On my first day in the city, my new roommate Kate and I ate dinner at a Chinese restaurant close to Columbia. We both were exhausted from long days, so we headed down to Times Square for some wondering around time. After some much needed time in Sephora and a lipstick purchase, we headed to Junior's for some world famous cheesecake! We both got the delicious chocolate swirl cheesecake :) DELISH! After eating about half of it, we smuggled the other half into the theaters and went to see Killers. The movie was awesome!! We laughed and cried through the whole thing. Definitely didn't expect it to be that good.
Saturday was a very relaxing day - we slept in, then worked out. We had a wonderful late lunch at a restaurant down Broadway from Columbia. Then headed to Pinkberry's for some yogurt and explored a park nearby. After hanging out in the park and watching odd children play, we headed to a nearby market to pick up some groceries. After coming back to the apartment and taking a brief nap, we got dressed and headed to the Lower East Side to meet some friends. Kate has a friend, Megan, interning in NY that she knew at TCU. So we met up with Megan and her friend, Rian, also from TCU and checked out the nightlife. We had a very adventurous night and met a guy named Jared from New York. He told us to go meet his friends and so Rian and I got up to head that way. A girl asked us if we knew Jared and we said yes, so she showed us to three other guys - whom we assumed were Jared's friends. After 30 minutes or so, we finally asked our new friends how they knew Jared. With blank looks on their faces, they asked "Who's Jared?" They had no idea who that guy was, but we all laughed and continued to talk. It was a very eventful evening.
Our new friends that do NOT know Jared.
On Sunday, we slept in yet again and caught up on all the missed TV shows I didn't see while I was in Spain. I finally dragged myself out of bed and Kate, Molly (one of our roomies), and I met Rian and Megan at Union Square for some amazing pizza. After dinner, we all went to church at Apostles. The pastor is from Texas, so we felt a little at home. We then strolled home and got ready for bed.
Today, Monday, Molly and I mastered the subway for going to work. It will take me about 40 minutes to get from my apartment to the front door of Vox. There are 2 Starbucks and at least 2 bakeries between my subway stop and Vox - I think I will be fine :) The actual block where my building is has 3 antique stores!!!!! One of them had a beautiful pair of vintage Monolo Blahnik shoes shining in the window display :) The antique store that is in my building had a window display full of jewelry!! I will definitely love going to work! At the end of my street, if you look left up Broadway you can see the Empire State Building and if you look right down Broadway there is the Flat Iron Building. I am at 28 West 25th Street - which dead ends with Madison Square Park. I am in Heaven :) Molly and I went to explore the Madison Square Park area and found TONS of deli's everywhere! So for lunch, I can stroll half a block to MSP, pick up a sandwich, and go sit at one of the 30 tables and chairs set out in the park and either stare at the Flat Iron Building or the Empire State Building depending on which way I want to face. I AM A VERY HAPPY KID!
After all of our strolling around, we walked down to Union Square again for some much needed shoe shopping at DSW. We loved the entire area from where I work to walking down Broadway to Union Square. It is shopping paradise! Amongst these streets is the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt, the 40/40 Night Club owned by Jay Z, and many other amazing things!
So I know I haven't posted since I arrived in NY - but I hoped this helped catch you up to speed! I'll try to be a better blogger!!
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