This weekend feels like a dream.  Chris got in on Thursday and we hit the ground running from there.   Some friends of mine staying in the NYU dorms were nice enough to let him stay there during his whole visit so that made the trip very painless and much cheaper than it could have been.
     The one thing he really wanted to eat here was New York pizza so we grabbed a slice before heading to meet up with some of my friends i've met here!  We found a very cheap bar and grille and sat and chatted for quite a bit.

I really wanted to get some good "coupely" pictures at the top of the rock that night so we did that at around 10:30 and got a great view of the city lights.  Thanks to all the strangers who very willingly took our picture for us.

 The next day we woke up and did brunch before going to the Natural History Museum.  I get in free with my ABC ID but we decided to do a special exhibit: the whales.  It was really cool! they had this huge skeleton of a sperm whale that made the entrance fee all worth it.  

 We spent a few hours there then headed to Greenwich village to get Big Gay Ice Cream.  Chris was kindof iffy about it... obviously the name freaked him out a tad.  We got there and he made these big eyes as soon as he bit into his cone! So worth it.  It's the best ice cream in new york in my opinion.

      Our plans to go the Yankees game weren't for a few hours so we hung out in West Village for a little bit.  There are lots of little shops and bars to explore so it wasn't hard to find things to do.  We also grabbed some Gray's Papaya hot dogs because i thought he needed to experience that.
       At around 5:30 we caught the subway to the Bronx and walked through Harlem to get to Yankee stadium. Needless to say, we took a different route home.  The stadium is beautiful.  We bought some hats and found our seats.

Nathan's hot dogs were a must! We voted: Nathan's beats Gray's Papaya... sorry!

After about two innings, it began to sprinkle, kinda cold but bearable.  About two innings later, it started pouring.  It was fun for a little bit, we didn't think it would last long so we laughed and kept saying we'd remember it forever.  When they pulled out the tarps and began a delay, we headed downstairs to explore the rest of the stadium.  The game ended up being on an hour and a half delay and we left along with the rest of the stadium after about 45 minutes of waiting.

      The next morning, i showed him around work and we grabbed a waffle at the waffle stand over there.  Then we headed to the intrepid.

This was the number one thing i thought he would want to do.  He's a huge nerd about planes and they have an entire flight deck filled with different planes plus this past wednesday they opened up the enterprise again.

I loved it more than i thought i would... he taught me a lot about the planes.  I mean really, who needs a tour guide when you have this guy.

      Carnegie Deli was the lunch place of choice so we got sandwiches bigger than our heads and explored times square so we could know where we going for our show that night.

We decided to rest for a little bit and change before Phantom that Night and spend an hour or so at my place where he had brought his clothes to change into that morning.  
      I thought it might be cute to do an unheard of dinner before a fancy night like this so we went to shake shack right across the street from the Majestic Theater and then went to stand in line for our show.

 He loved it! Much more than i had ever thought he would! I was so glad.  I kind of worried that he was going to think it was too girly! I forgot about all the pyrotechnics and staging this show had.  Seeing it again was a blast!

      I had a friend seeing Chicago around the same time as us so we met up with him after.  Came in handy because he took our required picture in Times Square!

      Chris left early this morning and is now back in Oklahoma.   I miss him so much more than i did before but i'm so beyond blessed that he got to visit.  My Aunt Brenda is coming next weekend and we have exciting plans as well!  Two weekends of fun with family and friends in New York?? I'll take it.  Oh... and i have work too... have i mentioned that in a while?  It's going fine... if something exciting happens y'all will be the first to know.
     It's mostly been slow because there has been a lot of waiting for our news... Zimmerman is finally done.  But now we're waiting on the Royal Baby and Mandela to die... or live forever? you never know!