We realized on our train ride back from the city that our day in New York was kind of like a big, grand, 12-hour date. And I'm calling it Part 1 because I'm hoping for a few more grand dates in New York ;) We took the Long Island Rail Road into Jamaica, and from there we took a subway into Times Square. After that, we walked over to the Empire State building, where we THEN realized that we mostly wanted to go to Central Park. So we backtracked a ton (poor planning on our part, but still fun) and stopped at Bryant Park and the Rockefeller Center on the way. By the time we got there it was lunch time and we were starving, so we got some street food. We got a chicken kebab, a philly cheese-steak, and a pretzel. It was SO GOOD, and now I'm craving it all over again. Then we started wandering through the park, which soon turned into a desperate search for ice cream (it was HOT). We finally found a popsicle stand, then found a nice shady spot to relax. Ah, look at that ring. Sometimes I joke with Ben that HA HA, I tricked him into marrying me and now it's too late to turn back! ;) But in all seriousness, I'm very lucky to have him. After relaxing for a bit, we walked over to the LDS Manhattan Temple, took a few pics, and went inside to look around at the normal church area. Then we walked to the Laduree on Madison, and got some macaroons. We found a nice grassy spot in front of a pond in Central Park to eat them. :) Chocolate, Orange Blossom, Salted Caramel, Rose Petal, Lemon, and Cherry Blossom. My favorite was the Rose Petal one (for some reason I love the floral ones? The orange blossom was another favorite. I think next time I'll get a box of strictly floral-flavored ones.) Ben really liked the Salted Caramel. This was his first macaroon experience, and I am proud to announce that he is now totally converted to Laduree and even suggested that next time we each get our own box!!! Do I have the best husband or what!!! Every time we looked at our google maps, we saw the HUGE pond in the middle of the park, so we decided to trek up to it. We made our way through the park and stopped a few times along the way, and at last we found it! We didn't get a good picture, but it was beautiful. After that, we found a nice grassy hill to relax on. I think this might have been my favorite part of the day. It had finally cooled down a bit, and it was nice to just spend some time talking and enjoying the park. We found the schedule for the train, and decided we would catch the one leaving from Penn Station at 7:12. It was around 4, so we figured we'd just use the three hours to mosey on down to the station and find some dinner along the way. We happened upon the Natural History Museum and went inside, where we saw the biggest dinosaur EVER (literally), the Titanosaur. It was awesome. Then we went to the Shake Shack just down the street for dinner, and YUM! It was the first time eating there for both of us, and it was so good! Ben says it's the best burger he's ever had. Just look at those bacon cheese fries! We decided Shake Shack will have to be one of our NYC traditions.
We eventually made it to the station, and got home around 9. It was such a good day. I loved being able to spend a whole day out with Ben, having fun together. It kind of recharged us and our attitude about being here. And it was so fun to just take it easy and spend most of the day at the park, instead of cramming in all the touristy spots in one day. We're hoping to go again sometime soon, and see more of the southern part of the city! But for now, I'm going to focus on trying to recreate that Shake Shack burger ;) R
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Olivia Schultz
5/2/2017 07:41:26 am
I'm sooo excited for you guys! Living in New York City for the summer sounds like a dream! :)
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Rebecca
5/10/2017 11:04:45 am
Thank you!! We're super excited too.
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Lois Schultz
5/3/2017 05:41:10 am
What a fun date in NYC! Wow and all that scrumptious food!! Glad you had such a great time!! I had a date there way back in 1975! I excepted your father's proposal of marriage on the ferry as we sailed towards the Statue of Liberty! :). ( FYI : We also visited the church's visitor center in downtown NYC which is now the site of the temple.)
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Rebecca
5/10/2017 11:03:23 am
That is so cool, mom! How romantic :) We want to do the Statue of Liberty next time we go. :)
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Crystal
5/10/2017 03:54:46 pm
So fun!!! I'm so excited for you guys! I hope I get to try those macaroons sometime. Can you believe I've never had one?! That rose petal one sounds delicious. You should try a rose lassi (it's a drink) when you go get Indian food. So good!
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AuthorI'm R and he's B. We've been in love since we were teenagers, and now we're married. We're Mormons, students, and Californians at heart. This is our daily love story. Archives
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