New York

June 2, 2006
We’re on a Continental Airlines jet, flying back to Houston. Jenna and I have spent the last several days in New York finalizing plans for our move. It has been eventful. From our arrival in New York, to our departure, things have been interesting.
After we landed at La Guardia Airport in NYC on Tuesday, we went to Budget Car Rental. As I was standing in line waiting for service, Jenna noticed David Caruso. You may know him better as Horatio, from TV’s CSI:Miami. Jenna got her picture taken with him and he gave her an autographed card of himself. (By the way, who does that? I can just imagine someone saying, ‘I’ve got my wallet, my keys, my phone, oh yeah don’t let me forget my autographed pictures of myself in case I run in to anyone who wants one.’ Maybe I should try that. If anyone is interested in an autographed picture of Sterling, please email me at sterling.edwards@yahoo.com)
This morning we took a cab to the airport. Understand that we are sort of new to this “hailing a cab” business. We’re not experts. We’re clearly novices in this area. Even still, we experienced what we believe to be an unusual NYC cab ride. We stood on Queens BLVD. I hailed a cab. This means that I kind of waved at a yellow looking car, and he motioned for us to jump in. That’s exactly what we did. As we got in, he took off. That is when we noticed the cat sitting in the driver’s lap. For those of you who don’t know, Jenna has something against cats. All cats. She’s allergic. But, even beyond that, there is a hatred that Jenna feels for all feline creatures. Pray for her.
I’m not really into cats either. But, I am definitely not into cats riding in cars, much less in a NYC taxi cab on the way to the airport. Cats don’t travel very well in confined spaces. The first thing we did was shut the window that separates the back seat from the front seat. The cat just stared at us for a while. Then, the cat jumped onto the floor of the cab. The driver swerved into another lane as he reached down for the cat. No joke, I thought we were going to hit another car. The cat was attempting to crawl underneath the front seat to the backseat. Don’t worry, Jenna and I had already created a barricade along the floorboard of the backseat. We spread our bags on the floor to ensure that the cat would not be paying us a personal visit.
So, here I sit. We’ve watched a couple of episodes of LOST. (Thanks Will Tanner!) We’ve eaten a bowl of cereal. We can’t wait to see our girls. We’re ready for home. That’s where things get tricky. The next time we come to New York, we’re coming HOME. While we are certainly excited, there is a growing reality of what lies ahead. We’re looking forward to it, trusting God for all of it!

Sterling