NYC

The marathon that was not meant to be. It was more than a little disappointing to arrive in NYC after being told that in lieu of Sandy the marathon was to continue until I actually arrive in NYC and they cancelled the race, a race I had tried to get into for the past 3 years and had trained countless hours and miles for...but alas no race. Thankfully it was NYC and that meant we at least had a great weekend with Joel and Michelle. It was great to hang out, go out for some great food and play games. So excited for their wedding next summer.

 here are some great views from the park at the top of the hill by their place

 we spent Saturday out exploring the city

 including walking over the Brooklyn Bridge

 

 Michelle had found tickets for us for this really cool exhibit they were doing in Columbus Circle around the Columbus statue

 They built scaffolding up and an actual room around the statue

 it was the artist's idea of America in the room, so classic books

 Warhol

 and wallpaper covered in Michael Jackson, McDonalds, Elvis, hot dogs...

 pretty great views from the top 

 

 this was the only signs of Sandy we really saw while visiting...no gas anywhere and LONG LONG lines for all gas stations

 since I wasn't running we switched our flights to Sunday to head home but had a great morning out at the Brooklyn Botanic gardens before we had to leave

 

 we took spot the dog with us to send pics to...

 this little guy

 even with Roxie