Sweet City Love: we came, we saw, we laughed!

This weekend was simply unforgettable. I know that sounds a little extreme, but it really was! It was one of those weekends where everything fell perfectly into place and the laughs, food and events just kept coming.

We made it to many of the tourist places that C's brother wanted to see. I actually love doing them. Give me an open agenda, a backpack and a map, and I'll explore all day long (it's the Lawson gene in me!). We saw central park, chinatown, little italy, greenwich village (3 stops at joe's pizza...genius), chelsea market, ground zero, wall street, battery bark, brooklyn bridge, times square (day and night), even a RL photo shoot and took a million subway and taxi rides. We had a great time together and really enjoyed being with one another for these past 3 days!

Now, as they say, the night time is the right time! We saw the broadway show Avenue Q, tried authentic korean food on a 3rd floor in Korea-town, went to a comedy club, had multiple tastings at a tequila bar, and, of course, ate amazing food and crafty cocktails. Really, it couldn't have been any better.

The Show:

Avenue Q was GREAT. We got 40% off tickets for the Saturday night show by standing in the TKTS line in Times Square. I've never done the discount line before and, honestly, it wasn't bad at all! And at the end of a short 40 min. wait, we got great seats all together at the show we wanted to see. Avenue Q is a timeless story that tells about a recent college grad trying to find his purpose. He moves to the far away Avenue Q in new york and meets many characters (Rod (the Republican), Kate Monster (the girl next door), Lucy the Slut (hah) and so many more). The show has the most seamless blend between actors and puppets (now, now...don't pre-judge - these were awesome puppets!) I would go see this show again and again. We all laughed and laughed in this small off-broadway theater. The creativity was genius, the acting was top notch and the fuzzy characters were so well developed. The humor was cutting, sly and hilarious. Stop what you are doing right now, come up to nyc (say hi to us!) and go see Avenue Q.

The Comedy Club:

This was our first time ever at a comedy club and my goodness, it did not dissapoint. The show was amazing and something I'll remember for a very, very long time. We stood in the standby ticket line (after deciding to go on a whim, while having cocktails in SoHo) at the Comedy Cellar in the Village hoping to get some reserve seats for the 11:00 show. At 10:55 we found out that we were in (it helped to be numbers 3, 4, and 5 in a 60 person line...great timing, check!)! The show had us curled over in laughter with tears in our eyes for a full hour and 1/2. The talent was insane. Each of the 5 comedians had their own delivery style that was simply true talent. The small basement (or cellar...what is the difference??) had a small stage, tightly packed seats and a low ceiling. The comedy was fresh, creative, incredibly offensive, and seemed like we were all old pals having a great laugh together. The line up included Sherrod Small, Dave Attel, Gary Gulman, Kevin Brennan and Ted Alexandro. I smile ear to ear thinking about this comedy blend of perfection.

Ok , so this was much longer than intended. All in all, everything was a blast. Avenue Q, the Comedy Club and this eccentric yet delicious Korean place were highlights that I won't soon forget. Now, off to the movies to recover! Forget taking a nap, there is a Nickelodeon concert right outside our window. Shrieks of small children makes relaxing a tad difficult. Oh, new york!