noteworthy: New York City.

back on july 3rd i began my 18 day journey out of town. 2 weeks of those 18 days were spent out of the country. it was a dream come true for this girl who hasn't ever been anywhere more exciting then hawaii (which is a pretty exciting place, but i mean, italy is really cool too.)

the journey was off to a rough start when we were on our way to the airport and i realized i had forgotten to weight my GIANT suitcase.... we get to the airport, i pay $25 to check my bag, we weight it, and realize it's over 70 pounds.... if i wanted to check it it was going to be an additional $250. so i called my mom, she pulled back up the the curb and i started parting ways with certain clothing items that i thought i could do without. i dropped my bag about 14 pounds, but it was still too heavy. my flight was already boarding and i didn't have time to empty anything else from the suitcase, so i paid an extra $100 and ran to my gate. i BARELY made it to the gate in time. they had just made the last boarding call and i was the last one on the plane. phew.

just a hot mess, running through the airport with half on my belongings in my arms, and the other half stuffed in my personal item.... and still $100 poorer because despite my mad efforts, the checked bag was still too heavy.

my trip started in new york city, where i met up with indy, tristen, and some of their friends from their india trip that they took earlier this year. i had a red eye flight, so i arrived in new york around 6 am. i got to our apartment and immediately fell back asleep. i woke up to tristen's phone in my face, and him inviting me out to brunch.

brunch at "the butchers daughter." utah needs one of these!

also take note that we had the dopest apartment EVER. the view was unbelievable.

after brunch we returned to the apartment, and got ready. we stopped at bread and butter, which was right next door to view 34 (where we were staying) and we loaded up on food for a picnic. we journeyed to central park where we ate, people watched, and relaxed. then we did some shopping!

it was the 4th of july, so after a day of shopping and exploring the city we headed back to the apartment to freshen up for our party. kudos to indy, we got it HOOKED UP and we were invited to a BBQ on the rooftop of the view 34 building. we ate hot dogs, chips, cake, and watched the maceys firework show from up there on that tall building. it was so surreal and such a magical night. i swore i'd never seen a firework show as magical as that one.

the next morning i walked back down to bread and butter for some more of there fresh fruit. the day was pretty similar to the day prior. we shopped, ate yummy food (including dough, which has been on my bucket list to visit), and just enjoyed the city! the most important part of the day was when i bought a carry on suitcase (for $70) to stuff half of my shit into. i was originally against having more then one bag on this trip, but getting a carry on (to lighten up my big bag) was a no brainier considering i had 8 more flights ahead of me. i was NOT down to spend over $1000 on overweight luggage fees for the rest of my trip.