FRIDAY WITH ELLEN!

Amanda had a full day of classes at ABT today and continues to work very hard! Amanda's friend Ellen arrived on the Vamoose bus on Friday afternoon to come and spend the weekend with us. Amanda was very excited to have her come and was looking forward to a nice weekend!

After I meet Ellen at the bus, we walked to the apartment and Amanda was there waiting for us as her ballet classes had finished just prior to us coming home. We all decided that it would be fun to take Ellen to Pete's Tavern! So we took the short walk through Gramercy Park and soon arrived at Petes!

We had a nice dinner there and introduced Ellen to the nice bread guy from Bangladesh and a waiter that we had become friendly with last year! Of course Ellen and Amanda just had to order Shirley Temples, which I think they enjoyed! It was fun to be there and after our dinner we decided that we needed a little more excitement than just going back to the apartment!

So, Amanda, Ellen and I walked to the subway and rode it to Times Square! We went to a big souvenir shop there and bought a couple of items and then walked around Times Square! It was just starting to get dark, so it was neat to see all the bright lights in Times Square! It was very pretty! We saw the ABC studios were Good Morning America was broadcast and also passed by Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, and a lot of other memorable landmarks.

Then we decided to ride the subway back home and spend the rest of the evening relaxing at the apartment. We need to get some rest because we have a busy day planned for tomorrow!

Thanks for checking the blog!

Beth and Amanda