Friday night started off with a bang...and not even in a good way. Let's keep this as the Reader's Digest version and simply say that I should remember the Golden Rule. I hate being rushed, so therefore, I shouldn't rush other people. We left home around 8pm and got to NYC around midnight. Not bad...we had a little rain thanks to Hurricane Earl, but nothing traumatic. Sleep!
Saturday
Saturday began with such high hopes for the day. We got dolled up, okay, I got dolled up and we headed out to Day One of Electric Zoo. We discovered better parking this year and so that made the entire experience worth it. We arrived on time to see Glenn Morrison, who it turns out was pretty good. The highlights of the day were definitely Gareth Emery and Markus Schulz, who the New Husband even had an opportunity to meet, get an autograph and get a photo with. We caught a little of ATB's set, decided it wasn't worth sitting around for two hours to see the next DJ we were interested in, so we left early.
We went out to dinner with my grandparents, which was nice, mostly because I don't think there's ever been a time when it's just been us. Things like this are made more special thanks to the fact that we live 4+ hours away so this isn't an everyday occurrence.
Sunday
We had a little later start to Day Two of Electric Zoo, which was especially appreciated as we were severely sleep deprived. We kicked off the day with Cosmic Gate, who we've never seen live, and who turned out to be really great. We danced for, literally, hours, stopping only to wait in line for Armin van Buuren's autograph (that was a nice ninety minutes) and then finally inhaling lunch(?) dinner(?) around 7:30 PM before finally finding a spot to relax and wait for AvB's set. All in, it was a great day. The crowd was fun and energized and probably high, which I've discovered is way more fun for those of us in the crowd who are sober enough to remember the experience for what it was.
Monday
We headed to New Jersey to see my mom for a little while before heading home. The house was quiet and it gave us a chance to go through wedding photos and catch up on what's been going on since the wedding. It will probably be another month before I see my mom again, and it's been over a month since the wedding, so this was a great opportunity to just relax and BS. We had lunch with my Stepdad and brother, who joined us on their lunch break from work. I haven't laughed that hard in ages.
The ride home was, fortunately, uneventful. We anticipated hitting bad traffic, which didn't materialize so we were home by 7:00 PM. Then we both sat in opposite corners of the living room, catching up on our digital lives. We uploaded our photos and videos of the weekend, chatted with friends and eventually made our way to our bed, which frankly, never feels as nice as anyone else's - even those with fancy mattresses that cost several grand. Nope, our own bed is where we want to be.
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