Last weekend I flew to NYC to see my sister Ruth, who is finishing her second week of radiation today. I haven't seen her since chemo, and it was so so so good to see her feeling so much better and totally rocking her very chic short hair (I probably told her ten times in the first hour how beautiful she was because I was just SO HAPPY to see her looking like herself again, smiling and laughing and talking. So so good to see her).
Elise also flew out and it was amazing to be there with both of them--we missed our other two sisters and our mom who couldn't be there, so hopefully another girls' weekend is in the offing soon!
Elise also flew out and it was amazing to be there with both of them--we missed our other two sisters and our mom who couldn't be there, so hopefully another girls' weekend is in the offing soon!
We had an amazing mix of laughing so much my face hurt and then having some really good deep discussions that I'm still pondering. And it was so good to be able to chat a bit with Ruth's radiation oncologist and hear how things are progressing.
When I last visited Ruth, we went to chemo and then stuck to her apartment the rest of the time I was there. I slipped out a couple times for runs, but this time Ruth was feeling well enough to manage and extraordinarily packed weekend that left me exhausted-I can't even imagine how she did it! (We did really try to protect her sleep and I had a couple times where I ninja-rolled out of bed so she could keep napping or sleep in.)
Some highlights: we saw Hamilton! On Broadway!!! Ruth and Jordan were SO generous and treated us to tickets and man, it was absolutely everything everyone says it is. So so so so so good (and my favorite little story from the night is that Elise didn't know we were going and started crying when we got in line and realized what was happening). We also saw Puffs the Play the next night and it was really funny and super fun if you are a Harry Potter fan--just lots of little inside jokes and cleverness. And to complete the most amazing weekend ever, we stayed at the Lotte Palace in the Towers, which holy cow, I have no words. I have never before stayed in a hotel room that had a chandelier in both the bathroom and the foyer--and we had a very fun time discovering all the products in the bathroom!! Somehow I sweet-talked our way into a great upgrade and we just had a fabulous fabulous fabulous time and I slept SO well!!! And since it was crazy cold in the middle of the polar vortex, I opted to run on the treadmill instead of venturing outside, and just checked out every detail of the roof of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Wish my treadmill view was always so scenic!!
Since it was New York, we also had absolutely amazing food for every meal--Crazyshakes at Black Tap, chocolate walnut cookies at Levain, afternoon tea at Bosie's, the most perfect burger and blue cheese fondue at The Smith, heavenly heavenly Los Tacos, the divine panna cotta at Little Collins, a killer cheesecake at Magnolia, a deliciously long and leisurely brunch at the Loeb Boathouse (followed by the obligatory traipse through the Ramble in Central Park)...I know I'm forgetting things but trust me, we had a great time! :-)
When I last visited Ruth, we went to chemo and then stuck to her apartment the rest of the time I was there. I slipped out a couple times for runs, but this time Ruth was feeling well enough to manage and extraordinarily packed weekend that left me exhausted-I can't even imagine how she did it! (We did really try to protect her sleep and I had a couple times where I ninja-rolled out of bed so she could keep napping or sleep in.)
Some highlights: we saw Hamilton! On Broadway!!! Ruth and Jordan were SO generous and treated us to tickets and man, it was absolutely everything everyone says it is. So so so so so good (and my favorite little story from the night is that Elise didn't know we were going and started crying when we got in line and realized what was happening). We also saw Puffs the Play the next night and it was really funny and super fun if you are a Harry Potter fan--just lots of little inside jokes and cleverness. And to complete the most amazing weekend ever, we stayed at the Lotte Palace in the Towers, which holy cow, I have no words. I have never before stayed in a hotel room that had a chandelier in both the bathroom and the foyer--and we had a very fun time discovering all the products in the bathroom!! Somehow I sweet-talked our way into a great upgrade and we just had a fabulous fabulous fabulous time and I slept SO well!!! And since it was crazy cold in the middle of the polar vortex, I opted to run on the treadmill instead of venturing outside, and just checked out every detail of the roof of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Wish my treadmill view was always so scenic!!
Since it was New York, we also had absolutely amazing food for every meal--Crazyshakes at Black Tap, chocolate walnut cookies at Levain, afternoon tea at Bosie's, the most perfect burger and blue cheese fondue at The Smith, heavenly heavenly Los Tacos, the divine panna cotta at Little Collins, a killer cheesecake at Magnolia, a deliciously long and leisurely brunch at the Loeb Boathouse (followed by the obligatory traipse through the Ramble in Central Park)...I know I'm forgetting things but trust me, we had a great time! :-)
At one point we were walking along the Hudson in the twilight looking at the sunset gleaming off the icy river and I just looked at these two sisters of mine for whom I feel so much love and told them how grateful I was for the time we were able to spend together--they truly are some of my dearest friends. It gives me great hope that someday my children will stop fighting and completely adore each other. ;-)
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