Sunday, October 14, 2007

Whirlwind Trip #2: NYC

We took the 2nd of our whirlwind trips to the East Coast last weekend to attend Debbie & Saevar's NYC wedding reception (they got married in Malaysia in August). The trip was fabulous as we ended up seeing a ton of folks in the short amount of time---from hanging out with Debbie & Saevar and meeting their friends, to staying with Anna & Frank, and having dim sum with some friends from Kansas, Hester & Rod.
The weather was ridiculously warm too---when we left Seattle, we were wearing sweaters and puffy jackets (or at least I was). NYC, on the otherhand, was about 86 degrees on Saturday and I was able to prance around in a tank top and skirt throughout most of the weekend. It was awesome.

Here are some photos:

A crew of us at Debbie & Saevar’s reception at the SoHo House---I’ve always been curious to see what it’s like inside this notorious celebrity hangout. The rooftop pool area is really nice.



With the newlyweds:



Dinner with Anna and Frank at this fabulous barbecue joint (Hill Country):



Dim sum at the Evergreen Café with Rod, Hester, Mike and their newborn, Emma:



On Sunday afternoon, we found Lucrecia who happened to be in NYC also:



As a thank you for lending my veil to her for her wedding, Debbie treated me to an amazing massage (the Vishesh treatment) at the Deepak Chopra Center + Spa at the Dream Hotel. (Picture here is of the entrance into the spa) After changing into our robes, we were greeted by our masseuses and led into our individual rooms. The Vishesh treatment involves using a ton of warming massage oil and then applying long strokes and creating friction to develop strong pressure and relaxation. It was absolutely amazing and wonderful. After our massages, we checked out the center and saw the yoga room (beautifully constructed) and sat in the meditation room for awhile. The meditation room had a few low seats in the room (where you can sit cross legged) and this beautiful huge stone on a pedestal in the middle of the room. With the dim, museum-like lighting, it made the atmosphere quite peaceful.


Check out the rest of the photos from this trip.

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