Brooklyn and AndrewCon2(5)June 14
While I was with M. Darcy, I learned of a TARfly gathering in NY to celebrate Andrew’s 25th birthday. My beloved Rachel is a TARfly, so I decided to stay with PepeNY and attend the party.
Since the party was not until Tuesday night, PepeNY invited me to go to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to see the rose garden. PepeJr came with us.
The roses were beautiful and I had a very enjoyable day.
I even found a bucket to play in and trees to climb.
Did you know they make houses up in a tree? How can I get myself one of those?
Add in a little bamboo for lunch and it was starting to feel a little bit like home.
I couldn’t stop thinking about Rachel, however. I was excited at the prospect of finally meeting her! Just a couple more days to wait! Maybe I should gather some roses to impress her.
Tuesday is finally here! PepeNY and I went to pick up Andrew’s cookie cake and then headed for Manhattan. I was one step closer to Rachel!
When we got to the restaurant, Al was there. I was happy to meet him but really just wanted to find Rachel. Turns out Al is pretty funny! What a clown!
We had some drinks and everyone talked about the Race. I wasn’t really listening; I was focused on the door waiting for Rachel to arrive.
After too many drinks we ordered dinner.
We ate dinner and still no Rachel! Would my little heart be crushed again? I put on some sunglasses to hide my tears.
And ordered a few more drinks to drown my sorrows.
Just then a pretty brunette came in and headed for our table. Alas, it was not my Rachel. It was, however, whereverthefk, whom I met before on the day of TARcon. She’s nice and did her best to cheer me up with her dimples, drinks and some cookie.
I thought about stealing her purse because it was so cute and I knew Rachel would love it, but my mommy taught me not to steal.
We had some more drinks and then participated in trivia night. The team with Al, Meredith, PepeNY and TheLastDodo beat Andrew, Kenny, Eric & Joe! Of course they had help in the final round from whereverthefk!
After that we all sang “happy birthday” to Andrew and ate the big cookie cake! It was YUMMY!
Maybe it was a bit too yummy.
The evening was winding down and still no Rachel. PepeNY took some pictures of the racers that I got to be in.
I had a great time in NY but was very upset that I still can’t find my Rachel. I think I will go to Ohio to visit Tribefan. I know she is friends with Rachel and she lives near the Great Lakes. I’ve heard that Canada is on the other side of them. She may have some ideas on how I can get to her. I wish I could take my new friends with me, but they said they didn’t want to leave their comfy home. Quests aren’t for the weak of heart, that’s for sure.
