Last weekend Yourdanos came to New York.
I visit him in LA, he visits me in New York... it is a pretty good trade off.
Yourdanos arrived late Friday night. His bus was suppose to get in at 6pm, but because of bus malfunctions 6pm became 10pm and 10pm turned into midnight. I was bummed! I had made some fun dinner and dessert plans. Instead, I watched four episodes of House of Cards while I waited for him.
Whoever said New York is the city that never sleeps is lying because I had the hardest time finding a restaurant that was open past midnight. The only place open by my apartment was The Meat Ball Shop on 81st and Amsterdam. I was happy though, because this is a restaurant I have been wanting to try for the longest time.
Although Yourdanos was only in town for a short time we had a lot of fun hanging out in the city together!
La Colombe in Tribeca
On Saturday we did what everyone should do on a Saturday. We slept in and went out for brunch. I took him to Max Brenner in Union Square. We ordered Cande's Killer Breakfast Skillet (comes with a side of chocolate sauce) and the Whipped Ricotta Crepe!! If you mix chocolate with anything I will fall in love. In this case I am referring to food, not the cute boy sitting next to me.
Later on in the afternoon, when we needed shelter from the cold, we stopped in La Colombe coffee shop. It is located in Tribeca and they have the best Lattes!
Hands down, Krispy Kreme donuts are the best!!! Now that I have discovered them in Penn Station, I am going to be paying it a visit often. I am not joking Yourdanos and I finished this whole box in less than two minutes.
9/11 Memorial
Obviously there is so much to see in New York, but in the winter it is hard to be outside. Yourdanos could have picked any other time to visit but he picked the worst month! haha who comes to New York in the winter? No one... it is a really bad idea!
However there was one place in particular I wanted Yourdanos to visit and that was the 9/11 memorial. I knew it would be a special experience for him. Yourdanos has been serving in the military for the last few years and was in Afghanistan for nine months of it.
Ethiopian Fried Eggs for Sunday Breakfast
Thanks Yourdanos, I love birthday presents!!! :)
Our last day together was Sunday. It snowed so much Sunday morning, there really wasn't much for us to do. We both agreed that hanging out in our sweats and watching Netflix was the best option. Later in the day we grabbed some Ethiopian cuisine at a restaurant a couple blocks up the street from my apartment. Too bad I didn't take any pictures of the food, because Ethiopian food is the best.
I said goodbye to him Monday morning on my way to work! It is always fun to see people you don't get to see often. I wonder what fun the place the two of us will visit next :)
