Empire State of Mind

This post has been a long time coming (mom...). Alright, so over Labor Day weekend, I got to run off to NYC with six other girls; husband and kid free! It was honestly the most fun I have had in such a long time!!! Even the car trip was a blast. We talked tons, told lots of funny and sad stories, and belted out music at the top of our lungs, walked around the city, navigated the subways, ate great food, saw the sights, shopped lots, and acted like we were back in junior high. It was fantastic!



We went to a show our first day there. We got a killer deal to go see Mary Poppins. They did such a great job with it. The dancing and music was so much fun!


Before the show, Heather showed us a great pizza place. So we each got some to go and went to the bleachers in Time Square to eat and people watch.


On the way home, Kim got a little mixed up on which gas station we were supposed to get off at (which I don't blame her at all since it was crazy late and there were two identical gas stations along the way). Well, some of the girls were a little bit nervous (to put it nicely) that we were walking on unlit streets with a man following us. So we ended up squealing and running. Yes, it was hilarious.

We ate at this amazing cafe that was in the movie You've Got Mail...which Heather has memorized! She had been here before and highly recommended it, so we thought we would see what all of the fuss was about. It did not disappoint. The atmosphere was awesome, the dinner amazing and fresh (minus the huge, sugary waffles that Sara and Jessica got!), and the dessert was fabulous. SO much fun that we spent a couple of hours here.


We talked about all kinds of random things, including a heated argument on the subway about which princess we would be. It got pretty intense. Some people wanted to be ones that they CLEARLY were not, while others refused to be ones that they so obviously were! ( I mean, come on, Britt, you are SO Snow-freaking-White!)



Times Square at night. It was insanely packed. We seriously had to shuffle along.


We are bonded for life after this trip. So many fun and funny memories, including giving each other nicknames (yes, we are lame!): Ice Queen, Bibs, Safety, Anna, Pumpage, Flow, and Sunoco.


We went to church in Manhattan. It was weird to ride the subway to church, was really fun. The church is close to Central Park, so we headed out over there for a picnic afterward. The weather was absolutely gorgeous.



Thanks to Heather, her 3-D map, and Rich's iphone, we had navigating the city down by the end. The first part of the trip was a little harder, but Heather got us through.

We were all a little sad to see it end, but excited to get back home, too. I sure do miss these girls already! Can't wait till we do it again in five more years.