Jetlag/Vistor/LOL!

So the 'Jetlag' began to set in last night around 9.30pm, (2.30amGMT) after a hectic day we retired to bed, watched a bit of Sex and the City (off course) and nodded off.

With the constant nnnneeeooooommm of the Hudson River Parkway quite near us, we obviously missed the knocks on the door...we hear the door open, we see the lights come on and a faint latin American, 'hello?!'.

Bolt upright, Sam lept out of bed and responded to the Hello's....it was our Landlords assistant (personally I think Gay Lover, but that can be discussed another time!) asking to borrow the mattress for the sofa bed...I assume, not realising we were in!

Our landlord...we have never met...spoken on the phone, text and emailed but never met (I would much prefer that to a faffing, always there, landlord) and we have been informed that 'Eddy' would be round to meet us sometime this week.

Well he has now met one of us (I was still in bed at this time, chuckling) , Sam in just his Mickey Mouse boxers, and no glasses/contact lenses...he's quite blind so Eddy obviously thinks he has a personal space problem going up to about 10inches of his face to see him!
Sam gave him the mattress, he was now rather embarrassed and muttering Sorry constantly as he returned downstairs!

Apt 2b, west 98th street

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DAY 1 in NYC!!

So here is a picture of our 'Apartment" from the outside......

Looks good hey?! Now, once we both unpacked all four suitcases and stored them away so that our apartment is liveable, we decided to take a trip to Bath, Bed and Beyond to make it more homely and to put our touch on it....

Next on our list was to open up an american bank account so we can pay our rent out, this was a slight problem as you'd think you can walk into HSBC and open up an account but oh no you have to be a resident but fortunately the next bank we went to we opened up a "College Checking Account" with a free optional savings account. 

We got new mobiles for america use only....(however it seems like we've gone back 10years with the phones we have) lol!

And finally we went and got our food shop for the week at C-Town which was rather well researched by Rosina as we got a lot for the value of money.

Thanks for reading!!! More to come

Sam x

Were here!!!

Said goodbye at the airport, a few tears. No turning back now...



8 hour flight down with lots of eating and film watching very absent mindedly and nervous...


Arrived at the apartment...(photos tomorrow when we're unpacked!)




It's lovely! Thank god!


Happy now, can sleep in our NY home! Nite!


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Location:Hudson River Greenway,,United States

Take off

Bring on the next 7 hours and 28mins!



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Goodbye Islington, London, Hello Upper West Side, New York

In the car to the airport with Myra and Roger, said goodbye to our lovely Islington flat!


Very surreal at the moment, is this actually happening? Would have been far worse
having to say goodbye to each other - which was the original plan!!

Love you sammy <3



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Penultimate day in London Town!

Today we completely packed up the flat, all in boxes now with Post-Its everywhere ready for the parents to collect. The kitchen took the longest, we have the tiniest kitchen ever but somehow it held the most 'stuff'!

Went to the Breakfast Club in Hoxton for lunch, well more like breakfast, preparing our stomachs for the US portions, lashings of french toast, pancakes, bacon and banana! Then spent some precious hours, that went far too fast with Kate Hanna.

This blog post is for her,

'There once was a girl called Kate,
And she was a brilliant mate,
she's from the land of  Koala's
her 'tilts' make you holla, (oooh can we get away with that god-awful rhyme!?)
and there is always some cheese on her plate.


Gonna miss you, because of you, we know that; snakes don't just wander the streets in Australia, we know what a singlet is, London's ballet technique/flexibility is rubbish, fairy bread isn't just bread with wings, how to say 'a lego house' in a fake aussie accent, Snog is rather tasty, we can watch free online movies and finally that we will make sure we eat and sleep on the plane to NY rather than nearly passing out in Starbucks!

See you in NY, but were gonna stalk you for the rest of your life :) Hugs, snogs, loves xxxx