Chau

See you later New York.  I LOVED my trip!

Brooklyn

Tim and I walked the Brooklyn Bridge and went to Grimaldi's pizza.  It really was worth the wait.  So delicious!

On the way back over the bridge, I ran into a good friend I hadn't seen in a couple years.  He was 20 minutes from a surprise proposal to his girlfriend.  What are the odds I'd run into him in New York, on the Brooklyn Bridge, about to get engaged?!

Central Park

Saturday morning we took the little girls to the Central Park Zoo.  It was so fun to watch the girls run from exhibit to exhibit.  Liv thought Sadie was so cool, and Anna was a sweet little doll.

The walruses were so funny.  The big one sounded like he was burping at the little one. 

In the afternoon we went with Kristi-Lynn and Brett to their ward picnic in the park.  Turns out half of their ward went to my high school.  It was fun to see old friends.

Girls Weekend

Part of the reason I went to New York was to spend time with 2 of my old roommates.  Kristi-Lynn lives in Manhattan with her husband and darling little Sadie, and Sarah lives in Baltimore with her husband and two sweet little girls Liv and Anna.  Sarah came up for the weekend and we decided to do a girls night out on Friday without the kiddos.  We met up in Times Square, bought tickets to Mama Mia, then headed to Shake Shack for more burgers, fries, and shakes.  So delicious!

Love these girls!!!

Feliz Cumple to Me

New York style birthdays are the way to go!  I started out my day here:

Then did a little bit of shopping.  My brother Tim and I met up and had my new favorite hamburger here:

I've been craving them ever since.

Then, thanks to my wonderful parents, I got to enjoy this:

Dipity-do and Wicked Too

I got to meet up with Mars and her adorable little Eli today.  We started at Dylan's Candy Bar (in honor of our candy runs back in junior high). Ralph Lauren's daughter Dylan started this amazing 3 story candy store.

Then it was off to Serendipity for lunch and famous frozen hot chocolate.  Holy cow, those are AMAZING! Worth every penny!

After our goodbyes I went to see this for the first time.  So magical!!!! I loved every minute of it!

Harry Potter Can Sing.........and Dance........

Who knew?  From the halls of Hogwarts to the Broadway stage, Harry did a pretty good job.

China Town, Little Italy, Central Park, and the Whole World

I met up with my friend Nick today.  We shopped in China Town, ate lunch in Little Italy, then walked through Central Park looking for street performers.  We didn't find any.  A man asked if I wanted to take a bike tour through the park claiming "The best price in the whole world!" I called him out on the statement. He laughed.  I laughed.  He said he meant the whole world inside the park.  I love New York!

9/11

When I planned my trip to New York, I didn't realize I would be there over the 10th anniversary of 9/11.  Due to heightened security, we weren't able to go to ground zero that day, but it was still a neat experience to be in the city.  We watched some of the ceremony on TV before we went to church and at church were able to hear about some of the experiences of those who were living in the city 10 years ago.  No one will ever forget where they were when they first heard about the twin towers.  It's amazing to think about where we have come as a nation since that day.  I'm proud to be an American.

I'm a Mormon

It's easy to spot Mormons.  Especially when it's a group of young single adults having a barbecue at Morningside Park in Harlam.

It's also easy to spot them wearing the BYU and Utah garb to cheer on their respective teams.

Fun first Saturday in New York.

Contagious

Probably not the best movie to see the first night in a crowded, dirty city.  Actually, probably just not the best movie to see period.

Nueva Nueva

I'm not sure why I always think that taking the red eye is a good idea.  But at least it got me to New York.