They arrived

Anne Marie and Jenny arrived in the middle of our Saturday night pizzas. We actually knew they were coming cos it was from Australia and despite Anne Marie's capacity to drop in at short notice this wasn't one of those times.
We had a small gathering for pizzas- Sue, Jude, Martha and Annie and were enjoying the chat and conversation.
Anne Marie and Jenny had traveled for about 26 hours and basically pulled up chair at the table we poured a champagne and the conversation and pizzas continued.
As it is Jenny's first trip back to NYC- the original trip 20 years ago was fraught not the least by bad weather and sick toddlers. So we were in the mood to ensure that she had a far more enjoyable experience this time round. They are here for 10 days and have theatre and other delights planned.
Sue suggested that we all go to Ellen's Stardust Diner on the corner of 50th St. It was such a lovely warm night and a great way to launch the NYC holiday. This seemingly strange photo of Anne Marie is because she is holding her phone out for Barry to hear in Australia that she is in NYC and the guy singing is singing Barry's favourite song! The guy started singing Anne Marie said "That's Barry's favourite song I'll ring him" what else do you do when you've been in NYC for an hour and someone starts singing a song you like!