i love ny -4 & 5 of 10

70. going to saturday brunch with friends-especially if we get seated out on the sidewalk
69. visitors. and playing tour guide. not that i won't get any in CA, but I've loved living in a destination city so people come to visit lots. craig feels the same. (hah)
68. Craig's classmates from columbia
67. cheek kisses. at first, i was a little confused about the "air" cheek kiss. after i figured it out, i loved it, and did it with everyone i met (that was all the first time i lived here). then when we moved back 4 years ago, it wasn't as novel to me and i was over it. lately, love it.
66. my blue backsplash in my kitchen
65.H&M. especially their kids clothes
64.our dodgeball team. thanks andrea. it was fun being NY city champions and being in the church news for it.

63. turtle pond, and the racoon family that lives there, and the castle.

62. "the status"....dorky, i know. it just feels cool to say you live in Manhattan
61. broadway shows. my top 3 favorites through the years.... 1-thouroughly modern millie, 2-wicked, 3-jersey boys.

a few days ago we went to soho, and i experienced all of these next ten things.
60. riding the subway. (it took me a long time to like the subway... to get to the point where i thought of as first option over a taxi. the farther i am going, the more i like it).
59. skinny, cobble stone streets
58. street vendors selling cute things. not the ones all over the city selling ugly bags. the fun jewerly ones in soho.
57. cafe habana-really good cuban food.


*56. la esquina. great mexican food. you can get cheap take-out at the counter or eat at the nicer cafe inside or eat at the super nice resturant downstairs- if you make reservations a month in advance or are a celebrity.
55. constantly running across photo shoots or a movie/tv show set (we saw gossip girl being filmed on lafayette and prince while in soho).
54. boutique stores...fun when they are one of kind, but i even like regular chain stores in soho because they are so cute. i've never being to a cuter looking jcrew.
53. SHOPPING in general. OH, the shopping in this city.
52. really trendy people everywhere...though the upper west side struggles. not that i dress in the latest fashion trends, but i at least like knowing what they are and can wish i was wearing them.
51.** Purl Soho. by far the best quilting fabric store i've ever seen. there isn't an ugly roll of fabric in there. purlsoho.com

*didn't eat there this trip
**went there 2 days later, sans family