I went out to dinner tonight to celebrate a milestone in my friend Michelle's education. For dinner, I had a Reuben sandwich, and it reminded me of another Reuben I had when I was a kid. In (I think) the fifth grade, my school had a field trip to New York City. This was at Christmas and we were there to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. I was very excited to see it, and my mom had given me her camera to use, and it was my first time to a city other than Baltimore or Pittsburgh, and the first time without my parents.

The only picture I took tonight that wasn't another person.

Another boy's father was a chaperone on the trip, and I overheard him saying that there was no way he was going to let his son go to Manhattan without having a Reuben from ????? deli. Apparently the Reuben was as big as your head. I asked if I could come too, to which he agreed after I showed him the $20 bill my mom had given me for souvenirs.

I don't really remember much else of the trip other than that sandwich. It was indeed as big as my head, and I believe it cost $11.99. I may have bought some souvenirs with what was left, but those are long gone. All that's left is the memory of that sandwich.

I wonder if my mom still has the photos from that trip. If so, I will scan them and add them to this post.
After doing some googling, I think it may have been Carnegie deli. They closed in 2017, which is a little sad. I'm just glad I got to visit them in what was probably their prime.

Here are some random thoughts that I may expand upon in the future: