Good morning, and welcome to Bossy’s Monday morning flu. Or maybe it isn’t the flu, maybe it’s exhaustion. But Bossy did spike a fever last night of 103. OK, it wasn’t 103, and it wasn’t a spike—it was 100. But the chills! Or maybe they weren’t chills, maybe it was a chilly house, but you get Bossy’s point: Monday.
So Bossy will give her readers reader the abbreviated version of her two days in New York City with her husband and daughter for Columbia University’s Family Weekend.
First the family schlepped armfuls of stuff that Bossy’s son had requested from home; things that are not available in New York, such as Bossy’s son’s bass. And Mint Milanos and toothpaste.
Once reunited with Bossy’s son, the family scurried to a local diner:
And then the foursome climbed on the subway and rode for three million blocks:
They rode on the subway for three million blocks so they could scurry to a local Italian restaurant:
And then Bossy and her family rode the subway back to Columbia University, where they scurried to a Thai restaurant, before convening with a couple of guys at their local bar:
The next day, the family food food food, and then they went to a Columbia football game where they food food food.
Toward evening, Bossy and her family scurried to a Cuban restaurant. Three pounds of ropa vieja later, it was time for the goodbye.
And then Bossy married a pair of boots she met on the subway. The end.
Cathy Dee says
October 6, 2008 at 10:32 amBossy, reading your post almost made it worthwhile to get up today.
The Stiletto Mom says
October 6, 2008 at 10:41 amI would have married those boots too! Feel better Bossy!
Glass Dragonfly says
October 6, 2008 at 10:43 amLooks like a great weekend! …did ya get enough to eat? I am worried.
When my daughter was young, my dad told her that Fried Calamari was “Calamari Onion Rings” she ate them and loved them. We had them often. She was a bit confused when she had real onion rings for the first time. She said that she liked the Calamari style better!
RuthWells says
October 6, 2008 at 10:44 amI’m sorry you’re flu-ish! It looks like you had a great time. When I go to NY, it’s always foodfoodfood for me, too.
Windy says
October 6, 2008 at 10:52 amNice work for being flu-ish. Makes me sorta hope one of my kids goes to college in NYC, except that it’s too far from home. And those boots are exactly the boots I didn’t know I was dying for.
sometimessophia says
October 6, 2008 at 11:05 amAh… we have a Columbia boy, too. Since you’re not too timid to travel, try Italian at Dominick’s, 2335 Arthur Avenue in The Bronx for the foodfoodfood.
feefifoto says
October 6, 2008 at 11:07 am1. Some of my best friends are fluish.
2. How can Bossy’s son cope with living in such a backwater that he has to have his family bring him toothpaste? Poor guy.
3. Bossy’s son is truly blessed because clearly he can fall asleep ANYWHERE.
4. It’s gratifying to know Bossy marries for love. Over and over. And over.
linda Carson says
October 6, 2008 at 11:11 amI love it how Google knows you have the flu and is luring us to drug and symptom diagnoses sites today. See? Even Google wants you to feel better.
edgy kay says
October 6, 2008 at 11:15 amIs Bossy’s Son drinking beer? Is that allowed in New York City?
I’m not being judgmental; just curious.
Here in Minniesewta, bartenders and servers have asked my 30+ year-old friends for their IDs.
So… What gives?
g says
October 6, 2008 at 11:17 amOh how fun it is! My son’s a junior at college in NYC – he’s at The New School – and it is always great to visit. It makes me wish I was that age again.
Ellie says
October 6, 2008 at 11:18 amI’m hungry. For fried rubber bands with tabasco and lemon. Cocktail sauce is for chumps.
Lauren says
October 6, 2008 at 11:22 amI. Want. Those. Boots.
Momo Fali says
October 6, 2008 at 11:38 amBossy’s son’s apple juice has foam on it.
Rhea says
October 6, 2008 at 11:45 amI’d totally do those boots.
I LOVE the photo of your son and daughter together on the subway. ADORABLE.
Headless Mom says
October 6, 2008 at 11:46 amBossy is really beautiful, even if she is a day away from the flu. And she has a beautiful family!
koehmstedt says
October 6, 2008 at 11:54 amWow, you got a lot more done being fluish then I would have ever dared. {btw – thanks a mil for the link!} I’m glad you had a great weekend!
KD @ A Bit Squirrelly says
October 6, 2008 at 12:03 pmBeing sick is a DRAG! We have been fighting a cold for a couple weeks in Squirrelly-ville.
Your children are so sweet together!
Rattling the Kettle says
October 6, 2008 at 12:07 pmGood lord, you ate at Deluxe? Do you need me to re-send those restaurant recommendations?
witchypoo says
October 6, 2008 at 12:08 pmI can’t help but wonder with all the foodfoodfood if the fluishness might be food poisoning?
Kate says
October 6, 2008 at 12:17 pmSounds like a fun trip, except for the fluish parts. What I want to know is. . .Why does Bossy keep asking me to take a quiz on how well I know Lil’ Wayne?? I know him not!
Laurel says
October 6, 2008 at 12:18 pmI’ve been a lurker, but you always make me laugh. I LOVE those boots! They’re fabulous!
Naomi says
October 6, 2008 at 12:18 pmBossy, I hope you are feeling better. I had the flu 3 weeks ago (for a week) was better for a week and then got a very bad cold which had me in bed for 4 more days. Rest, drink lots of water and rest some more.
All Adither says
October 6, 2008 at 12:24 pmAre you sure it’s the flu and not food poisoning?
Little Miss Sunshine State says
October 6, 2008 at 12:41 pmRopa Vieja…translates to “old clothes”.
Cuban food and Italian food and Thai food and Diner food and Football Stadium food. I think Bossy has annoyed the hell out of her sensitive stomach. I suggest tea and naps.
Gayle says
October 6, 2008 at 12:49 pmI love the photo of your son and daughter on the subway! And I like those boots you kinneared!
Grandma J says
October 6, 2008 at 1:10 pmWith all the hustle and bustle, didn’t you guys get hungry??
dgm says
October 6, 2008 at 1:11 pmI hope the “exhaustion” isn’t the same kind celebrities are treated for: I think that’s code for “rehab.”
Debby says
October 6, 2008 at 1:11 pmI think I’ll make you divorce those boots so I can marry them myself. Or maybe I’ll just have an affair with them?
caleal says
October 6, 2008 at 1:24 pmDid Bossy’s daughter dye her hair red? She looks like a redhead in the first couple of pictures!!
Katia / Crazy For Trying says
October 6, 2008 at 1:38 pmI have the world’s second-most-pickiest eater ever and one thing she WILL eat? Fried calamari.
Go figure.
David says
October 6, 2008 at 1:40 pmWow, Bossy’s son is 21 already? How time flies.
If Bossy’s son needs a mint Milanos connection, I can hook him up. The password is “D’Agostinos.”
Kitchen Vixen says
October 6, 2008 at 1:41 pmThis post made me laugh because when my parents would come to visit me at school, the weekends consisted of: food, food, food, shop for Amy, food, food, food, take her friends to dinner, look at campus, food, food, food.
Your trip sounded so familiar!
furiousball says
October 6, 2008 at 2:24 pmoh man, it is time to get the flu now isn’t it? well hopefully you will be out of it soon. double down on the sleep and vitamins or drink buttloads of vodka (don’t ask how to measure)
Amanda says
October 6, 2008 at 2:33 pmMy mother never gets sick from one too many margaritas on a fun weekend, she gets the flu! Perhaps you caught the same flu my mother catches?
Vicki says
October 6, 2008 at 2:45 pmI have to disagree. I didn’t like the boots but Bossy’s son just keeps getting cuter. If I wasn’t married, 28, with 2.3 kids I’d hit on him. Just sayin’. Don’t shoot Bossy!!
AmberStar says
October 6, 2008 at 2:51 pmOh agg….I haven’t gotten the flu shot yet. However, it is always the flu innoculation toss up anyway. This past year the strain they used wasn’t for the flu in this country at all. I was just lucky and glad I’d quit my job in November.
Love the boots…still too hot here for anything but sandals.
Manic Mommy says
October 6, 2008 at 3:03 pmYou had me a Ropa Vieja. I would marry Ricky Ricardo if he’d cook for me.
Feel better, Bossy. I’m recovering from my fluish and it blew(ish).
Big Hair Envy says
October 6, 2008 at 3:06 pmWe ate calamari twice this weekend. I’m sure it tasted better in New York than it did in Virginia. Location. Location. Location.
Hope you are on the mend.
Mr Farty says
October 6, 2008 at 3:29 pmLove the boots!
Get well soon, BOSSY!
Kimi says
October 6, 2008 at 4:13 pmIs it inappropriate to lust after Bossy’s son?
Becca says
October 6, 2008 at 4:17 pmYou know, if someone had explained to me when I was younger that calamari was actually fried rubber bands, I would probably enjoy it a lot more.
Because eating fried rubber bands sounds… kind of funny. And neat!
(I guess I’ll always be a kid in some ways)
I’m sorry you’re not feeling well!
Cactus Petunia says
October 6, 2008 at 4:54 pmBossy is a genius! I wish I’d thought of the fried rubber band thing! Maybe that would have worked. Perhaps when my son is 30 he might try them.
Feel better soon!
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
October 6, 2008 at 4:55 pmYou know Bossy is sick when she’s marrying footwear instead of random men.
I sure hope you don’t have the cocktail flu, although that usually subsides in 24 hours and is almost immediately cured with a potion called Hair of the Dog.
Cheri @ Blog This Mom! says
October 6, 2008 at 6:10 pmIf Bossy and her boots-husband would move to Utah, I would marry those boots too.
Mrs. G. says
October 6, 2008 at 6:39 pmMint Milanos are a crucial part of the educational experience.
Shayera says
October 6, 2008 at 6:48 pmAw, hope you feel better soon Bossy.
Did the football team win? I remember visiting my oldest friend in the world, who lived near Columbia at the time, when the team won a game. It was literally the first time in many multiple years that the team had won a game. Ah, the parties. ::sigh:: So fun.
well read hostess says
October 6, 2008 at 7:21 pmI’ll see your flu and raise you a scorching case of the plague.
Your new spouse boots are HOT.
blackbird says
October 6, 2008 at 8:41 pmFeel better soon, Bossy.
(My throat is a bit scratchy, did you BREATHE on me?)
jane says
October 6, 2008 at 9:16 pmOh how I hope Bossy’s son realizes how desperately his little sister adores him …
Reese says
October 6, 2008 at 9:23 pmYou are fluish solely because you have not yet divorced those boots and sent them TO ME.
LisaJane says
October 11, 2008 at 9:47 pmBossy!
I was in NYC the exact time you were last weekend! I was visiting my daughter. Did you see me? I was in a black sweater and khaki pants? :):):) I think I saw you.
Seriously, I was in NYC last weekend.
LJ
Marv says
May 5, 2011 at 2:27 pmThank God! Sonmoee with brains speaks!
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