New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of

So Day 3 in NYC brought us to Chelsea Market, home of the food network and all things foodie!
Check out these adorable cupcakes- I so wanted to bring one home to my Emme Lou.

We could have spent even more time here.  But we were doing our best to pack in as much as possible since we don't know when we'll have the opportunity to come again.  We headed onward to Washington Square Park and saw the arch and then ventured on towards Greenwich Village to embrace our inner hippy haha.  We had lunch in an adorable cafe that my cousin recommended.  Just a fun, laid back atmosphere with great people watching.  Also the place they based the Friends apartment on was just down the road (Ben kept teasing that he wanted to get some coffee at Central Perk hehe).

Next it was off to Central Park! By this point we felt pretty good at navigating both by foot and by subway.  But Central Park was certainly off the grid.  In the short time we were there we managed to get ourselves totally lost... but then again, I think that is the point of this massive stretch of green in the concrete jungle.  We enjoyed checking out the Strawberry Fields, the MET and just wandering around the windy paths.

That evening we decided to do a late dinner after enjoying a delightful performance of Broadway's Chicago.  My Aunt Lisa arranged for us to have complimentary seats in the orchestra section, just 5 rows from the stage.  WOW! Talk about amazing, the actors were singing and talking right to us.  We both had such a blast and they definitely gave us "the ol' razzle dazzle!"  I think I may have suckered Ben into a few more musicals thanks to this one :)

Afterwards we met up with two of my girlies that now live and work in New York City, Hudson & Lauren, and the Shake Shack.  It was so fun talking to them about our experiences in the city and just hearing about their lives and catching up since it had been years since we've really gotten to chat in person.  Good times, good friends, good food!