SoHo, cold weather and Thai food

On Sunday, a bunch of us got together to go explore SoHo in New York. The weather was extremely cold and windy, and we weren't too happy about that, but it made it all the more fun, as we came up with some pretty inventive ways to stay warm, and take our minds off the cold, including belting out show tunes from Les Mis and Wicked. Del, who had set up the trip misled us about where we were going to eat, so we went on quite the adventure in SoHo. He told us once we got off the subway, it was only a couple blocks from where we had gotten off. Try at least twelve. I don't mind walking, but it was cold and we weren't all dressed for the cold. We won't let him live that one down.

We finally made it to our destination, a tiny out of the way Thai restaurant. I have never had Thai food before, authentic Thai food, not something you get from the mall. I was a little dubious, but decided it was worth a shot. I ended up getting a sweet and sour shrimp dish and I surprisingly really enjoyed it. We were goofing off while we were there and somehow the topic of birthdays came up, and we started teasing one of the group and singing Happy Birthday  while teasing her about it being her birthday...even though it wasn't.

After we were all done eating, the waitstaff came out with a desert and candle for her and sang happy birthday, making the rest of us burst out laughing. No one had asked the staff or told them about the "birthday" but they did it without us knowing. We felt kind of bad, but it was definitely a cause for laughter. We paid the bill, not really wanting to go back outside in the cold, but we did. We took the light rail to Hoboken and ended up having to go back to SoHo briefly as a couple ticket machines weren't working and two members of our group missed the train. Thankfully it runs every fifteen minutes, so we stayed on and rode the train back, this time making sure we had everyone. In Hoboken, we stopped at this little burger joint, reminiscent of the 50's and ordered milkshakes all around even though we were already freezing. Each table had a little juke box and nickles provided to play the songs on the box. The on at our table didn't work, but it was a cool idea. The shakes we ordered were huge.  Not only do you get the traditional glass, but they give you the metal mixing cup, full.

It was definitely a cold night, but we all had fun and it was nice to try something new. I told them all I want an apartment somewhere in SoHo, but it was kind of half joking. I would probably never be able to afford one.