Weekend rewind/weekend in progress

Finally took a day off last week--Liz and I went down to Atlantic City last Friday for a night of fun and unwinding at The Borgata. No show; no agenda--just a getaway that was long overdue. Had a great time at the casino (nothing wrong with breaking even); a good meal and a night of endless laughs at the hotel, where we managed to lose track of time. Saturday was an early and enjoyable breakfast at the hotel's Continental breakfast buffet with a no-traffic drive home. Greatly refreshing to get a good night's sleep and wake up with the sun shining off the water. Saturday night was Opie & Anthony's Traveling Virus, which although the comics were fantastic, was missing the "fun" vibe it had last year. It seemed too rushed; too professional and the crowd was hostile, drunk and overheated.

Another busy week at work, but in trying to keep my head clear and my vision focused, I managed to get as much caught up and completed as possible before the start of this weekend, which began great. Saw "Superbad" Friday night, which if you haven't seen it, go; it's hilarious. Jonah Hill, who is in two of my favorite comedies of the last year ("Grandma's Boy" and "Accepted") is a star on the rise.

More importantly, yesterday we saw an apartment--a 2 bedroom with new appliances and cabinets in Staten Island. The most poignant things about this apartment:

a) it's a 2 year lease starting at $1091

b) it's a top floor, corner apartment with no neighbors and a perfect view of Manhattan

c) it's our old building on St. Marks Place

We spoke with the broker who showed it to us--no fee--and our old super, who will try to push the re-application/acceptance process through, so it seems we're on our way. We're going to look at another place today, but Liz and I are hopeful we can just get this done quickly and start to solidify plans, which would mean we'd move in on November 2 and have the cable and gas company come on November 3, which is a Saturday.

So here's hoping for even more positive reportage in the days/weeks to come.

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In reading back over this blog, I realize how foolish I was to ever want to leave Staten Island to begin with. I know change is good and necessary but I definitely know I was wrong with the move to New Jersey. I'm glad I saw the folly and we're going to put this right. It certainly gives me a sense of clarity and comfort that I didn't realize until we were gone.