I was fortunate enough to go to New York City for a week for training before the 4th of July. I flew in on Sunday night and got to enjoy the city. Boy have I missed it! I forgot how much I LOVE this city....it definitely holds a piece of my heart!
On Monday, I traveled to Norwalk, CT to our headquarters to work with my team and meet some of the Finance team I am working with in my new position. It was great to be in the office and work directly with my manager. This week is super busy, but I am definitely looking forward to the craziness!
Tuesday, I worked from the New York office which is at Park and 49th! After a long day, I wondered around the city then went to meet a friend at Shake Shack in the middle of Madison Square Park! Definitely my new favorite burger place! Can you please come to Texas?! The next morning I headed to Philly with my team for some training. It was such a wonderful surprise to be going up on Wednesday as they were doing a farewell dinner for my old boss, Keith Batton. What an honor it was to work for him and he truly taught me so much. He cared about our team as if we were his children and was such a mentor to me. He pulled me on and then allowed me to take the time to try one of my passions, teaching. After realizing it was not for me, he was gracious enough to be able to rehire me. I will forever be so grateful for him. It was so good to see him and celebrate as he begins a new journey.
Me and Keith
After his dinner, my team headed to the Phillies - Red Sox game. If you know me and as much as I love baseball, this was such a treat! It was so much fun to see the field and watch these two great teams play.
View as we were walking up to the stadium
Game from our seats
View of Downtown from the stadium
Our Team post game
I ended the week in NYC. It was great to be able to spend the week training and working with my team. Friday I was able to see Leighanne and Shonnie. It was so good to catch up with both of them and hopefully next time I am back it isn't on such short notice! I saw Sister Act on Friday night which was great and just enjoyed being in NYC!
Then Saturday I woke up to go run through Central Park. This was one of my favorite things to do with my Dad when we lived in NYC for my internship 5 years ago!!! I can't believe it has been that long! I enjoyed the day exploring the city. I went down to Soho and had brunch at a little whole in the wall then wondered back through and enjoyed the shopping. I took the subway to Macy's then walked back up Avenue of the Americas to my hotel. It was fun to wonder through the street fair they were having today. I tried a few cupcake places. First in Soho at The Little Cupcake Bakeshop and then Magnolias. I walked up to Bloomingdale's and then went back to take a nap before enjoying my last dinner at a little Chinese restaurant.
Sunday, I woke up to rain so I went to run at the gym before brunch and wondering around midtown. I grabbed a Crumbs cupcake to take home with me, and it was by far the best one I had the entire trip! I got to watch all the DFW fireworks from the plane as we flew in and then spent Monday with my family. I always enjoy celebrating the 4th with family by the pool while my dad grills. Such a fun tradition and relaxing day before heading back to work! I definitely had a wonderful trip, but it is nice to be back at home.
