After arriving in NYC for the first time in over a year, I felt strangely at peace. In juxtaposition, my travel companion Mira was completely overwhelmed. Still, after squeezing into the Q33 and heading toward the subway – I was very excited for the weekend.

The weekend was a blur of memories. The first night was a simple night of catching up with some old friends, checking out Manhattan with some newbs, and attempting to synchronize your pulse to the heartbeat of the city. We walked around Times Square and The Rock, we went to the bar Social and Wags and Heather had Cosmo chugging contests. Overall, it was a fun night. Here are some pictures:

The night ended relatively early – as our host had to work the next day and most of us were tired from our travels. No one really cared, the weekend just started and we were excited for what was in store…