5o/5o RuLe

If you can't go to NYC, just pretend you did. At least that's how I interpreted the 50/50 rule last weekend. Before I left for Singapore my friend Danielle and I had planned a buscapade up to NYC before she left me for the greener pastures of Starbucksland. Then I got really far behind in school and didn't know If I had anymore spare change, so we nearly cancelled. Last minute it was BACK on and I was so excited to see how I could live in NYC for 2.5 days on $83 (totally could have done it.) But the next day D texted me to say she was super ill (think strep) and NYC was once again off the cards. [insert two sad faces here.]

However, I was determined to make the most NYC-esque weekend I could, i.e. good food, good shopping, good company. Thus follows my attempt:

Thursday

Shake Shack in NYC?
Nope, Dupont Circle (with MS visiting from Cali)

Friday

Pinkberry on Mulberry Street? Nuh-uh, Clarendon.


Hipster joint in Manhattan... or hipster Bus Boys & Poets in Sherlington w/ a few fantastic people? The latter please!
They even bought Shan and I some of our fav chocolates (milk for me, dark for her)
before we headed home to watch a movie and sip on fantastic tea.

Saturday

D. (feeling 85 percent-ish) and I went on a shopping spree a bit off 5th Ave., at REI's garage sale (where I got climbing shoes, a new yoga mat and running shorts) then met Steph for lunch at Cafe Rio, stopped off at Target for much needed Easter candy, which also happened to be next door to Pet Smart where we could LOVE dogs like this little St. Bernard. We then piled in my car (complete with iphone Kareoke) and went thrifting at Unique (encounter creepy dresser and old school hair dryer). Then D went home to sleep and Steph and I meandered in Old Town searching for my coveted Easter dress at Anthro (found below!) and even found three new colors of OPI. We then parted ways and I left for a quick dinner at Freshii (yuck) and a movie at E Street Cinema with Shan et al.

Sunday

Lunch at Central Park. Meh, how about the Botanical Gardens after a morning of baking?




Then finally home and (post burned-out power nap) feasted with a few friends.


The only problem with a 50/50 NYC weekend is, same amount of eating but half the walking. Uh, oh.

Sugar Detox commence.