Last weekend my wife Brooke and I celebrated our one year anniversary. (Actually, we celebrated the fact that Brooke made it through one year with me!)
Since moving to CT last year, we have talked about a day in the city so we decided to treat each other to an action packed, fun filled day in the Big Apple.
The day started with a 1 hour drive to the Metro North train which drops us off right at Grand Central.

Our first stop of the day was the Empire State Building. It’s very hard not to look just like every tourist in the city…i guess we were the only ones without front packs on, you know…a fanny pack worn up front. I love the black leather ones the best…that is a serious traveler.

Anyway, after the Empire State building we took a nice stroll down 5th ave and headed over to Rockefeller Center, down through Time Square and eventually ending up at Mesa Grill for brunch. http://mesagrill.com/ is owned and operated by one of my favorite chefs in the country, Bobby Flay. Bobby has a ton of great shows on the food network that really highlight his southwest style and his masterful sauces.

After brunch, we slowly shuffled our way back up town with heavy stomachs to Broadway to see a show. Ever since we moved here last year, Brooke has wanted to see Wicked in the city but because tickets are so hard to come by, we settled for Les Miserables. What an awesome show! besides the two idiots that i sat next to that smelled like cheap perfume, ate potato chips and M&M’s and narrated the whole time…it was definitely worth it and i can’t wait to get down there soon for another show.

Finally, as our day was coming to an end, we walked through Central Park, snapped a few photos and headed back to Grand Central to catch the train back home.

Everyday is great with Brooke but this one was especially cool.

I leave Sunday for Kona and hope to update the blog throughout the race week.

Good luck to all of the athletes competing, you will do great!

Special K