New York day 1

So today (Dec 24) Charm and I flew from SF to NY. We had to get to the airport by 5am, so we were out of the house by 4am, having slept nothing the night before. Whilst waiting to board the plane, I got super hungry so I ordered from one of the few restaurants. I paid $10 for basically what was a bacon and egg mcmuffin from maccas. But I had to blog about it because it was one of the bombest bacon and egg mcmuffins I ever had. 

 We arrived at JFK airport at 2pm, and got out at around 3ish. The moment I stepped out of the airport, I knew what it meant to be truly cold. I think it was -4 degrees when we arrived, which wasn't really that bad, but being Australian and all, I really was not used to the cold. Of course, here are some obligatory in-flight sky shots. 

 Before we arrived to NY we had booked an apartment off Airbnb, which is a system where you stay with a stranger in their house and share it. Fortunately for us, our house owner, Heather, wasn't/isn't here since she's off on vacay somewhere else. We caught an Uber to our apartment, in Williamsburg, and got the key off of one of Heather's friends. She was very welcoming and took us around the place. On first impression, it really wasn't big, but I loved it from the moment I stepped in the room because it was so cozy looking. I actually enjoy small living areas, they make me feel more at home. Less space, more company? #MyLogic. 

What really struck me were the trees in NY. I love the trees here 

 After sorting out things with the apartment, it was already nighttime. So Charm and I ventured out via the subway to East Village for dinner. 

Dinner that night was Momofuku, which Charm told me is pretty popular. We had pork and beef buns and they were ah-f***ing-mazing. Two thick slabs of pork with serious layers of tasty fat in between, wrapped in between buns that felt like pillows. I also got a green tea slushie with honey and some other japanese thing and it was so refreshing. The main course was ramen with pork flavoured broth and omg the eggs in the ramen were so runny. I don't know how they cooked them. Even the white part was runny but somehow maintained its shape. Sorry I really love eggs. Eggs are great. What would life be like without eggs? #THEREWOULDBENOLIFE 

When we both got pregnant with our food babies we walked around the neighbourhood for a bit, but most of the shops were closed because it was Christmas eve. 

Since we're both not of age and Charm doesn't have a fake, we couldn't experience the nightlife in NY. So being super creative we bought ingredients to make Christmas cookies in our new kitchen and cosy apartment. We couldn't find food dye so I made do and bought kool aid packets from the local deli and mixed it in with the frosting hahahaha. But it worked, so whatever. Also we had no cookie cutters so I had to elf away all night cutting cookies. Some of them turned out pretty passable though so it was worth it in the end. 

I'd throw my pie for you,

Emma

x

PS. None of the delis or grocers (there's 4 on our street within a km of us) had eggnog. Much disappoint. Such shame. Wow.