1) It can be like 40 degrees one day and apparently like 70 the next.
2)My hair is not going to like this city's humidity and definitely a waste of time to blow dry.
3) Musicians in the subway are AMAZING!
4) There is a day completely dedicated to the macarons in NYC (not the coconut macaroons people :))
5) It is very convenient to own a little personal shopping cart to haul groceries
6) Times square has way to many people
7) Do not try to surprise your boyfriend at the airport terminal unless you actually know which terminal he is arriving in
8) I love broadway shows
9) The bar method kicked my butt
10) Central park makes me seriously miss my dog
11) Daylight savings time...whats that?
Ok so those are few little things I've learned on this journey of mine. Well it is currently thursday evening and I'm sitting in my cozy little room on my cozy little bed taking some time to update you all. I feel as if today was my first actual day of starting my life out here in NYC. Up to this point it has been transitioning, moving in, and spending the most amazing few days with my boyfriend (which i will explain more in detail in a bit). I am both excited and a little anxious to actually give this whole, "trying to make it in the big city" a try. I know God has called me out here and wants to do big things-even if its different than what I think, so I am ecstatic to continue on my journey!
So lets take it back a few days, shall we?
It is a beautiful sunday afternoon. Travis is arriving at the Newark airport about 215pm. I told him that he would be taking the bus/subway to my place, but had a different plan in mind. Soo i get on the express bus to Newark before he arrives. I have my iPad with a huge font just saying, "TRAVIS MARR" waiting to stand and act like a driver. Soo he is off the plane and gives me a call, "just go to baggage claim and tell me when your there," I say. Once he claims he's there I am hiding my face with my note saying his name and standing with these old men. They were looking at me weird, but hey when your in love you'll do crazy things! Another few minutes go by and we are both very confused. I soon realize I'm not even in his terminal, so to my dismay I had to tell him my surprise. We quickly reunite and all is history...just kidding. I'll briefly describe what we did!
After making it to my place, we quickly start are trip nowhere other than the amazingly beautiful Central Park right outside my apartment. It was so beautiful and relaxing just walking hand in hand with him and people watching. From there we change settings a bit and head down to Times Square. It was his first time so needless to say he was pretty excited! We got some dessert at an old time favorite of mine...Roxy's.
The next day is started by having brunch at one of our favorite cafe/bakeries in the city "La Maison du Macaron" pure, authentic, french. You think you've tasted good bakery items until you've been to this place. mmmm...(puts magnolia bakery/sprinkles to shame) From there we spend time in an amazing area called Chelsea Marketplace. This is one of the coolest indoor/vintage/trendy shopping places I've ever been! Cafes, vintage clothes, markets, european imports, new upcoming designers/artists, bakeries. Amazing! Those of you making a trip out east make sure to go there! We continued to go to this place called "High Line Park." Trav gets all the credit for finding this little treasure. It is an old above ground subway system converted into a walkway/park. This was ridiculously cool, I kept thinking about how many good photo ops there were. It was like long walkway through the buildings with trees and benches and birdhouses. All just open air and in between buildings for miles. Very very neat.
The next day is amazing...I mean any day spent with Travis is nothing short of amazing and adventurous. We head down by the south ferry near the world trade center memorial to get discount tickets for broadway shows. There were so many options, but we settled with Mary Poppins. And boy am I glad we did! We spent the next few hours going to...you guessed it more bakeries (this is product of my mom being a baker and my boyfriend and her starting up their new business-get ready world they hit the market in about a month!) We go to the world famous Waldorf Astoria hotel where I've stayed more times then I can count and have more memories then i can remember there. It was almost like every summer I spent there and won two of my national titles in this magical hotel...and people it really is nothing short of pure brilliance. We walked to different cathedrals and stopped and spent some prayer time in St. Barts. So beautiful! Then the time came and we got to go to Mary Poppins! It was a such a joyous time! (besides the fact the lady next had a bit of an odor problem ha) I'm so glad we went it was amazing.
Our last day was spent near central park, visiting the waldorf and enjoying our favorite macarons from Bouchon Bakery. Then it was a hard goodbye knowing I won't see him for at least a 6 more weeks :( But on the bright side, each day is one more day closer to being together again! Here are a few pics from the trip...
Now after he left I had to face the fact that real life is now taking place. It is time to get my butt into gear. It is definitely exciting. I visited two studios and scheduled lessons with Melanie LaPatin, Joanna Zacharewicz, and Tomas meilnicki. I'm beyond excited. Not to mention I took my first class in "The Bar Method" in Soho and it kicked my butt. My legs were shaking so bad ha but I can't wait to get them into gear :)
Much love from me and the city,
Erica
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