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Alright.... you might want to get comfy, here comes the long part:

So, Wednesday after work, Lozz and I loaded my car and set off for Long Island. It was a long trip... about 6.5 - 7 hours... and i kept trying to tell Lozz to go to sleep, but she would hear none of it. Stubborn little cuss! haha

The next day, Thanksgiving day, I got up early because 2 more of our crew were flying in from Canada that morning. So I drive to La Guardia airport and leave Lozz at her house to wait for Sandy because planes were being delayed out of Chicago and we didn't want to take a chance that one of us wouldn't be there when Sandy got there.

I drive to the airport, get there and get a text from Iva... the plane is delayed, landing at 1. So I turn around and go back to Lozz's cause I didn't want to sit there for 4 hours. Sandy is supposed to meet us there at 11, so we decided that I would go back pick up the other girls and meet everyone else at Sag. The other 2, who already live in NYC were going to catch a train out and whoever got there first would pick them up or they would catch a taxi.

So 11 comes and goes, no Sandy and we can't get her on her phone. 12:30 comes, and I need to leave to go to the airport. Get to the airport, their plane is delayed till 3:15... this time I just go to the bookstore, buy a book and wait.

So wait I did... and apparently so did Lozz, cause when I called her to tell her that the plane had landed and I had the other girls in the car and we were headed out to Sag, they were just then pulling out of her driveway. Sandy was a little late :)

From the time that I picked the Canadians up at the airport, till the time we left them at the security gate, I did not stop laughing. All the way in the car, we talked and laughed, and laughed and talked. Until we were about 10 minutes from Sag Harbor and Lozz called me...

"We have a disaster" is all she said. No hello, no anything... literally, no anything. I'm waiting for her to elaborate on what's happened and she says nothing. Finally I ask her what's going on and she explains that they've just gotten to Baron's Cove Inn, where we are supposed to have rooms, but there is no one in the office, the office is locked and we don't have a room. I'm like... I'll be there in 10!

We stand there for a while while Sandy tries to find anywhere that's open and has a room. Then Iva pipes up during the silence and says, "well, you Americans are known for your hospitality, but this is really ridiculous!" which is what Julie Andrews said when she won her Oscar. It was so very appropriate and hilarious that it broke the ice and we weren't worried any longer about where we were going to stay.

Don't worry though, we did end up finding a place to stay... a nice little place called the Enclave Inn in Southampton. We had to split up in 2 rooms, but I think it worked out better. The rooms were big enough that we could hang out together in 1 room during the day, but we weren't walking on top of each other the whole time... and it gave us 2 bathrooms!

The first day was spent in Sag Harbor looking at shops and hanging out. I found the cutest little used bookstore tucked back into the crevice in this ally. It was so cute, and there were books everywhere. I browsed there for about an hour and still didn't put a dent in the number of books there were.

At lunch, Sandy ordered a cup of chili, which of course was served in a, wait for it.... cup! But, being from Canada where apparently this doesn't happen, Iva was absolutely amazed. She took this picture of it:


We went back to the Inn to get ready for the evening show of "Simeon's Gift" and I took the first crew back to Sag once they were ready. When we arrived at the theater, Lozz pointed out a car that she thought to be the one Julie was driving when she saw her in Sag the last time she was there.

Well, of course we were all like, "yeah right...that's her car." I was trying to parallel park, and when I turned around, Iva gasped and her eyes went as big as saucers. Apparently the lights on "the" car had flashed like someone was unlocking the door. When we didn't see anyone around though, we concluded that it must have been the reflection from my lights as I turned.

No sooner had I parked, then the lights really did flash. We all sat in the car, afraid to move or lest be seen. We waited, and when a lady (whom we didn't know) approached the car, we concluded that Lozz was just an idiot and started to pile out of the car.

I turned around to let Anika out of the back seat and when I looked up, I saw Iva fall out of my car and Lozz's eyes go huge. I turned around just in time to see Julie get in the passenger's side of the very car we were talking about. We had to just point and laugh at Iva because her first time seeing Julie and she fell out of the car in front of her.

I was laughing until I realized that I needed to go back and get the other girls and "the" car had just turned in the direction that I needed to go. Let me tell you, I didn't get anywhere near the back of that car. I didn't want to take any chances.

Nothing more really happened other than the usual. The play was very cute... very kidish, but cute. The next day was spent shopping in Bridgehampton and then back again to the theater that night. And on Sunday, I drove the girls, minus Lozz, into the city to spend time there. It was awesome! I love spending time in NYC whenever I can. And I love taking someone there for the first time and seeing their face when they step out of the subway and into midtown.

We had such a good time though! It was awesome! There were no fights, and all we did was laugh. I mean laugh a lot. I really think I pulled something. When I got back home, I had a stitch in my side that would not go away! And the amazing thing is that for Julie fans, we really didn't talk about her at all. It was like we had forgotten the entire reason that we were there. We were just enjoying being in each others company.

These girls are amazing! I think I have met people that I will be friends with for a good long while. We are already trying to find another time when we can get together again.

Well, this post is already long enough... I'll post the pictures tomorrow :P