Well yesterday was a true testament to that and so many other things! It was an adventure to say the least. Saturday morning we packed it up bright and early and hit the road for New York City where we will be living and working for a few weeks.
First of all I have to apologize to my poor husband. I am a horrible car riding mate. I get in the car and no matter what I do or how much coffee I drink I cannot stay awake. I sleep like a log on road trips…and probably snore too.
We stayed over in a cute little college town in Pennsylvania Saturday night and then finished the rest of our trip yesterday. Traffic was so light and despite a lot of rain during the drive, it went really well.
We checked into a hotel room that we planned to stay at until we could get into the apartment we would be subletting on the first of the month. Once everything was settled I took off to go for a run over to Randall’s Island to visit my favorite running paths. We are watching Flat Stanley for a young friend of ours and I even packed him for the run. My darn GPS refused to start up. I stood on the sidewalk for 10 minutes waiting for it to connect and at just the time about when I was ready to throw it on the ground and have a temper tantrum, my phone rang. It was my husband. When I answered all he said was that our apartment we had rented had suddenly fallen through.
What?! We had these arrangements set for over a month now. Everything seemed so perfect. The apartment was literally across the street from our hotel, making unpacking pretty effortless. I ran around the block, considered running up the 15 flights of stairs to our hotel room and then decided to wait for an elevator. I flew through the room and immediately began to search Craigslist. In minutes I had placed several phone calls and we were out the door and looking at apartments. I became one of those annoying New Yorkers who e-mails people with her head down as I walked. I never do that, but I was on damage control. All I can say is thank goodness for how crazy housing is here in NYC, people are always coming and going and looking for a renter.
We checked out some duds, we made more calls, and by late afternoon I walked back into our hotel room and received a text that we had an apartment. So fingers crossed by the end of today we will have a place to live for the next few weeks. What an adventure.
After all of that, I was frozen and drenched from the rain (because I went out searching for apartments without an umbrella or a raincoat). My run to Randall’s Island was out for the day but I happily sweated it out on the treadmill at the gym in our hotel. I am always so grateful for the ability to run during stressful situations. It not only has taught me to be patient and keep my cool, fortunately it also has helped me to distress and sweat off all the calamity at the end of the day.
A special congrats today to Laura who tackled an incredibly difficult race this weekend. She is one tough runner. That girl amazes me!
Running On Healthy 
OH wow! What a weekend! I hope everything works out for you with the apartment, I know how stressful it can get. As for Laura, she is one tough cookie, both of you motivate me soo sooo much! ❤ xoxo
What a whirlwind! You definitely needed treadmill therapy. Here’s to smooth sailing ahead!
Excellent damage control efforts. I do hope Flat Stanley behaves himself on your trip, he looks like he could be a bit of a rascal 😉
My husband thought we should offer him a beer!
Ooh…. I’m not sure that the wetness of beer would be good for him. Maybe he could chew on some nice dry beer hops?
I love that you said “what an adventure!” That is such a positive attitude and I’m not sure I would have had it! Hopefully everything does work out (it will, just maybe not how you imagined it)! Running is my #1 stress reliever too! Always!
I doubt it ever is how you imagine it. But yes it was an adventure and so far we are living to sort of laugh about it.
What a stressful but exciting day! Running is my savior against stress. Hey, I had a Flat Stanley this weekend from my niece in Alabama! 🙂
How fun. I believe we get to keep him til May so I am planning some adventures 🙂
OMG!! Crossing my fingers that this new place works out! But how fun to work in NY for a few weeks! I’m a horrible car buddy too. It’s usually the return leg though. Now Kyle asks that I nap at the very start (or in the AM), so I’m awake to keep him awake during the dark hours.
Glad you made it safe! Good luck back in the big city!
Great attitude, enjoy NY and everything that comes with it!
Oh yes a run will make everything so much better.
Wow! I wish I had that kind of willpower and demand! That is so great you got every figured out I bet it feels great!
I’m the same with long journeys! Well any journey longer than 30 minutes! It’s the only time my body relaxes as it can’t do anything but sit! Enjoy New York for the few weeks you’re there!
Grr! What a stressful situation! Glad you got it all sorted out! Stress only seems to distract me from my runs.
Wow, great resiliency on your part! So glad it all worked out! Enjoy the nyc and some great runs along the rivers and in the Park!
wow what a crazy weekend!! Hopefully you guys get settled and things calm down a bit 🙂
I was waiting or your husband to say April Fools with having to find a new place! Glad you found something.
Ha. Don’t I wish! It all worked out in the end.
Catching up my reading, hope the place is working out well! By the way, my husband has the same car sleeping affliction!