I live in the St. George Dorm in Brooklyn Heights. It's an amazing area. I'm close to several subway lines, especially the 2/3 which I take every day. It's about 20 minutes to Times Square (I love living on the express line!). A few blocks over is the Brooklyn Promenade, which offers beautiful views of NYC.
(photo taken by me)
A few blocks the other way offers Montague Street, where there is a Crumbs Bakeshop (my favorite cupcakes), UPS, 5 Guys, Starbucks, etc. Pretty much anything that you could really need. I do my grocery shopping up at Whole Foods in Columbus Circle-- I've cut out snacking and am trying to go to close to an all organic diet. At first it was a little bit of an adjustment, but Whole Foods has made it easy with all their yummy choices. I love Amy's frozen meals- so easy and tasty!
(photo outside of Laduree, taken by me)
I've been venturing and exploring the city as much as possible. One Saturday, I ventured up to the Upper East Side and found myself waiting in line for Laduree's macarons. I had heard of them before (thus, why I actually got in line to buy myself these little gems). I've been a fan of macarons ever since I had them at The Plaza Food Hall and then Macaron Cafe (59th between Madison & Park). The wait time wound up being around an hour and I walked out with my little purple box filled with 3 Vanilla and 3 Caramel macarons nestled into the light green bag. I was thrilled and practically skipped down Madison Avenue (while hearing some "Oh! She waited and got Laduree!").
(also taken by me)
I took my delicious treats and tried my first one in Central Park-- it was delicious and worth the wait.
What Else Have I been Doing?
- I saw "Catch Me If You Can"'s closing night, which was the most amazing last performance I've ever been to. Aaron's last "Goodbye" earned him a standing ovation and not a dry eye in the house. It was magical. I of course miss it and have walked past the Neil Simon just to see the pictures.
- I saw "Hair" again before it headed down to Dallas, TX. I seriously love this cast & show. I had quite a few female understudies on, and loved each and every one of them. Pairs Remillard (Claude) played with my hair during the title song, which made my goodbye even better. I always wanted my hair played with, and it didn't happen until this time. It was great to dance on stage at the St. James one last time. <3
- I saw a new show-- "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" It wasn't my favorite show I've ever seen, but it made me smile and laugh, which is exactly what I had needed after all the tears from the first two shows. Kyle Brown was in it, and my sister became friends with him through "Legally Blonde". He was just as sweet as ever. :) I did hear a comment from the girl next to me saying if understudies go on, they should just cancel the performance. I got really upset by this & tweeted about it (which several of my friends retweeted, I'm glad they feel the same way as I do. :) ). I love understudies. I've seen plenty go on and love them. I was thrilled when I got to see Lucas Wells & Perry Sherman go on for Melchior in Spring Awakening in Pittsburgh. I went downtown after working just to see Act 2 of Perry Sherman's Henry in Next to Normal. If you don't like that-- go and exchange your ticket and leave. I'll still always support understudies and love them.
I plan on doing rush for "Anything Goes" on Thursday since I don't have class for the Jewish Holiday. Also, I need the laughs and smiles that I'm guessing will come from a night at the theater.
It's been a hard past week--- my grandfather passed away and I went home for a long weekend (left Thursday afternoon and then came back Sunday early evening), but it didn't seem like long enough to spend at home & with my family. I know Thanksgiving is coming up, so I'm looking forward to that. My mom and sister might come up next month, which would be awesome. I keep telling them to come up & visit me. Just spending time with them (& seeing shows and shopping of course!) would be awesome after a long week of classes.
Au Revoir! I'm headed off to catch the subway to head to French class!
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