Weekend Getaway
It was nice to visit New York again last weekend. I went to help my friend go wedding dress shopping, followed by a brunch in Brooklyn with her and her fiance’s friends. I also finally got to visit my friend’s restaurant, Ngam, where I had pad thai and these delicious fries that were fried Japanese pumpkin pieces. Afterward my other friend and I went to Laduree where she splurged on $76 for 24 macarons. After the NYT piece that declared they were the best in the city, you can only imagine how long the line was.
I also had some delicious ramen at Tabata before going to my friend’s wedding in NJ. Well I missed the ceremony due to traffic on the Turnpike. So what should have taken us 45 minutes took us 2 hours to get to the site. But it was good catching up with Tim and his wife and we got right in time for the reception.
It was nice to see everyone again and I’m happy that I’m building more friendships here. Last Sunday I almost felt like I was hanging out with my old crew, playing flag football and nerdy board games afterward. I was introduced to Puerto Rico which took so long, but at least I won. You found true friends when you can play a game like that with them.