New Years Eve

On the train heading to NYC for the 'ball drop'

Happy New Year 2009! Arfan and I attempted to get our Times Square New Years Eve experience. We took the train up to the city on New Years Eve mid-day expecting the Times Square area to be very crowded. At 4pm, it was nothing out of the ordinary. We were very novice NYE spectators so we didn't know really what to expect. We decided we had a bit of time to kill before we had to be where we needed to be to see anything, so we went and grabbed an early dinner nearby. By the time we got done with our meal, the streets were very crowded and already, by 530pm, they were blocking off the streets. We couldn't even get down the next block to where the ball was going to drop. Oh, yeah, and the weather was frigid. I mean really freaking cold. We were wearing our warmest coats and hats, nothing could kill off that bone chilling freeze. Our New Years Eve experience was quickly coming to an end. We were losing patience with the cold weather and not being able to see anything anyways, well, it was time to go home. We took the train back to Jersey, got home and jumped into our PJs, and finally started to defrost. Pretty tired from the days affairs, we were both passed out by 11pm and missed the ball drop even on t.v. Oh, well. Happy New Year!