The Unheard Beauties of NYC

So sorry it's been awhile! Nothing epic happened last weekend, just the usual! Although, on Sunday, my uncle was in a fishing tournament and for dinner we cooked up fish that he had caught that morning! Nothing like fresh fish! This week has been pretty slow at work. Got to sit in on a few meetings with buyers which was cool and a definitely learning experience. One of them was with Saks and me and Mimie did a coffee run for them (felt like I was in a movie or something!) idk why but I really enjoy doing little things like that!
My mom drove up on Thursday and we've had the greatest past two days! Yesterday, I got off work at one and mom came up to the office to see everything and actually bought a pair of Joes from the sample sale! I was so proud! Then we went over to Chelsea which is on the West Side and went to this place called the Chelsea market which is like a huge warehouse that has a cobblestone walkway inside and is filled with amazing bakeries, eateries, crafts, and shops, Anthropologie, too! It was so cool and the architecture and decor inside was so unique!
Then in that same are we went to this area called the highline, which was an old elevated train line that was turned in this gorgeous little park and it runs for a good 15 blocks, all elevated, and with GORGEOUS views of the West Shore!
Then we walked all around the Meatpacking district which is where a ton of designers' store are! Stella McCartney is definitely my favorite store there. Again, the architecture and decor in that store is unreal. We took the subway over to Greenwich Village just for a bit and walked down to the Soho area. Went into some really cool boutiques and found this awesome restaurant that Betsy at work had recommended. The food (and presentation) was unbelievable! The restaurant was very modern and open and we got a little table outside that was right next to the side walk (kinda like a little place in paris) :) We walked around that area and saw some really great street vendors.
Thennn, we took the subway up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art b/c they were having an exhibition on "Fashioning the American Woman." It was all about how fashion changed with the American woman's personality from the mid 1800s to the 1920s. It featured all original pieces from each era and explained a ton of background. So cool! By that point it was 9 pm and we had literally been walking all day! But we caught a bus to take us back down to 34th b/c we were at 82nd! But once we got to 58th, it was so beautiful we decided to get off and walk down the famous 5th Ave b/c the weather and sights were perfect. So we walked 24 blocks! back to the train!

It was so great being able to see the areas of New York that most don't know about! So many people think of NYC as being so dirty, and don't get me wrong some of the areas around Penn Station aren't the prettiest, but most of the areas and especially the places we went Friday were so gorgeous. After every place we went, we were like 'That place was so great!' Today, we had A PERFECT DAY AT THE BEACH :) Sorry for the long post haha! hope you enjoy!