Action-packed weekend! My good friends Bonnie (Fri to Mon) and Debby (just Fri evening to Sat morning) came to visit, and it seemed like we packed quite a bit into the short time we had together.

The weekend line-up:

1. The Met - http://www.metmuseum.org. There's something special about visiting a museum in the evening, particularly when there aren't many people around. But, as you probably know, I love the Met! I felt like we were the kids in the children's book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konisburg. Did you read this about 15-20 years ago? Hey! I just realized that the book is set in the Met! Wow!!!

2. American Museum of Natural History - http://www.amnh.org/. All I can say is, I am once again ASTOUNDED and IN AWE by how small we are in the universe. The space shows are QUITE an experience... you get to experience a 3-D journey of travelling in space, learning about the planets, stars, galaxies, clusters of galaxies, trillions of light years apart... and this is what we HAVE discovered... who knows what more lies beyond? Then the exhibit on over 200 species of frogs - incredible! Tiny tiny fluorescent-blue-striped frogs to massive flat bumpy frogs and everything in between. And God being the Maker of all this - the infinite and incomprehensible space to the sheer numbers of diverse small creatures - INCREDIBLE.

3. Game Night - a hilarious evening of fun with friends eating gourmet pizza and playing the boardgame, Catch Phrase. Let's just say that under time pressure, there is a tendency for Freudian slips! No, I won't reveal what transpired - this is a G-rated blog!

4. 42nd Street - the Broadway musical http://www.42ndstreetthemusical.com/. A glittering, tap-dancing extravaganza set in the 1930s. A rather unbelievable plot, but the choreography was excellent and wow, who knew feet could move like that?!?!

5. Shopping - including wedding gown (did not buy) and H&M!

6. Lots of delicious eating: Saigon Grill (Vietnamese), Cafe Lalo (Dessert), Mandoo Cafe (Korean dumplings), Norma's (gourmet breakfast), Haru (Japanese)...

Whew - I get tired just looking at this list. Good times - thanks for coming, Bonnie and Debs!