NYCountdown

32
days spent back in NYC
30
days of unlimited rides on the MBTA
22
waterfalls seen in Pennsylvania
12
cab rides
10
sandwiches purchased from 7-eleven, hot dogs consumed at Papaya Dog's
5
papaya drinks at Papaya Dog's, church services (3 Origins, 1 Journey, and 1 Brooklyn Tabernacle)
4
rock/pop/folk/singer-songwriter shows (Matt Wertz/Toby Lightman, JET, Merle Dandridge, and Lelia Broussard), episodes of Prison Break
3
classical concerts (opening night of NY Philharmonic's season at Lincoln Center, concert/tv taping of "From the top" at Carnegie Hall, and Regan's Chelsea Symphony Orchestra), new CD's (Songs from a New World, Newsies soundtrack, and Toby Lightman)
2
Broadway musicals (The Color Purple and The Drowsy Chaperone), theater movies (The Last Kiss and Black Dahlia), trips to Central Park (lunch and gelato), episodes of Grey's Anatomy, trips into Brooklyn (DUMBO/Grimaldi's/homemade ice cream on the pier and RMN brunch), incredible brunches on the Upper West Side (Sarabeth's and Good Enough to Eat), unexpected run-ins (Zenith at the Paragon Warehouse sale and Milton while waiting for the 6 train), miles walked from home-subway-work and back every day, pumpkin lattes (gotta love Starbuck's), Jamba Juice smoothies, Korean BBQ meals (I love culpi!), stay-at-home movies (White Chicks and Must Love Dogs), super-talented bosses, new pair of shoes, amaretto sours
1
soulful dinner/music jam at Melba's, trip to the Poconos, 2-hr hike through the woods, walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, celebrity siting (one Rod Stewart), trip to the Palisades, visit to the American Museum of Natural History, sandtart at Serendipity's, mac and cheese party, Yankees game, dumpling night, visit to Astoria, fine-dining "my tastebuds were in heaven" farewell dinner at Fiamma Osteria's, re-/discovery of Popovers at Popover Cafe, drink up at The View (rotating restaurant in the heart of Times Square), comedy club show

and

1,000,000
reasons why I wish I could go back...