New York Half Marathon...

My sister Sara came in town a week and a half ago with her son Rex.  I was so excited for her to visit, and my kids were in heaven playing with Rex.  She had flown in to run the New York half marathon with me in Queens.  It has been so cold here, and I was praying it would warm up for the race.  Unfortunately, it was still dang cold, so we bundled up as best we could and gave it a go.  It was a great race and so much fun to be with Sara.  It was the first long run I'd done in almost two years, so finishing strong was the goal.  

After the race, we quickly changed our clothes and headed into the city.  Our first stop was the Shake Shack for a nice, big, juicy burger.  It definitely hit the spot.  From there we headed to Levaine Bakery for a Walnut Chocolate Chip cookie and realized then and there that we were bound to eat our way from uptown to downtown.  There is just way too much good stuff to eat in NYC!

We headed to Madison Square park next where we hit up Fish's Eddy (best store) and ABC Home.  We soaked up all the inspiration we could handle and drooled over all the gorgeous furniture and accessories.  

Next was Washington Square in Greenwich Village where we heard the "Crazy Piano Guy" play on his baby grand.  It was one of my favorite city experiences to date.  From there we walked through SoHo to China town where we stopped for a Chinese massage to ease the pain of our throbbing feet and sore legs.  It worked!  After an Italian dinner in Little Italy it was time to head home.  It was a perfect day, and I was so glad we were able to do and see all that we did.

Thanks for the fun day Sara....and thanks for watching all four kids Mitchie - You're the best!