I'm having a great time exploring the city (museums, food, outings). The more I'm out in the city the more I love this city. There's so much to do. I feel like my weekends im really taking the time to breathe in the day that God is blessing me with whether i have a planned event or I'm walking down the street and being still and really look at the colors, feel the wind... just allow myself to slow time in this fast paced city.
Food/Drinks
-I found a new restaurant-Anja Bar (i LOVE the space and the food) but it does not love my pocket so i know i will not be doing a 3 course dinner with them for awhile...definitely on the pricier side. But the appetizer(vegetable spring roll which btw i typically hate spring rolls) and entree (spicy maya shrimp with coconat basmati rice) was delicious...the dessert which was unmemborable was not.
-Dessert Crawl (anyone who really knows me knows i love desserts). It's only fitting I found a group that meets monthly and try different desserts (my rationalization is this wont interfere with my weight loss journey because its only once a month). This months crawl was a cupcake crawl (2 of the places Ive been too before, 1 place was new and their speciality is bread but now they've expanded to cupcakes (they should stick with what they know..cupcake was terrible). The fourth place is called Sweet Revenge....OMG! The best cupcake place YET. I love Crumbs because of the variety but my my Sweet Revenge cupcakes are decadent. The two cupcakes I had was: Mayan Chocolate – Cinnamon Chocolate Cake with Cinnamon Chocolate Buttercream and Carnivale – Mexican Vanilla Cake, Spiced Apple Filling, Salted Caramel Frosting. soo good. its just so hard to find.
-Sake Tasting (which was great because ive always wanted to try Sake). i found two that was alright..i didnt love them but out everything i tried i would buy it : Dewazakura Tobiroka Sparkling Sake "Festival of Stars" (Yamagata Prefecture) and Kamoizumi Komekome Speciality Sake "Happy Bride:
-Ayza Wine & Chocoalte Bar-- (this has been on my list since one of my first visits to NY when i got lost and i said now is the time to cross it off my list. I ordered an appetizer wild mushroom tart which was pretty good and my free Sangria for liking them on facebook was enjoyable. the highlight of the meal was the chocolate: was decent but i loved my new favorite chocolate: Martine's piano (so cute an actua chocolate piano with caramel...yummy; Jacques Torres Love bug ...favorite chocolate EVER..i LOVE white chocolate but was not sure how i would feel about the lime ganache inside. It just melted in my mouth.
Other Activities
Gun Range with Kym (it was alot of fun...i wasn't about the sport of hitting the target but the fun of just letting go ...i tell you i can see how it could be a stress relief)
Art Museums/Exhibits
I am taking advantage of pay as you wish days and free entry to see the museums on my list. Thus far I've seen:
-Whitney Museum
-MoMa (I haven't been here since when i was visiting hubby before we were married)--America Society had an exhibit that had artistic images in a slide show playing against a ballet--it was quite interesting in a good way
-Rubin Museum of Art
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