Today was my parents’ last day visiting us and we packed as much in as possible!  I love how my family vacations, we try to see (and taste!) everything.  While today involved more indulging I would say that for a vacation day I did a pretty good job of balancing things out.  It’s seemed like we’ve had a lot of celebrations lately and it’s hard to know where to draw the line with fun foods.  Today was the right balance of fun without going overboard.

This morning Adam and I walked over to the train to meet my parents (they took a cab from the hotel because we’ve walked them a little too much!).  I did a train version of pb and j for breakfast.

Peanut Butter Cookie Lara Bar with a Stoneyfield Lowfat Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie.  This was a great combo but a little too satisfying, I shared half of the drink with the husband.

Our first activity ending up being the most fun we’ve had this whole visit – a 2 hour bike ride through Central Park!  I’m not going to lie, I don’t really know how to ride a bike!  Growing up on an island it wasn’t possible very often and the last time I was on a bike at all was at least five years ago.  We had a wobbly start but I sucked it up and did my best and after 15minutes or so I was loving it!

We moved pretty quickly so we saw a lot in the 2 hours.  Our most fun stop was at the Hans Christen Andersen “Ugly Duckling” statue.

 

My mom is a librarian so she was right at home 🙂

After we dropped off the bikes Adam and I were starving so we hit up the other Subway.

I got a 6inch turkey sandwich with cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, banana peppers, and chipotle sauce.  Yum.

After that we did some major city exploring.  We went to the Guggenheim Museum which was tons of fun.  My favorite artists were Van Gogh and Degas, but we also learned a lot of interesting facts about Frank Lloyd Wright (the architect who designed the museum).  We used the free audio tour and it really added to my enjoyment.

After that we went to St. John’s Cathedral.  Gorgeous!  While we were inside it started pouringso we ended up waiting out the storm for more than 30minutes.  During our wait the church was suddenly filled with what looked like peasants who used a time machine – they were extras from “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (with Nicholas Cage!) that was filming nearby!

When the rain finally calmed down a bit we got only midly soaked getting to dinner.  Our destination was the Pacific Grill in South Street Seaport.  I was starving again by the time we got to dinner and I attacked this bread with butter.

I ordered a diet coke to drink but Adam and my dad got a bucket of beer and I helped myself to one.

For my meal I went traditional with fish and chips.

This was tasty but way too heavy; I gave my dad 1 (of 3) of the fish sticks and shared my fries with Adam.

Afterwards we went back to my parents’ room to say goodbye.  We hung out for a bit just chillaxing (I’d be lying if I said I didn’t take a quick nap).  I ate some Goldfish crackers from my parents’ plane trip before my nap.

Around 11 we said our final goodbyes and walked home.  It would be sad but we are seeing them again soon.  And I will see you again soon, in the morning!

A heads up, fun things on the summer agenda –

1. Family reunion with Adam’s family in Virgina at his parents’ new home
2. 1week visit to St. Thomas to see my parents
3. Moving (to a soon to be announced location!)