Chinatown

Holy-freakin-shady-ness! Can this really be the United States? We (Meg & I) took the subway to Canal Street and I felt like I was suddenly in another country.

Talk about sketchy! We're inside a store standing by the check-out and suddenly the wall flips open, we're rushed through the wall/door which leads outside and down into this creepy basement.  A man standing at the bottom of the stairs utters something like "won ton soup" and I have no idea what he means, but then he opened the door behind him and I suddenly felt relieved....AMERICANS! Oh ya,  and purses....Lots and lots of purses!

Guess what I paid for all of this? 2 scarves, a watch and a Coach wallet for a grand total of..... $33.  Bow-chica-wow-wow! Ya!

Montauk Lighthouse

Oldest lighthouse in New York. 

Fourth oldest active lighthouse in the U.S.  

Located on the most eastern point of Long Island. 

And only in New York would they charge $9.00 just to take a tour to see a lighthouse. 

We took the more adventurous and FREE route of walking along the rocky beach behind the lighthouse.  More fun and way better pictures! 

A Day in the City

Dave's parents and sister came to visit so this past week my little 2 bedroom New York apartment has turned into the Madsen Family Inn. It has been so fun to have a full house! On Sunday morning, the boys woke up early and drove to West Point.  The girls + Spencer slept in and took the train into the city. Spencer served his mission in New York so he was our human GPS and it was fantastic!
Walking around Times Square we ran into the famous "Naked Cowboy."  Ummmm..... I have no words.

Spencer & Meg...A.K.A   The oh-so-ewey-gooey-mushy-gushy couple. 

And again in Central Park. 

I loooooove people watching.....especially in NewYork. And this one, well I just couldn't resist posting this. Thank you, tall shirtless butt-crack cowboy man, you made me chuckle.

Next stop: SERENDIPITY

For some reason, we all thought they had really good cupcakes there....but they didn't.  When I asked the hostess about their dessert he looked at me like I was crazy.  So we left. 

And went here instead. Fantastic flavor....but I don't like the texture of the rice. Me picky? Never! 

Final Destination: DASH. 

I am secretly, or rather NOT so secretly obsessed with the Kardashian sisters. I think Khloe and I would be good friends. 

I was desperately hoping to turn the corner and see Khloe or Kim sitting at the counter, but all we saw were these posters. 

The End.   

Banana Bob

Semi-trucks converted into roller coaster rides. Fried twinkies. Oversized stuffed animal prizes. Oh how I   love the local carnival!  Dave was determined to win the basketball toss....and that is just what he did!

Do you think they will let me take him as my "personal item" on my plane ride back to Utah?