Food, Fitness, Fashion

Morning! Well I am back with the last portion of my NYC recap, if you missed the first portion of my NYC recap, click here !!!! Mom and I woke up at 9am Saturday morning got showered and dressed and headed down to Greenhouse 36 for breakfast. When we saw steel cut oats on the menu, we knew that was exactly what we wanted.

The steel cut oats were served with dried cherries and brown sugar…yum yum!!! I also had a water and a coffee (not pictured). After breakfast we headed to the ground zero by subway. It was very strange to see the wide open space where the twin towers used to stand. They have already started construction on the new tower, so the whole area was fenced in. After looked around that are for a little while, we headed to Century 21. Century 21 is a department store that sells designer stuff at a discounted price. We looked around for about an hour and a half. I didn’t end up finding anything I loved, but it was a cool store. We met up with May and Ellen and then headed to Central Park where we were to meet to depart for the Sex and the City Tour. While waiting for the tour to depart, mom and I split a soft pretzel.

I was super excited about the Sex and the City Tour, because I am mildly Sex and the City obsessed!!!!! We got to see whole bunch of spots that were in both the series and the movie. They played clips from the movie and the show while we were driving by certain places which was great because it helped you to remember all the episodes. There were four stops on the tour as well. The first was at the Pleasure Chest where Charlotte buys the rabbit. Remember that episode!!! The second was Buudakan where Carrie and Big have their Rehearsal Dinner in the movie and where Anthony and Standford share their New Year’s kiss during the show.  Here is a picture of Mom, May and I in front of I giant vase in Buudakan.

Oh! that’s my outfit! Black flats (Steve Madden), Dark Skinny Jeans (Forever 21), Red Plaid Shirt (Walmart), Black Cardigan (TJ MAXX).

Our next stop was Magnolia Bakery where Carrie and Miranda always get cupcakes. You see them eating them in the scene where Carrie tells Miranda about meeting and having a crush on Aiden!We each got a free cupcake there!!!!

These cupcakes were soooooo good!! I loved the frosting it was super creamy! YUM! There was actually a line around the block when we got there, these cupcakes are VERY popular! After cupcakes, we headed to O’Neill’s bar, which is the bar that was used as “Scout” the bar that Steve and Aiden owned together. When we stopped in there we got…Cosmos  (OBVI!!!).

Here we are with out drinks!!!

The tour was really fun!!! After the tour we headed back to May’s hotel and hung out for a bit before heading out for Thai food. I sipped on 2 Mai Thai’s thought dinner!

My meal started with a hot a sour soup.

and a small spring roll:

For the Main Event, mom and I split a Pad Thai, and myself, May, Ellen and Mom split a chicken fried Rice. I had small potions of each.

about twice the amount of Pad Thai shown. Dessert was a fortune cookie:

My fortune said something about unexpected money coming my way! Gosh I hope it is right!!!!!

After the meal we headed to a pub down the street for a drink before calling it a night. I had a Brooklyn Winter ale. It was very flavorful and really reminded me of across between Sam Adams Octoberfest and Winter Ale.

Yesterday morning, mom and I got up, got dressed and headed down for one last breakfast at Greenhouse 36. I has a spinach, tomato, mushroom and cheddar egg white omelet.

I also had a small bowl of fruit (not pictured) and a carrot spice mini muffin.

I didn’t eat those grilled veggies you see to the right they were super greasy…yuck! After breakfast we packed up and headed to the airport. While waiting to board mom and I split  bag of pop chips (I ate ate majority).

When I got home, I was snacky again, so I snacked some Trader Joe’s Salsa and Chips.

and a Kashi Dark Chocolate Oatmeal cookie!

The rest of the afternoon was spent getting my apartment in order: unpacking suitcase, doing laundry, unloading dishes, cleaning ect. For dinner, since we had no food, Adam and I ordered takeout from Cafe Antolia. I odered the MIT special which is portabella mushrooms, roasted red peppers and goat cheese on focaccia bread. My favorite!!!

This morning I got up and got ready to be back in my routine! I had a great weekend, but it feels good to have life “back to normal”. Although, one thing was not normal, I was not hungry at all this morning. I knew I needed to eat, so I made 1/2 a normal serving of pumpkin oats.

Oats:

• 1/4 of a cup of oats
• 1/2 a cup of water
• 1/2 of a banana

Toppings

• a spoonful of pumpkin
• cinnamon
• maple syrup

I also had coffee with half and half, but my camera eat the picture!

Here is today’s outfit:

Light Gray Pants (Express), Black Suede Pumps (Michael Kors), White Tank Top ( H&M), Purple Cardigan ( I forget where I got it).

In other news:

As you all know, in Honor of Thanksgiving being right around the corner, I will be posting something I am thankful for in every post. PLEASE feel free to join in in the comments section! So for this post:

I AM THANKFUL FOR: My Mom and Dad!!!!

I am lucky enough to have the best parents in the whole wide world. They both grew up in a small neighborhood of Boston called Charlestown, where we all live now! My dad is one of 5 and my mom is the oldest of two.  They actually met for the first time at 6 years old in first grade, but didn’t like each other at all. My mom thought dad was a jerk!!!! They met again at a New Year’s Eve party at 16 years old and have been in love ever since. They were married in 1976 and had my brother Nick in 1979 and me in 1983!

Through watching my parents, I learned a lot about what a loving relationship is all about!

My parents have always pushed me to be my best, and supported me in all my decisions.

They never miss an opportunity to tell me how much they are proud of me and love me, which means a lot! Plus, we always have a great time together! My parents are very, very funny!!!

(that is mine and Adam’s first Christmas living together )

Anytime I need help or advice, I always know they will be there to help and guide me. I honestly don’t know where I would be without my mom and dad! LOVE YOU GUYS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!

Thanks for raising me to be the woman I am today, I owe so much of my success to you!!!