Out And About in NYC!

Now that I have settled into the new apartment, I have been trying to get out of the house and take advantage of some fun things to do here in wonderful New York.

A couple of weeks ago I was given the opportunity to see Cirque Du Soleil: Wintuk for free through a concierge program. I went with some of my co-workers. The show was cute, it was based more for children, but the stunts they did in the show were still pretty entertaining!



One Tuesday I took advantage of free Tuesdays at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. I was simply amazed at how beautiful the garden was. Being from sunny palm tree filled Florida, I have never had the chance to see changing leaves in the fall. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw all of the bright yellow, orange, and red leaves on the trees. The park was filled with several different gardens throughout the park, as well as greenhouses, gift shops, and a cafe. I really enjoyed myself there and cant wait to go back soon!

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

This week I had a friend in town. We went ice skating in Rockefeller Center and saw the Off-Broadway show Fuerza Bruta. The ice skating was a lot of fun! It was beautiful skating as the sun went down. All of the trees were lit up and the flags were waiving in the wind around Rockefeller Center, I felt like I was in a movie. I was shocked that I didn't fall at all!





Fuerza Bruta was such a great show! It is a hour long standing show, you are constantly moving around and you look up the entire time. There really isn't a story line, its more just extreme visual effects and sounds.

Celebrity Sightings!!!

Over the past two weeks I have had the honor of seeing two amazingly hot celebs around the streets of New York. I am all about celebrity gossip and what not, so this was so exciting for me!

First was Tyson Bekford just two days before Halloween on the corner of Essex and Allen street in the Lower East Side. My co-worker and I were in her car sitting at the light. We look over and see him. She says "That's Tyson Bekford!" and I say "No its not! Oh wait yes it is!!" So as we are sitting there gushing over the fact that we are staring at super hot Tyson Bekford, he looks at us starts smiling and raising his eyebrows at us AND then he grabs his jacket proceeds to dance for us right on the corner of the street! We were completely star struck at that moment so I didn't get any pics, but wow what a sighting!



My second sighting was yesterday before work. I was walking around SOHO with a friend. He points out Brook Shields who was across the street. I see her and then a few feet behind her is a paparazzi. She then started running from him. So we kept our distance and trailed behind them. We went around a full block. She attempted to hail a cab several times. Finally she got a cab and jumped in. The pap caught up to her and so did we. He started talking to her through the window, she was all smiles, I think she was just asking him not to take her picture. So while they were chatting it up, I managed to get a few pics ;) Enjoy!

Victory!

Thank you America for realizing what needed to be done and voting for the best man for the job, Obama! History was made yesterday, we elected our first African American President and more than 3.5 million NEW voters went out and got there voices heard! America needs a change and change is here for sure!

Last night at work we were glued to CNN.com, MSN.com, and NYDailyNews.com, we kept watch on the state-by-state results and it soon became clear that Obama was had the majority vote. When I got out of work at 11:00 p.m., people were packed in bars screaming, others were cheering in the streets, and cars were honking horns non-stop. It was amazing, I had never seen anything like it. I made my way back to Brooklyn and walked to some bars in the Fort Greene area. The streets were packed with Obama supporters celebrating in the streets. I had a constant smile on my face and chills running up and down my body. This was such an amazing experience and I am proud to be apart of such a historical time in US history.

Here are some pics and videos that I took last night, enjoy!