Take Two

Tonight’s blog post is brought to you from beautiful Olean, New York where it’s 30 degrees and spitting snow.  The drive here was no fun as I have a splitting sinus headache.  The good news is in upstate New York (as opposed to NYC) you can go to Wal-Mart and get Sudafed.  You can go to Duane Reade in NYC and pay significantly more than at Wal-Mart.  Anyway, I’m enjoying being up here (now that I’m sufficiently medicated).

One other difference in upstate New York versus the city- I am staying at the Country Inn and Suites in Olean and have an enormous room with two beds, free internet, free parking, free coffee and pastries/cookies 24/7 and free breakfast.  This costs me (read: our client) roughly one third of what I paid at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan a few weeks ago with free nothing.  Anyhow, as much as I like NYC, I am much more comfortable in venues like this.

Speaking of NYC, I am heading back on December 19 to tie up some loose ends before the end of the year.  As a Christmas present, Becky is coming with me for the day.  I am amazed she hasn’t blogged about it yet.  We are flying out very early and coming back late that night but we should have time to hit midtown and Times Square and the touristy things.  Also, the Rockefeller Plaza Christmas tree will be up so that will be fun.

One food note- I had a great steak dinner at the Beef and Barrel Restaurant tonight.  Very homey and small town.  It’s in the downtown of Olean which is decorated and looks really great.  For dessert, I had apple pie made with local Western New York apples and topped with local sharp cheddar cheese.  Yummy.

I’ll have a post about our Sunday School extension tomorrow.  Stay warm.