NYC/CT Recap!

A bit delayed, but this blog post has arrived! 

Labor Day Weekend was full of fun as I was reunited with friends and close mentors! 

On Saturday, I took off to Fairfield where my best friend, Katie, lives. It was a bit of a drive, but it was easy due to plenty of Starbucks and fun playlists on my iPod. I was on a Lana Del Ray kick that weekend, so National Anthem was blasting a lot!  

Once getting to Katie's house, we changed quickly and hopped on the train to NYC. It's become sort of a yearly trip to NYC. Last year, we did a similar trip down when I went to visit her.  The train ride was a little more than an hour into Grand Central. I'm sure I'm not the only one, but don't you just love to stand in the middle of Grand Central and admire the tourists, the businessmen and women, and the ceiling? It's one of my favorite pastimes. I do it quite a lot in London Paddington as well! 

We met up with our friend, Oriana, as we were staying with her for the evening. 

Our evening started with delicious Mexican food before heading down to the Lower East Side/St. Mark's area for drinks!  My little from Pi Phi met up with us as well. We laughed the entire night, and it was so great to catch up!

The Katies!

Allison & Me

Sunday morning, we grabbed brunch with my little as well as another sorority sister. The place was called Edison's. It certainly had a dive bar experience, but the food was great. We spent the rest of the day wandering around the city- window shopping at Kate Spade and devouring gelato from Eatly! 

Delicious Brunch & Bottomless Mimosas!

Kate Spade on Madison

Empire State Building

On Labor Day, we had hoped to take a mini-road trip out to either Mystic, Providence, or Hyannis. Yet, the weather had other plans for us. It was very dreary, so we settled on searching for a few things that we've been wanting to try. 

The first stop? Get cronuts. Or at least the knock-off version of cronuts.  Personally, it tasted like fried dough. I know it wasn't the original, but still don't see the hype. I'll take my cupcake, any day. 

We had lunch at the newly opened Stamford Dino BBQ location. As true SU alumnae, we could not pass up the opportunity to indulge in some delicious BBQ.

Dino BBQ & a Syracuse Pale Ale

All in all, it was a great weekend catching up with Katie and seeing other friends! On the way home, I was also able to stop in and see Sue! Sue has been a great mentor to me since I was a participant in the Dulye Leadership Experience in 2011. It was great to see her and get advice on my next move!

Off for the Weekend!

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I'm away for the weekend on some adventures!

I'm headed to Fairfield, CT today and then NYC tonight. It's a big of a college/sorority reunion weekend with how many friends/sisters I'm seeing. 

On Labor Day, my best friend Katie and I have made a crazy road trip which encompasses locations in CT, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.

And, on my way back to CNY on Tuesday, I've got a bit of a scenic route planned.

Stay tuned for tons of instagrams and blog posts next week!

101 in 1001

As a huge list maker, I've seen the concept of 101 in 1001 many times on various blogs and articles. Naturally, I've always been curious about the idea and making my own list. Thus, what better idea than to make a list right before I embark on the next chapter of my life!  The majority of my list includes travel and sightseeing, but a lot also focuses on accomplishing a lot of things that I have always wanted to do. In order to see them finally accomplished, I'm holding myself true to my 101 in 1001 list. 

You can view my entire list here or at the top of the page. I'll keep updating it for the next 1000 days. My 101 items has to be completed by May 22, 2015. 

#101in1001

Adventures in CT and NYC!

This past weekend, I took a road trip to visit one of my best friends from Syracuse. Her name is also Katie. We've been friends since sophomore year when she joined Pi Phi, and since then, we've been the best of friends. At times during senior year, we were referred to as the "Katies" by many.

The drive there and back equated to about ten hours of driving, but it was well worth seeing a friend, sharing a few laughs, and catching up in person rather than via text message or by phone. One of the things that I have noticed this summer is that I do enjoy road trips. I had forgotten how much since I've been interning for the past summers, and most travel has been done via a plane. Having the wind in your hair, a Starbucks latte, and music (as cliche as it sounds) was a nice way to start and end a fun weekend.

Katie and I ate dinner with her parents and watched the Olympics Friday night. Well worth it to catch up and to get to know her parents as well.

Saturday, we ventured into NYC for the day. We caught the commuter train which was about an hour journey into Grand Central. From there, our day consisted of window-shopping, drinks with friends from Syracuse, the hunt for macaroons, and watching Mary Poppins, the Musical. We actually ran into a few people I knew from my semester abroad randomly while we were getting pre-musical drinks with another friend. It really is a small world.

Overall, the weekend was well worth it. Lots of fun to catch up with a friends before I hop the pond!

Yum!

London Fall 2010

New Amsterdam Theatre