BITSY HAD HER DAISY DUKES

WE HAD A SCOOBY SNACK

THE REST OF THE LINE UP THAT WE SAW RACE DOWN 5TH AVENUE

Apparently, the upcoming movie ARTHUR starring Helen Miran, Jennifer Garner and Russel Brand is based in New York, and for some reason all of these extreme movie cars are in it, AND SO ARE WE.  When we arrived at the library we noticed they were filming for a movie.  Naturally we stuck around to get a peek at the cars, and somehow we ended becoming extras in a scene on 5th Avenue.  This was definitely a landmark New York first.

Then…when we thought our day was over, we went to Grand Central to take the Subway home and…

WE GOT IN THE MOVIE AGAIN!!!

THEY WERE SHOOTING AT GRAND CENTRAL

GREEN SCREEN

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

Finally, to celebrate we finished our day with some iconic Magnolia’s Bakery…

NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM

WHAT? DO I HAVE SOMETHING ON MY FACE?

2)  Our second New York first was heavily influenced by Olympic Gold Medalist, Picabou Street.  I don’t know why, but for some reason I never thought skiing in the NE was an option.  I was wrong though, no surprise there, right?

There’s not a lot to share on our experience skiing.  We had a blast.  The slopes were not comparable to Colorado’s slopes, but there was a foot of fresh powder and plenty of room to practice my circles.  We did learn that it can rain in 20 degree weather though…that was weird. 

You’re probably curious how we got to the slopes without a car though, right?  Basically, Bitsy and I hooked up with a sports club (Zog Sports) that offers intramural teams and sports trips throughout the year.  Bitsy and I paid, what we thought was a very low rate, for an all-inclusive ticket to Windham Mountain, New York. 

After staying up way too late the night before, we awoke at the butt-crack of dawn to go ride on a bus with 30+ other young adults all searching for one commonality— a physically motivated adventure outside of the big city.  And this is what we got:

THE CREW

FIRST TIME ON THE SLOPES TOGETHER

1 WRONG TURN AND SKIING BECOMES HIKING

JUST A PROUD MOMENT

NOTICE MY WET HAIR

Honestly we didn’t think our day could end better……..and then we discovered we were on a PARTY BUS back to the city.  To say the least, there was some consumption occuring:

JUST A SHOT OF ALL OF THE SOCIALIZATION

 

2/3 OF THE CREW

THERE'S THE OTHER 1/3

We made a lot of friends and had a great time on the bunny hills.  Life couldn’t be more interesting.

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