Getting comfortable with my new surroundings

Another great few days here in NYC. And it's only the beginning.

Yesterday (Saturday), was the big move-in day! The apartment is great, MUCH more spacious than my London flat (and that is saying a lot), and it is in a good location. We unpacked my two huge suitcases and one carry-on, and I met my new roommate Lauren!

After unpacking, my parents and I decided to be adventurous and take a bike tour through Central Park. It was PERFECT. We were in a group of about 15 people, all with little green helmets on, and we biked the 6 1/2 mile radius of the park. I never realized just how big it is! We saw all of the places where they film movies, the place where the ice skating rink is located (Serendipity), the Mall (Gossip Girl and Kramer vs. Kramer) and the bridge and the big fountain with the angel (One Fine Day and Home Alone). We also saw the hotel where John Lennon was shot, Strawberry Fields and the hotel where Marilyn Monroe lived. All in all, a very successful and educational tour. I never knew there are boulders in CP that are the original bedrock of the island of Manhattan. You learn something new everyday! :)

After biking, we sort of wandered around for a while, went to Bloomingdale's (hair flip, HA!) and tried to get a table at Serendipity to drink a famous Frrrrozen Hot Chocolate, but the wait was an hour and a half (eh, no thanks). We came back to the apartment and found out my other roommate (and fellow MU-er) Haleigh had arrived. We got dinner at this nice little Italian Restaurant off of Times Square, and then hit up Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall and NBC. On the way home, we found one of the three NYC Magnolia Bakery locations, so we had to stop in and get a delicious cupcake (or two, or three). I got the "Carrie Cupcake," the one Carrie Bradshaw ate when her and Miranda visited the Magnolia Bakery in Lower Manhattan on an episode of Sex and the City.

After that, we were all beat. So much walking around, it's not even funny. Bedtime!

Today was a little more relaxed and chill. After grocery shopping, I found the building where I am interning, and guess what, it is RIGHT NEXT DOOR to Radio City Music Hall, where we were at the night before. Pretty much amazing, though. My parents and I also headed out to the Lower East Side and walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. It was huge and beautiful for being more than 100 years old.

Because we do not have a TV in our apartment, I am watching the LOST finale in my parents' hotel room. And I am making them watch it with me. I can't believe it's the last episode! I might cry. Yep, I will. Don't make fun,

Tomorrow is my first day of work. Wish me luck!