I have gratitude today for...

* Katie arriving safely to NYC and being our morning wake-up call :-)

* my walk around the city with Andy & Debbie. It was a beautiful morning and it the fresh air felt great.

* orange drink from McDonald's and a New York bagel made me ready for another long day/late night.

* a beautiful stroll through Central Park with Andy. We found the ice skating rink and sat in the sun on rocks that overlooked the rink. The leaves on the trees were gorgeous---it was a perfect fall day.

* a funny "Hilton Time Share Presentation" experience. Andy's words "Christine wanted to buy a $100,000 time share, but was mad about a $6 slice of pizza last night." Katie yells "sucker!" Um, yeah, they made it sound super cool. Don't worry, we walked away without signing anything. 

* the awesome hotel rates and the $100 Hilton Cash we got for going to the time share presentation.

* hanging out in the hotel room while everyone got ready drinking Bloody Mary's and listening to music. 

* Andy, Katie & I being able to keep Craig & Deb calm (sort of) when they realized their N2 tickets were really for N1. There were some tense moments but I knew in my gut it would all work out. I was proud of them for quickly deciding to not let it ruin their night. 

* the cab ride through Times Square with Katie to Mustang Sally's. Cab rides in NYC are always interesting. It's hard to believe there isn't an accident every ten seconds. 

* good times at Mustang Sally's with the gang. We had some quality time with John, Jillian, Craig, Debbie & Katie before it got really crowded. 

* our awesome bartender at Sally's. He definitely hooked us up and let us keep our jackets behind the bar during the show.

* our GA tickets on the floor for N1's show. We had a pretty big group and every second of the show was a lot of fun! Highlights for me were Die Trying, Lover Lay Down, Warehouse, Grey Street, Shake Me & Watchtower. 

* hanging out with everyone after the show at Mustang Harry's.

* Katie making it safely back to the hotel.