We slept in on Saturday. That was glorious. I don’t even know what sleeping in is anymore but her apartment stayed so dark where I slept that I was asleep till like 10am which was amazing. We had plans for brunch in the city with some friends at noon. We hit up Charlie Bird with friends and had an amazing brunch.
The brunch ladies…
After brunch, we all walked around the village doing a little shopping. We walked in and out of a few boutiques, found a fab rehearsal dinner dress for my cousin, and stopped for a special cupcake treat at the Magnolia Bakery. I had the red velvet cupcake and honestly I was a bit disappointed. I was hoping for some awesome cream cheese frosting, but instead it was a really light cool whip type icing. Oh well…
Sunday we walked in and out of some shops in Brooklyn and had brunch at a local spot called Sweet Chicks which is known for their chicken and waffles! It was a cute spot with excellent food.
We headed into the city early evening to do a little more shopping and exploring and I made her take me to the famous macaroon spot, Laduree. It did not disappoint at all. I honestly expected it to be even more ridiculously expensive than they are here at home which is $2.50 per macaroon. They were actually only $2.70 there which is still ridiculous but not as bad as I was expecting.
We met up with our good friend (and sorority sister), Megan, and had an awesome dinner in Soho at Navy. This is a tiny restaurant, but the food was incredible. I would definitely go back to this spot. It was so much fun to get to catch up with Meg. She had been out of town all weekend; but flew in town late Sunday afternoon, so we were able to catch her for dinner!
I hated saying goodbye, but was so happy that I was able to make it out on Monday. They all had to go back to work and I grabbed a famous NY bagel and coffee and grabbed an Uber to take me to the airport. I had an easy trip home and was happy to see my sweet baby to pick me up at the airport on Monday!!
It’s amazing how much I appreciate little getaways like this now. I was so spoiled pre-baby where I used to sneak away for the weekend all the time to catch up with old friends, but now these trips are few and far between. It makes me that much more appreciative of the little time I get with great friends and family that live far away 🙂
Looks like a great weekend!! Such good food and shopping- my favorite part about NYC! Must have been so nice to sneak away for some girl time. I have two girl trips coming up this spring I can't wait for!
I was hoping you were able get home to your boys!! Looks like your girls trip was perfect – your outfits were on point, too!
What a fun, fun trip!!
Looks like so much fun! I'm glad you had a good time! 🙂
Glad you were able to get out before all the snow! Looks like you guys had a good time – I am dying over that sushi right now. 3 months to go until I can indulge again, lol!:) So fun that you were able to get away. Every mama needs that once in a while.
hooooray for sleeping in and all that food looks amazing! i really want chicken and waffles now! xo jillian – cornflake dreams
Such a fun girls weekend!! All of the food looks so delicious! And the shopping… I just ordered my first Diptyque candle today and can't wait to get it!
Yall look like you had so much fun, and lots of yummy food! Also loving your outfits for your trip! Have a great week love, xo.
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uh, you slept til 10?? is it bad that I'm the most jealous of that part of the weekend?? glad you had a fab trip! xo
This sounds like such a perfect getaway! Shopping and dining in the perfect city for it! When is the wedding? Is it in the city?
I love weekends with girlfriends that consist of all food and shopping! Love eating out and not rushing and just talking over wine. Looks like you had such a nice time and I'm glad you missed the snow. It slammed us in Boston and it took me over 2 hours to shovel out!
Fun! I love New York. So glad you got to have a fabulous time and that you missed the extreme weather. 🙂 Have a great week getting back into the groove of things.
What a fun trip!! All of the food looks amazing! Definitely craving chicken & waffles & sushi now lol 🙂 Hope you're having a great week
Best weekend ever! So ashamed that I have yet to visit NYC. That needs to change stat!
I'm so glad you had a great time with your cousins & friends! Mommas definitely deserve fun weekends in the city every now and then and so glad you didn't get stuck in the storm!!
So much good food featured in this post! The farro salad looks delicious. Happy Wednesday 🙂
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Looks like it was a delicious and fun trip!
What a fab weekend!!! Headed into the city in a couple of weeks and looks like I'll have to check out Brooklyn! I've actually always wanted to! Yay for girl time / glad you enjoyed Mama!
Your trip looks like so much fun! It's so awesome your cousin lives there so you can visit as often as you like! I've never been to NYC sadly but I'm really really dying to go. I beg Theo every few months!
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What a fab weekend! Love macarons and all the food looks yum!
What a great trip!! I love NYC!!!