The weekend started out on the gloomy side…
…but it improved. Drastically.
On Saturday I bopped around the city with Jessi. I threw on one of my favorite outfit as of late – cut offs with a tank top and kimono. Easy, cute, and comfortable.
We started the day with breakfast at the diner. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE diners?
Then we headed down to Big Gay Ice Cream Shop for what was supposedly (and truly) the best ice cream cone in the city.
We both got the famous “Salty Pimp,” which is vanilla ice cream injected with dulce de leche, coated with sea salt, and dipped in chocolate. It was unreal.
All of the cones/sundaes looked incredible!
Then we headed to Prospect Park for a birthday party.
Saturday night ended up being a rainy mess, so I had dinner with a friend in my ‘hood then called it a night.
On Sunday I bummed around for most of the day before heading out into what was probably the most gorgeous day of the weekend. I grabbed a quick smoothie…
…then headed to a church meeting in Tribeca. Afterward I headed back uptown to Union Square for a quick lunch at Whole Foods, followed by church.
Then on Sunday night Rachel and I went out to some fun Memorial Day parties around the city. I’m usually out of town for MDW, so it was fun to stick around and enjoy one of the things NYC does best – rooftop parties.
We rounded out the night with dinner at Tortilla Flats – a definite new favorite of mine. As if it weren’t festive enough, they had rounds of trivia every 20 minutes or so. How fun is that?!
Not to mention I’ve never met a Mexican meal I didn’t like.
On Monday I headed up to Central Park for a fun picnic with my friends/church crew. I barely ever make it up to the Park, so I really enjoyed embracing what “nature” NYC has to offer.
And then somewhere in the mix, I’ve been able to become sucked into my latest TV series addiction – The Tudors. It combines so many of my favorite things – 16th century England, royalty, romance, scandal, Henry Cavill…
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Any other fans of The Tudors? What was a highlight of your weekend?
Ah the Tudors is so good + addicting!! I love it!
I’ve never heard of the Tudors before. I’m currently going through Scandal, and am really enjoying that. It sounds like you had a great weekend. This weekend my baby brother graduated from college and I spent yesterday with a running friend- it was great!
I have GOT to get a kimono - yours looks awesome!
You mentioned Tortilla Flats in the tweet that brought me to this post. We’re in New Mexico for the weekend and just discovered this amazing restaurant. So far, we’ve eaten there twice!
Tortilla Flats is one of my go-to spots! so much fun, such great music and crowd, and totally my type of place. i always bring ppl there when they’re visiting too. just blogged about the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop recently too — but mainly bc of their unicorn.
haha yes the unicorn is pretty awesome 😉 girl, we still have to get together!!
I watched The Tudors back when it was airing on Showtime, but my best friend just discovered it through Netflix, so I’ve been reliving my obsession with her. Hello, Henry Cavill : )
My goodness do I love the Tudors! I have yet to do a MDW in NYC, maybe I’ll stay in town next year, yours looked so relaxing
Just a cyper reader but I think it is so unfair of all the pictures of food you eat and you gain NONE of it 😉 LOL. Its killing me. I gained weight just looking at your diner breakfast and ice cream cone and that wasn’t even all of it. Seriously, New York food…..oh I must visit!!!
haha, I definitely can’t eat like that every day! although all the walking does help balance it out 😉
I loooooove your kimono! I’ve seen someone else wear a similar one and wasn’t brave enough to ask where she got it…where did you get yours?
it’s from Target!
Danielle says
Thos pictures of the city are breath taking!