Viva New York!
June 18th, 2008 by Kateastrophe
Right now it’s 9:00 AM Arizona time and I’ve been awake for almost seven hours. Usually? I’ve been up for an hour and a half or so. This whole three hour time difference is kicking my butt!!
Other than the time difference, I love me some New York.
I walked around for hours on Monday afternoon, just taking it all in. It was an amazingly beautiful day, aided by the rain that came and went throughout the day. It was humid, but there was a nice breeze and the temperature was awesome. I ate Lombardi’s pizza and just had a great, exhausting day.
My hotel is a little boutique-y place with rooms the size of tissue boxes, but it’s SO adorable, I just love it. The doorman already knows me by name and has recommended some great little diners for breakfast. Love.
Tuesday was interesting and fun. Someone stole the plasma screen I use as a display in our booth while it was in transit from Phoenix. It cut my set-up time in half, which was nice, but it wasn’t exactly a pleasant thing to discover. I used the saved time to go shopping on 5th Avenue. I went to Zara and H&M. Aaaah bliss. I didn’t buy anything at Zara but can’t say the same for H&M. There was some damage done. Oh how I love that store . . . AND there’s another one a few blocks from my hotel which I will hit up today. I looked at the window display and they have totally different stuff. Sweet. There was a cocktail event for the show I’m attending that night and it was . . . boring, to say the least, especially for a girl who doesn’t drink. After dinner I met up with my fantabulously amazing cousin (and namesake) Katie. We went to a place in the East Village called Caravan of Dreams. I must admit I was terrified at first because it was a Vegan Kosher Organic restaurant. Uhhhh . . . yeah. But then? I was totally surprised. Everything we had was fantastic! The grilled tofu was even delicious and I do NOT normally like tofu! We had a great time and great conversation. My little cousin has turned into and amazing woman and I’m excited to spend more time with her later this week.
Today is ALL show. 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM SHOW. I’m on booth duty pretty much the entire time, so while the retailers are in session I have a few minutes to catch up on email and do some other work stuff . . . and to blog. Duh.
Well I’ll end the rambling, but that’s my New York update! Love and kisses!!
- Posted in Givin' it to the "Man"
June 18th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Aw, man- I’m so jealous!! NY sounds fab. My sister and I went in May, so I know what you mean about the humidity part. Not horrible, but it is a bit muggy. However, when you can break it up with fabulous shopping, who’s paying attention to the weather? You have my permission to buy me lots of things. With no promise of me paying you back. I miss you terribly, have SO much fun! OH! And when you come to town for the reunion, Hannah and I talked about reuniting with Angie and spending a night on the town! Maybe Friday? Lemme know…have fun!
June 18th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
aw yay for new york! i would love to visit again. the pizza is divine. among other things, haha
June 18th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Glad you’re having fun- can’t wait to see you!!!
June 24th, 2008 at 4:18 am
I had no idea two different H & Ms in the SAME CITY had different things. I feel like I just learned there is no Santa Claus, but in a good way. Amazing!