A New York weekend

This weekend was a fabulous New York weekend. (Which is really the best kind of weekend of all, don't you think?)

On Friday night, my friend Bradley coordinated a group outing to the rooftop on the Met. I had never been up there before, but I have been missing out! It was one of the most beautiful views of the city I've seen... the weather was perfect... the sunset, majestic. It was quite magical to be laughing with friends, enjoying the views of the city and Central Park, and walking through the museum both on our way in and out. New York, you never cease to charm me.

On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, I ventured down to Madison Square Park for the Big Apple BBQ. This weekend is one of my favorites in the entire year! There's something irresistable about bluegrass music, tent after tent of the country's best barbecue, and loads of Southerners descending upon the park for one weekend. I caught up with rooomates, friends from UGA (including the social BBQ hostess extraordinaire Mai-Lise), coworkers, church friends and more. The one thing we all had in common? We're from the South. And were missing the sweet tea. New York, you feel more like home every day.

Saturday night, I went with my friend Cal and his friends on a sunset cruise around Manhattan. One of Cal's friends is leaving the city, and I can't think of a more perfect way to say goodbye to the Big Apple. We departed from a marina at 23rd St and FDR, sailed under the Brooklyn Bridge, by the Statue of Liberty, and up the Hudson. It was really so fun to be out on the water, looking at Manhattan from the outside in, dancing to "I'm on a Boat" (over... and over... and over again). New York, your skyline will always be my favorite sight in the whole world.

Photos courtesy of Steven Samuels' amazing iPhone