New York City!!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting one of my favorite bloggers, Casie, who is also an amazing photographer, while she was in NJ for a visit with her family and to photograph a wedding! We met up in NYC since she was close by and it was easier for me to take the train there than to get lost driving to NJ. This was actually my first meet up with a blogger and I was a little nervous. First because I may be one person to you online, but maybe in person you will think different of me, and 2nd well you hope you are meeting the person they say they are, but you just never know!! I was hoping to travel with my best friend but she was unable to go since she has a new teaching job...congrats Becky! So I was grateful that my mom wanted to come along and I'm really glad she did, it was a great day filled with wonderful memories.

...I knew Casie would be awesome because she just comes across so cool, open, friendly, and easy going online and that's exactly who she is in person. I on the other hand may have been a little nervous and kept fidgeting around too much! But after lunch and walking to Central Park...my first time there....I would like to think I got better control of myself! She was so nice and so great to show us around places of NYC that I've never been to. Usually when I go with my husband or my mom we see Broadway shows and stay around Times Square. But this was an amazing adventure around the city eating lunch at an Irish Pub, going to the park, taking the NYC subway for the first time, seeing the beautiful and rising Freedom Tower and 9/11 memorial, and eating Korean food in K-Town thanks to the recommendations of Big Apple Nosh!


  First up was lunch at Tir Na Nog...meaning "Land of the Young"


The restaurant's decor and ambiance gave you that feeling like you were in Ireland...


My mom sat in the cool antique looking chairs!


Me and Casie!


I asked if they had Irish Coffee! I meant to ask what's in it! LOL!


Continue for more pictures...


Here we are in Central Park...










I don't want this post to become so picture heavy so this will be continued tomorrow....

PS...Where have you been to in NYC, where is your favorite place to visit while you're there?

10 comments:

  1. What a fun time! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

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  2. What a blast! Would LOVE to visit NYC one day!

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  3. What an awesome trip! It's so cool that you got to meet up with a fellow blogger and spend time with your mom. I also love walking through the park and trying fun restaurants when I'm there!

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  4. Yay! Sorry I couldn't meet you (stupid rehearsal dinner) but Tir na Nog is one of my fave mid-town bars. It's better when there's nothing going on at the Garden so it's good that you went on an off night. ;)

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  5. So glad you had a great trip Diana, and I love the pic of your mom sitting in those gorgeous antique chairs!

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  6. How fun you got to meet up with a fellow blogger! I would be nervous too!
    These are all great pictures! I love Central Park. My favorite was riding on the row boats there :)I hope to go back to NY someday to see a lot more than I was able to before...like a Broadway show!
    I hope you share the scrapbooking you are working on your trip to NY! It would be fun to see!

    xoxo

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  7. I LOVED meeting you, Di! And Seriously? NYC + Us = Best Day Ever! Still. Seriously. SO GLAD you & your mom didn't disown me after I put you on the wrong train, LOL! The entire day was just FANTASTIC! ♥

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  8. Awwww so awesome you two got to meet! Two of my favorite gals online! Hope to meet you both one day soon myself. =) Looks like you guys had an awesome time! xo

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  9. Oh Diana I'm so glad you got to go up to NYC. I actually do a whole Eastern Seaboard crusing of cities when I go east--Philly, NYC, Boston annd DC. My fave NYC spots would have to be The Cloisters and the Guggenheim.

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  10. Awww, this is so sweet! What an adventure! I would have reacted the same as you sweetie. Meeting people from the online world can go either way. You were definitely brave! I'm glad it turned out to be a fun time for you both!

    Reese
    http://rambleswithreese.etsy.com
    http://rambleswithreese.blogspot.com

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