the city so nice they named it twice

So... I came back from a week in NYC last Monday :)
I'll tell a few details of each day.

Monday I got lost at the Grand Central Station and enjoyed my way back to the hotel by walking on 5th avenue, Broadway and Times Square. They picked me up and we went to Rockefeller Center and had a great view of The City. At night, we went to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum and took photos with almost every wax celebrity.

Tuesday We took the Circle Line Cruise and saw the Statue of Liberty and some famous bridges. We shopped and, at night, we went to the top of the Empire state and saw the city that never sleeps.

Wednesday We went to The Dakota and walked through Strawberry Fields. Then, we went to the American National History Museum. After that, we crossed Central Park by the Jackie Onassis Reservoir to go to the Guggenheim Museum. We closed the day with Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera.

Thursday We crossed Central Park in order to arrive to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (my favourite), and then, headed our way to the Frick Collection. After some art, we headed to the Fashion avenue and saw all the famous boutiques (I had a little Audrey Hepburn moment in front of Tifanny & Co). It was a great day ♥.

Friday We went to Ground Zero by subway. Then, we visited St. Paul's chapel and shopped at J&R on our way to Wall Street. Next step: Chinatown and SoHo. There, we went to the New Museum (there was like the best elevator ever) and then to Strand (I had to buy a bag, because I bought plenty of books).

Saturday First stop: St. Patrick's Cathedral. Then, we bought some books at Barnes & Noble. Then we went to the MoMA (great museum too). We went walking to the Whitney Museum (on our way, we passed by The New York Palace and there was a little Gossip Girl moment there). After the Whitney, we hurried our way to the Central Zoo and then back to the hotel. Kichi, iGnaa and I went to see Chicago The Musical and then we had like our "last supper".

Sunday Last day, last souvenirs and long flight.

[more pics: day one ; day two ; day three ; day four ; day five ; days six & seven]

fête de thé

My Winter/Birthday Tea Party was awesome!
This time I won't give a very detailed view of the day like I did on the last one.
They started arriving 16.15hrs. Isa helped me with the whipped cream, then iGnaa arrived and all three of us cut the strawberries. Then Marti arrived, and then the rest (Cata, Pili, Rouz, Valeen, Cote). I opened the presents, which were incredibly beautiful.
We couldn't wait for the rest to arrive, so we went down to start the thing, between other things -hunger- because a group of girls had to go earlier.

They sang "Happy Birthday to you" in English just because I like it ^^(it was their own idea). And with an improvised birthday cake (they put candles on the lemon cake I made).Meanwhile we were eating, laughing, doing and talking nonsense, Mary and Vale, Igna R, Kichi arrived and joined the nonsense.
Well, after the 'group of girls' went, we went back upstairs, to my bedroom. We watched videos and had plushies fights. Finally, Cote and Kichi were left, I read the comic Cote gave me and laughed. In the end we made like the funniest videos ever ♥.

Thanks for everything, girls!!!

surprise

Valeen's birthday was yesterday, and the day before, we prepared the best surprise birthday party ♥.

friends are not for sale

Well, today has been quite a perfect day. It started with supermarket, then some kitchen, it continued with anxiety, after that, arrival, laughter, emotion, goodbye, arrange and gossip girl.

SUPERMARKET: I woke up at 9 in the morning and like two hours after, my brother woke up and dressed, so he came downstairs (2nd floor) to pick me to go to the supermarket, where I bought some butter, white chocolate, icing sugar, milk and strawberries. Then, we came home.
KITCHEN: After we arrived, I went upstairs to wash my hands and then, immediately to the kitchen to sweeten strawberries, make buttercream frosting (for the fairy cakes) and some cream (for the scones).
ANXIETY: When I ended, I had lunch (about 2pm) and a shower. I set the table, and then I went to my bedroom, started listening to my Juno Soundtrack CD and turnt on the laptop and found Juli there so we started chatting about Facebook, Trojan preservatives, buying on internet and about fashion (♥). And I became SO anxious, I just wanted my friends to arrived.
ARRIVAL: As I expected, they arrived late (about 4pm instead of 15.15), but that was better, I think. Cote continued chatting with Juli (I have just noticed that), Isa said naughty thing to some of my contacts, they tried aaaaall my perfumes, read one of my teen vogues (the one with Blake Lively on the cover, 'twas the March issue, I think) and I hope nothing else, but if they did, I hope nothing too bad, hahaha. Anyway, they are my friends.

(today's photos could have been really beautiful, but I was busy like all the time, so I didn't pay too much attention to the camera, so the ones I took were awful, because I was kinda' hurried up doing things)

LAUGHTER: So we went downstairs, after we realised there was nobody else who could arrive. So the Autumn tea party officially started we talked about a looooot of things. Lots of gossip and nonsense topics (like pubes, our ex-classmates, Trojan condoms and circle time). And, of course, we laughed as much as we always do when we are all together.

EMOTION: I went to the kitchen to prepare hot cocoa (7 mugs) and hot white chocolate meanwhile they kept talking and laughing (we were 'in touch' because of the door which connects the kitchen and the dining room. Well, the thing is that we went to watch Across the Universe (the... seventh time I watch it?) and some of us went kind of emotional with it. I'm sooo happy, because almost every girl adored it. You know, it's really difficult to pick a movie for 10 other girls hoping that all of them like it, considering that we are so different. Specially Ignaa, because she hates cinema, and there are just a few movies that she really likes. AND also because I usually like some movies that other.

GOODBYE: So the movie ended and almost immediately, the most of the girls left, and a few minutes later Ignaa and Vale did too. So it was a quick farewell.
ARRANGE: First floor was quite a mess, so I had to arrange everything before 10pm (Gossip Girl!) and tomorrow, the only thing I have to do is wash the dishes (which is not a minor thing).
GOSSIP GIRL: I'm soooo into this programme! I love it! Every episode, I hate Georgie more and more and I love B more and more (she's so cute). I love what just happened (Chuck, Nate and B together to help their friend S, it's sooo cute! and they talked about their "sins" like so normally!:
Blair: We've seen you with vomit in your hair, making out with investment bankers in the men's room at PJ Clarke's. You don't have to hide anything from us.
Nate: She's right, Serena. I mean, none of us are saints.
Blair: Yeah, I had sex with him in the back of a limo.
Chuck: Several times.
Nate: I had sex with you at a wedding while I was her date. Once.
Chuck: I'm... Chuck Bass.
I love love love GG. It came back from commercials.

You know you love me,
XOXO,
Gossip Girl