Explorations in Preparation, and A Trip to NYC

Yesterday, H and I went to see a space (the one we're going to use) for our wedding, and had a preliminary conversation with a caterer, for the same. From there, we went to NYC, spent some time at the Museum of Natural History (H adores dinosaurs, and it made a lovely contrast for me- I'd tried to go there with some previous boyfriends/dates, and it never worked- sometimes more dramatically than others. So going and making it there was sort of a symbolic thing for me. After the museum closed, we walked downtown to meet H's oldest childhood friend, whom he hadn't seen in a number of years. So they got caught up, I met Steve, and we briefly met his wife (and I got to hear a lot of delightful childhood stories). I'd been pretty nervous about it, beforehand, but it went well- I was delighted by how easily and pleasantly Steve laughed. Then he traveled with us to where we were staying (fairly close to his home), helped us find hatam_soferet's building, and we said our goodbyes. Seeing hatam_soferet, whom I haven't seen in Quite a while, was lovely, and I was very pleased that we got to hang out a bit before heading to sleep.

Tomorrow- another trip to my pulpit, and then on Sunday, H heads off to Boston to start his training for his job this year...