My nephew and his wife are the proud new parents of a sweet baby boy who was born in early January. I've received many photos and I can see that my new grandnephew is a beautiful combination of his parents, but I am most definitely biased. Tomorrow I am off to NYC to celebrate the baby's
red egg and ginger party, a custom in his mother's culture. I can't wait to meet my grandnephew and to see my NY family once again.Dh is staying behind due to his work schedule, but he'll be driving me to the airport, and on the way we'll pick up my niece and her children (my grandniece and other grandnephew). We are all traveling on the same direct flight to NYC, and my DS and BIL will also travel with us. Despite the cold NY weather, we are all excited and looking forward to the trip.
And, because it's off-season, I got some excellent deals on my hotel and airfare. I learned it pays to call the hotel directly and negotiate a discount instead of just booking online. I saved ~$275, and found a nice, smaller "boutique" hotel that offers a complimentary hot breakfast daily and is only two blocks from my nephew's apartment. Another money-saver was to buy two one-way tickets on different airlines instead of a round-trip ticket on one. I chose Virgin America for the trip to NYC and I'm returning to CA on AA, so my total airfare was $279.20 instead of ~$375-$450 for the itinerary I wanted.
February 11th, 2009 at 04:34 pm 1234370045
We were invited to a red egg and ginger party recently and couldn't make it. From the pics it looked like we missed much!
& in NYC for you - how fun! You all know I hate winter but I LOVE NYC in the winter. IT's just magical. Though I won't envy the cold...
February 12th, 2009 at 04:25 am 1234412730
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