I need better shoes.

I got back for NYC yesterday with two new truths:
1. I could maybe live in the city, but only for a little while. I think I'm a little too directionally challenged and I don't know about the cold weather. But I love the vibe and how there is ALWAYS something to do. A big improvement over good ole' T-Town.
2. I need to invest in some comfortable/cute shoes. All my "cute" shoes that I packed for the trip were little sandals with ZERO support. My feet are very angry with me. Yikes!

Anyway, here are some pictures from the weekend. If you've ever traveled with Sofy, you know she takes a MILLION pictures! I look tired and sweaty in most of them so just please ignore that and enjoy the scenery and stories.

I arrived at the Solomon's precious NYC abode at around 10:30 where the picture taking began before we headed out to brunch. Their apt was very cute and New Yorky (read: tiny kitchen but fun views! It was actually a great sized apartment) We weren't ready for this picture, and I love it! 

At bunch. Don't let my face fool you, the food was fantastic and we had bottomless mimosas for $6! 

Next, we headed to Riverside park. For those of you "You've Got Mail" fans, this is the park where Meg and Tom finally meet at the end of the movie. So Sweet! 

Another YGM location, Zabar's Grocery store. The "Cash Only" line. I'm making this ridiculous face because I have an unnatural obsession for cheese and Zabar's has the largest cheese selection in the world. I was a little overwhelmed. I think I scared Sofy a little...

Saturday night, Sofy and I trekked out to Brooklyn to a fantastic dance party at a club called SouthPaw. It was my dream dance situation. The DJ played fantastic dance music and everyone was there to just dance. No one was bumping and grinding, we were all just boogying down! It was so much fun! I was unable to keep my eyes open against the ridiculously bright flash of the camera.

On Sunday we started off the day by heading down to the west village for some FANTASTIC pizza. It was super thin crust with fresh tomatoes, garlic and basil. Perfect!

We spent the rest of the day wandering around this precious neighborhood and chilling in cute parks.

Then we went grocery shopping. At three different stores. Excessive? Of course! But we had to get the best of what each store had to offer in order to make a delicious dinner out of snacks! The buggy had its own escalator in Trader Joe's 

Bags from our 3 stores!

The Spread! Fresh french bread, three kinds of cheese, hummus and carrots, sweet potato tortillia chips (yum!!) and salsa, and Trader Joe's power berries (if you have a TJ's near you, stop reading this now and go buy some power berries. Now. Do it.)

The only time we ventured to Time Square, or really any touristy area for that matter. 

We went there to see Billy Elliot! The children in this musical will make you feel good about the future of musical theater. And also really jealous that you are a 23 years old dancer and are not even close to the level of a 12 year old.

On Monday, Helen finally got to join us for a beautiful walk through Highline park. It's a new park that was built on abandoned railroad tracks overlooking Chelsea and the meat packing district. It was a beautiful park and I highly recommend it!  

Another shot of the park to give you an idea of the the setting and design.

This is me eating a gigantic cookie from Lavin Bakery. Also highly recommended for your next trip to NYC.

On Monday we ate dinner with Emily after the going to the park. She did not want the moment captured and was annoyed by Sofy's picture taking. We had an interesting experience in customer service here, but that's another story for another time. This post is way too long!

Finally, to wrap it all up, we went to a rock and roll karaoke! It was insane! All of the participants were regulars of this bar and do this karaoke every Monday night. They had a (very loud) live band and backup singers. It was legit! This particular gentleman wan a 60+ year old judge who was rocking out to "Rockin' Robin". It was hilarious and wonderful!

Sorry for the ridiculously long post. I promised you pictures, and you got pictures! I had a wonderful time and cannot thank Sofy and Helen enough for hosting me. I can't wait to come back again and play!