Next we headed over to Times Square for a chance encounter with none other than the Naked Cowboy. Shannon, having her own cowboy at home, graciously accepted the role of photographer as Laurel and I frantically scrambled for tip money. This particular cowboy is not shy and seems to be an experienced farm “hand”. The pictures speak for themselves but I must say while it is all fun and games, one does feel a tad violated after the photo ops. Do you concur Laurel?
Now I have to give a shout out to my fabulous friend Casey McClellan who told me that we had to eat Italian at a New York restaurant called Carmine’s. So, I basically insisted we lunch there. It was divine. It was so good you could almost hear the gondolas rushing by and see a Tuscan sunset. Thanks so much Casey, we loved carbo loading on ravioli and rigatoni with Italian sausage. Actually, we tried to go back to Carmine’s for dinner one night but ran into a two hour wait, it’s that good.
In order to walk off the pasta, we did something we never would have attempted in our twenties: we hit a couple museums. This activity inspired Laurel to attempt to take some artsy and edgy photographs of the group. Translated: Extreme close ups of everyone’s eyes and an Andy Warhol take on my red lipstick. By the way, if you are looking for a true red lipstick that won’t bleed check out Revlon’s colorstay in Top Tomato. It’s the best stay put red I’ve found and this formula doesn’t require a topcoat. . . .I digress.
David guided us through Central Park where we paused for some of the performers and a few photos in case every second wasn’t being documented. Then we came to this street that runs from the Met to the Guggenheim and it was filled with street vendors selling photographs and art. I adore street art and street vendors. We had a fantastic walk browsing the art. It was hard to choose and I kind of got that panicked, hyperventilating feeling that I get when I walk into the Michael Kors outlet in Aurora.
I was really excited to see the Guggenheim (another activity I forced on the group) because it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who has some Oak Park, IL roots. It’s an amazing building, kind of looks like a wedding cake and we all know that cake is my favorite food group. Shannon was able to find a street vendor selling jewelry outside the Guggenheim. She bought a couple great pieces, silver earrings that have a truly classic but unique feel. We didn’t pay the $25 to actually go through the museum but we took lots of pictures of the unique interior and checked out the gift shop.
In order to walk off the pasta, we did something we never would have attempted in our twenties: we hit a couple museums. This activity inspired Laurel to attempt to take some artsy and edgy photographs of the group. Translated: Extreme close ups of everyone’s eyes and an Andy Warhol take on my red lipstick. By the way, if you are looking for a true red lipstick that won’t bleed check out Revlon’s colorstay in Top Tomato. It’s the best stay put red I’ve found and this formula doesn’t require a topcoat. . . .I digress.
David guided us through Central Park where we paused for some of the performers and a few photos in case every second wasn’t being documented. Then we came to this street that runs from the Met to the Guggenheim and it was filled with street vendors selling photographs and art. I adore street art and street vendors. We had a fantastic walk browsing the art. It was hard to choose and I kind of got that panicked, hyperventilating feeling that I get when I walk into the Michael Kors outlet in Aurora.
I was really excited to see the Guggenheim (another activity I forced on the group) because it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who has some Oak Park, IL roots. It’s an amazing building, kind of looks like a wedding cake and we all know that cake is my favorite food group. Shannon was able to find a street vendor selling jewelry outside the Guggenheim. She bought a couple great pieces, silver earrings that have a truly classic but unique feel. We didn’t pay the $25 to actually go through the museum but we took lots of pictures of the unique interior and checked out the gift shop.
Sticking with the museum theme, next we headed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Luckily, we had David with us cause there was some protocol we would have screwed up had we been on our own. Namely, they ask you to donate whatever you deem necessary for admission. Laurel needed to break $100 so she told the clerk she’d like to donate $10 for the three of us. Apparently, they believed their artwork to be worth a little more than that, but Laurel insisted on her $90 change.
Laurel and I in all our maturity took to taking pictures of each other imitating the statue poses while David and Shannon tried to distance themselves as far as possible from us. One lady even got up and changed her seat to get away from us and I’m pretty sure she clicked her tongue at us. Somehow David was able to usher us to the roof where there was this amazing tree sculpture and view of Central Park as well as the city. It was really breathtaking up there. This was also the time that some guy dressed all in black slid in next to Laurel and asked her what emotions the tree sculpture evoked in her. Unfortunately, this guy didn’t make her skin red and blotchy.
Laurel and I in all our maturity took to taking pictures of each other imitating the statue poses while David and Shannon tried to distance themselves as far as possible from us. One lady even got up and changed her seat to get away from us and I’m pretty sure she clicked her tongue at us. Somehow David was able to usher us to the roof where there was this amazing tree sculpture and view of Central Park as well as the city. It was really breathtaking up there. This was also the time that some guy dressed all in black slid in next to Laurel and asked her what emotions the tree sculpture evoked in her. Unfortunately, this guy didn’t make her skin red and blotchy.
The thing that I adored most about the Met was the special exhibit called The Model and The Muse. It was a history of models and fashion photography and was made possible by none other than Marc Jacobs himself. Could that kilt wearing designer be any more fabulous?
It was really beautiful and started with the models of the thirties and went all the way up to present day. Some of the models featured were Lauren Hutton, Angie Dickenson, Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista. But the breathtaking element was the original fashion that was on display, originals from Dior, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent, Vera Wang, Armani, and Luis Vuitton. I could have cried happy tears of fashion joy!
It was really beautiful and started with the models of the thirties and went all the way up to present day. Some of the models featured were Lauren Hutton, Angie Dickenson, Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista. But the breathtaking element was the original fashion that was on display, originals from Dior, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent, Vera Wang, Armani, and Luis Vuitton. I could have cried happy tears of fashion joy!
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