East coast freewrite!

What’s up, Hive?! It’s been quite a chaotic few weeks. My routine has been badly disrupted. Some family and personal stuff, but also, a journey to the east coast and back. I thought I could catch everyone up with a @anomadsoul style freewrite. I haven’t done one of these in a while. Every year, I’m faced with having to dream up unique, thoughtful gifts for @vermillionfox, one after another. Christmas, New Years, her birthday, our anniversary and Valentine’s Day, all back to back. With money being tight right now, I talked to her about one gift to cover all of them, even it was ambitious and rather expensive.

She’s been obsessed with a performer in the Broadway show, Moulin Rouge. This guy was headlining for months, and we looked in to tickets and a trip, then suddenly, he retired [kinda]. @vermillionfox was devastated, but life went on. A few months later, he announced he’d be back for six weeks worth of shows at Moulin Rouge […obviously, a contract negation tactic; effective one, at that]. I bought us two front row tickets while I could and we began making plans for the journey. @guthrie hasn’t visited @bonni and his grandpa in while either.

I mentioned money is tight and that’s true of most of us in the bear market. Flights for three of us to the east coast was a small fortune so I decided we’d drive the Model Y the 1,000 mile trip to New York City. Normally a 17 hour trip but with charging, closer to 22 hours. Still, though, from Minneapolis to Manhattan, it was $89 in supercharger fees! We arrived, checked in and the following night, attended Moulin Rouge. @vermillionfox was thoroughly moved by the performance which made me happy. It was a bucket list experience for her, so worth it all.

The next night, we attended Duane Park, invited to a burlesque performance by my friend Sweet Pea. It was a great way to end the time in the city. Immediately after, we found a legitimate pizza place, which I was even willing to break vegan for a slice. No regrets. The food in Minnesota is abysmal with the exception of one or two favorites. We drove back to Scranton for a few more days, then got back on the road for a 22 hour straight drive to Minneapolis. Mission accomplished. Thanks for reading. I missed blogging. I’ll be back tomorrow!