Hudson Hotel Cafeteria

TJ and I are NYC to get visas for our China trip. While we are waiting for the processing, we headed over to get some macaroni and cheese at the Hudson Hotel Cafeteria. If you have never had it, it is worth the trip, or should I say was worth the trip.

They remodeled and redesigned the place. I will spare you the details, but they replaced their awesome gourmet Mac and cheese with something far short of awesome. More like, we won't come here again. Hopefully the new management will bankrupt the place in a few months and they go back to the old format.

Upon completing our lunch, TJ pronounced his loyalty to Vicki's macaroni and cheese.

The upside of coming here was that Prince TJ was able to sit in a throne chair.

NJ Ballonfest

Sarah and I were out and about looking for some Sweet Jersey Corn and happened upon the final night of the Jersey Balloonfest. About 50 or so hot air balloons, perhaps more, launch in the morning and early evening.

Depending on the winds, they usually drift over Branchburg. Tonight, the breezes were swirling and balloons seemed to be all over the place. It caused quite a traffic snarl as people were looking at dozens of hot air balloons drift over the highway, sometimes no more than 100 feet high. It is amazing that we did not see any accidents.

We did find some corn. 4 for $1. 2-3 weeks ago it was double that. #end

Swimming Badge Ice Cream

Took the girls out for some ice cream to celebrate Heather's achievement of passing the swim test at the club. She had to swim the length of the pool and then tread water for 1 minute.

Ironically, Heather did not want to come. Instead, she kept yelling that she wanted to get her ears pierced. She informed me that now that she is six years old, it is what she needs to do.

I will take her to the mall after this to get it done. Hopefully, Vicki won't get mad if Heather comes home with a pair of fake diamond studs in hers ears. Worst case - I think piercings will grow over.

$700 Limo Ride

Off to Europe in a stretch Lincoln Navigator and a bottle of Dom Perignon.

We are headed to Brussels and we spend a few days in the Ardennes region visiting World War 2 sites - and the head to Paris.

Most notably we will be looking for the foxholes of the 101st Airborne Easy Company in the forest north of Bastogne overlooking the town of Foy.

It was there that they held the line against German artillery until Patton arrived with the 3rd Army.