Because who doesn’t want to head to a colder climate in the winter?
Anyways, this past weekend I traveled to Rochester, New York. I wanted to see some of best friends: Heather, Laura and Brittany. They all have blogs and exist in real life too. Since we all run, have blogs and exist in real life…we must be the same person. Right?
Let’s rewind to Friday.
I drove up to Jersey City and got dinner with Danielle and Amelia. It was nice to finally see and catch up with both of them. It’s weird to think we haven’t seen each other since October! Danielle and Amelia make up 2 out of 5 of my friends in New Jersey.
On Saturday am, Danielle and I drove to the JFK airport. Danielle was visiting her sister in Rochester, so we decided to travel together. All I remember from that morning (and I’m sure she agrees) was: holy $hit it’s cold, how are we going to make it in Rochester? The temperature at JFK was 10 degrees and felt like -4.
After arriving to Rochester, dare I say it that it seemed warmer?
In summary, the ladies and I had such a great weekend.
Some highlights:
- Eating an entire red velvet cake
- Meeting the owner of the James Brown Diner (review to come in Rochester
- Introducing Brittany to Fast Trac Coffee…need I say more?
- Just girl chat. There isn’t a need to “recap” the amount of fun we had just chatting. These three women are three of my closest friends. While I haven’t seen them since early last year, nothing had changed. I’m truly grateful to have friends that I can talk to anytime. We can go months without seeing face to face and still pick up just where we left (that being said, I do wish we were closer).
Enjoy this photoshoot…
Sadly, Brittany and Heather left on Sunday. Laura and I went and watched the Super Bowl at one of Laura’s friends’ house. While I’m not into football, I enjoyed hanging out and meeting friends of friends.
On Monday a huge snow storm hit Rochester. Rochester received between 12-16 inches of snow. Laura, had to work and I ran at the gym and relaxed.
Then on Tuesday, Danielle and I left bright and early (4:30 am) to JFK. After a perfect flight and arrival, we arrived at my car. My car was completely frozen over and had an entire half inch of ice on top (including all locks). We could not physically break the ice because it was so thick. We were freezing, miserable and honestly had no idea what to do. The security car couldn’t help us, triple A didn’t have any great advice and we honestly didn’t know what to do. We spent about 45 minutes trying everything possible.
Then the JFK long term bus driver came by and helped us out. Honestly if he had not helped us with an ice pick, I don’t know how we would have gotten in my car. I will always be thankful for him (and made sure to thank him). I’ll never forget his kindness as long as I live!
After dropping Danielle back in Jersey City, finally got back down to South Jersey. My car still had a bit of snow on it (not prohibiting my driving). People were staring at my car yesterday.
Cliff notes: I had a great weekend and my friends are the greatest.
Questions for you:
Do your closest friends live near or far?
What was the last act of kindness you did for someone? (or someone did for you?)
I know Danielle and I will always be grateful for the bus driver’s kindness.
Tagged: friends, rochester, travel