A Look Inside: New York Trip

This past week I visited some friends on the East Coast, where I visited Connecticut and New York.

We spent the first few days in New Canaan, Connecticut, which is Jillian's hometown. The town is really cute and there were tons of little stores all around. Her town hall is also the set of the Stepford Wives movie remake.

We spent the next few days going into the city. My favorite place in all of New York City is the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We visited the museum, and we got to explore the roof and other neat exhibits. The one exhibit that I was really excited to see was the Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibit, which displayed a variety of punk fashion outfits. The outfits varied by DIY to Prada or Alexander McQueen. The exhibit was really amazing, and I love the styles.

Later, we walked along Central Park and ate at Serendipity3. I had never heard of Serendipity3, but I will never forget the name of it now. They are famous for their frozen hot chocolate, and yes they totally deserve it! The frozen hot chocolate was super super delicious! And we also treated ourselves to a frozen chocolate cake sundae, which was equally as delicious. We left feeling completely full, and we later headed towards Times Square in order to get half price Broadway tickets at TKTS. Later that night, we got to see Once the Musical, which has an adorable story and wonderful songs. I really liked the style of the musical because it had a small cast, where each member was also pit and crew.

 

The other day we spent downtown, we explored all of SoHo and the Village. We ended up finding some really interesting things, like an Indian Culture festival and a vintage flea market.

         

 After doing some browsing and shopping, we ended up at Max Brenner's Chocolate Bar. And wow this place is a death trap for chocolate lovers. There are pipes that distribute chocolate in the main dining hall, there is a chocolate gift shop, and the whole menu is chocolate based. We ended up ordering chocolate syringes and chocolate pizza with peanut butter and marshmallows. However, there was also chocolate cakes, DIY smores, shakes, mochas, brownies, and tons more. I'm super happy I didn't get diabetes from all the chocolate we consumed at this place because when we finished we all gained about 20 pounds!

 Most of the other days we ended up hanging out together. The days were spent mini golfing, lounging around, and hitting the beach. Lots of inside college jokes and new memories were formed. I even got to experience a tropical storm on this vacation.

All in all it was a beautiful trip and I really enjoyed all the new sites I saw and the memories we formed.

Weekly Playlist: New York City

Photo: Hannii

This week I'm away from my beloved home town visiting some college friends in NEW YORK CITY!

I'm excited to hang out with some of my best friends in the city that never sleeps, visiting museums, watching plays, and shopping in SoHo.

So in case you don't have the luxury of joining mee in the Big Apple this week or living in the city itself, listen to these songs that embody the spirit of New York or convey that lively feel.

1. I'll Drink to That - Outasight

2. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend

3. The Secret to New York - We the Kings

4. Angel of Harlem - U2

5. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

6. Broadway - Goo Goo Dolls

7. Welcome to the World - Kevin Rudolf

8. Stay Out - Hit the Lights

9. Bulls in Brooklyn - The Academy Is...

10. Young Forever - The Ready Set

11. Hey There Delilah - The Plain White T's

12. City Is Ours - Big Time Rush

And of course....

13. New York, New York - Frank Sinatra

Have a great weekend everyone! Stay Happy!

Any suggestions for additional songs? Any opinions about songs on the list? 

Comment and please let me know what you're thinking! Thanks guys!

A Look Inside: Off to New York!

Photo: Equality on Trial

So starting today I am off to New York for a week! I'm going by myself to visit a few friends from college in their home states. While I'm super excited for this reunion, it seems too soon because we haven't even been apart for a month yet.

Anyways, my next upcoming week will be full of fun and excitement. We plan to visit places like Central Park, the Met, and the beach. So I won't be able to really blog much! But I promise a playlist and lots of details when I come back!