Saturday fun!

On Saturday, I had big plans. I was hoping to go to Central Park. The organization Chris works for, YAI, was sponsoring a run/walk in the park and he was going to be walking it with several of the residents in his house. I was really looking forward to riding my bike up there and seeing him, and meeting some of his coworkers and the residents! Unfortunately, when I got up, I realized our bikes were locked up. And the key was on his keychain.

DOH!

I searched our apartment for over an hour, and tried every key we have, but apparently there is no backup key to that rusty old padlock. So I rethought my plans... but I was so excited to ride my bike up there, and it was such a beautiful day. I ended up renting a bike around the corner, and rode up to central park. It took me a while to find them, and when I did, they were headed home! But I did get to meet them and see him briefly. It was a gorgeous day for a bike ride. I can't wait to unleash my bike on the city this summer. :)

On the way home, I rode down Broadway. They have recently closed a few blocks of Broadway, around Times Square, to traffic. I didn't really want to deal with the tourists (I usually avoid Times Square at all costs) but I figured I could just ride on a bike lane right through the pedestrian area. But NO!



Notice the sign on the blockade thing. Boo! I knew it was only a few blocks, so I decided to just walk my bike through. Okay, it wasn't THAT bad. Notice the lawn chairs! They put these lawn chairs out to make it more welcoming or something. Later, there were pink, blue, and green vinyl ones.



Pretty cool. And one nice thing about this was that everyone seemed happy. Usually people are kind of grumpy around this area. (I don't blame them.) I think it is nice for people to be able to just sit in the lawn chair for awhile and watch everyone walk by. Some people were reading, or having a snack, or chatting. It was nice. And I even saw some celebrities!





Then after returning the bike, I headed home and then right back out again with the mutt. I took Lilly to her favorite local dog park, in Tompkins Square.





She had a great time and we both got to enjoy the gorgeous day.