Au revoir, New York!

Our trip to the Big Apple is just about coming to a close. It's been so much fun gallivanting around the city with my sister and Amanda and Jocelyn from SOL's Buying Department. I couldn't have asked for better company! There is only one thing right now we don't love about NYC - the absence of our daughters. Next year, they're definitely coming with!

Jeanie and me at the Gansevoort. A special shout out to Manny the lifeguard for being our personal photographer ;) He even sent us away with frozen grapes. We couldn't even come up with words, just YUMMY!

Jeanie and her mini-me Elliot

Bella and me loving life (and gelato!)

While we did do some actual work, we took a little time out to play. We saw Porgy and Bess on Broadway which was inspirational and so full of current issues of today. It was such an amazing production and the themes were spot on in regards to today's issues.

 

We just had a slightly horrific afternoon at JFK. Even seasoned travelers get set back at airports sometimes. Our normal 45 minute cab ride turned into a 2 hour lurch fest (although our cabbie was so kind) only to be dropped at the wrong terminal and then hearing the sad news that we wouldn't be reunited with our daughters. For all the many things we love about NYC, being without our daughters for one more night did bring a tear to our eyes.

This sums up our delicious dinner!

While at dinner at Bombay Talkie (you seriously have to eat there!) we came up with 10 of our favorite things about NYC:

1. Humidity and the resulting youthful skin that humidity gives 
2. An early morning run on the Highline
3. Divine food on every corner. Embarrassingly we love Macelleria so much it was a two time visit this week!
4. Taxi cabs at any time of the day or night. We aren't whistlers just a quick arm in the air (well, Jeanie is a whistler, but more of a tune at all times of the day) 
5. Ninth Street Espresso and sandwiches from Amy's Breads (thanks Kendall Barnes for sharing this with us!)
6. Diversity: different people speaking different languages all together in the hustle and bustle
7. Beautiful people, dressed beautifully- sometimes Cindy even feels under dressed 
8. Celebrity sightings: Stanley Tucci ( looking divine in a very gorgeous suit), Allen Cummings (looking a bit lost), and Kris Humphries ( being so kind to his adoring fans - embarrassingly we were sitting next to him and we didn't know him) 
9. Running into good friends 



The Whitney Museum

10. Art at every turn, gorgeous architecture, rooftops, covers for buildings under construction

It's always hard to say goodbye to New York City. The energy, fashion, food, and attitude the city has makes me wish I could come back more often (with a few empty suitcases to fill with goodies from my favorite SoHo boutiques, of course!).

xoxo,
Cindy and Jeanie

p.s. A pedi cab tip: Negotiate, negotiate, negotiate! Oh, and choose the most attractive boy or girl who also seems like the most fun!

SOL ♥s NY!

Another day of our New York buying trip is in the books. As usual, it was a whirlwind of taxis, lingerie, and amazing food! Summer in Manhattan is so wonderful. One of Jeanie and my favorite summer traditions is sipping drinks by the rooftop pool at the Gansevoort Hotel (we love it so much we "pinned" it on Pinterest!). 

The roof top sunset was a glorious way to relax after a busy day. The Gansevort is our first pick of hotels in NYC. You can’t beat the roof top pool. We had the great pleasure of having Andy Mountain swing by for a night cap who also happened to be in town on business. Andy is long-time SOL shopper along with his wife Jade. He also happens to be SOL's man behind the camera for our fantastic ad campaign videos. 

Check back later for pictures from our visit to Natori. You seriously don't want to miss it! 

xoxo,
Cindy and Jeanie

p.s. -- Keep up with us on Facebook, too! We'll be sharing pics of little goodies we're finding throughout our trip ;)