I'm the King of New York.

Recap of the constant adventure that is NYC...

A plane and bus ride, and a metro pass and a bit of walking later...

we came upon the Plaza !!

Which inspired plenty of "Home Alone 2" quotes,

and made me feel like I was inside one of my favorite children's books;

"Eloise at the Plaza"

Then, when Aubrey, Christina and Mandy headed off to see "Evita" on Broadway...

     

...I headed off to an art museum.

Of course.

And also happened to catch the season premier of Project Runway on Times Square.

Nooo big deal.

"Che" in Evita was played by none other than Ricky Martin.

Seriously y'all, no big deal.

And of course we stopped for some Max Brenner dessert afterwards.

Good thing I'd sampled the chocolate at Max Brenner in Australia;

before I couldn't eat chocolate any more!

(But a s'mores sundae is delicious with just vanilla, in case you were wondering)

Next morning; Central park (where some awesome people went running... I am not included... I walked around all art-nerdy and took tons of pictures...)

and then Statue of Liberty.

In some rather perfect weather.

Then, obviously, China town.

Anyone need a purse??

Adventures around every corner.

And Aubrey found some fruit!!

Great deals--she was so excited!

And,

Are you ready for this??

NEWSIES.

Seeing as we were SUCH fans,

we took the tip to stay and wait for the cast after the show.

Best. Idea. Ever.

Sooo many handsome boys.

Seriously; life changing.

And then we just wrapped it up with a little Brooklyn Bridge/pizza magic.

Can I just live there please??

Grateful for: Artwork on the subway.

And friends that don't get too embarrassed when I pull out my gargantuan camera to snap a photo of it.

Why I went to NYC.

Okay, okay, there were actually a few reasons I went...

Like;

It's NEW YORK CITY,

I'd never been,

it was on the very tip-top of my travel-bucket-list

I got to go with some totally wonderful friends,

the statue of liberty,

times square,

central park,

seeing where scenes of Elf were filmed,

ETC...

and also it's simply an experience I should (and therefore, could) NOT miss out on,

But...

Here's what sealed the deal;

LIFE CHANGING.

I showed this to Emma, and then this is what happened...

(Do you like my shirt??)

More NYC pics to come a bit later...

But I had to share this video with you ASAP.

I love it so.

Grateful for: Really cool friends who take weekend trips to NY.

Also,

Spending the week with my brothers and sister

while my parentals are away...

and when my brother Max tells me my glasses are like Spongebob's

when he goes jelly-fishing.