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It's been almost 3 years since my last trip to NYC! So this past weekend my friend Dana and I left the babies and husbands for a girls weekend and let me just say that we were meant to be travel buddies together! We've both been to NYC before so there was no need to get on a double-decker bus, see the Statue of Liberty or Empire State Building. Our priority was to see shows and hit up our favorite bakeries. Good thing we walked, walked, and then walked some more because we ate, ate, and ate some more.

One of my favorite meals was tea at Alice's Tea Cup on the Upper West Side. The tea was unbelievable and the scones melted in your mouth. YUM! We also tried a new pie shop in Times Square called Pie Face where we enjoyed a pear and ricotta pie. OH MY GOODNESS! And of course no trip to New York is complete without an oatmeal and raisin cookie from Levain Bakery on W 74th.

We saw three shows over the weekend and they couldn't be more different. I highly recommend Once for someone who might be afraid of jazz hands and outlandish costumes that you typically see on Broadway, and Mama Mia is perfect for a feel good show. Porgy and Bess was a classic and the talent blew me away! All in all I was pleased with our selection and enjoyed each in their own way.

Now, to figure out how to get back to NYC before 2015!

Other highlights from the week:
-I didn't faint on Wednesday when I had my gestational diabetes test like I did with Charlie!
-NeNaw came to watch Charlie over the weekend while Jordan had class and baseball! I'm so glad she got to spend time with my boys...plus she cleaned our place!
-We decided to get Saturday matinee tickets on Friday afternoon from the South Pier TKTS booth rather than getting them in the Times Square booth on Saturday morning. Best Decision Ever! There were 6 people in line on Friday and about 300 on Saturday...in the rain!

Picture from the week: