So me and the Large Greek have been together for FIVE YEARS now! It hasn't always been easy—like now, when he's out of work and I'm working from home and we're both trapped together in a 600-square-foot apartment all day, with very little money, 24/7. But aside from some bumps, we've been doing pretty well. So we decided to celebrate this milestone, not by going to Spain, like I originally wanted (hello, economy crash!), but to Jersey City. The recession is all about compromise, people.
It only costs $1.75 to get to JC (as opposed to $600+ to get to Espana) and because I pulled the old "it's our anniversary" card on the reservations person at the Hyatt, we got a good rate on a great room. Here's our view:
Pretty fantastic, especially as the sun went down and the lights went up. This wall was basically all glass, which excited the man to no end. In fact, upon entering the room and seeing this vista, the BF inexplicably dropped trou and mooned Manhattan. Then he started dancing around pantsless! I asked him what he was doing and he explained that it was special "hotel glass" and that we could see out of, but people couldn't see into. Er, no.
I told him I didn't think that was the case, but he was not to be dissuaded. I finally got him to pull up his pants and change into his swim trunks. We hit the pool, the gym, and then had a fab dinner on the roof of the Iron Monkey. On our walk back, I pointed up at the hotel and showed him that you actually could see into the rooms when the curtains were open. He laughed, not the least bit embarrassed. That's my boy!
Congratulations!
Posted by: Sherry | May 13, 2009 at 01:05 PM
Congratz!
Posted by: Ivan | May 13, 2009 at 01:53 PM
mazel tov! isn't the hyatt awesome? they used to have these incredible deals... $37-43. We used to stay there when I first moved back here and I was living with my sister.
Posted by: caryn | May 13, 2009 at 03:00 PM
congratulations. and that story is hilarious. did you/he jump on the beds, too? that's my favorite thing to do when going to hotels.
Posted by: rowan | May 13, 2009 at 03:48 PM
In that first graf, I thought you wrote, "But aside from some burps..."
heh.
Posted by: kc | May 14, 2009 at 09:19 PM
Happy Anniversary! (2 days late)
Posted by: rh | May 15, 2009 at 08:24 AM
How the hell did you get to JC for $1.75? Jump the turnstiles? Even my Granny Pass can't get me there that cheaply.
Posted by: vintagejames | May 18, 2009 at 04:35 PM