weekend shenanigans

 So people ask if we have adjusted to New York yet and I tell them not really. I still feel like we are on vacation. We always try to do something on the weekends and get out of our apartment to mix things up. It's been hard for me to get out because it's been SO COLD, so it's nice to bundle up and get out with Spencer on the weekends. 2 weeks ago Spence was out of town so my sister-in-law came down from Boston to stay with me and Charley. It was so fun to have her and site-see a bit and eat GOOD food! She loves food and finding good places to eat, so I was all for eating 4 or 5 meals a day! (you can do that when your breast-feeding and training for a marathon!)

 We walked around the Botanical Gardens which are going to be gorgeous in the spring! 

 This is crazy! These flowers are KNITTED! They were really cool close up. 

Brunch (or second breakfast) one day! 

 The last night we ordered take out to be able to put Charley to bed at a decent hour and I had to take a picture of our feast! We had Jamaican/ Caribbean food and it was delicious! 

 One morning we got up pretty early and took the subway into the city to try the famous Cronut at Dominique Ansel's Bakery. They did not disappoint. So every month he switches the flavor and this month it was a Peanut Butter Rum flavor that was divine! 

 They said the bakers start at 2:00AM!!! to get the cronuts ready for when they open. 

 Charley fell asleep while we were in line. We were pretty lucky.. it was a really slow day. Usually you have to show up at 6am to get a cronut, but we got there at 8am and only had to wait 30 minutes. 

 the line.. 

 Last weekend we went into Chinatown and tried the famous Tasty Hand Pulled Noodles. You can literally see the guys in the back making the noodles and pulling them! The food was super good.. I think I liked it a little better than Spencer did. There wasn't room to sit and eat it, so we went to a nearby Bubble Tea Cafe and ate it there with our Bubble Teas. 

 Then we went to Central Park and watched the ice-sculptures sculpt . 

 and some random pics of Charley.. 

 And lastly, on Saturday we went into Chelsea to try some Venezuelan food. I LOVE LOVE Venezuelan arepas and had to try some. Chelsea is a cute, hipster part of town that has some amazing restaurants. I want to go back and try some more! We got some Venezuelan sweet corn pancakes and arepas that were soo good! We also went to the local YMCA and went swimming with Charley. She loved it!

And that night, our friends watched Charley while she slept and Spence and I hit up some pizza and a Broadway show! We had heard good things about "Once", so Spencer got tickets 50% off at a ticket booth and we went. It was REALLY good! I would recommend it! It's a cute love story with really good music! 

Love this man of mine!