The Kertson Family: A whirlwind trip to NY

The summer of 2010 has truly been a whirlwind of events and travel and our trip to NY to witness the nuptials of our friends, Tracy and Doug, was no exception. We left on a red-eye Wednesday night and we were back in Seattle by 11:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Upon our 6:30 a.m. arrival in NY we cabbed it to Brooklyn where we stayed with friends, Paul and Liz, in their spacious two bedroom apartment (unheard of in the city.) While the New Yorkers finished their work day, Brad and I napped and walked around the city (Map-My-Run said we walked 4+ miles!) People warned me that New York was HOT in August and they weren't kidding. After showering up (I was sweating immediately after exiting the cold shower I took) we headed out to a scrumptious dinner at Franny's in Brooklyn followed by post-dinner cocktails at a funky little spot recommended by Paul and Liz.

The following day, Friday, was relaxing as we walked around, lunched and napped until it was time to get ready for the wedding. After getting all dolled up we headed to Battery Park by way of the subway. Thank goodness the actual subway cars are air conditioned because it was warm beneath the streets of New York. The wedding was gorgeous and held in Battery Gardens while passers by stood and stared at the bride and groom as they tied the knot. After the rings were swapped we headed into the restaurant for the reception where we ate, drank and danced until the night came to a close.

Just when we thought we were ready to head back to Brooklyn and call it a night, the bride announced that they weren't done celebrating and invited us to join them at a local bar up the street. Remembering that Tracy and Doug flew to Seattle and drove three hours to Chelan for our wedding just last year we decided we couldn't possibly let them down and followed the woman in white to the next stop. While the post-reception group was quite large to begin with, it quickly dwindled down to about ten of us. Thank goodness Brad and I were still on Seattle time (3 hours earlier than NY) because we hung out until nearly 4 a.m.! This is UNHEARD of for us as we are usually tucked into our bed well before midnight on any given weekend.

The next day we rested up from our big night out, enjoyed time with friends before we left and headed to the airport to catch our 9 p.m. flight back to Seattle. Although we were very tired the following day, we couldn't deny the fact that we had a great time on our whirlwind trip to NY.

All our love to the happy couple, have a fabulous time in Europe and we'll see you in September!