What a Pastor Does on Her Sunday Off

Originally Bob and I were going to go back to MN & WI after our East Coast Road Trip for the wedding. I had already arranged for Pastor Ned to do pulpit fill yesterday when we thought a little more about what the road trip followed by a trip home with Bob starting the semester right after we returned and while working on his thesis and PhD applications and realized that it was too much. So we didn't go to MN & WI, so the later half of our vacation was a staycation.

One of the drawbacks of a staycation when you live 50 yards away from the church is what to do on Sunday morning. So we got up and hopped on the 8:30 train into New York and spent the day in the bitter cold exploring Lower Manhattan which we had not yet spent much time in.

The city was pretty quiet in the morning. In fact if you ever hear the phrase "the city that never sleeps" in reference to New York again, let me tell you that on the Sunday morning after New Years Eve the city is quiet asleep. It wasn't until early afternoon that we ran into anything that ever remotely looked like a crowd.

And after at least half a dozen different trips to New York, I FINALLY saw Lady Liberty.

Yes it was that cold out. We thought about going to Liberty and Elise Islands but between the cold and the extremely choppy water we decided that it could wait for another day. And instead we spent a good portion of the day sipping chai and hot chocolate at places like Chelsea Market.

And we even got a little church in. We briefly visited Trinity Wall Street were we listened to the last few minutes of the sermon, affirmed our faith in the words of the Nicene Creed and prayed with and for the whole people of the church.

It was an wonderful day though I think it wasn't until this morning that I felt truly thawed out. And I'm sure my legs will hurt for a few more days due to all the walking. But now it is time to get back into the swing of things.