Go, go go!

There has been so much "go go go" this weekend that I missed my usual Sunday night post! Let me take you through the play by play of the best weekend so far in NYC. To set the scene it was mildly warm for the first time in 2014 so of course we took full advantage of that and spent most of the weekend walking around Manhattan. The Anthony's arrived Friday night and we met them at their hotel in the Flat Iron district - I would get into how not classy the lounge in the hotel was BUT we are letting that go and moving on! (Think red velvet couches, waitresses wearing the bare minimum, and LED lights that went through the entire rainbow of colors). Anyway after a cocktail in the lounge and catching up we ventured across the street to Vin Sur Vingt - a little french wine bar with great service. We shared some pinot noir and a bunch of small plates including escargot, beet salad with pistachio cream, duck, brie, ham, and quiche! Everything I tried was better than the last and I think this was my favorite dinner of all time in NYC. 2 thumbs up from this girl. I wish I had taken pictures of the food BUT I suppose I'll just have to go back again sometime.

After bidding adieu to the Anthony's for the evening, Mike and I made our way to Brooklyn for my friend Caitlin's birthday party. I got to see some of my favorite new friends from NY, drank some limoncello, and danced to "turn down for what" in the coolest brooklyn apartment I've ever seen - definitely a magical NYC evening. Saturday morning was a little bit of a rough wake up but totally worth it since it was a B-E-A-utiful day. The Anthony's came over to see our apartment and enjoy some forest hills brunch. Below are some good ol' fashioned "our first apartment" pictures from Mrs. Anthony.

Brunch was at Jack n' Nellies where we enjoyed some live jazz music, french press coffee for the table, and DELICIOUS food. On our way out we met the owner (not named Jack OR Nellie) and we became one step closer to securing our position as "regulars" at this forest hills establishment. From brunch we took the subway into Manhattan and visited the 9/11 memorial. The memorial site was beautiful, see pictures below.

After the memorial we walked through Battery Park, shared some more small plates, and looked out at the water on a very sunny and windy afternoon. We made our way to the financial district and stopped at some NY landmarks on the way.

We ended up back at the hotel after a walk through union square, checked out a few places to eat, and decided on Maysville, which was an amazing choice. Maysville is a bourbon bar with an amazing menu. We decided to go with entrees this time instead of small plates but small plates or cornbread came anyway - its like they knew! It was truly a great meal and we got to eat in a private dining room by total luck.

After dinner we said our goodbyes and I think everyone slept very soundly that night from all the daytime walking. Sunday morning came and with it was another gorgeous day - what better way to spend the day then doing some necessities around the house in the morning and then joining some fellow Akronites for brunch in Manhattan. We went to paradou for their unlimited champagne brunch. I REALLY was going to refrain from the champagne and just do some eggs after a full weekend of wine indulging but peer pressure led to Mike and I both getting a little tipsy on some bellini's. You might be able to tell we were feeling in from the pictures below.














After this was a long nap, some greasy pizza, a little headache medicine, and a lot of water. Probably could have had a more productive Sunday but how often do you get to enjoy a whole weekend with some of your favorite people?