New York

I love New York during Christmas and I really really wanted to go before we went home for Christmas. Luckily Mike was in NYC for work and I didn't work the weekend so I took the bus down so we could spend the weekend! Lucky for us we have some very generous friends who live downtown in Battery Park. They let us crash there for the weekend! It was my first time in a New York City apartment. I loved it, so cute and small. They have an amazing view from there roof deck see below....

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G

So I got there Friday night, Mike picked me up and we headed to Soho to meet Brian for dinner. After we just went back to the apartment and went to sleep. Saturday we walked outside to see a gazillion Santa Clauses. I guess it was Santa Con, not too many people can say they were in New York during Santa Con. Haha actually, it was kind of annoying, every street corner there was a drunken Santa. We took the subway to the Brooklyn Bridge and walked halfway across.

View of Manhattan from the Bridge

We then went to China Town. It actually felt as if we were in China. A group of Chinamen were playing some Chinese instruments and another Chinamen singing along. haha funny sight. Another group of people were up doing some ti chi. We walked around a little while longer then headed to Hawkers for dinner! Of course we had to eat at Hawkers duh.

The food was okay, best part about it was we got 15 percent off for having the last name! Next we went to Magnolia's bakery in the West Village. Mike had been raving about the banana pudding all week long so of course we had to go. Well he had every right to rave about it. OMG it was amazing best I have ever tasted. It's famous from Sex and the City. They would go there all the time in the show. MMM just thinking about it makes my mouth water. I have to tell you the West Village is were I would LOVE to live. It is so beautiful in a New York City kind of way. It's were all the famous and insanely rich people live. Like the Carrie Bradshaw neighborhoods. Next we went to Washington Square I had never been before and I really wanted to check it out.

Then off to Rockefeller to check out the tree!

So much fun! I fell in love with the city this weekend. Thanks to my husband who knows his way around, otherwise I would never see as much as I have! He's the best!