What I like about you- NYC

Will you be mad at me if I admit that I am not in LOVE with NYC?  Now relax... I didn't say I didn't like New York, cuz I do.  I just don't LOVE it like the rest of the world does.  Some people actually kinda get mad when I tell them this.  I swear they do.
This got me to thinking. (uh-oh)

Here are a few random reasons people are generally mad at me:
Take a deep breath.  Based on previous reactions, these are kind of a big deal. 

1.  I have  never seen the movie "The Godfather". 

 Any of them. 

 I don't even know how many there are.  Are there four? 

I have no clue. 

 As a matter of fact, I have never seen "The Lion King" or "Shrek" either.  Are you gasping yet?  Some people actually gasp when I tell them this.

2. I don't really care about fancy jewelry.  I'm totally uninterested in it.  I don't want it and don't understand why others are obsessed with it.  When I tell people this they are shocked and kinda angry.  Then they try to defend their stupid jewelry to me.  I don't care. Its a total waste of money. I find great pleasure in wearing a $10 necklace.  When I lose my cheapo necklace, I just buy a new one.  No big deal.  If I lost a $300 necklace, I'd be upset.  If I lost a $4000 ring, I'd probably need anxiety pills. 

3. I don't like carrot cake. 

At all. 

What is it?  I don't get it.  Why are there veggies in my dessert?  I might even HATE it.   I think I lost a friend a few years ago because we disagreed about carrot cake. She liked it and I didn't.  There was no way we could be friends.

Okay back to NYC  

The Empire State Building- view from a rooftop bar

Here is what I like about it:
So its a big diverse city with lots of tall buildings and 10 million people living in like 2 square blocks. ha ha.  It has lots of cool restaurants and a huge park in the middle.  There are taxis and trains that will take you anywhere remotely near Manhattan fairly easy. There are street vendors on every corner and everything is open almost 24 hours a day.  The theaters are the best in the country.  The talent that I have seen at the shows in NYC beat any other city in the world! 

Beach bar at the Pier- overlooking brooklyn bridge

On that note.... Here is why I don't LOVE NYC like others do:

I don't need anything open 24 hours a day.  I personally get up early and sleep at night.  Seems unnecessary. Go to just about any other city at 4 am on a Saturday night.  Everything is closed.  This is how it should be.  Go to bed people!

I don't really know where everyone is going in NYC.  There are taxis everywhere, but it is hard to get one.  Everyone always seems to be on the move.  Where are they going?   Honestly.

Lets move on a bit.

The sports bars in NYC suck.  Yeah I said it.  There are no good sports bars in the city. Find me one that compares to the awesome ones in Chicago, Philadelphia, or Boston and I will retract this statement.   Until then... I am stickin to my story.

No booze on Sunday til noon.   What a dumb rule.  I get it.  New Yorkers are cool.  They go out to dinner at like 10 pm on a Saturday night.  They stay out til 4am.  They sleep in on Sundays until noon. Then they hit brunch somewhere cool in the west village and do unlimited champagne for the afternoon.  It works for them.  Not for me.  I am on vacation and would love a bloody mary with my 11 am breakfast/ lunch.  Ill repeat:  Dumb Rule.


Two other gripes:  Trash everywhere and everything is under construction.  If you don't get it, go visit.

typical times square at night

Okay are you mad at me yet?  

With all that said... here are a few wonderful pics I have from our last two trips to NYC.  Yeah, we have been there twice it the past few months and of course we had an awesome time!  

brooklyn bridge

The biggest puffed rice machine.  Sitting in the middle of union square

The naked cowboy. 

View of Central Park and the upper west/east side

Ryan eating his corn

Vino for lunch





Recap time:  I like NYC; You remind me of fancy jewelry.  

ps: if you are my long lost carrot cake friend, I want to say I am sorry.  Maybe we can make amends someday...over cheesecake.



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