Ben in the BIG APPLE!

We are lucky to have Ben spending a couple of weeks with us in New York City while doing a rotation in Long Island. We have tried to show him some things in the city that we have enjoyed. We spent the day in Manhattan and had a really fun day full of plenty of fun and things tourists would LOVE to do!!
We spent most of the day walking around the city and navigating the bus and subway system. Luckily, Richie had a good sense of direction. I tried to help, but couldn't really help with directions! It was fun! I think Ben saw all he needed to see of the city...LOL.

Livin' in the City...

We have just come to realize that life is busy and that's how its going to be! We have been fortunate to have some downtime on the weekends when Richie isn't on call and I'm not working. We went to Leon's apartment on Roosevelt Island with a bunch of our friends and headed into the city for a night out! It was fun and a nice break from our hectic work weeks!
Because I have to work for Valentines Day, Richie and I decided that we would head into the city to spend a day together. We had never taken the bus and train into Manhattan without Cesar as an escort but it wasn't a bad as we thought it could be. The only problem is that the 7 train is under construction on the weekend. So...we changed our route and made it with a little help from our i-phone application! We LOVE LOVE LOVE the village so we headed into the village for lunch and to "explore."
One of my friends from Amite was working at a conference in Manhattan this week so we met her for dinner in Times Square! We went to a recommended Pizzeria and had a good time! Its always so comforting to see familiar faces from home! After dinner we walked into the heart of Times Square and just watched the many many sites. NYC has such an eclectic group of individuals its never a dull moment! We had a great time and LOVED catching up with Lynne!