There is nothing like stepping on a plane and jaunting off to the East Coast. Being a native California Girl, and simply loving all that this State has to offer, I still appreciate visiting other places. Having said that, I spent my last birthday in Philly and New York with my sister and brother-in-law.
I am so fortunate to have my sister as my friend. Our birthdates are one day apart, and since the day that she was born, I've considered her a gift from God. (I'm the senior sister) Well, since our birthdays are just a day apart, we celebrate each of our birthdays as if we have two days instead of one(meaning, I feel as though I have the 22nd & 23rd of each year as my birthday! YEP!)
Sissy and I spent her day very leisurly. That's what she wanted. I baked her a three layer coconut creamcheese cake(Jimmy requested that I bake the cake and have it ready to cut it promptly at midnight!). Speaking of midnight, our Mother called from CA, and told my Sissy that she was so happy and blessed to have my sister another year. (Growing up, we never celebrated birthdays, due to religious beliefs - but we are now in our 30's and we are making up for lost time - believe me!) Honey came down from MD, and she and Bokari came over and we talked until 2am in the morning! Then later on that morning, I prepaired Sissy her favorite breakfast and we sat down and reflected on the love that we have in our family. Our brother Al (calls her Punky Brooster) called from Berkeley, CA to wish her a Happy Birthday. then we got up and hit The Franklin Mills Mall and shopped at Neimans and Off Saks. We found some fabulous finds - Manolo Blahniks, Taryn Rose shoes galore! These shoes were up to 60 % off. We loved that!
Then Sissy wanted to see something funny. We popped in to the movie theater to see a comedy - "First Sunday", which was so funny! Then we went to dinner - her favorite is Chinese, so we dined at the Chinese Restaurant at Franklin Mills Mall. It was a lovely day.
Day two... We got up, skipped breakfast, quickly primped, and dashed out the door. We took the trian into Penn Station ( which was a short ride away from the suburb that my Sissy and Jimmy live). Oh, I love New York!
We got a chance to see the Musical 'The Color Purple' on Broadway, at the Broadway Theatre, starring BeBe Winans and Chaka Khan, and it was truly an excellent cast/performance given by all. Bebe was my client years ago, back when I represented Spa Nordstrom in the San Francsico Center. I was a Thalasso Therapist in those days, along with running the Spa. That feels like another life time ago... Where was I? Oh, yes, I sent a note back stage, and BeBe got it, and we were told to meet him back stage, and we did. He's such a lovely man. Chaka Khan was really beautiful, kind and very nice. Sissy and I stepped around the corner to the NOVOTEL New York Hotel and grabbed a quick nosh and then we - you guessed it- shopped at Macys! (That was the only store that we were able to get to, due to time constraints) It was so much fun! Thank you Sissy and Jimmy for such a lovely two day birthday on the East Coast!
Until next time....
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