Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made

I'm back from my mini Vacay in the Big Apple! Wow, what a great girls trip. Sorry I have been MIA for a few days. It took me some time to recover from exhaustion.

NYC might possibly be the coolest city in the U-S-of-A. The hubby and I visited this hustle and bustle, never sleeping city last September and as expected, it was a total awesome experience yet again.

However, this time, it was only girls.

Great friends, new experiences, and memories for a lifetime.

I know I always say this, but I just can't help it. It's the truth. I seriously have the greatest friends in the world.

I am extremely lucky to have been blessed with so many girlfriends that I know I will stay friends with forever. Even though I paid for most of them (sorority, LOL), I would pay a million dollars to have my girls in my life:)

We had so much fun. Not to mention that we actually went out three nights in a row and stayed up until 4:00 or 5:00. Yes, A.M. is correct. I was very proud of us old women:).

It's always hard to put my vacation experiences into words, but I'm going to do my best without reciting a bunch of inside jokes and boring you too much.

What I do know is, I laughed so uncontrollably that I nearly peed myself. I had a permanent smile on my face yesterday thinking about how much fun we had.

Here are the highlights:
Not having to drive - anywhere. Seeing a proposal in Central Park. H&M. Beautiful weather. Outside restaurants. Really fun bars. Sex & the City Tour. China town shopping. Pinkberry. Dance parties until the wee hours of the night. NY style pizza. Harbor Cruise. Karaoke bar with unlimited beer and sake in our own private room. Impeccable people watching. Great hospitality from our local new yorkers. A feeling of independence. Amazing views. Inspiring lights. City sights. Seeing a wasted guy pull his pants down in a bar (it was hilarious). Wearing flats the entire time. Uncontrollable laughter (already mentioned). Being told I have a southern accent (I'm from Kansas fool, that's not southern). Seeing Jersey Shore wannabes everywhere. Hoegaarden (tasty beer I had never had before). Streets that make you feel brand new. A sense of adventure. Lifetime friends.

Now, get ready to see a TON of photos. These were narrowed down from hundreds and two different cameras. I take a lot of pictures. So sue me.

Girls NYC Trip

Featuring...

THE NEW YORKERS aka BEST HOSTS EVER

Hansy

Bacon

Kelly

THE FIRST TIMERS

Smack

Stud

HK

THE SECOND TIMER

Me

 Arriving in Hoboken where Hansy lives

 Brunch in the Boken

 Amazing view of the city from Jersey

 Times Square

Harbor cruise - a little windy

 Hoboken from the boat

 Brooklyn Bridge

Queensboro bridge and Pepsi-Cola sign

Manhattan Bridge

Lady Liberty

Long Island City in Queens

Beautiful

 Headed to Bake's house. Night out #1

 5-hour energy! It was a must for this trip!

 Bake made us dessert. It was yummy.

Bagel Smashery in Hoboken. I had a wheat bagel smashed with cream cheese and strawberry preserves. It was oozing out everywhere. So yummy.

On the subway

 Rockefellar Center

 Waiting to get on the bus for the Sex & the City tour

 Where the SATC girls picked up their Rabbits on the show

Magnolia Bakery. Frequented on the show.

Ready for the Karaoke Bar. Night #2. Awesome.

Pultz and sushi. I only like one of them. Can you guess which one?

I tried, it just doesn't jive with my taste buds.

Love this pic

Pour some sugar on me, maybe?

So fun

Mass quantities of sake bombs

Couple duet:)

Me and Kelly. Right after we sang I wanna dance with somebody.

This pic is hilarious. Checkout Studder and HK in the back. And Bake's face is priceless.

Not sure who's hand is bunny earring us, but I'd be willing to bet that it's Studer.

This is where it starts to get blurry and a little out of hand:)

HA HA

Check out that long tongue. Nice HK!

cute. cute. cute.

Smack owned the DJ

She really wanted a gumball. Then, she dropped her change everywhere. :)

Central Park

Night # 3: Dinner at Pultz's restaurant

Patty and Bun:)

Brunch in Hoboken before catching our flight. French toast with berries and a bloody mary. YUM.

Until next time!

Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York...