Kelly + Sara + NYC = Way Too Much Fun!

Could anything have been more fun than going to New York City last weekend? Probably not. I had so much fun it was almost unbearable. In fact, during the Broadway show Mary Poppins, I just had to close my eyes for a minute and try not to explode because I had SO much stimulation and no sleep, I couldn't handle it anymore. Don't worry people, I was revived and made it through the whirlwind weekend.

Day One:

• Talk to Donny and Marie Osmond at the airport in NYC. Donny and I shared a flight. He is dreamy.


• I arrive and my friend Sara tells me that I need to buy new clothes and she is going to pick them out. (Apparently my clothes are out of style.) We did some serious damage to H&M. It's my new favorite store.


• Tried to win tickets for In The Heights through the Broadway Lottery. Didn't win.


• Ate dinner @ The Eatery. Yum. (P.S. I didn't any food from a chain restaurant and tried new things. My in-laws will be proud.)


• Went to the Empire State Building at night. Breathtaking.


• Got a Pinkberry (Anyone had one?)


• Walked around Times Square

Day Two:

• Ate brunch @ Popover's Cafe. So delicious!


• Went to Broadway in Bryant Park- a free sample of several different shows.


• Times Square shopping. Got a makeover and did some damage in Sephora.


• Bus tour to Downtown. Shopped in SoHo and China Town. I got a sweet fake leather purse. It started raining so hard, it was awesome. Pulled out the plastic white poncho.


• Got separated from Sara on the Subway. We got on, she thought it was the wrong train, so I jumped off and she didn't because the door shut. I didn't have my cell phone. She mouthed the words "Don't Move!" You better believe it didn't!!


• Attempted to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, but it was raining so hard it was ridiculous. We took the subway underneath and ate at the delicious pizzeria, Grimaldi's.


• Saw the Manhattan view from Brooklyn at night. Beautiful. It was still raining.

Day Three:

• Grand Central Station


• Met up with my friend Anthony Meyer who took a train from D.C. to see me. What a great friend.


• Went to the Fairway and got some famous NY cheesecake and red velvet cupcake.


• Ate a famous side vendor hot dog


• Saw the Broadway show Mary Poppins. It was SO good. Highly recommend to all.


• Walked around Hell's Kitchen and then ate at a crazy Ethiopian Restaurant. Hey, Elijah Wood ate there, so why can't I?


• Headed back to Sara's apartment for a going away singles party for her roommate Anne Marie. Loved the singles party...just kidding I didn't. But it was pretty funny when I would tell a guy who started talking to me that I was married and had three kids. Apparently the wedding ring wasn't a give-away.

Day Four:

• Central Park. It was so beautiful and nice to have a more "relaxing" day than the other three. We took a pedicab tour. I pretended to be Amy Adams and sang around the Bethesda Fountain.


• Toured the Time Warner building


• Back to Central park to walk through "The Mall"


• The Metropolitan Museum


• Church, in a singles ward. I am so glad I am married. Sacrament meeting was way too quiet.


• Flew home.

Here are some videos. The first one is us by the Brooklyn Bridge. I was a big talker. We didn't end up walking over the bridge because it was pouring and I had several shopping bags under that poncho.

The other video is of us down in the Subway. I loved the Subway. I think I rode it twenty times...a day. (As a side note, I think anyone who lives in Manhattan is in great shape. We walked and ran everywhere, all day long.)