flashback friday

today takes us back to september 2012.

we scheduled a trip out to new york city for our one year anniversary. i was soooo stoked. i love, love, love nyc. it’s my second home. i would live there in a heartbeat if i could 1. afford it 2. if my family lived out there too.

our trip to nyc was amazing. it was the most perfect weather and temperature. we totally explored the city by foot. only a few times did we take a cab. we literally walked everywhere. it gave us a chance to experience the city at our pace; we were able to see things we wouldn’t have seen if we were always on the subway or in a cab. we went into shops that were cute, we stopped at cafes and restaurants that looked yummy, we soaked in the vibe and grittiness of good ‘ol new york.

oh, i could go on and on about how amazing our first anniversary trip was there. i had a spectacular time. we were there on the anniversary of 9.11 and it was also fashion week! so, there was a lot going on all around us. the feeling of being there on 9.11, being right there where the twin towers were, was absolutely surreal and very sobering. the energy there was palpable and the emotions were so high. everyone was so quiet and the only noise you heard in the background were bagpipes. it was almost unbelievable that so many people were there but there wasn’t really any sounds but silence.

well, here we are at eataly in new york city. it had been opened for two years, by the time we got the chance to visit it. i was super excited to experience it…my sisters had suggested it, knowing that we were traveling to nyc. it was fantastic. there was so much to look at, so much to experience! all the food looked so mouth watering and we literally walked around and around to look at all the restaurants…we couldn’t decide on where to eat! we finally chose the restaurant manzo.

it was beyond delicious. the food was served as is. no salt. no pepper. no nothing on your table. just you and your food. it was a tiny little place and there wasn’t a lot of seating, so it was cozy and quaint for being such a ginormous place!