Exploring

Saturday we met up in the meat packing for brunch at Pastis. This place is a well known brunch spot with a French background. The food was really good, very fresh, full of color and taste, but the best part of the whole meal was the bread basket. I don't have enough good adjectives to describe this. The basket had chocolate bread, croissants, cranberry walnut bread, and my favorite-the sticky buns! I borrowed this pic off the internet, but think it does a good job painting the pic

Next we girls took off and Jason went to meet his buddies. First we decidedon a little exploring/shopping in the Lower East. We hit several clothing shops-Pixie Market, Annebells, Mint Julep to name a few, and a couple furniture shops, including one vintage/repurposed place. Then we hopped on the F and headed uptown. Of course, our shopping continued on 5th Ave and Madison. So much fun going into these stores and seeing the amazing possibilities. Some of these shops are larger than life! FAO Shwarz for one. This place had boxes of candy that were over two feet big. We had to swing by the lego section to check out gifts to bring home and I found this guy-Captain Jack, made of all legos

One of my favorite views in the city is looking south on Park, Becky took this! Thanks

As we were wondering around, we saw a large crowd on the corner of Central Park. When we walked over we found this great group of street dancers entertaining. Here are a few pics of their tricks

Hard to see, but there is a guy upside down jumping over those people!

We stopped at the Gotham coffee shop. What a cute, little, local coffee shop. The best part of this, was the conversation. Becky and I have been friends for a while, but we never are at a loss for words. I love listening to her, talking about life's issues/dilemma, sharing advice-wish times like these could last forever!

After a full day of work, it was time to enjoy! We met back up with Jason and Dave for dinner at Scarpetta-classic upscale Italian. Don't think any of us had a single bad bite. The scallops were perfectly cooked, the tuna had a little kick, my cavatelli with rabbit ragu was heavenly (and very filling). Chocolate for dessert made for a perfect meal with great friends.

 I don't even want to comment on the next part, so I'll keep it brief. We went to the OU bar to watch them loose. AWFUL. The only positive thing was that we ran into one of my friends from home who was visiting and she had just gotten engaged-hours early! So fun to share in this time with her. I remember each detail so clearly of mine, what an absolutely fabulous time!! Congrats Lexie

For the night cap, we went back to Dave's place. WOW!! The foyer looks like a hotel, the doorman are the perfect combo of protective and friendly. Love it.

 His place is ultra modern. Very well decorated and every inch utilized. By the way, did I mention he has an Andy Warhol hanging??

The absolute best part was the view. His apt is on the corner so he has a 270 degree view that is to die for. No money could buy this type of beauty, water to the west, downtown to the south, empire to the east. I could get used to this!

Such a great way to end an amazing weekend with my buddies!!