Day Three

So day three (Saturday) was another great day!!! We planned to get up @ 7, but really got up about 9, and walked the mile from our hotel to central park. We passed the David Letterman sign so I had to be tourist and take a picture:) Here we are all fresh at the entrance to central park. We ran 5 miles - Nikki's farthest outside:) There was a race going on so we had plenty of water stops:) After our run we stopped to stretch and had to take a picture of this guy - He apparently had a really fun Friday night - he was out cold!!!Then it was back to the hotel to get ready and meet Nikki's friend Nicole, who moved from Colorado to New Jersey last spring. Here are Nikki and Nicole in Little Italy (did I mention we got the best cannoli's there:)) We went to lunch at a place called 5 Napkin Burger - I had a vegetarian burger made of beets, pine nuts, and any other veggie you can think of - it was soooooo good!!!Then we hopped on the red tourist bus that let's you hop on and off all over the city and saw some sights.

The New Years Eve ball in times Square - It's a lot smaller than I thought it would be! I love this building - the Flatiron Building.

We stopped and got out near Little Italy and shopped around, then had to walk through Chinatown to catch the bus again. THAT was an experience. Dirty, noisy, crowded (even more than a normal NYC sidewalk!!!)

BUT.. Because of our jaunt through Chinatown we came upon this! Jill Zarin (of the New York Housewives fame) Fabric shop!!! I was really hoping to see any of the ladies from the NY or NJ houswives, but this is as close as we got:) It's good enough for me (this time around)!

What show is this from???

We topped our night off by stopping at the Magnolia bakery (again) for cupcakes and then walking Nicole to the train station, but we didn't want to deal with the crowds of times squre so we walked a block over. What a difference a block makes!!! We were a little scared for our safety, and on the way back we just dealt with the crowds. But not before we stopped at a popcorn shop my friend Lynette told me about with the yummiest popcorn! It's on one of Oprah's lists and we got the Chicago blend (Oprah's favorite) which was yummy cheesy popcorn mixed with yummy carmel corn. I don't like Oprah AT ALL but I must say she does have good popcorn taste! It was funny, the kid at the counter told us he could tell we weren't New Yorkers because we were too happy! (give me a few days @ home with crabby kids and I could be mistaken for a New Yorker:))!!! It was another fabulous day in New York!!! (Only 2 days left!!!)