Shop. Drink. Eat. Laugh...

Sunday was the coldest day of my New York holiday. Hence, I didn't break out the camera quite as much. (I know, this is like the 40th NYC post.. I get that you might be relieved of the lack of photos and the condensed Sunday blog at this point) Anyway, the afternoon was spent shopping in SoHo. I loved the energy and charm of this area. There was great shops, minus the weird confusing colorful basics shop. And honestly, who doesn't love Crate and Barrel and a big-ol Urban Outfitters? (Even if I did reserve all my hard earned shopping dollars for H&M and B&W cookies)

Waiting for our dinner reservations we had some time to kill. We popped into one of Derek's favorite haunts Therapy for a drink of our choice and warm up. I absolutely loved this club's decor and sophisticated vibe. It was stunning and uber-stylish inside. Definitely worthy of a stop by the gals on Sex and The City... and if it wasn't filmed yet, there's always the sequel.

For dinner Derek made reservations at a little hole in the wall. Seriously see pics below if you don't believe me. (Once again. Thank you Flickr!) What it lacked in size, it made up for in GREAT food and even better service. I adored the hostess/waitress. She was amazing. We just shot the breeze, chatting until our food came. Very warm and friendly. Even more bonus points was this restaurant was BYOB, which saved mega bucks on the final bill. I had a great chicken entree and had to splurge when I saw they had rosemary fries on the menu. When it came time to calculate the tip in Derek's iPhone for the first time ever chose the service as "Super-duper-uderly-fantastic-write-home-to-your-momma-and-tell-her-how-good-this-service-was" option. Translation: She got a great, much deserved, tip!

After dinner, we headed over to my second suprise show, Altar Boyz. It is an Off-Broadway musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio. It addresses and satirizes, among other things, the phenomenon of boy bands, the popularity of Christian-themed music and products in contemporary American culture. The five-member group the Altar Boyz and their band. The group's members, Matthew, Mark, Luke and Juan, the fifth member is Abraham, who, the group explains in the show's opening number, is Jewish. The band address the audience directly. During the show, the Altar Boyz repeatedly turn to a machine on the stage, the "Soul Sensor DX-12," which has a red LED display that they explain shows the number of burdened souls in the room. Their goal is to reduce the number on the machine to zero by the end of the concert.

The show was hillarious and I had perma-grin during the whole performance! Check it out if you ever find yourself in NYC. Click HERE for more information.