This weekend my good friend Lauren came to visit. Lauren and her husband Jared drove into New York Friday morning from DC. I love when friends come to visit because it really pushes me to go out and continue to experience the city. I have been living here for seven months and I think I may be getting a little complacent. I have to remind myself that I live in New York and although it is easy to be comfortable, New York always has so much to offer.
Lauren was the ideal visitor because she came with a full list of things she wanted to do. We kept referring to "the list" when deciding what our next plan of action was. Like I mentioned, Lauren did not compose a small list with just two or three place she wanted visit. It was a hefty list, but surprisingly we managed to get through most of it.
Saturday Morning
Breakfast at Balthazar
The first thing on "the list" Saturday morning, was breakfast at Balthazar. Balthazar is a hip French brasserie in Soho. It is pricey but so delicious. We were fine with it being slightly expensive because we thought it would be best to share a couple items on the menu. We didn't want to fill up on one meal and we also didn't want to spend too much money in one place.
Macaroons at Laduree
Laduree was the next stop on "the list". Laduree is a luxury french bakery. It is one of the best known makers of macaroons in the world and they only have a few locations in the US and only a couple locations in New York.
Bleecker Street Records
Bleeker Street records was one of the only places on "the list" that wasn't a restaurant or bakery. It is located on the East Side of town. Even if you don't listen to music on a record player, it is still an interesting store to visit. They sell records and cds in every genre of music. It is crazy cds are becoming such a novelty now. My friend Susannah tagged along with us and the four of us had a great time hanging out in this record store.
Hot Coco at The City Bakery
The hot chocolate from The City Bakery is intense. It is super thick and super rich. It is seriously a liquified brownie with a marshmallow on top. We each paid $7 for one. Even though we all wanted to call it quits after a few sips, we were determined to get our money's worth. We were all in the salad mood for lunch after a treat like that.
Another weekend has come and gone just like another year has almost come and gone. Lauren, Jared and I were talking about how we have all known each other for more than a year now. The three of us were reminiscing on our college days and how a year ago at this time we were at completely different place in our lives. We were college students, unsure of our lives after graduation. We would have never thought, a year later we would all be casually hanging out in New York. A year ago we were concerned college students hoping that after graduation we would be happily employed. Now I am working for a PR fashion agency, Lauren just accepted a job with the State Department and her and Jared got married. It is difficult to predict what is going to happen in life, but it is always interesting to see how it plays out.
