new york city.

a kind of last minute trip to new york city! a little birthday getaway to see our friend, ryan, & go to a concert... it has been 13years since my FIT days & probably 10years since my last visit, so i was very eager for a trip. i loved it.

we messed up getting some cheap flights & ended up deciding it was worth it to drive... and thankfully we were able to park one block over from ryan's apartment- for free!

oh nyc living.

ryan left indianapolis like a month ago... can't believe he is living in manhattan now.

step in the phone booth & pick up the phone to request a spot in the hidden bar on the other side of the wall. so cool.

washington square park.

one world trade center.

on my list of things i really wanted to do- so powerful.

a slice in brooklyn before the concert... the best.

it was pouring.

one of the reasons we went... chris merrit. we love his music and have seen him once before in utah.

our friend, ben, met us at the concert with his car- he lives in CT now. we drove back into the city, and ben was also able to find a close parking spot to the spend the night in the city with us.

it was ryan's birthday.

found my favorite place to eat from my FIT days.

yum!

the gap i worked at in chelsea.

FIT!

loved spending the day with ben.

a crazy night out in chinatown.

wanted to see the high line since it's new since i've lived there...

and was also super excited to see chelsea market! i would have loved a ton more time there.

tenement museum... recommended by friends.

we did a tour about garment workers. i really enjoyed it.

the sea glass carousel in battery park... it was a trip to get down there, but i'm happy we did it.

kinky boots!

a rooftop bar in times square to end our trip...

i am so thankful we were able to go. thanks to our parents for watching the girls & to ryan for being an awesome host. i really love new york. i'm so thankful that my parents let me go to FIT... crazy now to think about how big of a deal that was for my parents & i. and it will not be another 10years before our next visit!