bright lights BIG CITY

Two days after returning from our honeymoon to Ireland, we flew back to New York city to start the next chapter of our newly married life…  We moved into campus housing & are adjusting to our 475 SF studio!  I am still getting used to washing dishes & not having 2 dishwashers to choose from in the kitchen…  :)  Nick and I each have a desk & bookcase to ourselves, along with a (small) kitchen table  with 2 chairs, & two lounge chairs around a coffee table.  Not too bad for a studio, we were expecting MUCH more crammed quarters!  :)

One of the priorities when we got into town was a trip to Ikea, since our boxes were being shipped and were going to take a few days we knew we needed some necessities to hold us over!  We got the bare essentials & dragged them back through the subway to our studio…  Then the following Wednesday our boxes arrived & our little place started to feel more like home!   

 

 

 

 

They say this is the city that NEVER sleeps, but I am shocked at the number of people that are out and about at ALL times of the day & night.  It’s kind of nice because you know you are never alone, only problem being is that some of those people that are out – you probably don’t want to associate with!  :) 

One of our favorite things to do is just go walking around & explore new neighborhoods!  Nick has been wanting to check out a Farmers Market so today we went down to Union Square, its within walking distance to our place & has a good selection of local herbs, plants, & produce.  Everything looked so scrumptious!  We bought a box of heirloom tomatoes & fresh basil to make Caprese salad, yum yum!  And on our way back we stopped at Murray’s Cheese shop (the place is stacked with hundreds of meats & cheeses & has a deli counter that runs the entire length of the store – it smells WONDERFUL!) to buy fresh mozzarella for our salad! 

 

I am especially enjoying all of the time we are spending with Nick’s sister, Kim.  Last night she took me out to go to Costco (much needed) and pick up a tv (can’t believe we’ve been living without a tv for almost 2 weeks, now I can watch the Today Show every morning again!!)    

On the agenda for this week & weekend…  Nick’s roommate from law school is coming into town & Lindsay (Nick’s other sister) is driving in from Boston to spend the day with us & go to brunch on Sunday.  Can’t wait to see them both & catch up!  I will post more pics next week! 

Happy Hump Day!!