NYC Holiday Trip Day 1

First stop was Kinokuniya Bookstore, but it was still closed when we got there. So we crossed the street to Bryant Park and saw that CitiPond Skating rink was open even if it was drizzling so we went skating! That was supposed to be for tomorrow but anyway ... after skating we bought 2 ridiculously spicy pickles and boy was it really spicy! Jojo and I weren't able to finish it. Then we went to have cake and tea at Cafe Zaiya inside Kinokuniya (yum). Then we walked to Nintendo World to try the WiiU. Finn wants it for his birthday but we'll see (~_^) We also bought a reversible beanie for Finn and 2 socks for me.
Next is our late lunch at Del Frisco's!!! What a treat! Finn and I had the Businessman Special (salad, 6oz filet mignon, mashed potato, dessert) and Jojo had the trio of filet (3 4oz filet with different toppings). Finn actually took about 2oz from my filet coz he didn't eat his potatoes =P
After that wonderful lunch we walked to Image Anime to look for a messenger bag for Jojo. We ended up buying his Naruto bag, my Sailor Moon bag and wrist band, and Finn's creeper head and Minecraft sword (^_^)
We planned on staying in the city til after dinner but we were carrying too much stuff already so we headed home. We'll do more stuff tomorrow =)

Heavy heart ...

Changes

We decided to just maintain one fish tank. Today we moved the residents in our 29G tank to the 46G tank, plus Bruce the red-tailed shark from the 5G tank. This will make it easier for us, plus it's gonna free up the space in the dining area once we get the medium tank out.

Also, we have new family members! Meet Scarlet (brown with red eyes) and Midnight (black with white streak). They're a few months old and we got them last Friday, Nov. 23, so that's gonna be their birthday (^_^) We bought more stuff for their cage today too. Cuties right?

Come & Watch!

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Aid

Yesterday we were packing relief goods at Church - canned goods, water, fleece blanket in a tote bag - for today's distribution. This was sponsored by the Felix Y. Manalo Foundation, Inc. for the International Aid for Humanity.

At 1:30 today we started handing out goods to our neighbors in Elizabeth. Good thing Jojo was able to grab a few for me to give to friends who were devastated by Sandy. Makes you feel real good (^_^)

First Snow

We're having the first flurries of the season because of this nor'easter. Right now it doesn't look like it's gonna accumulate coz it melts as soon as it hits. Let's just hope it stays that way.

Update: Guess I was wrong. Snow is starting to accumulate, and forecast says to expect maybe up to 2 inches. As long as it's only that and not more.

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Getting gas

No, not intestinal gas but gasoline for the car =P There are only very few gas stations open and lucky for us, there's one close by and the line was short. We only waited 32 minutes (^_^) Believe me, that was short. Most gas stations have lines that are miles long and the wait would be hours! There's also a limit of $40/vehicle or 2 cans/person. Gov. Christie also put in effect the odd/even scheme so if the last number on your license is odd, you can only fill up on odd days and if it's even like us, fill up on even days (today is the 4th - even). It's a good plan so that stations aren't flooded with cars.

I hope other stations get their supplies soon and good luck to those in line for gas.