the big apple never sleeps...

yesterday was great. we got to shop at the original ron jon surf shop. yup. then we played at the beach in long island beach, nj. tony swam and played in the water while i avoided all the sharks i know are out there. it was a nice break and decent sunday. from there it was the capital of pa, harrisburg. we traveled east through hershey back into nj. after finishing up the nj stores, we headed for nyc. coming out of the lincoln tunnel was awesome. so awesome that the gps decided to send us the wrong way. i got the pleasure of driving on broadway in nyc during peak people crossing the street time. i couldnt believe the amount of folks trying to get hit. crazy. i did however manage to get through the city without being honked at, even with texas plates. my brother and sister in law, robert and mariella, were gracious enough to let us stay with them in queens. very cool. tony and i got to hang with my cousin michelle for a bit. i think it took me longer to parallel park the car though... tony says i bumped a mini van. i say, when in new york, hit a mini van. this city is not what the media makes it out to be. not at all scary. families are out eating and kids are playing stick ball in the streets (not really). tomorrow has three accounts in ny. we are gonna have lunch with my aunt, then continue our trek north. what a blast.