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MONDAY july 28

rachy had to work Monday, so i had to be ALONE IN NYC.

secretly I was freaking out, because.

hi.

but i woke up and went running up & down & around 72nd street (which was probably one of my favorite parts of NYC)

afterwards, I got ready & headed on the subway + the one train.

I got off at 86th street & right infront of me was 

 for those of you who don't know,

i am the assistant manager at the francesca's at the University Mall.

come visit me!!!

but anyway, if you haven't come to a fran's before,

basically every single boutique is different,

so i had to go see this one!!!

it was incredible!

& I even got a secret tour of their back "rooom" which was a straight basement full of merchandise!!!

I got off at 86th to make my trek through central park:

i loved all of the performers!!

I was sweating & dying because it was so hot & I walked like almost 2 miles,

but it was so worth it because i got to go to the guggenheim museum!!

for those of you who don't know me very well.

I AM THE BIGGEST ART HISTORY/HUMANITIES NERD.

like my 2 favorite classes at BYU have been my humanities classes.

I had just finished a class in April that was Renassiance through Modern Humanities..

We talked about the Guggenheim so I HAD TO GO TO IT and it was such a cool museum.

i loved it.

After i walked through the incredible structure,

there was the cutest gelato stand,

so i obviously had to sample (& buy one)

rachy met up with me about then, and we walked around 5th avenue! 

we went into Saks, and drooled and envied.

then we went to fossil & i bought a beauty of a watch!

(that was my unnecessary & ridiculous purchase)

we went to magnolia's & i bought a little cheesecake that quite literally melted in my mouth.

we hung out at the library, but we were too late to go inside :(

then rachy & i walked down and ate dinner on restaurant row

at the cutest place bourbon street bar/grille. we sat on the balcony & it was such a fun monday!

:) 

(to be continued)

welcome to new york

(continuation of this post)

because rach & I had the biggest, longest day ever on Saturday, we slept in until literally 11:30. Her apartment has a full size bed, so we fit together nicely. But neither of us even shifted until about 11:25 am, that's how tired we were.

but anyway, we woke up & decided to go to brunch, because brunch. I am a How I Met Your Mother addict and Lily & Marshall always talk about going to brunch in NYC, so it HAD to happen.

are you drooling yet? BEST BREAKFAST I'VE EVER HAD.

if you ever make your way to NYC (which i highly suggest) Sarabeth's is a must!!

i got plum herbal tea which was absolutely to die for, & the Goldie Lox. It was Salmon and scrambled eggs with cream cheese & a scone & delicious jam and wow. melted in my mouth and I almost died and went to good food heaven.

After breakfast we decided to walk around and go to canal street. on our way to the subway, we passed this! & i am sorry. MY NAME (minus the i + an e) AND THE YEAR I WAS BORN. i was meant to live in NYC.

walking around & shopping, i was determined to find cool graffiti. 

so this was kinda cool.

Sunday was fun cause we just shopped all day,

my feet got the WORST blisters. woof

i bought those cute sandals at DSW the day before,

and yikes. my poor feet.

Anyway,

rach & i walked & then decided to go to AMC, a movie theater that has freaking recliners.

yup.

recliners.

we went to Sex Tape with Cameron Diaz & rach & i laughed our freaking heads off.

it was so good!

then we made our way home.

i love this person, 

way too much.

also, i realized that the subway is BRILLIANT and even though at times creepy,

i fell in love with it.