the reality of stuff like that is kind of tough, though - especially now. in my younger days (when i was in/around new york a lot), no one had kids or "real" jobs or whatever. we were content to cram into whomever's apartment and sleep on whatever floor/couch/bed had a sliver of space. but now, i guess we are adults. ha. and being an adult can be expensive and also comes with all sorts of fun responsibilities.
anyway. i stayed with my dear friends matt and joey and my friend aaron was able to head into town to meet us one of the nights. it was awesome. while i would have (of course) loved to see some of my other friends, it was super fun to get real quality time with those guys and this just means i need to take another trip to visit my other people :).
matt procured tickets to the us open women's tennis semis and finals, so that was basically a once in a lifetime experience. we got to see serena get upset at 300:1 odds. we got to see the first ever all-italian final. we got to see flavia pennetta announce her retirement minutes after winning her first grand slam and like four seconds before receiving a check for $3.3M. just so cool all around.
beyond the tennis, we ate at lots of amazing places: westville, cookshop, a sushi place i can't remember the name of (woops), saxon & parole, kava, 44 & X, and little owl. we walked a lot, went into a super rad gallery (where i got to see a few banksy's and some original warhols, among other awesomeness), strolled through a great little bookshop, and did a lot of laughing.
resetting is something i am notoriously bad about giving myself the space/time to do, but i am so thankful to justin for creating the opportunity for me. i heart NY.
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