I want to be a part of it

We leave Saturday morning for a few days in New York, and what a full few days we've got in store. Saturday night out with friends (jet lag be damned!), Sunday visiting with our nephew Lemuel (who Gretchen will be meeting for the first time and I'll be seeing for just the second time...oh, and it'll be great to visit parents Derek and Elizabeth too!), then working long hours the rest of the week (me) and shopping and playing long hours in the city (Gretchen). And somewhere in there I'm sure I'll fit in a trip to a bookstore or two, especially if we have to escape the snow...