Who Wears SHORT SHORTS?!

Absolutely every gal in NYC!!!!

Haha, the title of this post has NOTHING to do with the post itself.  This post is about our playdate with Steve - an almost New Yorker who lives in the Hamptons.  Steve does NOT wear short shorts, but he sure does know how to give a tour of the city!  The man was kind enough to drive TWO HOURS to meet us and planned GREAT ACTIVITY after GREAT ACTIVITY to make our trip a special one.  Check out what we got up to on Saturday:

We met Steve at the Starbucks across from the Trump Soho.  He was a wee bit late due to traffic, but this gave us prime star-spotting time.  We're pretty sure we saw a famous rapper get dropped off at this hotel.  Swanky Escalade.  Swanky driver.  Swanky chains.  For sure.....FAMOUS, ya?! 

The view of the city on the ferry to the Statue of Liberty!  On the boat, people were discussing the eeriness of the Twin Towers being absent from this view.  If you look closely, you will see the Brooklyn Bridge to the right. 

There she is!  LADY LIBERTY!  She's pretty, isn't she?!

Phil's dream coming true at Battery Park.  He FINALLY got a caricature of himself!!!!  Haha.  He's worked 28 years to get one of these sketches.  And now, HE HAS ONE!  The final product was RIDICULOUS.  Picture him in a wife-beater, with "monies" in one hand and a drink in the other.  I have no idea what happened to our pre-discussion with the artist (re: he loves sports)?  I suppose you get what you pay for ($5). 

Steve took us to the "Fulton Street Market" for lunch.  It is right on the water, with fun old ships docked nearby.  We never would have known about this place without Steve!  It had such a fun atmosphere that reminded us of the Wharf in San Fran - minus the sea lions. 

See - I am proving TIME AND TIME AGAIN that I am NOT the only person that believes in a year-round celebration of Christmas.  This is a whole store dedicated to the very occasion!!!  HOORAY!!!!

The oh-so-famous Brooklyn Bridge.  In addition to SHORT SHORTS, American flags are spotted EVERYWHERE!  Can you see the one in this picture?!  :)

Before deciding to take the "education" pathway, Steve was headed towards a career on Wall St.  That being said, our walk through the financial district was particularly relevant!  Here is the New York Stock Exchange!  HIP, HIP!

In the evening, we went to the Mets vs. Yankees game at Citifield.  If I hadn't been up since 3:30 a.m. (GO JETLAG!), I think I would have been as pumped for the experience as the boys were!  My favourite part was the seventh inning stretch.  YAHOO for dancing and singing!!!  Although our team lost (the Mets), there was a fun vibe at the venue and we met some interesting characters! 

Here they are - the BEST BASKETBALL COACHING DUO EVER!!!  Thank you Steve for a wonderful day in NYC.  We appreciate you driving ALL THAT WAY just to see us!!!

Other things to mention:  CREAMSICLES are AMAZING on a hot day, finding hair in food is GROSS, and there should be rules about halting your street-walk when ba-zillions are behind you.

WOOT, WOOT for new adventures!