NYC, Part I

It's been over a week since my teaser but with all my Birthday excitement I just didn't get a chance to write about the trip.

We booked our trip to NYC nearly a month in advance and I then spent those few weeks in a mix of nervous, anxious excitement...and let me tell you that there were no disappointments! dC did the booking & I did the tour planning - that's why we're a team :)

Friday morning we got there bright and early at 9am so after a quick breakfast we were off to discover Lower Manhattan!

We stayed in Times Square right around the corner from here!

Visiting the 9/11 Memorial

 You could only get tickets for it online and we didn't know about it but the line was huge & I'd rather see it all done anyway.

Occupy Wall Street!

 I could not believe how many tents there were! It stretched down the block!

I don't remember the name but it was damaged in the 9/11 attacks

We took the Staten Island Ferry instead of the Ellis Island  one b/c it was free :)

The Statue of Liberty

 We came to the consensus that it is really freaking small in real life LOL

NYSE

I swear this wasn't planned but we (I) found Tiffany's! :)
(only to match my glasses & earrings of course!)

One many-a-Trump buildings!

Brooklyn Bridge!

After discovering Lower Manhattan we headed back up to Times Square & did the tourist thing. Honestly, when we got back at 1am, it felt like 10pm because it's so bright and busy out there all.the.time!!

M&M store! 

So.many.lights!

End of Day 1!

Day 2 was less touristy and more exploring the city & its people.. stay tuned! 

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This is why I love Fall!

Seriously, how can you not love Fall? This past weekend was absolutely perfect,despite being on the rather cool side, even for this time of year.

Friday after work I picked up this absolutely spectacular addition to my eyeglass collection - my new Tiffany's:

With dC hardcore creeping in the background LOL

Which came with all of this!

I.Love.Them.

Then #Team.dCdK made home-made pizza and it was absolutely delicious. I find that no matter how authentic a pizza restaurant is, it never ever has the same taste as when you make at home. We did buy the dough from a bakery because making our own was the last thing I wanted on Friday night.

The process...

...and the finished pizza!! Note the leftover piece of dough made in to a heart/butt LOL

Delicious would be an understatement!

Then Saturday rolled around and it was absolutely gorgeous out!!! We ended up going for a long walk in one of the few parks within the city - so lovely!

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Sunday was just as lovely but I had major cleaning to do and I'm rather proud of myself because I did a long-outstanding main closet clean out. Just a few more things that need to be put up to achieve the goal I set here.

After a long day - and a long weekend - I finally got to rest in my newest set of (what I like to call) Princess sheets :)

IKEA

Hope everyone had a great weekend...back to the grind today! For me at least, it's a 4-day week ;)

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