It appears I’ve fallen even deeper in love with New York than I’d realized. Ain’t that the way it goes? I sure hope my main squeeze will continue to love me back.

This sums it up pretty well.

Summer Fridays Begin!

• Celebrated with a LOT of rounds at 169 Bar – the $3 popcorn snack is kind of a rip-off, but it’ll do when you’re drinking bourbon lemonades for eight hours
• Walked to Fontana’s – ordered pizza while attempting to watch the Pacers-Heat game … everyone expects the Floridian to root for LeBron, but I was too busy checking out Dwyane Wade

Seen it with my own eyes.

Saturday Soccer … at a Baseball Stadium

• Scored free tickets to see Manchester City vs. Chelsea at Yankee Stadium
• Walked over to The Dugout while the crowds cleared out
• Took our large and in charge group to Swig in the Upper East Side – new favorite for the Irish staff
• Hit Wharf in Murray Hill again, because we love our friend who works there
• Ended the night at Company, a bar I don’t generally enjoy but put up with anyway

#isthatweird?

When Brunch Becomes Last Call

• Boozy brunch at The Sunburnt Cow – one of NYC’s Top 10 according to the Google, but service could have used some help. Food was pretty good, but “bottomless” is relative to waiting 40 minutes for a refill #firstworldproblems
• Visited our other friend for the end of her shift at The Flying Puck
• Walked about 40 blocks to East Village superstar Off the Wagon
• Hit Fiddlesticks for another round of shots
• Pizza pit stop for our friend – no need for me to eat when I had two eggs six hours prior
• Managed to get over to Good Company in Billyburg at 9 p.m. and stayed till last call

You really can’t complain with a view like that.

Monday Funday

• Finally, the sun showed up! So we laid out at Central Park, in a spot called Sheep’s Meadow (not “Sheet Meadow” like I thought I overheard)
• Out to Bushwick for our friends’ BBQ

… And I lived through all of that to tell the tale! What are the best summertime spots in your city?