Took a Bite out of the Apple

Headed here this past weekend for a girls getaway

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After enjoying a couple bottles of wine and some cheese and hummus in Astoria-

we hit the town

Took a little stroll down the street and ate our face off at Sweet Afton

where I enjoyed the most delicious Grilled Portabella Burger w/Irish Cheddar,

the mac and cheese, and fried pickles

I'm drooling just thinking about it!

Dessert consisted of their famous Pickle Back Shot

Shot of whiskey followed by a chaser of spiced pickle juice

Not my dessert of choice, but it was the restaurant's signature

So how could I say No

We then considered camping out for SNL tickets,

but the bitter cold changed our minds

Bought a few more bottles of wine and headed home for gossip and dance parties

Saturday morning-ish, we

grabbed the aspirin and hit the pavement-

With spiked peppermint schnapps hot chocolates in hand!

Had big plans to hit up the cozy, little Penelope located in Midtown

but our tummies weren't having the 1.5 hour wait

So we moved on a few more blocks to Barking Dog

We were sat and served quickly

With lots of variety for brunch, we were happy campers

With full tummies, we decided to wander the next few hours:

Hit up Rockefeller Center to ogle the ice skaters

The Tree was in the process of becoming Christmas-fied

Battled the kids and headed to FAO Schwarz

where we immediately got in line for this:

After tickling the ivories with our feetsies, we needed a boost...

...which only the largest box of nerds could handle.

We continued to pound the pavement until we got to

the American Museum of Natural History

where we spent a few hours visiting the dinosaurs, the planets, and the animals

Of course,we stopped to say hello to The Squid and The Whale

After our history lesson(s) for the day

We headed down to Chelsea for some grub

where we found The Dish

Classic diner food with an upscale setting

From the food, to the ambiance, to the waitstaff, we loved it all

Of course, we HAD to get dessert that consisted of sweet this time around

so we headed down the road and hit up Billy's Bakery

Deliciousness

So we took our treats and headed to the High Line to enjoy

Definitely recommend stopping by-

Public park built on an historic freight rail line and elevated above

the streets on Manhattan's West Side

Perfect setting to devour this...

We were ready for the night life so we proceeded down to the West Village

to enjoy the bar at Jane Hotel and The Art Bar

to enjoy $8 martinis and seasonal beer

Where we spent the remainder of the evening giggling in the corner booth

I mean, who gives up the corner booth on a Saturday night

not these gals...

Warm from our beverages,

we enjoyed a late-night romantical walk through the city

which included finding my most favorite liquor store and hitting up the taco truck

Sunday morning, of course, came to early

But nothing better than Brooklyn Bagel to help a girl recover

The homemade cream cheese is from HEAVEN

I wanted to try them all

So there you have it, I survived another weekend in NYC

(And I can't wait to go back!)

Now, if only I could survive this work week

xoxo