..:: I'M BACK ::..

Well… I return to this blog in embarrassment for lack of dedication. Trust me I didn’t want to go into blog coma. In my last few New York weeks I was busy – I was out doing even more exploring and that was pushing this bad boy to the back burner. And then of course once I got back to KW it didn’t slow down. So now that capstone/grad is over, I can return to this blog. The sad part is I have to rely on my photos for the finer details – this was the reason I wanted to keep a blog in the first place!!!! So that I could remember every little detail that happened! But alas!

So where did I leave off?? St.Patricks Day!! I of course took this opportunity to look like a total tourist and I bought an “I ‘shamrock’ New York” t-shirt to wear to work. I, being the only college student, was razzed about wanting to party (and for wearing the shirt) LOL oh well. Since mike was still in town we had planned to go to the top of the rock, which I had been waiting to do with someone else. Mike brought his friend from the course he was taking. So the three of us had some NY pizza then headed to Rockefeller centre. It was a pretty cool building and one of the first really beautiful nights so we lingered at the top taking in the night air. The empire state building was lit up green that night (they match the lights to different occasions – it was red/white/blue for most of the Olympics).

After we were done at the top, it was only around nine so we decided to hit up some Irish pubs in and around Times Square. I had printed off a map – of course – and we made it out to four? five? pubs within a couple of blocks. It was a really cool experience considering I wasn’t going to pubs alone and I had people to party with lol. Two other things – apparently it’s the firefighters night off or something because they were in every single bar we went to in full uniform and in one of the pubs there was an Andy Bernard look alike. And I’m not talking just the sweater vest. This guy was the real deal – I wanted to get a picture so bad but I was literally right in front of him and if I had taken out my camera it would have ended up with a full-blown stage five clinger lol. Not only did he have the sweater vest in the bar but also it was paired with a pink shirt and he LOOKED like Andy Bernard and acted like him. Ohh man. (sidenote Andy Bernard is from the office look him up lol)
mike and his friend wanted to make sure they made the last subway back down to the financial district so it must have been around 12 when we wrapped up our evening and parted ways. Not a bad st. Patrick’s Day at all.

So here’s where it gets a little fuzzy… I’m pretty sure it was around this time that it was getting seriously nice out so one night after work I wanted to wander around like I did in my first couple of weeks – really make sure I saw everything. That Friday I went back into the village to get lost in the streets. Karl suggested I eat at da silvanos – apparently it’s the Ivy of NY. (aka where all the stars and paparazzi are). I of course didn’t see anyone famous when I was there but the food was delicious!!! I had spinach ricotta ravioli in a butter sauce… yummmm – oh actually I did see someone famous – I just only realized it this week though. Coming out of the restaurant as I was finishing up ( I ate on the patio) was one of the lead actors in the good wife! Not super famous but a little bit more legit than my first sighting.

I continued wandering around SOHO, found the People's Revolution building and then on my way back home I walked back past da silvanos and literally bumped into one of the chef's from that iron chef show - he was the big one with red hair. So minor celeb sighting number three.

Here's a picture from the Top of The Rock :)



This is a video of the elevator in Top of the Rock - on the way back down!