Happy 4th of July (one week late)

Our 4th of July weekend was a success! Lucy and I have gotten into the spirit of summer in the city and we are loving it. There is so much to do that we have taken to planning our weekends out a week in advance!

Leading up to the holiday weekend we took full advantage of NYC's free activities and caught a great comedy show in Central Park. We relaxed as the sun was setting and laughed our butts off at John Pinette and Jim Gaffigan. If you're not familiar with either comedian I highly recommend checking them out :)

(Free comedy in Central Park)

Saturday we rallied a group of friends and made our first beach trip of the season. We took the LIRR (Long Island RR) out to Long Beach, walked three blocks and we were there. Can't get much easier. The beach was busy but still relaxing. We played in the sun and went in and out of the water all day. We survived the day without incident and stayed until Andrew got kicked out of the water by the lifeguard. Needless to say, by the time we got home we were exhausted and caked in sand.

(Long Beach - perfect beach weather)

The next morning we rallied and caught a traint to Queens to bbq with another group of friends. Unfortunately, the weather didn't want to cooperate. But we made the best in the drizzle. Afterall, it's about quality time with your friends.

Monday we decided to walk the Chelsea Highline and catch the fireworks. But Andrew's cousin called and we made a split decision to meetup at the beer gardens at Seaport. We hung out by the water for couple hours before heading a little further uptown. Thanks to Lucy's handy iPhone we learned early on that the Highline was closed early due to the expected crowds for the fireworks. So we scrambled for a plan B.

After taking in some Pop Burger we decided to brave the crowds and find room by the Chelsea Piers to view the fireworks. Afterall, we are used to the spectacular firework shows in the Bay Area. Andrew didn't quite get it, but was sweet enough to fight the masses just to make me happy :) We pushed our way up to 12th ave and got a decent view. There were a total of six barges all the way down the river - pretty cool. But I have to admit that I still enjoy the show that SF puts on.

(Fireworks off the Chelsea Piers)

After the fireworks we hustled home along with what felt like thousands of other people. Really, we couldn't figure out where they were all going. Thanks to the art of jaywalking we finally arrived home.

(Exhausted after a long weekend of fun)

I took a nice long, hot shower to clean the tourist scent off of me and it was off to bed to face another week. This truly is the city that never sleeps.

::Victoria::