catching flies

Just a quick post of my various pictures (mainly Instagrams) from NYC. I am horrible about taking pictures and didn't do a very good job because I was too busy walking around with my mouth open "catching flies" at all the AMAZING things to see. I just couldn't believe it. It was a whole different place from my south Georgia small town. The mindset and way of life is just so completely different. I appreciate them both and would be more than happy to be in either place, as long as I had easy access to the other! ha! 

Prada and Dior on 5th Avenue

Central Park. Gorgeous!

Pretty buildings everywhere. (Madame Tussaud's on the 

right and Trump Tower on the bottom)

Goodies in Grand Central Station

Tortellini from Langan's Irish Pub and AMAZING vanilla macarons from Bouchon Bakery

A stuffed portobello burger (you heard right.. you can stop drooling now)

from the Shake Shack. Maybe my favorite meal the whole trip. There was a 30 minute long line. The only actual line I saw the entire time I was in NYC. Literally PHENOMENAL.

Mouth-watering treats are from Eataly, opened by Mario Batali and other culinary geniuses. The PESTO fries (!!!) are from Pop Burger. The pretty bar is at Broome Street Bar in SoHo.

 

Pretty drinks and flowers at Chelsea Market --- such an fun place. I got some life-changing coconut white balsamic vinegar from The Filling Station that I am dying to try on fruit! 

And, of course, a trip to the Carnegie Deli! This picture doesn't even do that monster justice. It was SO GOOD and I couldn't even finish half, although I'm not gonna lie and say I didn't put a huge dent in it! 

And of course, what trip would be complete without totally unhealthy, artery-clogging/mouth-watering gyros from the street fair? So tasty and so messy and so unladylike to eat. 

 Colorful things found in the UN building and the Museum of Natural History

Me, very excited to be at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tragically, it was closed on Monday when we went and we never made our way back. Another time, for sure. 

Shopping at Kate Spade, Topshop, and Saks, among many others. 

I was in heaven, to say the least.

A pretty chandelier at the Waldorf-Astoria

A Statue of Liberty photoshoot. The boys were pretty convincing. 

Connor got a light-up torch later on so he was even more legit. 

Me and my babies at the top of the Empire State Building. Gorgeous. 

My silly boys! And Connor Mraz himself. 

Breathtaking skylines everywhere. I spent the entire week bumping into 

people because I was too busy looking up.

Our trip to the 9/11 Memorial was surreal to me. I have been to my share of memorials, and they have all made me very sad, but this one just touched me in a whole new way. Maybe because it is the only real tragedy I have ever witnessed. It just felt so real to be standing in that place. Later on we visited a FDNY museum, and this board was hanging at the entrance. It is the actual board from 9/11, in the actual handwriting. The names had been painted over to preserve them. It is such a sad thing to see. I am so extremely thankful for those people that risk their lives daily to take care of others. The list of names from the actual memorial are also names of service men and women the lost their lives that day. 

After strolling down 42nd Street one day, the boys spotted Dave & Busters and were dying to go, of course. The adults (sans me. I guess I'm an adult? no?...okay, I'm not) went to a comedy club on Friday Night and left the boys with me. So obviously, we went to Dave & Busters! Braxton won 1000 tickets on an Ice Age game and almost cried tears of joy. My purse came in handy as a means of transportation for his glorious winnings.

Of course, no trip to NYC is complete without ridiculous performers making fools of themselves. Here, we have the infamous Naked Cowboy himself and I guess his grandmother maybe? Unsure. But you're welcome for the image that will never leave your mind :) 

I was SO incredibly sad to be leaving NYC. I had such an amazing time! This was taken from the plane as we took off. Breathtaking! We will meet again.