Day 7; Post 7: Flashback.

Jamie and I went to New York a couple of weeks ago! Sure, it would have been better to post about our fun trip back then, but I'll do it now.

We had been planning on visiting NYC for a long time. Aside from having lots of friends there, it is a pretty easy trip up, and it's a nice place to visit and sightsee (so I hear.) Jess actually had a free weekend -- a break from the crazy doctor hours -- and we were sold. We booked a trip on Megabus (highly recommended) and made our voyage north.

When we got there, we got to catch up with Jess and admire the view of the Empire State building that she has from her deck. Yes. She has a view of the Empire State building. And a deck. And a pretty great apartment.

The Empire State Building posing as a Candy Corn for Halloween.

The next morning we got to have brunch at a pretty yummy brunch place that had tons of really tasty vegetable side dishes. I'm blanking on the name right now...but I'm sure Jess could chime in with the name if anyone's curious. From there we took the subway to Central Park and met up with Marina. We were total tourists and walked through the park taking pictures and catching up.

We walked up to the Met to see the Art of the Samurai exhibit which was pretty amazing. They had armor that could only be on display for two weeks every 5 years -- and we happened to be there during that window. A huge collection of Samurai swords and headdresses...very neat.

We headed back to Jess' apartment to distribute candy to trick-or-treaters (it being Halloween and all). The award for creepiest costume went to two middle-aged women who showed up wearing masks of Dubya and Laura Bush...with no kids. Seriously, why are you 45 years old and trick-or-treating without children?? At least bring children and help them "get rid" of their "bad candy" if you want free candy.

The highlight of the trip came with our adventure to get to Brooklyn Heights on Halloween night. Jess' boyfriend works at a restaurant there and we decided to pay him a visit and get some good food in the process. We quickly realized trying to take the subway to Brooklyn from the Lower East Side may have been unwise. Apparently, in New York, they change the routes of the trains with nary a sign or announcement. So, all of the sudden the A-train was going on the F-track, and the F-train was going on the B-track, or some sort of craziness. The end point being there was a good 30 minutes spent sitting in the station under the West Village...on Halloween night...where the Halloween parade begins.

We got our own Halloween parade. And let me say this: the moment you turn an inanimate object into a "sexified" Halloween costume, you may have gone too far. Sexy kittens or sexy witches are a Halloween staple. But, a sexy guitar? Really?

Eventually, we made it and made the delay worth it by having some tasty, tasty food. The mac n' cheese was The Best. We also took a cab back.

Before we left on Sunday morning, we caught up with Bridget and Anne Louise and had yet another yummy brunch. In the end, we had a great weekend, although I tried and failed at convincing any of my friends to move to DC. We may not do brunch anywhere near as well as New York, nor do we have Candy Corn Empire State Building, but we do have a metro system that will not leave you stranded and Barack Obama.