Here we are -- the "Fab Four" -- at CVG airport with about 30 other United flyers to Newark on a bright sunny Valentines Day morning. So excited! And I'd underestimated how much more fun it would be sharing that excitement with so many other friends.
Paul Alexander (pictured above with his wife Sally) had the dubious honor of captaining all of us and making sure we were where we needed to be. In his numbering system (alphabetical), I was #1, Karyn #14, Margie #28 and Lora #33. We'll always remember that Paul and Sally were #3 and #4 because of this Valentine card he gave her while we waited to board.
Someone posted this great photo of the NYC skyline, taken from the airplane. It sure looks different than when I was here last 25 years ago. Lots of new buildings under construction! I think the tallest one is 1 World Trade Center, which we learned is 1776 ft. taller than the twin towers.
Welcomed by this Valentine display in Newark Airport (the red roses were real but the white ones were not), we had some excitement coming down an escalator with our luggage when several people fell down. Luckily our SCS buddies blocked any more people from coming down while some ran up from below and pulled us and our bags off to safety with no real harm done. Whew! We found our bus (Golden Touch) and the ride to the hotel took longer than the flight! I can't remember the last time my flight landed 35 minutes early -- way to go, United!
I didn't realize that the ball they drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve stays up all year long. You could see it standing in front of our hotel -- it changed colors right above a sign that said 2020. Our rehearsal's in the hotel ballroom tomorrow morning but the Carnegie Hall gift shop opens at 11a so we'll head over there first to check it out. Now need to dress up for dinner at Tavern on the Green, which is within walking distance but we decide it's too cold so took a cab there instead.
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