• Fitness,  Food,  Races,  Running,  Travel

    Run Like a Diva Half Marathon Long Island – Part I

    A few months back my college friend Megan found the Run Like a Diva Half Marathon and convinced me and our other friend from college, Krista to run it! (not much convincing needed here). My sister, Julie, also came along to run her very first official 5K the Diva 5K! It was Meg’s second half marathon and Krista’s first! I’m so proud of them both! 🙂 Anyway-the weekend started early Saturday morning when Megan, Julie and I drove down to the Poughkeepsie train station to meet Krista and take the Metro North Railroad down to Grand Central in New York. We ate a quick lunch in Manhattan by Bryant Park,…

  • Restaurant Reviews,  Travel

    Sweltering Shakes

    Monday morning in New York was Memorial Day. Jackie had to leave for work pretty early, so Krista and I went out for brunch in Manhattan. I found Friend of Farmer by searching brunch restaurants in New York. Best brunch in New York? I was on a mission to find out! The restaurant was really cool looking! Another farm to table restaurant? I got the vibe inside, but not sure if their ingredients are actually from nearby farms. The menu or website didn’t really say. It was nice inside, but so teeny tiny. We were on top of each other! I ordered the Boomer Special: Scrambled eggs, your choice of…