Quaint & Simple: New York, NY

Recently, my friend Emily and her partner Rebecca came to New York City. Well, with Emily only 4 hours away, I just had to go! Emily and I were roommates our sophomore year of college, and we have stayed close now for 9 years. Emily's one of those friends that I never feel out of touch with, and when we do talk after a stint of not being in touch, it's like we were never separated. She's the best.

Anyway, Brian and I finally figured out a good way to get to New York City. We stopped at the park and ride several miles from the city, parked, and took the train in. It was so much easier! And just as expensive (there's just no cheap way to get to Manhattan), so that's going to be our route from here out! It went quicker than expected, so we killed some time stewing around Madison Square Garden.

As always, we did get a little overwhelmed with the general hubub of the city and found refuge in a Starbucks. Anything familiar is welcome in a place as big as the big apple.

Then we met up with Emily and Becca, and set out for the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art). We rode in a genuine NY taxi! They are amazing drivers. Seriously. I might sound super juvenile being so excited about such a simple things, but it was fun!

Here are some pictures from the MoMA. Emily is an artist, so she loved the museum. She's a photographer, and a good one. Check out her facebook page here.

There was so much stuff in the MoMA! We probably spent 5 hours in that museum, and we were going through it pretty quickly.

I look like such a country bumpkin next to those two stylish ladies.

Isn't this head cool?

Video Art...it was pretty weird stuff.

I actually really liked this piece. It represents aging, and how we are elastic to start, and we slowly sag over time.

Candy art. You were even allowed to take and eat some!

More video art, but much more understandable.

This piece of art cracked me up.

They actually have the Leatherman Wave on display there. That is Brian's favorite tool in the whole wide world, and he would definitely agree that it is a work of art.

Jackson Pollock is my favorite modern artist. Anyone else can throw paint on a canvas and I would hate it, but he has a way with it. I just love his stuff.

Emily was trying to stay out of this picture, but I got her in it! This hole in the drywall was actually supposed to be art. There's a line folks, and this piece crosses it.

I don't know the name of this artist, but I love everything he does. Always rural paintings, and the waves in the paintings are beautiful!

Monet's The Lilies. It was much bigger than I expected. This picture only captures about half of it.

VanGogh's Starry Starry Night. He's a particular favorite of ours. Brian went by VanGo growing up (short for VanGorder), so we like him. Also, his paintings are really beautiful.

Near the end my legs really started to hurt. I don't know why, but standing around in a museum is more tiring on my legs than just about anything else.