Act 2, Scene 18: “Town and Country”

S’s parents watch the kids as TRL and S go to NYC for the weekend for a wedding. TRL and S stay with friends, jog around Chelsea Pier, walk around their old haunts in the West Village, meet friends in Soho for dinner. They come back refreshed. And poor.

Town: A Day In NYC:
Breakfast, Murray’s Bagels: $24
S’s Haircut, West Village: $60
Subway: $4
Cute T-shirts for C & E: $30
Shiatsu Massage, West Village: $42
Union Square Green Market, apples and pretzels: $15
S’s Manicure: $12
Ice Tea: $3.25
Cappuccino: $4
Lunch, Ino, West Village: $32
Dinner, Savoy, Soho: $130
TOTAL: $356.25

Country: A Day in SB:
TRL stays home all day. Cost is $0.
Though he does eat meals which are bought at Stop & Shop, so a typical day may cost him $20.
S drives to work, so gas on average costs about $3 per day. And she eats breakfast and dinner at home, and brings lunch to work, so that is another $20.
TOTAL: $43

Conclusion:
The city has now become The Big City, a cost prohibitive place, an extravagant trip rather than an every day occurrence. TRL and S are officially yokels.